§  0.192   Emergency Response Interoperability Center.

   (a) The Emergency Response Interoperability Center acts under the
   general direction of the Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland
   Security Bureau to develop, recommend, and administer policy goals,
   objectives, rules, regulations, programs, and plans for the Commission
   in matters pertaining to the implementation of national
   interoperability standards and the development of technical and
   operational requirements and procedures for the 700 MHz public safety
   broadband wireless network and other public safety communications
   systems. These requirements and procedures may involve such issues as
   interoperability, roaming, priority access, gateway functions and
   interfaces, interconnectivity of public safety broadband networks,
   authentication and encryption, and requirements for common public
   safety broadband applications.

   (b) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Chief of the Public
   Safety and Homeland Security Bureau shall have delegated authority to
   establish one or more advisory bodies, consistent with the Federal
   Advisory Committee Act or other applicable law, to advise the Emergency
   Response Interoperability Center in the performance of its
   responsibilities. Such advisory bodies may include representatives from
   relevant Federal public safety and homeland security entities,
   representatives from state and local public safety entities, industry
   representatives, and service providers.

   [ 75 FR 28207 , May 20, 2010]

   

Subpart B—Delegations of Authority

   Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, and 409.

   

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