[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9853-9854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04660]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Federal Advisory Committee, Diversity and Digital Empowerment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC 
or Commission) announces the March 27, 2018, meeting and agenda of the 
Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE).

DATES: March 27, 2018, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Room 
TW-C305, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2608, [email protected]; or Brenda Villanueva, 
Deputy Designated Federal Officer (DFO), (202) 418-7005, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to members of the 
public. The FCC will accommodate as many attendees as possible; 
however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The 
Commission will also provide audio and video coverage of the meeting 
over the internet at www.fcc.gov/live. Oral statements at the meeting 
by parties or entities not represented on the ACDDE will be permitted 
to the extent time permits and at the discretion of the ACDDE Chair and 
the DFO. Members of the public may submit comments to the ACDDE in the 
FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. 
Comments to the ACDDE should be filed in Docket No. 17-208.
    Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable 
accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon 
request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via email 
to [email protected] or by calling the Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Such requests 
should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed. In 
addition, please include a way for the FCC to contact the requester if 
more information is needed to fulfill the request. Please allow at 
least five days' notice; last minute requests will be accepted, but may 
not be possible to accommodate.
    Proposed Agenda: The agenda at this meeting will feature a report 
from each of the ACDDE Working Groups. The Broadcast Diversity and 
Development Working Group will present a report on its examination of 
issues pertaining to increasing broadcast ownership opportunities for 
small businesses and new entrants, including those owned by women and 
minorities. The Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group will 
report on its assessment of access, adoption, and use of broadband and 
new technologies by under-resourced communities. The Diversity in Tech 
Working Group will report on its progress in examining issues 
pertaining to hiring, promotion, and retention of women and minorities 
in tech industries.
    The Committee's mission is to provide recommendations to the FCC on 
how to empower disadvantaged communities and accelerate the entry of 
small businesses, including those owned by women and minorities, into 
the media, digital news and information, and audio and video

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programming industries, including as owners, suppliers, and employees. 
The Committee will provide recommendations on how to ensure that 
disadvantaged communities are not denied the wide range of 
opportunities made possible by next-generation networks and develop 
best practices regarding training and hiring opportunities for women 
and minorities to encourage diversity in the tech industry.
    This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the ACDDE Chair 
and the DFO.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2018-04660 Filed 3-7-18; 8:45 am]
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