[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36499-36500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13129]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 17-208; FRS 17381]


Meeting of the Communications Equity and Diversity Council

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces the July 22, 2022, meeting of the Federal 
Communications Commission's (Commission) Communications Equity and 
Diversity Council (CEDC or Council).

DATES: Friday, July 22, 2022, from 10 a.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES:  The CEDC meeting will be held virtually and 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 CEDC, (202) 418-2608, [email protected]; Rashann Duvall, Co-Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (202) 
418-1438, [email protected]; or, Keyla Hernandez-Ulloa, Co-Deputy 
DFO of the

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CEDC, (202) 418-0965, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Agenda: The agenda for the meeting 
will include a report of each of the CEDC working groups. The Digital 
Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group will present a report including 
recommendations for addressing digital discrimination and other 
barriers that impact equitable access to broadband and other emerging 
technology in under-served and under-connected communities. The 
Innovation and Access Working Group will report on its activities to 
recommend solutions to reduce entry barriers and encourage ownership 
and management of media, digital, communications services and next-
generation technology properties and start-ups to encourage viewpoint 
diversity by a broad range of voices. The Diversity and Equity Working 
Group will report on its progress in examining how the FCC can 
affirmatively advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal 
opportunity in the telecommunications industry to address inequalities 
in workplace employment policies and programs. This agenda may be 
modified at the discretion of the CEDC Chair and the DFO.
    The CEDC meeting will be accessible to the public on the internet 
via live feed from the Commission's web page at www.fcc.gov/live. 
Members of the public may submit questions during the meeting to 
[email protected]. Oral statements at the meeting by parties or 
entities not represented on the CEDC will be permitted to the extent 
time permits and at the discretion of the CEDC Chair and the DFO.
    Members of the public may submit comments to the CEDC using the 
FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. 
Comments to the CEDC 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). 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. 2022-13129 Filed 6-16-22; 8:45 am]
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