[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 28105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11032]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 17-208; FR ID 28556]


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 June 24, 2021, meeting of the Federal 
Communications Commission's (Commission) Advisory Committee on 
Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE).

DATES: Thursday, June 24, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The ACDDE meeting will be available to the public for 
viewing 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: 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.
    Proposed Agenda: The agenda for the final ACDDE meeting under its 
current charter 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 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 any questions during the meeting to 
[email protected].
    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. 2021-11032 Filed 5-24-21; 8:45 am]
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