[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 57989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24015]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 11-1527]


Video Programming and Accessibility Advisory Committee; 
Announcement of Date of Next Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the next meeting of the Video 
Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee (``Committee'' or 
``VPAAC''). The November meeting will continue to develop 
recommendations to the Commission regarding video description, and the 
delivery of video description, access to emergency programming, and the 
interoperability and user interface of the equipment used to deliver 
video programming, as required in the Twenty-First Century 
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA).

DATES: The Committee's next meeting will take place on Tuesday, 
November 1, 2011, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), at the headquarters of the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Commission Meeting Room, 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 VPAAC, following a nominations period that closed on 
November 1, 2010. All meetings of the VPAAC shall be open to the 
public. The purpose of the VPAAC 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 
submitted 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 November 
1, 2011 VPAAC meeting, members will continue to develop recommendations 
to the Commission regarding video description, and the delivery of 
video description, access to emergency programming, and the 
interoperability and user interface of the equipment used to deliver 
video programming.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2011-24015 Filed 9-16-11; 8:45 am]
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