94-4208. Spectrum Planning and Policy Advisory Committee; Renewal

[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 1994)]
[Unknown Section]
[Page 0]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-4208]


[[Page Unknown]]

[Federal Register: February 25, 1994]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information

 

Spectrum Planning and Policy Advisory Committee; Renewal

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Spectrum Planning and Policy Advisory 
Committee (SPAC).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, and General Services Administration 
(GSA) Interim Rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR 
part 101-6, as amended, and after consultation with GSA, the Secretary 
of Commerce has determined that the Renewal of the Spectrum Planning 
and Policy Advisory Committee is in the public interest in connection 
with the performance of duties imposed on the Department by law.
    The Committee was first established on July 19, 1965 as the 
Frequency Management Advisory Council. It provided advice to the 
Director of the Office of Telecommunications Policy (OTP), Executive 
Office of the President, until the functions of that office were 
transferred to the Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration (NTIA), by Executive Order 12046 of 
March 27, 1978. In 1991, the Committee name was changed to the Spectrum 
Planning Advisory Committee. Since the activities of the Committee 
extend into policy areas of concern, the Advisory Committee was renamed 
the Spectrum Planning and Policy Advisory Committee.
    In reviewing the need for the Committee, the Assistant Secretary 
for Communications and Information has reaffirmed its original purpose 
of providing advice on radio frequency spectrum allocation and 
assignment matters and means by which the effectiveness of Federal 
Government frequency management may be enhanced. The Secretary has 
further affirmed the need for the Committee to advise on strategic 
spectrum planning issues and increased commercial access to Federal 
Government spectrum. Research indicates that the Committee's function 
cannot be accomplished by any organizational element or other committee 
of the Department.
    The Committee membership consists of 19 members, including a 
balanced representation of 15 non-Federal members and four Federal 
members, chaired by the Secretary of Commerce or an individual 
appointed by the Secretary. The Committee will operate in compliance 
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    Copies of the Committee's current Charter have been filed with 
appropriate committees of Congress and with the Library of Congress.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Inquiries or comments may be addressed to the Executive Secretary, 
Spectrum Planning and Policy Advisory Committee, Mr. Richard A. 
Lancaster, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, room 1617M-7, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: [phone]; or Ms. 
Victoria Kruk, the Department's Committee Management Analyst, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, room 6020, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: [phone].

    Dated: February 18, 1994.
Richard A. Lancaster,
Executive Secretary, Spectrum Planning and Policy Advisory Committee, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-4208 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-60-M