[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 25496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11811]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10435]


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 June 26, 2018, at AT&T, 1120, 20th Street NW, Washington 
DC at 2:00 p.m. to review the results of recent multilateral meetings, 
update on preparations for the International Telecommunication Union 
(ITU) 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18), and discuss preparations 
for other upcoming multilateral meetings at the ITU. The meeting will 
focus on the following topics:

1. ITU Council
2. CITEL PCC.I meeting
3. Preparations for the ITU 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18)
4. ITU Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) meetings
5. ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) meetings
6. ITU Development Sector meetings
7. Regional PP-18 Preparatory Groups
8. APEC Telecommunications Working Group 57 (TEL 57)
9. Organization for Economic Corporation and Development (OECD) 
Committee on Digital Economy Policy (CDEP)
    PP-18 will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from October 
29 to November 17, 2018. The Plenipotentiary Conference, which takes 
place every four years, is the highest policy-making body of the ITU. 
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 senior ITU elected officials; and consider and adopt, if 
appropriate, amendments 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. Persons 
wishing to request reasonable accommodation during the meeting should 
send their requests to [email protected] no later than June 21, 2018. 
Requests made after that time will be considered, but might not be able 
to be accommodated.
    Further details on this ITAC meeting will be announced through 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 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.
    Please send all inquiries to [email protected].

Franz J. Zichy,
Designated Federal Officer, Multilateral Affairs, International 
Communications and Information Policy, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-11811 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]
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