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Publications

Notice of open meeting: September 21

August 30, 2023
Docket Number
2023–18761

SUMMARY:
This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy matters.
DATES:
The meeting will be held September 21, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES:

Topics
CSMAC

BEAD Build America, Buy America Waiver Request for Comment

August 22, 2023
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) charged the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) with establishing the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program and ensuring that BEAD-funded broadband infrastructure projects comply with the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (Buy America Preference) of the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA). In accordance with BABA, this notice advises that the Department of Commerce (DOC) is proposing to issue a limited, general applicability, nonavailability waiver of the Buy America Domestic Content Procurement Preference (Buy America Preference) to recipients of Federal financial assistance under NTIA’s BEAD Program, which will flow down to subrecipients. Download the waiver and learn more on the Build America Buy America page of the Department of Commerce.
Topics
Build America Buy America

Comments on usTLD WHOIS Federal Register Notice (5.1.23)

July 25, 2023
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Received Comments

The United States Department of Commerce's (Department) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) administers the contract for the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States,

Tailoring the Application of the Uniform Guidance to the BEAD Program; Request for Comments

July 05, 2023
Docket Number
230622–0154

The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has launched a request for comment (RFC) giving all interested stakeholder an opportunity to provide input on any exemptions from the Uniform Guidance that might help facilitate the implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program. 

Topics
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)

Notice of Date for July CSMAC Meeting

July 05, 2023
Docket Number
2023–14118

SUMMARY:
This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on spectrum management policy matters.
DATES:
The meeting will be held July 18, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES:

Topics
CSMAC

AI Accountability Policy Received Comments

June 15, 2023
Docket Number
230407-0093
NTIA’s “AI Accountability Policy Request for Comment” requested feedback on what policies can support the development of AI audits, assessments, certifications and other mechanisms to create earned trust in AI systems.  Just as financial accountability required policy and governance to develop, so too will AI system accountability.
Topics
Artificial Intelligence

Digital Equity Programs Request for Comment

June 12, 2023
Affordable, reliable high-speed Internet has become essential for individuals and communities in an increasingly digital world. To further the development of the upcoming phases of the Digital Equity Act, NTIA issued a request for comments on March 2. 2023.  The comment window closed on May 1, 2023, resulting in 252 written submissions provided by a wide range of stakeholders from across the country.
Topics
Digital Equity Programs

2023 Internet Use Survey Information Collection

June 02, 2023
NTIA seeks approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to add 65 questions to the November 2023 edition of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS). This collection of questions is known as the NTIA Internet Use Survey and is also referred to as the CPS Computer and Internet Use Supplement. NTIA has sponsored sixteen such surveys since 1994. President Biden has made clear the Administration’s goal to ensure that ‘‘every community in America has access to affordable, high-speed Internet.’’ Digitally connected Americans populate the modern workforce, drive creative innovation throughout the economy, and ensure a growing customer base to help sustain our nation’s global competitiveness; data from the NTIA Internet Use Survey will inform policies aimed at achieving digital equity so that the internet’s benefits are accessible to all Americans. The research and policy analysis enabled by this data collection are particularly important in light of the historic investments being made through the Biden-Harris Administration’s internet for All programs, and following a pandemic that has further highlighted the importance of the internet in daily life.
Topics
Data Central
High-Speed Internet
Digital Inclusion

Introduction of Accountable Measures Regarding Access to Personal Information of .us Registrants

May 01, 2023
Docket Number
230412–0099

SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce’s (Department) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) administers the contract for the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States, ‘‘.us’’ (usTLD). NTIA seeks input from interested parties on the introduction of accountability measures regarding access to the personal information of usTLD registrants.

Topics
Domain Name System

Information Session for the Innovation Fund’s first Notice of Funding Opportunity

April 21, 2023
5G and successor wireless technologies are already transforming our world and have the potential to change even more – revolutionizing how we work, how we live, how we do business, and how we care for our health. From ultra-fast download speeds to the potential for AI-managed industrial and commercial systems, the possibilities are immense. This notice announces a public information session following the launch of the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund’s first Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The event will provide an opportunity for the program team to discuss the technical aspects of the NOFO, as well as best practices for applicants navigating the federal awards process. The session will also provide interested applicants with the opportunity to ask questions.
Topics
Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund