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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
May 16, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM R. GRAHAM
THROUGH:
THOMAS P. RONA A
FROM
JOHN F. O'NEIL He
SUBJECT:
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE TASKING
NTIA (ACTION/DECISION MEMORANDUM)
ACTION/DECISION REQUIRED: Signature of memorandum to the
Secretary of Commerce at TAB A.
Approved
Disapproved
Other
BACKGROUND. The FCC approved the Telecommunications Service
Priority (TSP) System on November 17, 1988. TSP is a service-
oriented system for priority treatment of NSEP requirements.
OMNCS is implementing TSP on behalf of the EOP. TSP replaces the
current Service Priority system (SP) --a circuit-specific system.
NTIA established a spectrum priority system, Spectrum Priority
Index (SPI), in accordance with EO 12472 and has rewritten SPI to
be consistent with TSP criteria.
TSP and SPI are now equivalent in that their criteria for
determination of specific priorities are both based on functions
supported, and the functions are ranked the same way in both
systems. The majority of Federally owned radio systems with
designated SPI's do not involve common-carrier facilities for
which TSP's are indicated.
On July 30, 1984, the Director, OSTP asked the Secretary of
Commerce to assist in executing OSTP's responsibilities under
Section 2 (c) (3) of EO 12472 for spectrum dependent telecommuni-
cations resources of the Federal government (TAB B).
Specifically:
2
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to advise/assist the President in the administration of a
system of radio spectrum priorities which support NSEP
functions, and
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to certify/approve priorities for radio spectrum use,
including conflict resolution under all conditions of crises
or emergency.
This tasking was issued to ensure consistency, since Commerce was
also assigned planning responsibilities for spectrum dependent
resources by the EO.
In light of previous taskings to DoC, this memo will:
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emphasize to those few agencies which have not completed
priority identification the importance and value of such
action, and
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ensure circuits with high TSP's which also involve spectrum-
dependent resources receive consistent and appropriate
treatment,
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task NTIA to establish an MIS to enhance OSTP decision-
making for NSEP.
Coordination: Richard Parlow, NTIA
Attachments:
TAB A: Memorandum to Secretary of Commerce
TAB B: Memorandum to Secretary of Commerce,
July 30, 1984
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
May 19, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
SUBJECT:
NATIONAL SECURITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (NSEP)
PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED/LEASED
SPECTRUM-DEPENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
On November 17, 1988, the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) released its Report and Order establishing NSEP
Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System Rules. Among
other things, the FCC directed that the initial operating
capability of the TSP System Rules will be nine months after
formal FCC approval of the Executive Office of the President's
procedures for implementation of the TSP System.
The TSP System remains the highest NSEP telecommunications
program priority. Accordingly, it is requested that you direct
the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, who
has been designated to advise and assist the President in the
administration of a system of radio spectrum priorities, I in
coordination with the Manager, National Communications System
(NCS) to take the necessary actions to assure that:
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Departments and Agencies designate the appropriate Spectrum
Priority indexes (SPI) for their spectrum-dependent systems
supporting NSEP functions, and
-
when such systems include components for which a TSP has
been or will be designated, the TSP and the SPI are
compatible. Such action will aid in attaining an initial
TSP System operating capability (IOC) by January 1, 1990,
as required by the FCC.
Other actions to be taken in support of this goal should include
at a minimum:
-
amendment of the pertinent portions of Title 47, Code of
Federal Regulations, to require that designated SPI's and
1
In accordance with Section 2, paragraph (c) (3) of
Executive Order 12472, April 3, 1984.
2
TSP's be compatible where applicable, and that designated
SPI's as approved by the Director, OSTP, be reflected in
the "Emergency Readiness Plan for Use of the Radio Spectrum
(ERP) " of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) ;
development, acquisition, and promulgation of a management
information system to facilitate radio communications and
spectrum management involving systems supporting NSEP
functions;
in coordination with the NCS, inclusion in national
exercises of events which test TSP and SPI compatibility
and effectiveness; and
preparation of status reports to the Director, OSTP,
Executive Office of the President, on the progress of SPI
designation and TSP compatibility. These reports should
accompany periodic revisions to the ERP made by NTIA and
submitted for approval to the Director, OSTP.
