[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 36137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14492]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FR ID 36341]


Federal Advisory Committee, Communications Equity and Diversity 
Council

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the charter for the Advisory Committee on 
Diversity and Digital Empowerment, renamed the Communications Equity 
and Diversity Council.

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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, renamed the Communications Equity 
and Diversity Council (hereinafter Committee), has been 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, 45 L Street NE, 
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 has renewed the charter on June 29, 
2021, providing the Committee with authorization to operate for two 
years.
    The mission of the Committee is to make recommendations to the 
Commission on advancing equity in the provision of and access to 
digital communication services and products for all people of the 
United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
religion, national origin, sex, or disability. It shall provide 
recommendations to the Commission on how to empower people of color and 
others who have been historically underserved, including persons who 
live in rural areas, and persons otherwise adversely affected by 
persistent poverty or inequality, to access, leverage, and benefit from 
the wide range of opportunities made possible by technology, 
communication services and next-generation networks.

Advisory Committee

    The Committee will be organized under, and will operate in 
accordance with, the provisions of the 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 Chair of the FCC, unless its charter is renewed prior to the 
termination date.
    During this term, the Committee's third, it is anticipated that the 
Committee will meet approximately three (3) 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.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-14492 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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