[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15767]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Multistakeholder Process To Develop Consumer Data Privacy Code of 
Conduct Concerning Mobile Application Transparency

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) will convene the first meeting of a privacy multistakeholder 
process concerning mobile application transparency on July 12, 2012.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 12, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Verdi, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-8238; email [email protected]. Please 
direct media inquiries to NTIA's Office of Public Affairs, (202) 482-
7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: On February 23, 2012, the White 
House released Consumer Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework 
for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital 
Economy (the ``Privacy Blueprint'').\1\ The Privacy Blueprint directs 
NTIA to convene multistakeholder processes to develop legally 
enforceable codes of conduct that specify how the Consumer Privacy Bill 
of Rights applies in specific business contexts.\2\ On June 15, 2012, 
NTIA announced that the goal of the first multistakeholder process is 
to develop a code of conduct to provide transparency in how companies 
providing applications and interactive services for mobile devices 
handle personal data.\3\
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    \1\ The Privacy Blueprint is available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/privacy-final.pdf.
    \2\ Id.
    \3\ NTIA, First Privacy Multistakeholder Meeting: July 12, 2012, 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2012/first-privacy-multistakeholder-meeting-july-12-2012.
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    Matters to Be Considered: The July 12, 2012, meeting will be the 
first in a series of NTIA-convened multistakeholder discussions 
concerning mobile application transparency. Stakeholders will engage in 
an open, transparent, consensus-driven process to develop a code of 
conduct regarding mobile application transparency. The objectives of 
the July 12, 2012, meeting are to: (1) Promote discussion among 
stakeholders concerning mobile app transparency by employing a 
structured, open process; and (2) provide a venue for stakeholders to 
agree on the schedule and format of future meetings.
    Time and Date: NTIA will convene the first meeting of the privacy 
multistakeholder process on July 12, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Eastern Daylight Time.
    Place: The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC.
    Other Information: The meeting is open to the public and the press. 
Attendees should arrive at least one-half hour prior to the start of 
the meeting. Due to security requirements and to facilitate entry to 
the Department of Commerce building, U.S. nationals must present a 
valid, government-issued photo identification upon arrival. Foreign 
nationals must contact John Verdi at (202) 482-8238 or 
[email protected] at least five (5) business days prior to the 
meeting in order to provide the necessary clearance information, and 
must present a valid, government-issued photo identification upon 
arrival. This meeting is physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to John Verdi at (202) 482-8238 or 
[email protected] at least seven (7) business days prior to the 
meeting. The meeting will also be webcast. There will be an opportunity 
for stakeholders viewing the webcast to participate remotely in the 
meeting through an NTIA in-room proxy. Please refer to NTIA's Web site, 
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2012/july-12-2012-privacy-multistakeholder-meeting-details, for webcast and remote participation 
information.

    Dated: June 22, 2012.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-15767 Filed 6-27-12; 8:45 am]
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