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Part X





Department of Commerce





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National Telecommunications and Information Administration



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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

 
Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure; 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 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 Wednesday, 
October 19, 1994 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will take place at the 
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, City of Mountain View, 
Post Office Box 7540, Mountain View, California 94039 (corner of Castro 
and Mercy Streets).

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].

Agenda

1. Opening Remarks by the Co-Chairs (Delano Lewis, Ed McCracken)
2. Review of Progress on Mega-Projects
3. Education and the NII Principles
4. Intellectual Property Principles
5. Remarks by the Deputy Secretary of Commerce
6. Discussion of Critical Issues
    Personal Privacy
    Rules and Responsibilities of NII Use
    Ensuring Access to the NII
    Global Uses of the NII
7. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers
8. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting 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 meeting, copies of the 
minutes of the Advisory Council meeting 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. 94-24336 Filed 9-30-94; 8:45 am]
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