[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 224 (Thursday, November 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30546]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital 
Television Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting

November 20, 1997.
ACTION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee 
on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, 
created pursuant to Executive Order 13038.

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SUMMARY: The President established the Advisory Committee on Public 
Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters (PIAC) to 
advise the Vice President on the public interest obligations of digital 
broadcasters. The Committee will study and recommend which public 
interest obligations should accompany broadcasters' receipt of digital 
television licenses. The President designated the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide 
secretariat services for the Committee.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 13038, signed by President Clinton on March 
11, 1997.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, December 5, 1997 from 9:00 
a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place in the Lounge of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States, 11th Floor, 811 Vermont 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20571. This location is subject to 
change. If the location changes, another Federal Register notice will 
be issued. Updates about the location of the meeting will also be 
available on the Advisory Committee's homepage at www.ntia.doc.gov/
pubintadvcom/pubint.htm or you may call Karen Edwards at 202-482-8056.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Edwards, Designated Federal 
Officer and Telecommunications Policy Specialist, at the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration; U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 4716; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.; 
Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: 202-482-8056; Fax: 202-482-8058; E-
mail: [email protected].
    Media Inquiries: Please contact Paige Darden at the Office of 
Public Affairs, at 202-482-7002.

Agenda

Friday, December 5
Opening remarks
Briefings on the perspectives and experiences of the public interest 
and broadcasting communities, and on digital technology
Public Comment
Committee Business
Closing Remarks

    This agenda is subject to change. For an updated, more detailed 
agenda, please check the Advisory Committee homepage at 
www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/pubint.htm.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public, with 
limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. This 
meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Any 
member of the public requiring special services, such as sign language 
interpretation or other ancillary aids, should contact Karen Edwards at 
least five (5) working days prior to the meeting at 202-482-8056 or at 
[email protected]. Please bring a form of picture identification such 
as a driver's license or passport for clearance into the building on 
the day of the meeting.
    Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the 
Committee's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments 
should be submitted through electronic mail to [email protected] 
(please use ``Public Comment'' as the subject line) or by letter 
addressed to the Committee at the address listed below (please place 
``Public Comment'' on the bottom left of the envelope).
    Guidelines for Public Comment: The Advisory Committee on Public 
Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters welcomes public 
comments. In general, opportunities for oral comment will usually be 
limited to no more than five (5) minutes per speaker and no more than 
thirty (30) minutes total at meetings. Written comments received from 
the public may be mailed (if at least thirty-five (35) paper copies are 
submitted) or forwarded by email to the committee members prior to the 
meeting date. However, comments received too close to the meeting date 
will normally be provided to committee members at the meeting. Written 
comments received shortly after a meeting will be compiled and sent as 
briefing material prior to the next meeting.
    Obtaining Meeting Minutes: Within thirty (30) days following the 
meeting, copies of the minutes of the meeting may be obtained over the 
Internet at www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/pubint.htm, by phone request 
at 202-501-6195, or by written request to Karen Edwards; Advisory 
Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television 
Broadcasters; National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration; U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4716; 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue N.W.; Washington, DC 20230.
Shirl Kinney,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 97-30546 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]
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