[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 65476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18828]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Digital to Analog Converter Box Coupon Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce

ACTION: Notice of Meetings

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) announces that it will be holding individual meetings with 
interested parties on November 14-15, 2006 in connection with its 
digital-to-analog converter box coupon program described in the July 
25, 2006 ``Request for Comment and Notice of Proposed Rules to 
Implement and Administer a Coupon Program for Digital-to-Analog 
Converter Boxes'' (NPRM). All interested parties are invited to 
schedule an individual meeting.

DATES: The meetings will be held on November 14 and 15, 2006 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. Room numbers will be 
provided to interested parties when the meeting is scheduled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons interested in scheduling a 
meeting should contact Sandra Stewart at (202) 482-2246.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NTIA is scheduling meetings to afford 
interested parties the opportunity to clarify comments submitted in 
response to the NPRM published by NTIA on July 25, 2006 (71 FR 42,067) 
regarding the implementation of a digital-to-analog converter box 
coupon program. Discussions will be limited to those subjects raised in 
the NPRM and no discussions are permitted with respect to the Request 
for Information published by NTIA on July 31, 2006, or other 
procurement related issues. These meetings will be considered ex parte 
presentations, and the substance of these meetings will be placed on 
the public record. At least two days after the meetings, parties should 
submit a memorandum to NTIA which summarizes the substance of the 
meetings. Any written presentations will be placed on the public 
record.
    Individual meetings with interested parties will be scheduled from 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on November 14 and 15 and are expected to last 
no longer than thirty minutes each. The meetings will be held at the 
Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20230. 
Parties interested in scheduling meetings with NTIA must contact Sandra 
Stewart at (202) 482-2246 no later than November 10, 2006.
    The meetings will be physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Individuals requiring special services, such as sign 
language interpretation or other ancillary aids are asked to indicate 
this to Sandra Stewart at least two (2) days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: November 3, 2006.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-18828 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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