[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35260-35261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13843]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Multistakeholder Meeting 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 a meeting of a privacy multistakeholder process 
concerning mobile application transparency. This Notice announces the 
meeting to be held on July 9, 2013.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 9, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.

ADDRESSES: The meeting 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

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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 June 
2013.
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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 9, 2013 meeting is 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 application transparency. The July 9, 2013 meeting 
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 a meeting of the privacy 
multistakeholder process on July 9, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 
Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting time is subject to change. The 
meeting is subject to cancellation if stakeholders complete their work 
developing a code of conduct prior to the meeting date. 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 meeting will be held in the Boardroom at the American 
Institute of Architects, 1735 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20006. The location of the meeting 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 meeting is open to the public and the press. 
The 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. 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 the meeting. There will be an opportunity for 
stakeholders viewing the webcast to participate remotely in the meeting 
through a moderated conference bridge, including polling functionality. 
Access details for the meeting 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: June 6, 2013.
Kathy Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-13843 Filed 6-11-13; 8:45 am]
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