[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 149 (Friday, August 4, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36519-36520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16242]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10071]


Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication 
Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International 
Telecommunications Meetings

    This notice announces a meeting of the Department of State's 
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC). The ITAC 
will meet on September 07, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET at 1120 20th St., 10th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20036. At this meeting, the ITAC will discuss 
preparations for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2018 
Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18), review the results of recent 
multilateral meetings, and discuss preparations for upcoming 
multilateral meetings at ITU, the Organization for Economic Cooperation 
and Development (OECD), and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 
(APEC). In Federal Register Notice 9920 \1\ published on March 20, 
2017, the Department of State sought advice from stakeholders and 
interested parties to inform its upcoming preparations for PP-18. No 
written comments were received.
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    The meeting will focus on the following topics:
 Initiation of 2018 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) 
Preparatory Process
 Results of Recent Multilateral Meetings
    [cir] ITU Council-17
    [cir] Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
    [ssquf] Permanent Consultative Committee on Telecommunication/ICT 
PCC-I

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    [ssquf] Permanent Consultative Committee on Radiocommunication 
(PCC-II)
 Preparations for Upcoming Multilateral Activities
    [cir] ITU Council Working Groups and Experts Group on International 
Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs)
    [cir] ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC)
    [cir] OECD Committee on Digital Economy Policy--November 20-24, 
2017
    [cir] APEC Telecommunications Working Group (APEC TEL 56)--December 
11-15, 2017
    PP-18 will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from October 
29 to November 17, 2018. A Plenipotentiary Conference, which takes 
place every four years, is the highest policy-making body of the Union. 
PP-18 is expected to determine the overall policy direction of the ITU; 
adopt the strategic and financial plans for the next four years; elect 
the 48 members of Council, 12 members of the Radio Regulations Board, 
and five elected officials of the ITU; and consider and adopt, if 
appropriate, modifications to the ITU Constitution and Convention.
    Attendance at the ITAC 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 of State welcomes any U.S. citizen or legal permanent 
resident to remain on or join the ITAC listserv by registering by email 
via [email protected] and providing his or her name, email address, 
telephone contact and the company, organization, or community that he 
or she is representing, if any. Persons wishing to request reasonable 
accommodation during the meeting should send their requests to 
[email protected] no later than August 28, 2017. Requests made after that 
time will be considered, but might not be able to be satisfied.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please send all inquiries to 
[email protected].

Douglas C. May,
Acting Coordinator, International Communications and Information 
Policy, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-16242 Filed 8-3-17; 8:45 am]
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