[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16767-16768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04954]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 17-208; FR ID 206809]


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 first meeting of the Federal Communications 
Commission's (Commission) re-chartered Communications Equity and 
Diversity Council (CEDC). The charter for the CEDC was renewed for a 
two-year period beginning June 22, 2023.

DATES: Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The CEDC meeting will be held in a hybrid manner. The public 
may attend the meeting in person at FCC headquarters at 45 L Street NE, 
Washington, DC. The meeting also will be available to the public for 
viewing via the internet at https://www.fcc.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McDonald, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) of the CEDC, (202) 418-7513, [email protected]; 
Diana Coho, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (717) 338-2848, [email protected]; 
Jaime McCoy, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (202) 418-2320, 
[email protected]; or Sima Nilsson, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (202) 
418-2708, [email protected]. More information about the CEDC is 
available at https://www.fcc.gov/communications-equity-and-diversity-council.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CEDC meeting is accessible to the public 
on the internet via live feed from the FCC's web page at https://www.fcc.gov/live. 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

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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' advance 
notice for accommodation requests; last minute requests will be 
accepted but may not be possible to accommodate. Members of the public 
may submit any 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 also 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.
    Proposed Agenda: The agenda for the meeting will include 
introducing members of the CEDC, announcing working groups that will 
assist the CEDC in carrying out its work, and receiving guidance from 
the Commission's Offices of General Counsel and Managing Director 
regarding federal advisory committee best practices. This agenda may be 
modified at the discretion of the CEDC Chair and the DFO. It is 
anticipated that any significant agenda modifications will be posted in 
advance on the CEDC web page. As will be discussed at the meeting, the 
Council's mission 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. The CEDC is organized under, and operates in 
accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App. 10).

Federal Communications Commission.
Jodie May,
Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2024-04954 Filed 3-7-24; 8:45 am]
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