[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: NTIA Fed Reg Notice Broadband Grant Programs Meeting March 2

[Marianne Granoff]

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>Fed Reg Vol 74 No 35 Feb. 24 2009
>
>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
>National Telecommunications and Information 
>Administration Notice: Broadband Grant Programs Meetings
>
>AGENCY: National Telecommunications and 
>Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
>
>ACTION: Notice of meetings.
>
>SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and 
>Information Administration (NTIA) will begin 
>holding meetings with interested parties on 
>Monday, March 2, 2009, in connection with the 
>broadband grant programs described in the 
>Broadband Data Services Improvement Act and the 
>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
>(collectively, ‘‘Broadband Grant 
>Programs’’). All interested parties are invited to schedule a meeting.
>
>DATES: Meetings will be scheduled beginning 
>March 2, 2009, and will continue until further notice.
>
>ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. 
>Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and
>Information Administration, 1401 Constitution 
>Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. (Please enter at 
>14th Street.) Room numbers will be provided to 
>interested parties when meetings are scheduled. 
>The disability accessible entrance is located at 
>the 14th Street Aquarium Entrance.
>
>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To schedule a 
>meeting, contact Barbara Brown at (202) 482­4374 or
>bbrown at ntia.doc.gov.
>
>SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA is scheduling 
>meetings to afford interested parties the 
>opportunity to discuss implementation of the 
>Broadband Grant Programs as described in the 
>Broadband Data Services Improvement Act and the 
>American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 
>The Broadband Data Services Improvement Act was enacted
>in October 2008 and directs the Secretary of 
>Commerce to award grants to eligible entities on 
>a competitive basis to assess, identify and 
>track broadband service deployment in each 
>State. The American Recovery and Reinvestment 
>Act of 2009 was enacted in February 2009 and 
>directs NTIA to establish the ‘‘Broadband 
>Technology Opportunities Program’’ to make 
>grants available on a competitive basis to 
>accelerate and expand broadband deployment. 
>Information about the Broadband Grant Programs 
>will be made available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/
>broadbandgrants.
>
>Each meeting will be considered an ex parte 
>presentation, and the substance of the meeting 
>will be placed on the public record. No later 
>than two (2) days after a meeting, an interested 
>party must submit a memorandum to NTIA which 
>summarizes the substance of the meeting. Any 
>written presentations provided at the meeting 
>will also be placed on the public record. NTIA 
>reserves the right to hold individual or group 
>meetings, depending on the number of meeting 
>requests received. Group meetings may be 
>transcribed and/ or streamed to the Web and placed on the public record.
>
>Attendance at the meetings is limited to space 
>available. Meetings will be physically 
>accessible to people with disabilities. 
>Individuals requesting accommodations, such as 
>sign language interpretation or other ancillary 
>aids, are asked to indicate this to Barbara 
>Brown at least two (2) days prior to each 
>meeting. Interested parties will have an 
>opportunity to ask questions at the meetings. 
>Individuals who would like to submit questions 
>in writing should email their questions to 
>Barbara Brown at BBrown at ntia.doc.gov at least 24 
>hours in advance of the meeting.
>Dated: February 19, 2009.
>
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