[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 27328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12374]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Federal Advisory Committee, Diversity and Digital Empowerment
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of intent to renew the charter for the Advisory
Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)
hereby announces that that the charter of the Advisory Committee on
Diversity and Digital Empowerment (hereinafter Committee) will be
renewed for a two-year period pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and following consultation with the Committee
Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated
Federal Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, (202)
418-2608 or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After consultation with the General Services
Administration, the Commission intends to renew the charter on or
before July 5, 2019, providing the Committee with authorization to
operate for two years.
The purpose of the Committee is to make recommendations to the
Commission 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 programming industries, including as owners, suppliers, and
employees. It is also to provide recommendations to the Commission on
how to ensure that disadvantaged communities are not denied the wide
range of opportunities made possible by next-generation networks. This
Committee is intended to provide an effective means for stakeholders
with interests in these areas to exchange ideas and develop
recommendations to the Commission on media ownership and procurement
opportunities, empowering communities in order to spur educational,
economic, and civic development, and consumer access to digital
technologies.
Advisory Committee
The Committee will be organized under, and will operate in
accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2). 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 (2) years from
the filing date of its charter, or earlier upon the completion of its
work as determined by the Chairman of the FCC, 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 approximately two (2) times a
year. 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. Meetings of the Committee will be fully accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-12374 Filed 6-11-19; 8:45 am]
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