[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29705-29706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12364]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, May 21, 2015

May 14, 2015.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The meeting is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street 
SW., Washington, DC.

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       Item No.                 Bureau                  Subject
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1.....................  CONSUMER &             TITLE: Implementation of
                         GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.  the Twenty-First Century
                                                Communications and Video
                                                Accessibility Act of
                                                2010, Section 105, Relay
                                                Services for Deaf-Blind
                                                Individuals (CC Docket
                                                No. 10-210).
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider an Order
                                                to extend the National
                                                Deaf-Blind Equipment
                                                Distribution Program and
                                                a Notice of Proposed
                                                Rulemaking to
                                                permanently extend the
                                                program. The program
                                                provides up to $10
                                                million annually from
                                                the Interstate
                                                Telecommunications Relay
                                                Service Fund to support
                                                programs that distribute
                                                communications equipment
                                                to low-income
                                                individuals who are deaf-
                                                blind.
2.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: Accessible
                                                Emergency Information,
                                                and Apparatus
                                                Requirements for
                                                Emergency Information
                                                and Video Description:
                                                Implementation of the
                                                Twenty-First Century
                                                Communications and Video
                                                Accessibility Act of
                                                2010 (MB Docket No. 12-
                                                107).
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a Second
                                                Report and Order and
                                                Second Further Notice of
                                                Proposed Rulemaking to
                                                extend accessibility
                                                rules for emergency
                                                alerts to ``second
                                                screens,'' including
                                                tablets, smartphones,
                                                laptops, and similar
                                                devices. The proposal
                                                would take additional
                                                steps to make emergency
                                                information in video
                                                programming accessible
                                                to individuals who are
                                                blind or visually
                                                impaired.
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    The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or 
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and 
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable 
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. 
In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will 
need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last 
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send 
an email to: [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Meribeth McCarrick, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-
888-835-5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast 
live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live Web page 
at www.fcc.gov/live.
    For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason 
University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry 
the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services, call 
(703) 993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-12364 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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