Launch Requirements - PSCR
Launch Requirements - PSCR
Launch Requirements - PSCR
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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