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Governance<br />

Public Safety Broadband<br />

The 566 federally recognized American Indian tribes have a government-­‐to-­‐government relationship <br />

with the United States with certain established responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations. As <br />

FirstNet consults with these federally recognized tribes, FirstNet should acknowledge and consider <br />

existing issues of tribal sovereignty and federal trust principles in the development of the NPSBN. <br />

FirstNet should work with the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the Federal <br />

Communications Commission’s (FCC) Native American Bureau, and other groups with strong working <br />

relationships among tribal groups to help determine wherein lie gaps specific to the needs of public <br />

safety among both urban and rural tribal groups. An understanding of these issues will facilitate positive <br />

working relationships between the new governance entity, FirstNet, and the various tribal entities. <br />

Following are requirements for tribal control. <br />

Table 3. Tribal Control <strong>Requirements</strong><br />

# Requirement<br />

1 FirstNet SHALL consult with tribal entities in the building, deployment, and operation of the <br />

NPSBN. <br />

2 FirstNet SHALL acknowledge and consider existing issues of tribal sovereignty and federal trust <br />

principles in the development of the NPSBN. <br />

2.3 Federal Agency Governance<br />

Title XVIII of the Homeland Security Act as amended in 2007 established the Emergency <br />

Communications Preparedness Center (ECPC).The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Chairman of the <br />

Federal Communications Commission, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the <br />

Attorney General of the United States, and the heads of other federal departments and agencies or their <br />

designees jointly operate the Center. <br />

The ECPC improves emergency communications collaboration across the federal government and aligns <br />

initiatives with national-­‐level policy and guidance. The ECPC is designed to increase efficiencies at the <br />

federal level, improve alignment of strategic and operational emergency communications planning and <br />

across levels of government and leverage the collective member resources to drive research and <br />

development and standards for existing and emerging technologies. <br />

Table 4. Federal Governance <strong>Requirements</strong><br />

# Requirement<br />

1 FirstNet SHALL leverage the ECPC to effectively coordinate with federal agencies and to <br />

develop partnerships with federal agencies to support the deployment, security, and operation <br />

of the NPSBN. <br />

6 <strong>Launch</strong> Statement of <strong>Requirements</strong><br />

for FirstNet Consideration, December 2012

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