Notice2023-27071
Federal Advisory Committee Act; Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States
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Published
December 11, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) hereby announces that the charter of the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States (the Task Force) has been renewed for a period expiring on January 1, 2025, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85885-85886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27071]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[GN Docket No. 19-329; FR ID 189297]
Federal Advisory Committee Act; Task Force for Reviewing the
Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the
United States
ACTION: Notice of renewal.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)
hereby announces that the charter of the Task Force for Reviewing the
Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the
United States (the Task Force) has been renewed for a period expiring
on January 1, 2025, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and after consultation with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services Administration.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christi Shewman, Designated Federal
Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418-0646, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#096a617b607a7d60277a616c7e646867496f6a6a276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="62010a100b11160b4c110a07150f030c220401014c050d14">[email protected]</span></a>; Thomas
Hastings, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Federal Communications
Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-1343, or
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#57233f383a3624793f3624233e3930241731343479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53273b3c3e32207d3b3220273a3d3420133530307d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>; or Emily Caditz, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-2268 or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#95f0f8fcf9ecbbf6f4f1fce1efd5f3f6f6bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="66030b0f0a1f480507020f121c2600050548010910">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chairwoman of the Commission, as
required by Section 12511 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
Public Law 115-334, 132 Stat 4490, has taken appropriate steps to renew
the Task Force, which Congress has deemed necessary and in the public
interest. After consultation with the General Services Administration,
the Commission renewed the charter on November 29, 2023, providing the
Task Force with authorization to operate until January 1, 2025.
In consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), or a
designee of the Secretary, and in collaboration with public and private
stakeholders in the agriculture and technology fields, the purpose of
the Task Force is to: identify and measure current gaps in the
availability of broadband internet access service on agricultural land;
develop policy recommendations to promote the rapid, expanded
deployment of broadband internet access service on unserved
agricultural land, with a goal of achieving reliable capabilities on 95
percent of agricultural land in the United States by 2025; promote
effective policy and regulatory solutions that encourage the adoption
of broadband internet access service on farms and ranches and promote
precision agriculture; recommend specific new rules or amendments to
existing rules of the Commission that the Commission should issue to
achieve the goals and purposes of the policy recommendations described
in the second item in this list; recommend specific steps that the
Commission should take to obtain reliable and standardized data
measurements of the availability of broadband internet access service
as may be necessary to target funding support, from future programs of
the Commission dedicated to the deployment of broadband internet access
service, to unserved agricultural land in need of broadband internet
access service; and recommend specific steps that the Commission should
consider to ensure that the expertise of the Secretary and available
farm data are reflected in future programs of the Commission dedicated
to the infrastructure deployment of broadband internet access service
and to direct available funding to unserved agricultural land where
needed.
In addition, annually, the Task Force will submit to the Chairwoman
of the Commission a report, which shall be made public, that details:
the status of fixed and mobile broadband internet access service
coverage of agricultural land; the projected future connectivity needs
of agricultural operations, farmers, and ranchers; and the steps being
taken to accurately measure the availability of broadband internet
access service on agricultural land and the limitations of current, as
of the date of the report, measurement processes.
Advisory Committee
The Task Force is organized under and operates in accordance with,
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.
app. 2). The Task Force is solely advisory in nature. Consistent with
FACA and its requirements, each meeting of the Task Force will be open
to the public unless otherwise noticed. A notice of each meeting will
be published in the Federal Register at least fifteen (15) days in
advance of the meeting. Records will be maintained of each meeting and
made available for public inspection. All activities of the Task Force
will be conducted in an open, transparent, and accessible manner. The
Task Force shall terminate on January 1, 2025, as required by
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334, 132 Stat 4490,
sec. 12511(b)(6). All meeting dates and agenda topics will be described
in a Public Notice issued and published in the Federal Register at
least fifteen (15) days prior to the first meeting date. In addition,
working groups or subcommittees (ad hoc or steering), will continue to
facilitate the Task Force's work between meetings of the full Task
Force. Meetings of the Task Force will be fully accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
Accessible Formats: To request materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio
format), send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8cecbcb9d989ce8cecbcb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87e1e4e4b2b7b3c7e1e4e4a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a> or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice).
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(5 U.S.C. App 2 10(a)(2))
Federal Communications Commission.
Jodie May,
Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-27071 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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