William R. R.Mraham
William R. Graham
Director
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
July 30, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HONORABLE MALCOLM BALDRIGE
Secretary of Commerce
SUBJECT:
Implementation of Executive Order 12472,
Assignment of National Security and Emer-
gency Preparedness Telecommunications
Functions
On April 3, 1984, the President signed Executive Order
12472, which assigns various responsibilities to the
Office of Science and Technology Policy. Section 2(c) (3)
of that Order provides that:
"The Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy or his designee shall ad-
vise and assist the President in the admin-
istration of a system of radio spectrum
priorities for those spectrum dependent tele-
communications resources of the Federal gov-
ernment which support national security or
emergency preparedness functions. The Direc-
tor also shall certify or approve priorities
for radio spectrum use by the Federal govern-
ment, including the resolution of any conflicts
in or among priorities, under all conditions
of crisis or emergency;"
Executive Order 12046, Relating to the Transfer of Tele-
communications Functions, March 27, 1978, separately
assigns certain other radio spectrum management responsi-
bilities to you. To ensure consistency between both sets
of responsibiities, your assistance is requested in devel-
oping and executing, on behalf of this office, the respon-
sibilities assigned by Section 2(c) (3) of EO 12472. Any
system that is developed should be a component of the NTIA
Emergency Readiness Plan for use of the radio frequency
spectrum and should also be coordinated with the National
Communications System Committee of Principals established
by Section 1 (f) of EO 12472.
2
Consistent with Section 2(c) (3) of EO 12472, it is my
intention to put into place the radio spectrum priorities
system you develop. Furthermore, I shall employ that
system in resolving any conflicts over competing spectrum
demands that are encountered in crisis or emergency situa-
tions. It was informally agreed with members of your
staff (NTIA) that we could expect an initial draft of the
proposed spectrum priorities system to be ready on Octo-
ber 1, 1984, for OSTP review.
Your assistance in this endeavor is greatly appreciated.
My staff point of contact for these activities is
Colonel Maurice A. Roesch III, at 395-7326.
y a Mayouth
G. A. Keyworth
Director
CC: The Honorable David J. Markey
LtGen Winston D. Powers
bcc: Roger Reinke
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Information Administration
Washington, D.C. 20230
March 17, 1989
Memo to:
John O'Neil
Office of Science and Technology Policy
From:
Richard Parlow
pep
Subject:
Proposed OSTP Memo
Thanks for the opportunity to offer comments on your proposed memo
dealing with the "Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) System
Implementation Spectrum Emergency Resource Plan," to be addressed to the
Secretary of Commerce. The memo would help to ensure that circuits with
high TSP's which also involve spectrum-dependent resources receive
consistent and appropriate treatment.
While NTIA has already established a spectrum priority system in
accordance with Executive Order 12472, the memo would bring to the
attention of those few agencies which have not completed priority
identification the importance and value of such action.
When the TSP System was initially approved by the National
Communications System's Committee of Principals, NTIA undertook a
rewriting of our original Spectrum Priority Index (SPI) to match the SPI
criteria with TSP criteria, although there was no Executive Office
direction to that effect. The revised SPI criteria were approved by the
Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC), and departments and
agencies have been submitting revised SPI's for the second edition of the
NTIA Emergency Readiness Plan for Use of the Radio Spectrum (ERP). This
edition of the ERP is now in final review.
The first action in your memo may be unnecessary, given the steps
that have already been taken and the approval of the original ERP and SPI
by the NCS Committee of Principals. Also, because the emergency spectrum
management community is familiar with the SPI, we would prefer to use the
SPI when referring to spectrum-dependent priorities, and the TSP when
referring to common carrier-provided telecommunications service
priorities under the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications
Commission.
The SPI and the TSP are now equivalent in that their criteria for
determination of specific priorities are both based on the functions
supported, and the functions are ranked in the same way in both systems.
The majority of Federally-owned radio systems with designated SPI's do
not involve common-carrier facilities for which TSP's would be indicated,
but where this does occur, the respective priorities should be identical.
The weakest links in the telecommunications priority chain are the
lack of priorities for a few specific systems, and the lack of a data
base that would enhance decision making in regard to telecommunications
resource allocations at the OSTP level. Your proposed memo addresses
these concerns, but we would suggest even more emphasis be placed on
them. The attached draft incorporates these suggestions, and is offered
for your consideration. Please feel free to contact me or Roger Reinke
at 377-0805 if elaboration is needed.
