[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15178-15179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8291]


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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

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 as secretariat for 
the Committee.

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

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 1998 from 8:30 
a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place in the Auditorium at 
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, 
N.W., Washington, DC 20230. 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 4720; 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:
Tuesday, April 14
    Opening remarks
    Committee deliberations
    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].
    Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the 
Committee's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. The 
Secretariat's guidelines for public comment are described below and are 
available on the Advisory Committee website (www.ntia.doc.gov/
pubintadvcom/pubint.htm) or by calling 202-482-8056.

GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT: The Advisory Committee on Public 
Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters welcomes public 
comments.
    Oral Comment: 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 each meeting.

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    Written Comment: Written comments must be submitted to the Advisory 
Committee Secretariat at the address listed below. Comments can be 
submitted either by letter addressed to the Committee (please place 
``Public Comment'' on the bottom left of the envelope and submit at 
least thirty-five (35) copies) or by electronic mail to 
[email protected] (please use ``Public Comment'' as the subject line). 
Written comments received within three (3) workings days of a meeting 
and comments received shortly after a meeting will be compiled and sent 
as briefing material to Committee members prior to the next scheduled 
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 202-482-8056 or 202-501-6195, by email request at [email protected] 
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 4720; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W.; 
Washington, DC 20230.
Shirl Kinney,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 98-8291 Filed 3-27-98; 8:45 am]
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