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Part VII





Department of Commerce





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National Telecommunications and Information Administration



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

ACTION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the United States 
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, June 20, 1994, from 8:30 
a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Weyerhaeuser Auditorium 
in the Landmark Center, 75 West 5th Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102.

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: Future meetings of the Advisory Council on 
the National Information Infrastructure are planned on: September 13, 
1994, October 19, 1994, December 6, 1994, January 26, 1995, February 
22, 1995, April 12, 1995, June 14, 1995, August 16, 1995, October 11, 
1995, December 13, 1995.

AGENDA:
1. Opening Remarks by the Co-Chairs (Delano Lewis, Ed McCracken)
2. 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
3. Reports and Discussion on Mega-Projects
4. Intellectual Property Report and Discussion
5. Council Discussion
6. Application Demonstrations
7. Public Questions and Answers
8. Adjourn.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The Council meeting, including the individual 
Mega-Project 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 202-482-1835.
    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], 
[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 the NTIA 
Gopher/Bulletin Board System over the Internet at iitf.doc.gov, at 202-
501-1920 or 202-482-1199, 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.
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