[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45570-45571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19168]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 11-1216]


Consumer Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission announces appointment of members and 
chairperson to its Consumer Advisory Committee (Committee) pursuant to 
its renewed charter. The Commission further announces the Committee's 
next meeting date, time, and agenda. The purpose of the Committee is to 
make recommendations to the Commission regarding matters within the 
jurisdiction of the Commission and to facilitate the participation of 
all consumers in proceedings before the Commission.

DATES: The meeting of the Committee will take place on August 17, 2011, 
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Commission's Headquarters Building, Room TW-
C305.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Marshall, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-2809 (voice or TTY), or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document DA 11-1216, released July 20, 2011, announcing the appointment 
of members and chairperson to the Committee and the agenda, date and 
time of the Committee's next meeting. By public notice, DA-11-50, dated 
and released January 11, 2011, as published at 76 FR 3633, January 20, 
2011, the Commission announced the renewal of the Committee's charter 
effective November 17, 2010. In addition, pursuant to the same public 
notice, the Commission solicited applications for membership on the 
Committee.
    During the Committee's sixth term, it is anticipated that the 
Committee will meet in Washington, DC for a minimum of two (2) one-day 
plenary meetings per year. In addition, as needed, working groups or 
subcommittees will be established to facilitate the Committee's work 
between meetings of the full Committee. Members must be willing to 
commit to a two (2) year term of service, should be willing and able to 
attend a minimum of two (2) one-day plenary committee meetings per year 
in Washington, DC. Committee members are also expected to participate 
in deliberations of at least one (1) working group or subcommittee.

Appointment of Members and Chairperson

    By document DA 11-1216, the Commission appoints thirty-one (31) 
members to its Consumer Advisory Committee. Of this number, two (2) 
represent the interests of academia; eleven (11) represent the 
interests of consumers; six (6) represent the interests of the 
disability community; two (2) represent the interests of government/
regulators; seven (7) represent the interests of industry, and three 
(3) represent the interests of tribal/low income/minority communities. 
The Committee's slate is designed to be representative of the 
Commission's many constituencies, and the diversity selected will 
provide a balanced point of view as required by the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. All re-appointments are effective immediately and shall 
terminate November 17, 2012, or when the Committee is terminated, 
whichever is earlier.
    The roster as appointed by Chairman Julius Genachowski is as 
follows:
    Ms. Debra Berlyn, representing the National Consumers League, is 
re-appointed chairperson of the Committee.
    Members by organization and primary representative name include:

AARP--Chris Baker
American Consumer Institute--Stephen Pociask
American Foundation for the Blind--Paul Schroeder
Appalachian Regional Commission--Mark Defalco
Benton Foundation--Cecilia Garcia
Call For Action--Shirley Rooker
Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities--Clayton Lewis
Consumer Action--Ken McEldowney
Consumer Federation of America--Irene E. Leech
Consumer Electronics Association--Julie Kearney
Center for Media Justice--Amalia Deloney
CTIA The Wireless Association--K. Dane Snowden
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer Action Network--Claude Stout
Digital Policy Institute--Barry Umansky
Hearing Loss Association of America--Lise Hamlin
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults--Dorthy 
Walt
Media Literacy Project--Andrea Quijada
Montgomery County, MD, Office of Cable and Broadband Services--Mitsuko 
Herrera
National Asian American Coalition--Mia Martinez
National Association of Broadcasters--Joel Oxley
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates--Lawrence 
Daniels
National Cable and Telecommunications Association--Rick Chessen
National Consumer Law Center--Olivia Wein
National Consumers League--Debra Berlyn (Chairperson)
Native Public Media--Dr. Traci Morris
Rochester Institute of Technology--Raja Kushalnagar
Speech Communication Assistance by Telephone--Rebecca Ladew
Time Warner Cable--Fernando R. Laguarda
T-Mobile--Luisa Lancetti
Utility Consumers' Action Network--Michael Scott
Verizon Communications, Inc.--job share of Donna Rynex/Mary Crespy

Meeting Date, Time and Agenda

    The first meeting of the Consumer Advisory Committee under its 
renewed

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charter will take place on August 17, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 
the Commission's headquarters building, Room TW-C305, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    At its August 17, 2011 meeting, the Committee will consider 
administrative and procedural matters relating to its functions. A 
limited amount of time will be available on the agenda for comments 
from the public. Alternatively, Members of the public may send written 
comments to: Scott Marshall, Designated Federal Officer of the 
Committee at the address provided above.
    The meeting is open to the public and the site is fully accessible 
to people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Sign language 
interpreters, open captioning, assistive listening devices, and Braille 
copies of the agenda and handouts will be provided on site.
    Meetings are also broadcast live with open captioning over the 
Internet from the FCC Live Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/live/.
    Simultaneous with the webcast, the meeting will be available 
through Accessible Event, a service that works with your Web browser to 
make presentations accessible to people with disabilities. You can 
listen to the audio and use a screen reader to read displayed 
documents. You can also watch the video with open captioning. The Web 
site to access Accessible Event is http://accessibleevent.com. The Web 
page prompts for an Event Code which is, 005202376. To learn about the 
features of Accessible Event, consult its User's Guide at: http://accessibleevent.com/doc/user_guide/. Other reasonable accommodations 
for people with disabilities are available upon request. The request 
should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and 
contact information. Please provide as much advance notice as possible; 
last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. 
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.
Rachel Kazan,
Chief of Staff, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2011-19168 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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