[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 222 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 70714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29070]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Docket No. 100921457-0561-02]
RIN 0660-XA20


Global Free Flow of Information on the Internet

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

ACTION: Notice of Inquiry; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's Internet Policy Task Force 
announces that the closing deadline for submission of comments 
responsive to the September 29, 2010 notice of inquiry on the global 
free flow of information on the Internet has been reopened and will 
extend until 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 6, 2010.

DATES: Comments are due by 5 p.m. EST on December 6, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are encouraged to file comments 
electronically by e-mail to [email protected]. Submissions 
should be in one of the following formats: HTML, ASCII, Word, rtf, or 
pdf. Paper comments can be sent to: National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration at U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4701, Washington, DC 20230. Please note 
that all material sent via the U.S. Postal Service (including 
``Overnight'' or ``Express Mail'') is subject to delivery delays of up 
to two weeks due to mail security procedures. Paper submissions should 
also include a CD or DVD in Word, WordPerfect, or pdf format. CDs or 
DVDs should be labeled with the name and organizational affiliation of 
the filer, and the name of the word processing program used to create 
the document. Comments filed in response to this notice will be made 
available to the public on the Internet Policy Task Force Web page at 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicytaskforce. For this reason, 
comments should not include confidential, proprietary, or business 
sensitive information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this 
amended Notice, contact: Chris Hemmerlein, Office of International 
Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4706, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1885; e-mail 
[email protected]. Please direct media inquires to NTIA's Office 
of Public Affairs at (202) 482-7002; or USPTO's Office of Public 
Affairs at (572) 272-8400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 21, 2010, the Department of 
Commerce (the ``Department'') announced the formation of a Commerce-
wide Internet Policy Task Force (``Task Force'') to identify leading 
public policy and operational issues impacting the U.S. private 
sector's ability to realize the potential for economic growth and job 
creation through the Internet.\1\ On September 29, 2010, the Task Force 
issued a notice of inquiry on restrictions placed upon the free flow of 
information on the Internet with a closing date for comments of 
November 15, 2010.\2\ In the interest of affording parties more time to 
submit comments, the Task Force is reopening the comment period. The 
Task Force announces that the closing deadline for submission of 
comments responsive to the September 29, 2010 is now extended until 5 
p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on December 6, 2010. Comments received 
after the original closing date of November 15, 2010 and before the 
publication of this notice will be considered timely and given full 
consideration.
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    \1\ Commerce Secretary Locke Launches Internet Policy Task 
Force, Department of Commerce Press Release (April 21, 2010), at 
http://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2010/04/21/commerce-secretary-locke-announces-public-review-privacy-policy-and-i.
    \2\ See 75 FR 60068 (September 29, 2010).

    Dated: November 12, 2010.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 2010-29070 Filed 11-17-10; 8:45 am]
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