[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2686-2687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-821]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 10-2320]


Video Programming and Emergency Access Advisory Committee; 
Announcement of Establishment and Members; and Announcement of Date of 
First Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the establishment and appointment of 
members of the Video Programming and Emergency Access Advisory 
Committee (``Committee'' or ``VPEAAC'') of the Federal Communications 
Commission (``Commission''). This document also announces the change of 
the Committee's popular name to the Video Programming Accessibility 
Advisory Committee (``VPAAC''). The Commission further announces the 
date of the Committee's first meeting.

DATES: The Committee was established on December 7, 2010. The first 
meeting of the Committee will take place on Thursday, January 13, 2011, 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Commission Headquarters.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Gregory, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, 202-418-2498 (voice), 202-418-1169 (TTY), or 
[email protected] (e-mail); or Alison Neplokh, Media Bureau, 202-418-
1083, [email protected] (e-mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 7, 2010, in document DA-2320, 
Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the establishment and appointment 
of members of the VPEAAC, following a nominations period that closed on 
November 1, 2010. This Committee is established in accordance with the 
Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 
2010, Public Law 111-260 (``Communications and Video Accessibility 
Act'' or ``CVAA''). To avoid confusion with the Emergency Access 
Advisory Committee (a second committee created under the CVAA), the 
Video Programming and Emergency Access Advisory Committee will commonly 
be referred to as the Video Programming Accessibility Advisory 
Committee (VPAAC). All meetings of the VPAAC shall be open to the 
public. Its purpose is to develop recommendations on closed captioning 
of Internet programming previously captioned on television; the 
compatibility between video programming delivered using Internet 
protocol and devices capable of receiving and displaying such 
programming in order to facilitate access to captioning, video 
description and emergency information; video description and accessible 
emergency information on television programming delivered using 
Internet protocol or digital broadcast television; accessible user 
interfaces on video programming devices; and accessible programming 
guides and menus. Within six (6) months of its first meeting, the VPAAC 
shall submit recommendations concerning the provision of closed 
captions for Internet-delivered video programming and the ability of 
video devices to pass through closed captions contained on Internet-
based video programming. By April 8, 2012, the VPAAC shall submit 
recommendations on the remaining issues listed above. At the VPAAC's 
first meeting, the Committee will be divided into four working groups, 
each of which will be assigned specific tasks related to the 
Committee's purposes.
    The Chairman of the Commission is appointing forty-five (45) 
members of the VPAAC. Of this number, ten (10) represent interests of 
persons with disabilities; six (6) represent interests of closed 
captioning and video description providers; eleven (11) represent 
device manufacturers; four (4) represent Internet and software 
companies; two (2) represent broadcasters; and twelve (12) represent 
video programming distributors and providers. The VPAAC's membership 
meets the CVAA's goals of assembling a Committee that has the technical 
knowledge and engineering experience needed to meet the tasks assigned. 
All appointments are effective immediately and shall terminate December 
7, 2012, or when the Committee is terminated, whichever is earlier.
    The membership of the VPAAC, designated by organization or 
affiliation, as appropriate, is as follows:
     Adobe, Inc.--Andrew Kirkpatrick
     Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions--
Phyllis Anderson

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     American Council of the Blind--Melanie Brunson
     [cir] Marlaina Lieberg, Pratik Patel--Alternates
     American Foundation for the Blind--Bradley Hodges
     American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness--Louis 
Herrera
     AT&T--Leonardo Velazquez
     Audio Description Associates--Joel Snyder
     Bright House Networks--Jeffrey Cantrell
     Broadcast Interactive Media--Timur Yarnall
     Caption Colorado--Gary Rulh
     [cir] Chris Crosgrove--Alternate
     CBS--Mark Turits
     Center for Hearing and Communication--Joseph Gordon
     Chicago Lighthouse Service--Bill Jurek
     Comcast Cable--Charlie Kennamer
     Computer Prompting and Captioning--Sidney Hoffman
     Consumer Electronics Association--Brian Markwalter
     Cox Communications--Steve Watkins
     Digital Media Association--Lee Knife
     DirecTV--Robert Gabrielli
     Disney ABC Cable Networks--Vince Roberts
     EchoStar Technologies--John Card
     Google--Naomi Black
     [cir] Ken Harrenstein--Alternate
     Hearing Loss Association of America--Lise Hamlin
     IDEAL Group--Steve Jacobs
     Iowa Radio Reading Service--Mary Evans
     LG Electronics/Zenith Electronics--Wayne Luplow
     [cir] Tim Laud--Alternate
     Microsoft--Ann Marie Rohaly
     [cir] Laura Ruby--Alternate
     Modulation Sciences, Inc.--Eric Small
     Motion Picture Association of America--Van Stevenson
     Motorola--Jeffrey Newdeck
     National Association of Broadcasters--Kelly Williams
     National Association of the Deaf--Shane Feldman
     [cir] Jeff Rosen, Kelby Brick--Alternates
     National Cable and Telecommunications Association--Andy 
Scott
     [cir] Diane Burstein, Jill Luckett--Alternates
     National Captioning Institute--Beth Nubbe
     Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of 
Hearing Persons--Cheryl Heppner
     Research in Motion--Greg Fields
     Rovi Corporation--Adam Powers
     [cir] Adam Goldberg--Alternate
     Sony Electronics--Paul Hearty
     [cir] Mark Eyer--Alternate
     Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, 
Inc.--Claude Stout
     Turner Broadcasting System--Clyde Smith
     Verizon Technology Organization--Samuel Olu Akiwimi-Assani
     [cir] Jimmy Ho--Alternate
     Viacom--Glenn Goldstein
     [cir] Christopher Heaton--Alternate
     VITAC--Tim Taylor
     [cir] Bob Beyer, Heather York--Alternates
     WGBH National Center on Accessible Media--Larry Goldberg
     World Wide Web Consortium--Judy Brewer
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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