0814
- 2 -
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
NTIA DRAFT
SUBJECT: National Security Emergency Preparedness (NSEP) Priority
System for Government-Owned/Leased Spectrum Dependent
Telecommunications Systems
On November 17, 1988, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
released its Report and Order establishing NSEP Telecommunications
Service Priority (TSP) System Rules. Among other things, the FCC
directed that the initial operating capability of the TSP System Rules
will be nine months after formal FCC approval of the Executive Office of
the President's procedures for implementation of the TSP System.
The TSP System remains the highest NSEP telecommunications program
priority. Accordingly, it is requested that you direct the Assistant
Secretary for Communications and Information, who has been designated to
advise and assist the President in the administration of a system of
radio spectrum priorities,* and in coordination with the Manager,
National Communications System (NCS), to take the necessary actions to
assure that:
(1) departments and agencies designate the appropriate
Spectrum Priority Indexes (SPI) for their spectrum dependent systems
supporting NSEP functions, and
* In accordance with Section 2, paragraph (c)(3) of Executive Order
12472, April 3, 1984.
(2) when such systems include components for which a TSP has been
or will be designated, the TSP and the SPI are compatible. Such action
will aid in attaining an initial TSP System operating capability (IOC) by
January 1, 1990, as required by the FCC.
Other actions to be taken in support of this goal should include,
at a minimum:
- Amendment of the pertinent portions of Title 47, Code of
Federal Regulations, to require that designated SPI's and TSP's be
compatible where applicable, and that designated SPI's as approved by the
Director, OSTP, be reflected in the "Emergency Readiness Plan for Use of
the Radio Spectrum (ERP)" of the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA).
- Development, acquisition, and promulgation of a management
information system to facilitate spectrum resource allocation
recommendations and decisions involving spectrum dependent systems
supporting NSEP functions.
- In coordination with the NCS, inclusion in national
exercises of events which test TSP and SPI compatibility and
effectiveness.
- Preparation of status reports to the Director, OSTP,
Executive Office of the President, on the progress of SPI designation and
TSP compatibility. This report should accompany periodic revisions to
the ERP made by NTIA and submitted for approval to the Director, OSTP.
William R. Graham
Director
CONFIDENTIAL
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
Washington, D.C. 20230
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
fib
OCT 1 1984
Spectment
monegement
Honorable George A. Keyworth, II
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20506
Dear Jay,
Thank you for your memorandum regarding implementation of Executive
Order 12472, Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness
Telecommunications Functions.
I am forwarding for review a proposed radio spectrum priority system for
spectrum dependent telecommunication resources of the Federal Government
which support national security or emergency preparedness functions. The
system was developed and will be maintained by the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration (NTIA) with the assistance of the
Federal departments and agencies represented on the Interdepartment Radio
Advisory Committee (IRAC).
In recognition of the radio spectrum management responsibilities assigned
to me by Section 3 (a) of Executive Order 12472, NTIA, with the advice of
the IRAC, has also developed a draft of a completely revised and updated
Emergency Readiness Plan for Use of the Radio Spectrum (ERP). The proposed
spectrum priority system has been incorporated as a basic component of the
ERP as you suggested in your memorandum.
I have asked David J. Markey, Assistant Secretary for Communications and
Information, to forward the draft ERP to your office and to the National
Communications System Committee of Principals for coordination within the
next 60 days. At this time, NTIA will be prepared to report on and explain
all aspects of the plan.
Sincerely,
Mac
Secretary of Commerce
Enclosure
UNCLASSIFIED WHEN CLASSIFIED ENCLOSURE
IS REMOVED
CONFIDENTIAL
FOR INFORMATION
Doc. 24765/1-2.2.3.1/5.1
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FEDERAL RADIO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CIRCULAR
NTA
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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D.C. 20230
Number 1
December 10,1985
TO:
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Planning for Use of the Radio Spectrum in War
Emergencies
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Circular is to advise Federal
departments and agencies of planning requirements for national
security emergency preparedness telecommunications systems
dependent on the radio spectrum for their operation.
