[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 33287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15258]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10464]


Notice of Renewal of the Charter of the International 
Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC)

    This notice announces the renewal of the Charter for the 
International Telecommunication Advisory Committees (ITAC). In 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix) and the general authority of the 
Secretary of State and the Department of State set forth in Title 22 of 
the United States code, in particular Sections 2656 and 2707, the 
charter of the International Telecommunication Advisory Committee has 
been renewed for another two years. The ITAC consists of members of the 
telecommunications industry, ranging from network operators and service 
providers to equipment vendors, members of academia, members of civil 
society, and officials of interested government agencies. The ITAC 
provides views and advice to the Department of State on positions on 
international telecommunications and information policy matters. This 
advice has been a major factor in ensuring that the United States was 
well prepared to participate effectively in the international 
telecommunications and information policy arena, including the 
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Organization of 
American States Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), 
the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the 
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum Telecommunications and 
Information Working Group, and other international bodies addressing 
communication and information policy issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Franz Zichy at 202-647-
5778, [email protected].

Stephan A. Lang,
Acting Director, Multilateral Affairs, Cyber and International 
Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2018-15258 Filed 7-16-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-07-P