PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 15-1315 Released: November 16, 2015 FCC ANNOUNCES MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE ON OPTIMAL PSAP ARCHITECTURE SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 10, 2015 By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 1 announces the meeting of the Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture (TFOPA), to be held on December 10, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, located at 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. Notice of this meeting was published in the Federal Register on November 10, 2015. 2 The TFOPA is a federal advisory committee that will provide recommendations to the Commission regarding actions that Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) can take to optimize their security, operations, and funding as they migrate to Next Generation 911 (NG911). 3 The Task Force will hear presentations and consider a vote on the recommendations and reports of Working Group 1— Cybersecurity: Optimal Approach for PSAPs and Working Group 2—Optimal Approach to NG911 Architecture Implementation by PSAPs. Each of the Task Force Working Groups is described in more detail at https://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/task-force-optimal-public-safety-answering-point- architecture-tfopa. Members of the general public may attend the meeting. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many attendees as possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The Commission will also provide audio and/or video coverage of the meeting over the Internet from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Such requests should include a detailed description of the 1 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 2 See 80 Fed. Reg. 69661-69662 (November 10, 2015) available at https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/11/10/2015-28556/public-safety-and-homeland-security-bureau- federal-advisory-committee-act-task-force-on-optimal 3 See Facilitating the Deployment of Text-to-911 and Other Next Generation 911 Applications, Framework for Next Generation 911 Deployment, PS Docket Nos. 11-153 and 10-255, Second Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 9846, 9881 ¶¶ 79-80 (2014). 2accommodation needed. In addition, please include a way for the FCC to contact the requester if more information is needed to fill the request. Please allow at least five days’ advance notice; last minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to accommodate. For additional information about the meeting, please contact Timothy May or Michael Connelly of the Policy and Licensing Division of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Timothy May can be reached by phone at (202) 418-1463 or by email at Timothy.May@fcc.govmailto:; Michael Connelly can be reached by phone at (202) 418-0132 or by email at Michael.Connelly@fcc.gov. - FCC -