[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 28 (Friday, February 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8107-8108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3410]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 2161]


United States International Telecommunications Advisory Committee 
(ITAC); Meeting

    The Department of State announces that the United States 
International Telecommunications Advisory Committee (ITAC) will meet 
March 2, 1995, in Room 1107, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Department of 
State, 2201 ``C'' Street, NW., Washington, DC.
    The purpose of ITAC is to advise the Department on policy, 
technical and operational matters and to provide strategic planning 
recommendations, with respect to international telecommunications and 
information issues. To assist in preparations for related international 
meetings, the Department has established two ITAC Ad Hoc groups to deal 
respectively with activities of the Working Group on Telecommunications 
(TEL) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and the 
Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP) of 
the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD). The 
Ad Hoc on APEC will meet after the ITAC meeting (see separate notice 
for details).
    The agenda of the ITAC meeting will include: (1) Report of ITAC's 
Ad Hoc on Refinement of ITU Sectors, and related developments; (2) 
review of the ITU Radio and Telecommunications Standards Advisory 
Groups (RAG/TSAG) results, January 1995; (3) status of and U.S. 
participation in other ITU Advisory Groups; (4) recommendations on 
agenda topics for the first ITU Policy Forum, scheduled for Fall of 
1996 (Note: State Department will submit preliminary U.S. views on the 
Policy Forum agenda to the ITU Secretary General by March 15); (5) 
further development of an ITAC Work Program and Priorities for the 
1995-96 time period; and (6) discussion of the new ITAC Ad Hocs dealing 
with APEC and OCED preparatory activities for upcoming meetings (to be 
taken up as the last item of the ITAC meeting). Questions regarding the 
agenda or ITAC activities in general may be directed to Richard Shrum, 
Department of State (phone 202-647-0050).
    Members of the general public may attend the meetings and join in 
the discussions, subject to the instructions of the chair and seating 
availability. In this regard, entry to the building is controlled. All 
persons planning to attend should advise the Department by leaving a 
message on 202-647-0201, no later than two days before the meeting. 
Enter through the main lobby on C [[Page 8108]] Street. A picture ID 
will be required for admittance.

    Dated: January 31, 1995.
Richard E. Shrum,
ITAC Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-3410 Filed 2-9-95; 8:45 am]
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