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Part IV





Department of Commerce





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National Telecommunications and Information Administration



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Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure, Meeting; 
Notice
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

 

Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure; 
Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Council on 
the National Information Infrastructure, created pursuant to Executive 
Order 12864, as amended.

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SUMMARY: The President established the Advisory Council on the National 
Information Infrastructure (NII) to advise the Secretary of Commerce on 
matters related to the development of the NII. In addition, the Council 
shall advise the Secretary on a national strategy for promoting the 
development of a NII. The NII will result from the integration of 
hardware, software, and skills that will make it easy and affordable to 
connect people, through the use of communication and information 
technology, with each other and with a vast array of services and 
information resources. Within the Department of Commerce, the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration has been designated 
to provide secretariat services for the Council.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on 
September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, April 25, 1994, from 8:30 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the offices of National 
Public Radio at 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Sarah Maloney (or Ms. Alison Andrews, alternate), Designated 
Federal Officer for the Advisory Council on the NII and Chief, Policy 
Coordination Division at the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 
4892; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20230. 
Telephone: 202-482-1835; Fax: 202-482-0979; E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current members of the Advisory Council on 
the National Information Infrastructure include:

Mr. Morton Bahr, President, Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO
Dr. Toni Carbo Bearman, Dean and Professor, School of Library and 
Information Science, University of Pittsburgh
Ms. Bonnie L. Bracey, Teacher, Ashlawn Elementary School, Arlington 
County Public Schools
Mr. John F. Cooke, President, The Disney Channel
Ms. Esther Dyson, President, EDventure Holdings, Inc.
Dr. Craig I. Fields, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 
Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp.
Ms. Lynn Forester, President and Chief Executive Officer, FirstMark 
Holdings, Inc.
Honorable Carol Fukunaga, Senator, State of Hawaii
Mr. Haynes G. Griffin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vanguard 
Cellular Systems, Inc.
Dr. George H. Heilmeier, President and Chief Executive Officer, 
Bellcore
Ms. Susan Herman, General Manager, Department of Telecommunications, 
City of Los Angeles
Mr. James R. Houghton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Corning 
Incorporated
Mr. Stanley S. Hubbard, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive 
Officer, Hubbard Broadcasting
Mr. Robert L. Johnson, President, Black Entertainment Television
Dr. Robert E. Kahn, President, Corporation for National Research 
Initiatives
Ms. Deborah Kaplan, Vice President, World Institute on Disability
Mr. Mitchell Kapor, Chairman, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Delano E. Lewis, President and Chief Executive Officer, National 
Public Radio
Mr. Alex J. Mandl, Executive Vice President, AT&T and Chief Executive 
Officer, Communications Services Group
Mr. Edward R. McCracken, President and Chief Executive Officer, Silicon 
Graphics, Inc.
Dr. Nathan P. Myhrvold, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology, 
Microsoft Corporation
Mr. N.M. (Mac) Norton, Jr., Attorney-at-Law, Wright, Lindsey, and 
Jennings
Mr. Vance K. Opperman, President, West Publishing Company
Ms. Jane Smith Patterson, Advisor to the Governor of North Carolina for 
Policy, Budget, and Technology, State of North Carolina
Mr. Bert C. Roberts, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MCI 
Communications Corp.

Mr. John Sculley

Ms. Joan H. Smith, Chairman, Oregon Public Utility Commission.

Agenda

    1. Meetings of Three Mega Projects (separate rooms).
    Members assigned to each of the three projects will meet together. 
The projects are:

Vision and Goals Driven by Specific Applications
Access to the NII
Privacy, Security, and Intellectual Property.
    2. Mega Project Groups Meet with Appropriate Federal Government 
Representatives (separate rooms).
    3. Press Conference.
    4. Short Reports & Discussion from Project Groups.
    5. Technology Application Demonstrations and/or Discussions.
    6. Report on Privacy and Intellectual Property.
    7. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers.
    8. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting, including the project group 
meetings, will be open to the public, with limited seating available on 
a first-come, first-served basis. Any member of the public requiring 
special services, such as sign language interpretation, should contact 
Alison Andrews at 202-481-1835.
    Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the 
Council's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments 
should be submitted through electronic mail to [email protected] or to 
the Designated Federal Officer at the address listed above.
    Within thirty (30) days following the meeting, copies of the 
minutes of the Council meetings may be obtained through Bulletin Board 
Services at 202-501-1920, 202-482-1199, over the Internet at 
iitf.doc.gov, or from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, room 4892, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20230; Telephone 
202-482-1835.
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 94-8580 Filed 4-6-94; 1:26 pm]
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