2. AUTHORITY.
a. Executive Order 12472 (49 Fed. Reg. 13471 (April 5,
1984) ) assigns responsibility to the Secretary of Commerce for
the development of plans and procedures concerning radio spectrum
assignments, priorities, and allocations for use by Federal
departments and agencies under all circumstances including those
of crisis or emergency.
b. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President, on July 30,
1984 designated the Secretary of Commerce to assist him in the
development of a system of radio spectrum priorities. The
Secretary of Commerce has delegated the responsibilities noted
above to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information (Administrator, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA))
3. BACKGROUND. In response to Executive Order 12472, NTIA has
developed "The Emergency Readiness Plan for the Use of the Radio
Spectrum" (ERP) The ERP establishes a system of radio spectrum
priorities and a plan for war emergency spectrum use, and is
classified at the SECRET level. On July 29, 1985, the Director,
OSTP, approved the plan.
a. As requested by the Director, OSTP, the ERP has been
fully coordinated with the National Communications System (NCS).
The NCS Committee of Principals formally concurred in the plan on
2
June 27, 1985. The Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee
(IRAC) has provided advice and assistance to NTIA during the
development of the plan, and will continue, to assist in its
further refinement and periodic updating.
b. The ERP is intended to bring together as much useful
information as possible to assist Federal telecommunications
managers in war emergency situations, particularly when the
President invokes his emergency powers under Section 706 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. §706).
Federal departments and agencies that are represented on the
IRAC have contributed to this compilation of spectrum management
information. Additional information is needed, however, about
certain war emergency usage and the associated spectrum priority
indices, in order to reflect accurately each agency's anticipated
requirements, and to assure that maximum compatibility is
attained.
C. The Director, OSTP, has specifically requested that 1)
all Federal departments and agencies be advised that NTIA is
acting on behalf of the Director in the development of the
ERP; and 2) NTIA ensure that all agency war emergency spectrum
planning data is incorporated into the plan. Further, the
Director has requested that NTIA contact those departments and
agencies that have not provided complete data to advise them of
this requirement.
d. The goal, shared by OSTP, NTIA, and each IRAC member, is
to ensure that the ERP is as current and complete as possible.
This will enable OSTP to take appropriate action in regard to the
certification of spectrum priority indices as required in
Executive Order 12472, and will result in an emergency spectrum
management plan of value to all spectrum users.
4. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY
a. Each Federal department and agency with
spectrum-dependent systems having war emergency functions
associated with them should review the current ERP dated October,
1985.
(1) If information reflecting war emergency
requirements and spectrum priorities is current,
complete, and accurate, notice of that status should be
forwarded immediately.
(2) If war emergency information and priority indices
are in need of revision, any changes, additions, or
deletions should be reported promptly.
3
(3) If at any subsequent time changes occur in the
priorities or the planned war emergency use of spectrum
dependent systems, or new information is available that
would enhance the value of the listing, such
information also should be reported promptly.
In each case, status advice or new information should be
forwarded to the NTIA Office of Spectrum Management, through the
entity's IRAC representative, at the address shown in Paragraph
number 5.
b. If an entity is authorized by NTIA to operate on certain
frequencies, and no war emergency use and priority are associated
with that authorization, an assumption will be made in planning
that no war emergency use is contemplated. Therefore, any
other systems which show a spectrum priority (including that of
"00"), and which operate on frequencies that may be incompatible,
will be appropriately protected.
5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Additional information about the ERP
is available from each agency IRAC representative or NTIA, Office
of Spectrum Management, Room 4706 HCHB, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone 202/377-0805.
6. Distribution. This circular is distributed to heads of
Federal departments and agencies, and IRAC representatives.
7. Effective Date.
This circular shall be effective upon
issuance.
Rodney L. Joyce
Acting Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information
60131- 11
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
July 29, 1985
Dear Dave:
We have carefully reviewed your draft "Emergency
Readiness Plan for the Use of the Radio Spectrum."
Additionally, the plan has been reviewed and concurred
with by the National Communications System (NCS)
Committee of Principals. Consistent with the authorities
and responsibilities delegated in Executive Order 12472,
I approve the plan and the system of radio spectrum
priorities set forth therein.
Specific system priorities are also certified on an
interim basis subject to this office's further review
and determination, relative to special requirements or
needs that may arise during conditions of emergency
crisis (Section 2(c) (3) of the Executive Order apply).
This plan's value to the President and to myself as
his national telecommunications resource manager is
based on completeness and accuracy. In this regard
you are requested to perform the following tasks:
- Maintain and update the plan on a periodic
basis.
- Submit new or revised planning data to this
office for approval. In this regard assure
that the radio spectrum priority system is
compatible with the NCS telecommunications
priority system now under development.
- Submit new or revised specific system priorities
to this office for certification.
