[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 172 (Thursday, September 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 55011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19448]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 17-208; FRS 17034]


Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity and 
Digital Empowerment

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces the September 18, 2020, telephonic and electronic-only 
meeting of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) 
Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE).

DATES: Friday, September 18, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The ACDDE meeting will be held via conference call and will 
be available to the public via the internet at http://www.fcc.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamila Bess Johnson, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO) of the ACDDE, (202) 418-2608, [email protected]; Julie Saulnier, Deputy DFO of the ACDDE, (202) 
418-1598, [email protected]; or Jamile Kadre, Deputy DFO of the 
ACDDE, (202) 418-2245, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Proposed Agenda: The agenda for the meeting will include a report 
from each of the ACDDE working groups. The Access to Capital Working 
Group will report on its ongoing examination of ways to improve access 
to capital to encourage management and ownership of broadcast 
properties by a diverse range of voices, including minorities and 
women. The Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group will discuss 
its work assessing access, adoption, and use of broadband and new 
technologies by under-resourced communities. The Diversity in the Tech 
Sector Working Group will report on its progress in examining issues 
pertaining to hiring, promotion, and retention of women and minorities 
in tech industries. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of 
the ACDDE Chair and the DFO.
    The Committee's mission is to provide 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.
    The ACDDE meeting is accessible to the public on the internet via 
live feed from the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/live. Members of the 
public may submit comments to the ACDDE using the FCC's Electronic 
Comment Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Comments to the ACDDE 
should be filed in GN Docket No. 17-208.
    Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable 
accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon 
request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via email 
to [email protected] or by calling the Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Such requests 
should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed. In 
addition, please include a way for the Commission to contact the 
requester if more information is needed to fulfill the request. Please 
allow at least five days' notice; last minute requests will be accepted 
but may not be possible to accommodate.

Federal Communications Commission.

Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-19448 Filed 9-2-20; 8:45 am]
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