[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5079-5080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02780]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 19-55]


Federal Advisory Committee Act; Disability Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

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

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Schell, Designated Federal 
Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-0767, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Services Administration approved 
renewal of the charter of the Committee pursuant to provisions of the 
FACA, (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The charter became effective December 21, 2018 
and provides the Committee with authorization to operate for two years 
from the effective date.
    The mission of the DAC is to make recommendations to the Commission 
on the full range of disability access topics specified by the 
Commission and to facilitate the participation of consumers with 
disabilities in proceedings before the Commission. In addition, this 
Committee is intended to provide an effective means for stakeholders 
with interests in this area to exchange ideas, which will in turn 
enhance the Commission's ability to effectively address disability 
access issues. The purpose of this committee is to provide the 
Commission with input that will help to ensure that consumers with 
disabilities have equal and affordable access to communications 
products and services, and to facilitate consumer involvement and input 
by people with disabilities into all activities of the Commission.
    Issues to be considered by the Committee may include, but are not 
limited to, Communications Access: Telecommunications Relay Services 
(TRS) (Section 225 of the Communications Act); Telecommunications 
Services and Equipment (Section 255 of the Communications Act); 
Advanced Communications Services and Equipment (Sections 716 and 718 of 
the Communications Act); Hearing Aid Compatibility (Section 710 of the 
Communications Act); Access to Telephone Emergency Services (9-1-1) 
(Section 106 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video 
Accessibility Act); National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program 
(Section 719 of the Communications Act); Video Programming: Video 
Description (Sections 303(u), (z), and 713 of the Communications Act); 
Closed Captioning (Sections 303(u), (z), and 713 of the Communications 
Act); Access to Televised Emergency Information (Sections 303(u), (z), 
and 713 of the Communications Act); Accessible User Interfaces on Video 
Programming Apparatus/Access to Program Guides and Menus Provided by 
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Devices (Sections 303(aa) and (bb) of the Communications Act).
    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 two years from the 
date that this renewal is effective (on or before December 21, 2020), 
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 third 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.
Suzy Rosen Singleton,
Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2019-02780 Filed 2-19-19; 8:45 am]
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