[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 1994)]
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[Federal Register: November 18, 1994]


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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 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, 
December 6, 1994 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will take place at the 
Department of Commerce Auditorium, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20230.

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, 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 January 26, 1995 
in Raleigh, North Carolina and March 10, 1995 in Los Angeles, 
California.

Agenda

    1. Opening Remarks by the Co-Chairs (Delano Lewis, Ed McCracken).
    2. Review of Progress on Mega-Projects.
    3. Education and Electronic Commerce Principles.
    4. Intellectual Property and Privacy Principles.
    5. Universal Access Principles.
    6. Discussion of Global Information Infrastructure Issues.
    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, NW.; Washington, DC 20230, 
Telephone 202-482-1835.
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 94-28514 Filed 11-17-94; 8:45 am]
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