[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60424-60425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16287]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 17-208; FR ID 233855]


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 second meeting of the Federal Communications 
Commission's (FCC or 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: Tuesday, August 13, 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 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 CEDC working group chairs, discussing working group plans 
going forward, and receiving information from the FCC Office of 
Communications Business

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Opportunities. The 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. The 
Council's continuing 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. 2024-16287 Filed 7-24-24; 8:45 am]
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