- Advise all Federal departments and agencies
with spectrum dependent systems that you are
acting on my behalf in the development of
this plan and insure that their data is
incorporated into the plan. Departments and
agencies which have not provided the necessary
data shall be contacted immediately and
informed of this requirement.
2
- Automate the National Security Emergency - :
Preparedness (NSEP) planning data for spectrum
management into a data base fully compatible
with the appropriate NSEP programs being
developed by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency. This should be done in conjunction
with ongoing work led by the NCS.
Your staff has done a very commendable job in preparing
and coordinating this effort. Please convey my sincere
appreciation to each of them.
Sincerely,
Joy Wywant
G.A. Keyworth
Director
The Honorable David J. Markey
Assistant Secretary for Communications
and Information
Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20230
CC: Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter
General Winston D. Powers
17
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
July 30, 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HONORABLE MALCOLM BALDRIGE
Secretary of Commerce
SUBJECT:
Implementation of Executive Order 12472,
Assignment of National Security and Emer-
gency Preparedness Telecommunications
Functions
On April 3, 1984, the President signed Executive Order
12472, which assigns various responsibilities to the
Office of Science and Technology Policy. Section 2(c) (3)
of that Order provides that:
"The Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy or his designee shall ad-
vise and assist the President in the admin-
istration of a system of radio spectrum
priorities for those spectrum dependent tele-
communications resources of the Federal gov-
ernment which support national security or
emergency preparedness functions. The Direc-
tor also shall certify or approve priorities
for radio spectrum use by the Federal govern-
ment, including the resolution of any conflicts
in or among priorities, under all conditions
of crisis or emergency;"
Executive Order 12046, Relating to the Transfer of Tele-
communications Functions, March 27, 1978, separately
assigns certain other radio spectrum management responsi- sets
bilities to you. To ensure consistency between both
of responsibiities, your assistance is requested in devel-
oping and executing, on behalf of this office, the respon-
sibilities assigned by Section (c) (3) of EO 12472. Any
system that is developed should be a component of the NTIA
Emergency Readiness Plan for use of the radio frequency
spectrum and should also be coordinated with the National
Communications System Committee of Principals established
by Section l(f) of EO 12472.
2
Consistent with Section 2(c) (3) of EO 12472, it is my
intention to put into place the radio spectrum priorities
system you develop. Furthermore, I shall employ that
system in resolving any conflicts over competing spectrum
demands that are encountered in crisis or emergency situa-
tions. It was informally agreed with members of your
staff (NTIA) that we could expect an initial draft of the
proposed spectrum priorities system to be ready on Octo-
ber 1, 1984, for OSTP review.
Your assistance in this endeavor is greatly appreciated.
My staff point of contact for these activities is
Colonel Maurice A. Roesch III, at 395-7326.
G. A. Keyworth
Director
CC: The Honorable David J. Markey
LtGen Winston D. Powers
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
October 29, 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR WILLIAM GRAHAM
THROUGH:
TOM RONA 5
FROM:
JACK WOOD
SUBJECT:
Revised Spectrum Priority Index (SPI) (DECISION
MEMORANDUM)
REQUIREMENT FOR DECISION: Section 2 (c) (3) of EO 12472 assigns
the Director, OSTP, the responsibility to "
certify or
approve priorities for radio spectrum use by the Federal
government. " during periods of national emergency. On July
29, 1985, Dr. Keyworth approved the Emergency Readiness Plan for
the Use of the Radio Spectrum and the Spectrum Priorities Index
contained in that plan. The Department of Commerce has revised
the Spectrum Priority Index to bring the index into conformity
with the NCS priority system. Mr. Alfred Sikes is requesting
your approval of revisions to the Priority Spectrum Index.
RECOMMENDATION: Sign the letter to Mr. Sikes at TAB A.
Approved MJ
Disapproved
Other
11/2/87
BACKGROUND: Mr. Sikes' letter to you with the revisions to the
Spectrum Priority Index attached is at TAB B. We and the NCS
have been prodding the NTIA to complete this action.
An extract of EO 12472 is at TAB C.
Dr. Keyworth's letter approving the Emergency Readiness Plan for
Use of the Radio Spectrum is at TAB D. In that letter Dr.
Keyworth requested the Department of Commerce to submit
for approval revisions as necessary.
Memorandum announcing implementation of the Spectrum Priority
Index is at TAB E. You should review this memorandum. I can
provide the entire Emergency Readiness Plan should you desire to
review.
