81 FR 85937 - Digital Economy Board of Advisors Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 229 (November 29, 2016)
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 229 (November 29, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-28708 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 85937-85938] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-28708] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Telecommunications and Information Administration Digital Economy Board of Advisors Meeting AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting of the Digital Economy Board of Advisors. The Board advises and provides recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce, through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), on a broad range of issues concerning the digital economy and Internet policy. DATES: The meeting will be held on December 15, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Public comments may be mailed to: Digital Economy Board of Advisors, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230; or emailed to: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Remaley, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 482-3821 or [email protected]; and/or visit NTIA's Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/digital-economy-board-advisors. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Economic prosperity is increasingly tied to the digital economy, which is a key driver of competitiveness, business expansion, and innovation. Indeed, virtually every modern company relies on the Internet to grow and thrive. As a result, the Department of Commerce (Department) has made technology and Internet policy a top priority, investing resources to address challenges and opportunities businesses face in a global economy. Last year, the Secretary of Commerce unveiled the Department's Digital Economy Agenda, which will help businesses and consumers realize the potential of the digital economy to advance growth and opportunity. The Agenda focuses on four key objectives: Promoting a free and open Internet worldwide; promoting trust online; ensuring access for workers, families, and companies; and promoting innovation. To support the Agenda, the Secretary directed NTIA to create the Digital Economy Board of Advisors as a mechanism for receiving regular advice from leaders in industry, academia, and civil society. See Committee Charter at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/deba_charter_12222015.pdf. The Digital Economy Board of Advisors convened its first meeting on May 16, 2016, to determine preliminary priorities and work streams. The Board convened its second meeting on September 30, 2016, and reviewed progress made on each of the work streams identified during the first open meeting. This Board is subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and is consistent with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Act, 47 U.S.C. 904(b). The Board functions solely as an advisory body in compliance with the FACA. For more information about the Board, visit https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/digital-economy-board-advisors. Matters to be Considered: The Board provides independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary, through the Assistant Secretary, on a broad range of policy issues impacting the digital economy. The Board's mission is to provide advice to the Department on increasing domestic prosperity, improving education, and facilitating participation in political and cultural life through the application and expansion of digital technologies. The Board's advice focuses on ensuring the Internet continues to thrive as an engine of growth, innovation, and free expression. The Department will use the advice provided by the Board to inform its decision-making processes and to advance Administration goals. NTIA will post a detailed agenda on its Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/digital-economy-board-advisors, prior to the meeting. To the extent that the meeting time and agenda permit, any member of the public may speak to or otherwise address the Board regarding the agenda items during the meeting. Time and Date: The meeting will be held on December 15, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). The meeting will be available via two-way audio link and may be webcast. Please refer to NTIA's Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/digital-economy-board-advisors, for the most up-to-date meeting agenda and access information for the meeting. Place: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Public comments may be mailed to: Digital Economy Board of Advisors, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230. The meeting will be open to the public and press on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify Ms. Remaley at (202) 482-3821 or [email protected] at least five (5) business days before the meeting. Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit written comments to the Board at any time before or after the meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for consideration by the Board in advance of the meeting must send them to NTIA at the above- listed address. Comments must be received five (5) business days before the scheduled meeting date to provide sufficient time for review. Comments received after this date will be distributed to the Board, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting. We also request that comments be submitted electronically to [email protected] with the subject: ``DEBA Third Meeting Comment.'' Comments provided via email also may be submitted in writing. Records: NTIA maintains records of all Board proceedings. Board records are available for public inspection at NTIA's Washington, DC office at the address above. Documents, including the Board's charter, member list, agendas, minutes, and any reports are available on NTIA's Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/digital-economy-board-advisors. [[Page 85938]] Dated: November 23, 2016. Milton Brown, Deputy Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. [FR Doc. 2016-28708 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-60-P
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Dated: November 22, 2016. Time (EST). The meeting will be
businesses and consumers realize the
Patricia A. Montanio, available via two-way audio link and
potential of the digital economy to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE innovation. To support the Agenda, the Place: The meeting will be held at the
Secretary directed NTIA to create the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
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Digital Economy Board of Advisors as a Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
Information Administration
mechanism for receiving regular advice
DC 20230. Public comments may be
Digital Economy Board of Advisors from leaders in industry, academia, and
civil society. See Committee Charter at mailed to: Digital Economy Board of
Meeting Advisors, National Telecommunications
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/
AGENCY: National Telecommunications publications/deba_charter_ and Information Administration, 1401
and Information Administration, U.S. 12222015.pdf. Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725,
Department of Commerce. The Digital Economy Board of Washington, DC 20230. The meeting
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Advisors convened its first meeting on will be open to the public and press on
May 16, 2016, to determine preliminary a first-come, first-served basis. Space is
SUMMARY: This notice announces an priorities and work streams. The Board limited. The meeting is physically
open meeting of the Digital Economy convened its second meeting on accessible to people with disabilities.
