[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75409-75410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30684]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Multistakeholder Meetings 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 meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA) will convene meetings of a privacy multistakeholder process 
concerning mobile application transparency.

DATES: The meetings will be held on January 17, 2013; January 31, 2013; 
February 21, 2013; March 14, 2013; and April 4, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in the Boardroom at the American 
Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20006.

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\ On 
July 12, 2012, NTIA convened the first meeting of the first privacy 
multistakeholder process, followed by additional meetings through the 
end of 2012.
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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 January 17, 2013; January 31, 2013; 
February 21, 2013; March 14, 2013; and April 4, 2013, meetings are part 
of 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

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application transparency. The January 17, 2013; January 31, 2013; 
February 21, 2013; March 14, 2013; and April 4, 2013, meetings will 
build on stakeholders' previous work. More information about 
stakeholders' work is available at: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2012/privacy-multistakeholder-process-mobile-application-transparency.
    Time and Date: NTIA will convene meetings of the privacy 
multistakeholder process on January 17, 2013; January 31, 2013; 
February 21, 2013; March 14, 2013; and April 4, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting times are subject to change. 
Please refer to NTIA's Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2012/privacy-multistakeholder-process-mobile-application-transparency, for the most current information.
    Place: The meetings will be held in the Boardroom at the American 
Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20006. The location of the meetings is subject to change. Please refer 
to NTIA's Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2012/privacy-multistakeholder-process-mobile-application-transparency, for 
the most current information.
    Other Information: The meetings are open to the public and the 
press. The meetings are 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 each 
meeting. The meetings will also be webcast. Requests for real-time 
captioning of the webcast 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 each meeting. There will be an opportunity for 
stakeholders viewing the webcast to participate remotely in the 
meetings through a moderated conference bridge, including polling 
functionality. Access details for the meetings are subject to change. 
Please refer to NTIA's Web site, http://www.ntia.doc.gov/other-publication/2012/privacy-multistakeholder-process-mobile-application-transparency, for the most current information.

    Dated: December 17, 2012.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-30684 Filed 12-19-12; 8:45 am]
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