[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55198-55199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22408]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 6366]


Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Communications and 
Information Policy

    The Department of State's Advisory Committee on International 
Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) will hold a public 
meeting on October 16, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the Loy 
Henderson Auditorium of the Harry S. Truman Building of the U.S. 
Department of State. The Truman Building is located at 2201 C Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20520.
    The committee provides a formal channel for regular consultation 
and coordination on major economic, social and legal issues and 
problems in international communications and

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information policy, especially as these issues and problems involve 
users of information and communications services, providers of such 
services, technology research and development, foreign industrial and 
regulatory policy, the activities of international organizations with 
regard to communications and information, and developing country 
issues.
    The meeting will be led by ACICIP Chair Mr. Richard E. Wiley of 
Wiley Rein LLP and Ambassador David A. Gross, U.S. Coordinator for 
International Communications and Information Policy.
    The meeting's agenda will include discussions pertaining to various 
upcoming international telecommunications meetings and conferences. In 
particular, there will be a report on preparations by the U.S. 
Delegation to the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly, 
taking place October 21 through 30, 2008. There will be reports on 
meetings that have taken place since the ACICIP last met, including the 
OECD Seoul Ministerial and bilateral meetings with China, Colombia and 
the European Union. There will also be a briefing on a planned upcoming 
conference with regulators and telecoms and trade officials from CAFTA 
countries to be co-hosted by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and 
expected to be held in Guatemala City this fall. Lastly, there will be 
discussion on other major upcoming meetings, such as ITU Council, the 
Internet Governance Forum, and the US-India ICT Working Group.
    Members of the public may submit suggestions and comments to the 
ACICIP. Submissions regarding an event, consultation, meeting, etc. 
listed in the agenda above should be received by the ACICIP Executive 
Secretary (contact information below) at least ten working days prior 
to the date of that listed event. All comments must be submitted in 
written form and should not exceed one page for each country (for 
comments on consultations) or for each subject area (for other 
comments). Resource limitations preclude acknowledging or replying to 
submissions.
    While the meeting is open to the public, admittance to the 
Department of State building is only by means of a pre-clearance. For 
placement on the pre-clearance list, please submit the following 
information no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 (please 
note that this information is not retained by the ACICIP Executive 
Secretary and must therefore be re-submitted for each ACICIP meeting):

I. State That You Are Requesting Pre-Clearance to a Meeting

II. Provide the Following Information

    1. Name of meeting and its date and time.
    2. Visitor's full name.
    3. Company/Agency/Organization.
    4. Title at Company/Agency/Organization.
    5. Date of birth.
    6. Citizenship.
    7. Acceptable forms of identification for entry into the U.S. 
Department of State include:
     U.S. driver's license with photo;
     Passport;
     U.S. government agency ID;
    8. ID number on the ID visitor will show upon entry.
    Send the above information to Emily Yee by fax (202) 647-5957 or e-
mail [email protected].
    Privacy Act Statement: The above information is sought pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 301 and 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 4802(a). The principal purpose for 
collecting the information is to assure protection of U.S. Department 
of State facilities. The information provided also may be released to 
Federal, State or local agencies for law enforcement, counter-terrorism 
or homeland security purposes, or to other Federal agencies for certain 
personnel and records management matters. Providing this information is 
voluntary but failure to do so may result in denial of access to U.S. 
Department of State facilities.
    All visitors for this meeting must use the 23rd Street entrance. 
The valid ID bearing the number provided with your pre-clearance 
request will be required for admittance. Non-U.S. government attendees 
must be escorted by Department of State personnel at all times when in 
the building.
    For further information, please contact Emily Yee, Executive 
Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 647-5205 or [email protected].
    General information about ACICIP and the mission of International 
Communications and Information Policy is available at: http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/adcom/c667.htm.

    Dated: September 17, 2008.
Emily Yee,
ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of State.
 [FR Doc. E8-22408 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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