[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16578-16579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4767]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Federal Advisory Committee Act; Independent Panel Reviewing the 
Impact of Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications 
Commission's (FCC) Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane 
Katrina on Communications Networks (``Independent Panel'' or ``Panel'') 
will hold its next meeting on April 18, 2006 at 9 a.m. at the 
Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission, 445 
12th Street, SW., Room TW-C305, Washington, DC 20554.

DATES: April 18, 2006 at 9 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Commission Meeting Room, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street, SW., Room TW-C305, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa M. Fowlkes, Designated Federal 
Officer of the FCC's Independent Panel at 202-418-7452 or e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel will hear presentations from its 
three informal working groups (IWG-1 Infrastructure Resiliency, IWG-2 
Recovery Coordination and Procedures and IWG-3 Emergency 
Communications) regarding their work to date. The informal working 
groups' presentations will form the framework for discussion of the 
specific issues, findings and recommendations to be addressed in the 
Panel's report to the FCC which must be submitted by June 15, 2006. The 
report will address the impact of Hurricane Katrina on communications 
infrastructure, including public safety communications, and 
recommendations for improving disaster preparedness, network 
reliability and communications among first responders. The Panel may 
take action on any of the issues raised during the meeting. The Panel 
may also receive presentations and/or demonstrations from invited 
representatives of government agencies and/or other entities that 
address emergency response and disaster preparedness issues.
    Members of the general public may attend the meeting. The FCC will 
attempt to accommodate as many people as possible. However, admittance 
will be limited to seating availability. Real Audio access to the 
meeting will be available at www.fcc.gov. Open captioning will be 
provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people 
with disabilities are available upon request. To request 
accommodations, send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 
(TTY). Include a description of the accommodation you will need with as 
much detail as possible. Also include a way we can contact you if we 
need more information. Please allow at least five days advance notice; 
last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
    The public may submit written comments before the meeting to: Lisa 
M. Fowlkes, the FCC's Designated Federal Officer for the Independent 
Panel by e-mail: [email protected] or U.S. Postal Service Mail (Lisa 
M. Fowlkes, Designated Federal Officer, Hurricane Katrina Independent 
Panel, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 7-
C737, Washington, DC 20554).
    Further information regarding the Independent Panel, including 
publicly available documents, may be found at the Panel's Web site at 
www.fcc.gov/eb/hkip. In addition, publicly available documents related 
to the Panel are available for inspection and copying at the FCC's 
Public Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-
A257, Washington, DC.


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    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-4767 Filed 3-31-06; 8:45 am]
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