Federal Communications Commission	DA 22-1164


DA 22-1164
Released:  November 8, 2022

FCC ANNOUNCES NEXT MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE FOR REVIEWING THE CONNECTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES ON DECEMBER 2, 2022
GN Docket No. 19-329

This Public Notice serves as notice that, consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (FACA).
 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announces the next meeting of the Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States (Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force or Task Force).  The meeting will be held Friday, December 2, 2022, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EST.  Notice of this meeting was published in the Federal Register. Federal Communications Commission, Federal Advisory Committee Act; Task Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the United States, 87 Fed. Reg. 67477 (Nov. 8, 2022).

At this meeting, the Task Force will hear presentations on topics relevant to its charges and will consider and vote on reports from its four working groups: (1) Mapping and Analyzing Connectivity on Agricultural Lands; (2) Accelerating Broadband Deployment on Unserved Agricultural Lands; (3) Examining Current and Future Connectivity Demand for Precision Agriculture; and (4) Encouraging Adoption of Precision Agriculture and Availability of High-Quality Jobs on Connected Farms.  This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the Task Force Chair and the Designated Federal Officer.
The Precision Ag Task Force meeting will be wholly electronic and is open to the public on the Internet via live feed from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live.  
Open captioning will be provided for this event.  Other reasonable accommodations for people 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 and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418- 0530 (voice).  Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation 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 for accommodation requests; last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate.
Members of the public may submit comments to the Task Force in the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs.  Comments to the Task Force should be filed in GN Docket No. 19-329.
More information about the Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force is available at https://www.fcc.gov/task-force-reviewing-connectivity-and-technology-needs-precision-agriculture- united-states.  You may also contact Elizabeth Cuttner, Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-2145, or Elizabeth.Cuttner@fcc.gov; Stacy Ferraro, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-0795, or Stacy.Ferraro@fcc.gov; or Lauren Garry, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-0942, or Lauren.Garry@fcc.gov.  

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