Notice2023-28702
Recruitment of First Responder Network Authority Board Members
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Published
January 3, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Telecommunications and Information Administration
Abstract
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issues this Notice to initiate the annual process to seek expressions of interest from individuals who would like to serve on the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority Board or Board). The term of 11 of the 12 non-permanent members to the FirstNet Authority Board will be available for appointment or reappointment in 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 350-352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28702]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Recruitment of First Responder Network Authority Board Members
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) issues this Notice to initiate the annual process to seek
expressions of interest from individuals who would like to serve on the
Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority
Board or Board). The term of 11 of the 12 non-permanent members to the
FirstNet Authority Board will be available for appointment or
reappointment in 2024.
DATES: To be considered for the calendar year 2024 appointments,
expressions of interest must be electronically transmitted on or before
February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Applicants should submit expressions of interest as
described below to: Michael Dame, Deputy Associate Administrator,
Office of Public Safety Communications, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26604f54555268435264494754426756564a4f454748526648524f4708414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32745b4041467c5746705d5340567342425e5b51535c46725c465b531c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Dame, Deputy Associate
Administrator, Office of Public Safety Communications, National
Telecommunications and Information Administration; telephone: (202)
482-1181; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9c4cdc8c4cce9c7ddc0c887cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e18c85808c84a18f958880cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>. Please direct media inquiries to
NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5d5d7c0d6d6e5cbd1ccc48bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1666647365655678627f7738717960">[email protected]</span></a>.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Act)
created the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) as
an independent authority within NTIA. The Act charged the FirstNet
Authority with ensuring the building, deployment, and operation of a
nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network, based on a
single, national network architecture.\1\ The FirstNet Authority holds
the single nationwide public safety license granted for wireless public
safety broadband deployment. The FirstNet Authority Board is
responsible for providing overall policy direction and oversight of
FirstNet to ensure that the nationwide network continuously meets the
needs of public safety.
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\1\ 47 U.S.C. 1422(b).
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II. Structure
The FirstNet Authority Board is composed of 15 voting members. The
Act names the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General of
the United States, and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget as permanent members of the FirstNet Authority Board. The
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) appoints the 12 non-permanent members
of the FirstNet Authority Board.\2\
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\2\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b).
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The Act requires each Board member to have experience or expertise
in at least one of the following substantive areas: public safety,
network, technical, and/or financial.\3\ Additionally, the composition
of the FirstNet Authority Board must satisfy the other requirements
specified in the Act, including that: (i) at least three members have
served as public safety professionals; (ii) at least three members
represent the collective interests of States, localities, Tribes, and
Territories; and (iii) its members reflect geographic and regional, as
well as rural and urban, representation.\4\ An individual Board member
may satisfy more than one of these requirements. The current non-
permanent FirstNet Authority Board members are (noting expiration of
term):
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\3\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(B).
\4\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(b)(2)(A).
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<bullet> Board Chair Richard Carrizzo, Fire Chief, Southern Platte
Fire Protection District, MO (Term expires: September 2024)
<bullet> Brian Crawford, SVP/Chief Administrative Officer, Willis-
Knighton Health System and retired Fire Chief and Municipal Government
Executive (Term expires: September 2024)
<bullet> Alexandra Fernandez Navarro, Former Associate Member,
Puerto Rico Public Service Regulatory Board (Term expires: September
2024)
<bullet> Kristin Graziano, Sheriff, Charleston County, SC (Term
expires: September 2024)
<bullet> Billy Hewes, Mayor, Gulfport, MS (Term expires: September
2024)
<bullet> Peter Koutoujian, Sheriff, Middlesex County, MA (Term
expires: September 2024)
<bullet> Sean McDevitt, Partner, Arthur D. Little (Term expires:
September 2024)
<bullet> Warren Mickens, Retired technology executive (Term
expires: September 2024)
<bullet> Sylvia Moir, Undersheriff, Marin County, CA and retired
Police Chief (Term expires: September 2024)
<bullet> Jocelyn Moore, Board Member for Omaze, OppFi, and
DraftKings (Term expires: September 2024)
<bullet> Paul Patrick, Division Director, Family Health and
Preparedness, Utah Department of Health (Term expires: September 2024)
<bullet> Vice Chair Renee Gordon, Director, Department of Emergency
and Customer Communications, Alexandria, VA (Term expires: September
2025)
Any Board member whose term has expired may serve until such
member's successor has taken office, or until the end of the calendar
year in which such member's term has expired, whichever is earlier.\5\
Board members will be appointed for a term of three years. Board
members may not serve more than two consecutive full three-year
terms.\6\ In 2024, four current Board members are ineligible for
reappointment. More information about the FirstNet Authority Board is
available at <a href="http://www.firstnet.gov/about/Board">www.firstnet.gov/about/Board</a>.
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\5\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(B).
\6\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(c)(2)(A)(ii).
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III. Compensation and Status as Government Employees
FirstNet Authority Board members are appointed as government
employees. FirstNet Authority Board members are compensated at the
daily rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule
(approximately $183,500 per year as of January 2023) for each day
worked on the FirstNet Authority Board.\7\ Board members work
intermittent schedules and may not work more than 130 days per year
during their term. Each Board member must be a United States citizen,
cannot be a registered lobbyist, and cannot be a registered agent of,
employed by, or receive payments from, a foreign government.\8\
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\7\ 47 U.S.C. 1424(g).
\8\ See Revised Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists to Federal
Advisory Committees, Boards, and Commissions, Office of Management
and Budget, 79 FR 47482 (Aug. 13, 2014).
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IV. Financial Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
FirstNet Authority Board members must comply with certain Federal
conflict of interest statutes and ethics regulations, including some
financial disclosure requirements. A FirstNet Authority Board member
will generally be prohibited from participating on any FirstNet
Authority matter that will have a direct and predictable effect on his
or her personal financial interests or on the interests of the
appointee's spouse, minor children, or non-Federal employer.
V. Selection Process
At the direction of the Secretary, NTIA will conduct outreach to
the public safety community, State and local organizations, and
industry to solicit nominations for candidates to the Board who satisfy
the statutory requirements for membership. In addition, the Secretary,
through NTIA, will accept expressions of interest from any individual,
or from any organization proposing a candidate who satisfies the
statutory requirements for membership on the FirstNet Authority Board.
To be considered for a calendar year 2024 appointment, expressions of
interest must be electronically transmitted on or before February 2,
2024.
All parties submitting an expression of interest should submit the
candidate's (i) full name, title, organization, address, telephone
number, email address; (ii) current resume; (iii) brief bio; (iv)
statement of qualifications that references how the candidate satisfies
the Act's expertise, representational, and geographic requirements for
FirstNet Authority Board membership, as described in this Notice; and
(v) a statement describing why the candidate wants to serve on the
FirstNet Authority Board, affirming their ability and availability to
take a regular and active role in the Board's work.
The Secretary will select FirstNet Authority Board candidates based
on the eligibility requirements in the Act and recommendations
submitted by NTIA. NTIA will recommend candidates based on an
assessment of qualifications as well as demonstrated ability to work in
a collaborative way to achieve the goals and objectives of the FirstNet
Authority as set forth in the Act. NTIA may consult with FirstNet
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Authority Board members or executives in making its recommendation.
Board candidates will be vetted through the Department of Commerce and
are subject to an appropriate background check for security clearance.
Stephanie Weiner,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-28702 Filed 1-2-24; 8:45 am]
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