[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 4464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02567]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Federal Advisory Committee Act; Broadband Deployment Advisory 
Committee, GN 17-83

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Broadband Deployment Advisory 
Committee's charter.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) hereby 
announces that the charter of the Broadband Deployment Advisory 
Committee (hereinafter Committee) has been renewed pursuant to the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul D'Ari, Designated Federal 
Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, (202) 418-1550, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 4, 2019, the General Services 
Administration approved renewal of the charter of the Committee 
pursuant to provisions of the FACA. The Commission intends to renew the 
charter on or before March 1, 2019 and provide the Committee with 
authorization to operate for two years from the effective date.
    The Committee provides recommendations to the Commission on how to 
accelerate the deployment of high-speed internet access, or 
``broadband,'' by reducing and/or removing regulatory barriers to 
infrastructure investment and strengthening existing broadband networks 
in communities across the country. This Committee provides an effective 
means for stakeholders with interests in this area to exchange ideas 
and develop recommendations to the Commission on broadband deployment, 
which will in turn enhance the Commission's ability to carry out its 
statutory responsibility to encourage broadband deployment to all 
Americans.
    Issues to be considered by the Committee may include, but are not 
limited to, measures to prepare for, respond to, and recover from 
disasters that impact broadband networks; new ways of encouraging 
deployment of high-speed broadband infrastructure and services to low-
income communities; and other ways to accelerate deployment of 
broadband infrastructure to all Americans and to close the digital 
divide.
    The Committee is organized under, and operates in accordance with, 
the provisions of the FACA. The Committee will be solely advisory in 
nature. Consistent with FACA and its requirements, each meeting of the 
Committee will be open to the public unless otherwise noticed. A notice 
of each meeting will be published in the Federal Register at least 
fifteen (15) days in advance of the meeting. Records will be maintained 
of each meeting and made available for public inspection. All 
activities of the Committee will be conducted in an open, transparent, 
and accessible manner. The Committee shall terminate on March 1, 2021, 
or earlier upon the completion of its work as determined by the 
Chairman, unless its charter is renewed prior to the termination date.
    During the Committee's second term, it is anticipated that the 
Committee will meet in Washington, DC for at least three (3) one-day 
meetings. The first meeting date and agenda topics will be described in 
a Public Notice issued and published in the Federal Register at least 
fifteen (15) days prior to the first meeting date. In addition, as 
needed, working groups or subcommittees (ad hoc or steering) will be 
established to facilitate the Committee's work between meetings of the 
full Committee. All meetings, including those of working groups and 
subcommittees, will be fully accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.

Federal Communications Commission.
Pamela Arluk,
Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2019-02567 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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