[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8233-8234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3915]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Online Safety and Technology Working Group

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) is clarifying a notice published in the Federal Register on 
November 21, 2008 seeking nominations of individuals to represent the 
business community, public interest groups, and other appropriate 
groups interested in serving on the NTIA Online Safety and Technology 
Working Group (OSTWG). The 30 member limit applies only to private 
sector members of the OSTWG. The OSTWG membership will also include a 
certain number of Federal Government representatives as required by the 
Act. This notice does not reopen nominations for the OSTWG.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Sloan, Office of Policy Analysis 
and Development, at (202) 482-1899 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 10, 2008, the ``Protecting 
Children in the 21st Century Act'' (the Act) was enacted.\1\ Section 
214 of the Act directs NTIA to establish the OSTWG to be comprised of 
``representatives of relevant sectors of the business community, public 
interest groups, and other appropriate groups and Federal agencies.'' 
On November 21, 2008, NTIA published a notice seeking nominations in 
accordance with the Act.\2\ In that notice, NTIA announced that the 
OSTWG would have up to 30 members. With this notice, NTIA clarifies 
that this 30 member limit applies only to representatives from the 
relevant sectors of the business community, public interest groups and 
other appropriate groups as defined by the Act and the notice.
    The Act also requires that NTIA invite representatives from 
relevant Federal Government agencies to serve on the OSTWG. NTIA is 
working with these agencies to identify appropriate representatives. 
The Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information will 
determine the number of Federal Government reprentatives that will 
serve on the OSTWG. The number of Federal Government representatives 
will be in addition to the 30 appointed from the private sector.
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    \1\ Pub. L. No. 110-385, 122 Stat. 4096 (to be codified at 15 
U.S.C Sec.  6554).
    \2\ Call for Nominations, Online Safety and Technology Working 
Group, 73 Fed. Reg. 226 (Nov. 21, 2008), available at http://www.ntia.doc.gov/frnotices/2008/FR_OnlineSafety_081121.pdf.
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    This notice does not reopen nominations for the working group. 
Applications for nominations were due on or before December 12, 2008.

    Dated: February 19, 2009.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-3915 Filed 2-23-09; 8:45 am]
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