The revised Spectrum Priority System is in compliance with the
NCS Telecommunications Priority System (TPS) for
carrier-supplied services.
Upon your approval, the revised index will be published in the
next printing of the Emergency Readiness Plan for Use of the
Radio Spectrum.
COORDINATION: The Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Council
(IRAC), the NCS, and the NSC concur in this action.
Attachments:
TAB A: Letter to Mr. Sikes
TAB B: Letter from Mr. Sikes and
revisions to SPI
TAB C: Extract: EO 12472
TAB D: Dr. Keyworth Approval Letter
TAB E: Implementation of the SPI
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
November 3, 1987
Dear Mr. Sikes:
The revisions to the Spectrum Priority Index (SPI) forwarded to
me for approval on September 28, 1987, are hereby approved.
I note with concern that there are some departments and agencies
which have not completed designating priorities of their
systems. On my behalf, advise those departments and agencies to
complete this action as soon as possible.
Now that the Emergency Readiness Plan is in near final form, I
deem it essential that we regularly exercise the plan during
national emergency preparedness exercises. Please keep me
informed of plans to do so.
I would also like to be updated on the status of creating an
automated spectrum management data base.
Sincerely,
William R. Maham
William R. Graham
Director
The Honorable Alfred C. Sikes
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Washington, DC 20230
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EO 12472, Paragraph 2 (c) (3). Director, OSTP, responsibilities:
"The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy or
his designee shall advise and assist the President in the
administration of a system of radio spectrum priorities for
those spectrum dependent telecommunications resources of the
Federal government which support national security or emergency
preparedness functions. The Director also shall certify or
approve priorities for radio spectrum use by the Federal
government, including the resolution of any conflicts in or
among priorities, under all conditions of crisis or emergency;"
EO 12472, Paragraph 3 (a). NTIA responsibilities:
"Department of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce shall, for
all conditions of crisis or emergency: (1) Develop plans and
procedures concerning radio spectrum assignments, priorities and
allocations for use by Federal departments, agencies and
entities; and
(2) Develop, maintain and publish policy, plans, and procedures
for the control and allocation of frequency assignments,
including the authority to amend, modify or revoke such
assignments, in those parts of the electromagnetic spectrum
assigned to the Federal government."
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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
July 29, 1985
Dear Dave:
We have carefully reviewed your draft "Emergency
Readiness Plan for the Use of the Radio Spectrum."
Additionally, the plan has been reviewed and concurred
with by the National Communications System (NCS)
Committee of Principals. Consistent with the authorities
and responsibilities delegated in Executive Order 12472,
I approve the plan and the system of radio spectrum
priorities set forth therein.
Specific system priorities are also certified on an
interim basis subject to this office's further review
and determination, relative to special requirements or
needs that may arise during conditions of emergency
crisis (Section 2(c)(3) of the Executive Order apply).
This plan's value to the President and to myself as
his national telecommunications resource manager is
based on completeness and accuracy. In this regard
you are requested to perform the following tasks:
- Maintain and update the plan on a periodic
basis.
- Submit new or revised planning data to this
office for approval. In this regard assure
that the radio spectrum priority system is
compatible with the NCS telecommunications
priority system now under development.
- Submit new or revised specific system priorities
to this office for certification.
- Advise all Federal departments and agencies
with spectrum dependent systems that you are
acting on my behalf in the development of
this plan and insure that their data is
incorporated into the plan. Departments and
agencies which have not provided the necessary
data shall be contacted immediately and
informed of this requirement.
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- Automate the National Security Emergency :
Preparedness (NSEP) planning data for spectrum
management into a data base fully compatible
*
with the appropriate NSEP programs being
developed by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency. This should be done in conjunction
with ongoing work led by the NCS.
Your staff has done a very commendable job in preparing
and coordinating this effort. Please convey my sincere
appreciation to each of them.
Sincerely,
Joy Wywant
G.A. Keyworth
Director
The Honorable David J. Markey
Assistant Secretary for Communications
and Information
Department of Commerce
Washington, D.C. 20230
CC: Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter
General Winston D. Powers
FOR INFORMATION
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FEDERAL RADIO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT CIRCULAR
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NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D.C. 20230
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Number
as
December 10,1985
TO:
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Planning for Use of the Radio Spectrum in War
Emergencies
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Circular is to advise Federal
departments and agencies of planning requirements for national
security emergency preparedness telecommunications systems
dependent on the radio spectrum for their operation.
