[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2877]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice No. 3524]


United States International Telecommunication Advisory Committee, 
Radiocommunication Sector (ITAC-R); Notice of Meeting

    The Department of State announces a meeting of the U.S. 
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee Radiocommunication 
Sector (ITAC-R). The purpose of the Committee is to advise the 
Department on policy and positions with respect to the International 
Telecommunication Union and international radiocommunication matters.
    The ITAC-R will meet from 9:30 to 12:30 on February 21, 2001, in 
Room 444 at 1200 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA, to prepare for the next 
meeting of radiocommunication activities within Joint Task Group 1-6-8-
9 of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The JTG was 
established by the ITU Radiocommunication Sector's Chairmen and Vice-
Chairmen's meeting held in Istanbul from 5 to 8 June 2000 in 
conjunction with the first meeting of CPM-02. The purposes of the JTG 
are to:
     Pursue ITU-R studies to facilitate the development of 
common, worldwide allocations or identification of spectrum suitable 
for new terrestrial wireless interactive multimedia technologies and 
applications;
     Review regulatory methods and appropriate means of 
worldwide spectrum identification in order to facilitate the 
harmonization of emerging terrestrial wireless interactive multimedia 
systems for the instant and flexible implementation of universal 
personal services;
     Review, if necessary, service definitions in the light of 
convergence of applications.
    Members of the general public may attend this meeting and join in 
the discussions, subject to the instructions of the Chair. Admission of 
public members will be limited to seating available. Entrance to the 
meeting room is controlled; people intending to attend should send an 
e-mail to Staci M. Georgatos ([email protected]) at least 48 
hours before the meeting. The e-mail should include the name of the 
meeting (Joint Task Group 1-6-8-9), date of the meeting, your name, 
social security number, date of birth, and organization. A current 
photographic identification, such as one of the following, will be 
required for admission: U.S. driver's license, U.S. passport, or U.S. 
Government identification card.
    Participants should bring the first JTG meeting report available at 
http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-r/sg1/docs/1-6-8-9/2000-03/contrib/012e_ww9.doc.
    Information on JTG 1-6-8-9's origin can be found in the publicly 
available report of CPM02-1 available at http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-r/ac/ca/083e.html.

    Dated: January 22, 2001.
John T. Gilsenan,
Chairman, ITAC-R National Committee, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 01-2877 Filed 2-1-01; 8:45 am]
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