[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 28088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13069]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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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.

DATES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 
14, 1995 from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will take place in the 
Mumford Room, 6th Floor, at the Library of Congress, 101 Independence 
Avenue, SE. (Madison Building), Washington, DC 20540-1000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Celia Nogales (or Ms. Tiffani 
Burke, 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].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NII Advisory Council will hold a public 
forum in the Mumford Room on Tuesday, June 13, 1995 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 
p.m. The theme of the forum is information superhighway success 
stories, that is, real life examples of how technology can improve the 
quality of life in communities across the country. Mr. Derek McGinty 
will moderate the public forum and presenters include Ms. Annette 
Kaplan, Union City School District, Mr. Sanyakhu-Sheps Amare, Higher 
Education Development Fund, and Mr. Patrick O'Brien, Alexandria Public 
Library.

Agenda

1. Opening Remarks by the Co-Chairs (Delano Lewis, Ed McCracken)
2. Government Information Service Principles
3. Public Safety Principles
4. Remarks by Secretary of Education Richard Riley
5. KickStart Review and Progress
6. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers
7. 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 Tiffani Burke 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 mailing 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. 95-13069 Filed 5-26-95; 8:45 am]
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