[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 180 (Friday, September 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56994-56995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23192]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Workshop: The Impact of the 
Uptake and Deployment of IPv6 Addresses for Industry, the U.S. 
Government, and the Internet Economy

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

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA), on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce (Department), will 
hold a workshop on

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September 28, 2010, on the importance of the adoption and deployment of 
Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) addresses for industry, the U.S. 
Government, and the Internet economy.

DATES: The workshop will be held on September 28, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. Registration will start at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held in the First Amendment Lounge of 
the National Press Club, 519 14th Street, NW., 13th Floor, Washington, 
DC. All of the major entrances to the National Press Club building are 
accessible to people with disabilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the 
workshop, contact Jane Coffin by e-mail at [email protected] or by 
phone at (202) 482-1087 or Manu Bhardwaj by e-mail at 
[email protected] or by phone at (202) 482-4985.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recognizing the vital importance of the 
Internet to U.S. innovation, prosperity, education, and political and 
cultural life, NTIA has made it a top priority to ensure that the 
Internet remains open for innovation. For example, NTIA is part of a 
Department-wide Internet Policy Task Force which is identifying leading 
public policy and operational challenges in the Internet environment. 
NTIA, working with other U.S. Government agencies, is evaluating the 
adoption and deployment of Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) 
addresses for industry and government. A workshop will be held to 
discuss industry and U.S. Government perspectives. Speakers, panelists, 
and participants are likely to focus on what is being done to encourage 
utilization of these resources and to facilitate further public 
discussion on Internet Protocol version four (IPv4) address resource 
depletion, and the adoption and deployment of IPv6 addresses.
    The agenda for the public workshop will be posted at least one week 
prior to the workshop on NTIA's Web site at http://www.ntia.doc.gov.
    Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer of the United States, will 
moderate a panel of industry experts. Vivek Kundra, Chief Information 
Officer of the United States, will moderate a discussion among Federal 
agency representatives. NTIA Deputy Assistant Secretary, Anna M. Gomez, 
will deliver opening remarks, and NTIA Administrator and Assistant 
Secretary, Lawrence E. Strickling, will deliver closing remarks.
    The workshop will be open to members of the public on a first-come, 
first-served basis. To pre-register for the meeting, please send a 
request by e-mail to Yvonne Neal-Barfield, [email protected], 
indicating your name and e-mail address.
    The workshop will be accessible physically to people with 
disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodation services, such as 
sign-language interpretation or other ancillary aids, should 
communicate their needs by e-mail to Yvonne Neal-Barfield, [email protected], at least five (5) days prior to the 
workshop.
    Attendees should arrive at least one-half hour prior to the start 
of the workshop and must present a valid passport or other photo 
identification upon arrival. Members of the public will have an 
opportunity to ask questions at the meeting.

    Dated: September 13, 2010.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 2010-23192 Filed 9-16-10; 8:45 am]
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