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[Federal Register: August 26, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

 

Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure 
Notice of Open Meetings

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. Notice is also given of 
a meeting of the Council's Mega-Project III, Privacy, Security and 
Intellectual Property.

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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 the 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 to the Council.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on 
September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993 and June 13, 1994.

DATES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, 
September 13, 1994 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Mega-Project III 
meeting will be held on Monday, September 12, 1994 from 9:00 a.m. until 
3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will take place at the 
Celeste Bartos Forum, New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd 
Street, New York, New York 10018. The Mega-Project III meeting will 
take place at the Shapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science 
Research, Columbia University, 540 West 120 Street between Broadway and 
Amsterdam, New York, New York 10027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Celia Nogales (or Ms. Meggan 
Griggs, alternate), Designated Federal Officer for the Advisory Council 
on the National Information Infrastructure, National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Room 4892; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 
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 (Mega-Project III members are 
indicated by an asterisk) include:

Mr. Morton Bahr
President
Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO
Dr. Toni Carbo Bearman
Dean and Professor
School of Library and Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Ms. Marilyn Bergman*
President
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Ms. Bonnie L. Bracey
Teacher
Arlington County Public Schools
Mr. John F. Cooke*
President
The Disney Channel
Ms. Esther Dyson*
President
EDventure Holdings, Inc.
Mr. William C. Ferguson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
NYNEX Corporation
Dr. Craig I. Fields
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation
Mr. R. Jack Fishman
President, Lakeway Publishers, Inc. and
Editor/Publisher of the Citizen-Tribune
Ms. Lynn Forester
President and Chief Executive Officer
FirstMark Holdings, Inc.
Honorable Carol Fukunaga
Senator
State of Hawaii
Mr. Jack Golodner*
President
Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
Mr. Eduardo L. Gomez
President and General Manager
KABQ Radio
Mr. Haynes G. Griffin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.
Ms. LaDonna Harris
President and Founder
Americans for Indian Opportunity
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
Chairman 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
Ms. Frances W. Preston*
President and Chief Executive Officer
Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI)
Mr. Bert C. Roberts, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
MCI Communications Corporation
Mr. John Sculley
Chief Executive Officer
Sculley Communications, Inc.
Ms. Joan H. Smith
Chairman
Oregon Public Utility Commission
Mr. Al Teller*
Executive Vice President, MCA Incorporated, and Chairman, MCA Music 
Entertainment Group
Mr. Laurence Tisch
President and Chief Executive Officer
CBS, Incorporated
Mr. Jack Valenti*
Chief Executive Officer and President
Motion Picture Association of America

Agenda

    The Advisory Council agenda includes:
    1. Review of Progress on Mega-Projects
    2. Framework for the NII Advisory Council

Discussion by Co-Chairs

    3. Remarks by the Secretary of Commerce
    4. Discussion of Critical Issues

Social Applications of the NII
Government's Role in Developing the NII
Intellectual Property

    5. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers
    6. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items
    The Mega-Project III agenda includes:
    1. Introductory Remarks
    2. Discussion of ``Intellectual Property and the National 
Information Infrastructure,'' A Preliminary Draft of the Report of the 
Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, Information 
Infrastructure Task Force
    3. Discussion of Possible Project Plans
    4. Next Steps
    5. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers (if time permits)

Public Participation

    The 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 Meggan Griggs 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 meetings. 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 meetings, copies of the 
minutes of the Advisory Council and Mega-Project III 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, N.W.; Washington, D.C. 
20230, Telephone 202-482-1835.
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 94-21147 Filed 8-25-94; 8:45 am]
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