[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14514-14515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06049]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9484]


Notice of Meeting of the International Telecommunication Advisory 
Committee

    This notice announces a meeting of the United States International 
Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) to gather participants' 
perspectives on the dynamic and evolving international environment 
around the Internet of Things (IoT) and the application of that 
technology in Smart Cities, including relevant technical, commercial, 
and economic issues.
    The Department of State seeks to determine where and how diplomacy 
can best support U.S. innovation and economic growth in this area. 
Attendees will be invited to share their thoughts on topics including 
the following:
     The most significant technical issues (e.g., 
interoperability, security) at play in the international market;
     The impact of national and multilateral initiatives within 
and among various countries related to Smart Cities and IoT (e.g., the 
EU Digital Agenda);
     International standards and standards bodies;
     The appropriateness of international regulation related to 
IoT;
     Privacy and security in the IoT environment.
    Internet of Things issues are included in preparations for the 
upcoming Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 
ministerial. Over the last 6 months, the United States has participated 
in the International Telecommunications Union Standardization Sector 
Study Group 20 (SG20), which focuses on the development of standards 
related to IoT and Smart Cities. Attendees are invited

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to share their perspectives on U.S. engagement in SG20. To inform the 
discussion, the head of the U.S. delegation to SG20 will describe the 
outcomes of the first two meetings of the study group.
    The ITAC will meet on April 21st, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EDT at: 
Verizon, Inc., 1300 I Street NW., Suite 400W, Washington, DC 20005.
    Attendance at this meeting is open to the public as seating 
capacity allows. The public will have an opportunity to provide 
comments at this meeting at the invitation of the chair.
    Further details on this ITAC meeting will be announced on the 
Department of State's email list, [email protected]. Use of the 
ITAC list is limited to meeting announcements and confirmations, 
distribution of agendas and other relevant meeting documents. The 
Department welcomes any U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to 
remain on or join the ITAC listserv by providing his or her name, email 
address, and the company, organization, or community that he or she is 
representing, if any.
    Persons wishing to request reasonable accommodation for the meeting 
should contact [email protected] not later than April 13, 2016. 
Requests made after that time will be considered, but might not be able 
to be fulfilled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Adriane LaPointe at 
(202) 647-0049, [email protected].

    Dated: March 11, 2016.
Julie Zoller,
Senior Deputy Coordinator, International Communications and Information 
Policy, U.S. State Department.
[FR Doc. 2016-06049 Filed 3-16-16; 8:45 am]
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