Spectrum Planning and Policy Advisory Committee; Renewal

Resumo

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