2. AUTHORITY.
a. Executive Order 12472 (49 Fed. Reg. 13471 (April 5,
1984)) assigns responsibility to the Secretary of Commerce for
the development of plans and procedures concerning radio spectrum
assignments, priorities, and allocations for use by Federal
departments and agencies under all circumstances including those
of crisis or emergency.
b. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President, on July 30,
1984 designated the Secretary of Commerce to assist him in the
development of a system of radio spectrum priorities. The
Secretary of Commerce has delegated the responsibilities noted
above to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information (Administrator, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA)).
3. BACKGROUND. In response to Executive Order 12472, NTIA has
developed "The Emergency Readiness Plan for the Use of the Radio
Spectrum" (ERP) The ERP establishes a system of radio spectrum
priorities and a plan for war emergency spectrum use, and is
classified at the SECRET level. On July 29, 1985, the Director,
OSTP, approved the plan.
a. As requested by the Director, OSTP, the ERP has been
fully coordinated with the National Communications System (NCS).
The NCS Committee of Principals formally concurred in the plan on
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June 27, 1985. The Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee
(IRAC) has provided advice and assistance to NTIA during the
development of the plan, and will continue to assist in its
further refinement and periodic updating.
b. The ERP is intended to bring together as much useful
information as possible to assist Federal telecommunications
managers in war emergency situations, particularly when the
President invokes his emergency powers under Section 706 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. §706).
Federal departments and agencies that are represented on the
IRAC have contributed to this compilation of spectrum management
information. Additional information is needed, however, about
certain war emergency usage and the associated spectrum priority
indices, in order to reflect accurately each agency's anticipated
requirements, and to assure that maximum compatibility is
attained.
C. The Director, OSTP, has specifically requested that 1)
all Federal departments and agencies be advised that NTIA is
acting on behalf of the Director in the development of the
ERP; and 2) NTIA ensure that all agency war emergency spectrum
planning data is incorporated into the plan. Further, the
Director has requested that NTIA contact those departments and
agencies that have not provided complete data to advise them of
this requirement.
d. The goal, shared by OSTP, NTIA, and each IRAC member, is
to ensure that the ERP is as current and complete as possible.
This will enable OSTP to take appropriate action in regard to the
certification of spectrum priority indices as required in
Executive Order 12472, and will result in an emergency spectrum
management plan of value to all spectrum users.
4. FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY
a. Each Federal department and agency with
spectrum-dependent systems having war emergency functions
associated with them should review the current ERP dated October,
1985.
(1) If information reflecting war emergency
requirements and spectrum priorities is current,
complete, and accurate, notice of that status should be
forwarded immediately.
(2) If war emergency information and priority indices
are in need of revision, any changes, additions, or
deletions should be reported promptly.
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(3) If at any subsequent time changes occur in the
priorities or the planned war emergency use of spectrum
dependent systems, or new information is available that
would enhance the value of the listing, such
information also should be reported promptly.
In each case, status advice or new information should be
forwarded to the NTIA Office of Spectrum Management, through the
entity's IRAC representative, at the address shown in Paragraph
number 5.
b. If an entity is authorized by NTIA to operate on certain
frequencies, and no war emergency use and priority are associated
with that authorization, an assumption will be made in planning
that no war emergency use is contemplated. Therefore, any
other systems which show a spectrum priority (including that of
"00"), and which operate on frequencies that may be incompatible,
will be appropriately protected.
5. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. Additional information about the ERP
is available from each agency IRAC representative or NTIA, Office
of Spectrum Management, Room 4706 HCHB, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone 202/377-0805.
6. Distribution. This circular is distributed to heads of
Federal departments and agencies, and IRAC representatives.
7. Effective Date.
This circular shall be effective upon
issuance.
Acting Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information
NATIONAL LEVEL PLANNING FOR MANAGEMENT OF
TELECOMMUNICA TIONS
DURING A
PRESIDENT
NATIONAL EMERGENCY*
FEDERAL
EMERG. MGT AGY
(FEMA)
DIRECTOR
OFFICE OF
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
POLICY
ADMINISTRATOR
MANAGER
CHAIRMAN
NCS
NTIA
FCC
GOVERNMENT SPECTRUM
GOVERNMENT O&L
PRIVATE SECTOR
MANAGEMENT
Communications Act, Sec. 606