Subject: Notice of Open Meeting-Adv. Comm.on Public Interest Obligations of Digital TV Broadcasters
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Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:25:57 -0500
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 10:25:57 -0500 From: patricem@ombwatch.org Subject: Notice of Open Meeting-Adv. Comm.on Public Interest Obligations of Digital TV Broadcasters To: roundtable@cni.org Message-Id: <Chameleon.901204337.patrice@patrice.rtknet.org>
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Patrice
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Patrice McDermott
patricem@ombwatch.org
OMB Watch
Date: 07/23/98
Time: 10:25:58
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[Federal Register: July 23, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 141)]
[Notices]
[Page 39557-39558]
Taken from the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA)
Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital
Television Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting
ACTION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television
Broadcasters, created pursuant to Executive Order 13038.
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SUMMARY: The President established the Advisory Committee on
Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters
(PIAC) to advise the Vice President on the public interest
obligations of digital broadcasters. The Committee will study
and recommend which public interest obligations should
accompany broadcasters' receipt of digital television
licenses. The President designated the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration as
secretariat for the Committee.
Authority: Executive Order 13038, signed by President Clinton
on March 11, 1997.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, August 10, 1998 from
9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place in the
Auditorium at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. This location
is subject to change. If the location changes, another Federal
Register notice will be issued. Updates about the location of
the meeting will also be available on the Advisory Committee's
homepage at www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/ pubint.htm or you
may call Karen Edwards at 202-482-8056.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Edwards, Designated
Federal Officer and Telecommunications Policy Specialist, at
the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4720, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Telephone: 202-482-8056; Fax: 202-482-8058; E- mail:
piac@ntia.doc.gov.
Media Inquiries: Please contact NTIA's Office of Public Affairs
at 202-482-7002.
Agenda: Monday, August 10 Opening remarks
Committee deliberations
Public comment
Closing remarks
This agenda is subject to change. For an updated, more
detailed agenda, please check the Advisory Committee at
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/pubint.htm.
Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public, with limited
seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please
bring a form of picture identification such as a driver's
license or passport for clearance into the building on the day
of the meeting. This meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Any member of the public requiring
special services, such as sign language interpretation or
other ancillary aids, should contact Karen Edwards at least
five (5) working days prior to the meeting at 202-482-8056 or
at piac@ntia.doc.gov.
Members of the public may submit written comments concerning
the [[Page 39558]]Committee's affairs at any time before or
after the meeting. The Secretariat's guidelines for public
comment are described below and are available on the Advisory
Committee homepage (www.ntia.doc.gov/ pubintadvcom/pubint.htm)
or by calling 202-482-8056.
Guidelines for Public Comment
The Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of
Digital Television Broadcasters welcomes public comments.
Oral Comment: In general, opportunities for oral comment will
usually be limited to no more than five (5) minutes per speaker
and no more than thirty (30) minutes total at each meeting.
Written Comment: Written comments must be submitted to the
Advisory Committee Secretariat at the address listed below.
Comments can be submitted either by letter addressed to the
Committee (please place ``Public Comment'' on the bottom left
of the envelope and submit at least thirty-five (35) copies)
or by electronic mail to piac@ntia.doc.gov (please use
``Public Comment'' as the subject line). Written comments
received within three (3) working days of a meeting and
comments received shortly after a meeting will be compiled and
sent as briefing material to Committee members prior to the
next scheduled meeting.
Obtaining Meeting Minutes
Within thirty (30) days following the meeting, copies of
the minutes of the meeting may be obtained over the Internet
at www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/pubint.htm, by phone request
at 202-482- 8056, by email request at piac@ntia.doc.gov or by
written request to Karen Edwards; Advisory Committee on Public
Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters;
National Telecommunications and Information Administration;
U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4720; 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information. [FR
Doc. 98-19657 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P
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