Board of Advisors. The Board advises September 30, 2016, and reviewed Individuals requiring accommodations,
and provides recommendations to the progress made on each of the work such as sign language interpretation or
Secretary of Commerce, through the streams identified during the first open other ancillary aids, are asked to notify
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for meeting. Ms. Remaley at (202) 482–3821 or
Communications and Information and This Board is subject to the Federal DEBA@ntia.doc.gov at least five (5)
the National Telecommunications and Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 business days before the meeting.
Information Administration (NTIA), on U.S.C. App. 2, and is consistent with the
a broad range of issues concerning the National Telecommunications and Status: Interested parties are invited
digital economy and Internet policy. Information Administration Act, 47 to attend and to submit written
DATES: The meeting will be held on U.S.C. 904(b). The Board functions comments to the Board at any time
December 15, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to solely as an advisory body in before or after the meeting. Parties
12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time compliance with the FACA. For more wishing to submit written comments for
(EST). information about the Board, visit consideration by the Board in advance
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/ of the meeting must send them to NTIA
digital-economy-board-advisors. at the above-listed address. Comments
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Matters to be Considered: The Board must be received five (5) business days
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
provides independent advice and before the scheduled meeting date to
DC 20230. Public comments may be
recommendations to the Secretary, provide sufficient time for review.
mailed to: Digital Economy Board of
through the Assistant Secretary, on a Comments received after this date will
Advisors, National Telecommunications
broad range of policy issues impacting be distributed to the Board, but may not
and Information Administration, 1401
the digital economy. The Board’s be reviewed prior to the meeting. We
Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4725,
mission is to provide advice to the
Washington, DC 20230; or emailed to: also request that comments be
Department on increasing domestic
DEBA@ntia.doc.gov. submitted electronically to DEBA@
prosperity, improving education, and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ntia.doc.gov with the subject: ‘‘DEBA
facilitating participation in political and
Evelyn Remaley, Designated Federal cultural life through the application and Third Meeting Comment.’’ Comments
Officer (DFO), at (202) 482–3821 or expansion of digital technologies. The provided via email also may be
DEBA@ntia.doc.gov; and/or visit NTIA’s Board’s advice focuses on ensuring the submitted in writing.
Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ Internet continues to thrive as an engine Records: NTIA maintains records of
category/digital-economy-board- of growth, innovation, and free all Board proceedings. Board records are
advisors. expression. The Department will use the available for public inspection at NTIA’s
advice provided by the Board to inform
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Washington, DC office at the address
Background: Economic prosperity is its decision-making processes and to above. Documents, including the
increasingly tied to the digital economy, advance Administration goals. Board’s charter, member list, agendas,
which is a key driver of NTIA will post a detailed agenda on minutes, and any reports are available
competitiveness, business expansion, its Web site, https://www.ntia.doc.gov/ on NTIA’s Web site at https://
and innovation. Indeed, virtually every category/digital-economy-board- www.ntia.doc.gov/category/digital-
modern company relies on the Internet advisors, prior to the meeting. To the economy-board-advisors.
to grow and thrive. As a result, the extent that the meeting time and agenda
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Dated: November 23, 2016. will be at the top of the list). The same interactions with financial service
Milton Brown, documentation is also available at providers including providing more
Deputy Chief Counsel, National http://www.regulations.gov. Requests for information about a company’s
Telecommunications and Information additional information should be complaint handling such as highlighting
Administration. directed to the Consumer Financial the quality of responses to consumers by
[FR Doc. 2016–28708 Filed 11–28–16; 8:45 am] Protection Bureau, (Attention: PRA replacing the consumer ‘‘dispute’’
BILLING CODE 3510–60–P Office), 1700 G Street NW., Washington, function with a two-part consumer
DC 20552, (202) 435–9575, or email: feedback process as well as comments
CFPB_PRA@cfpb.gov. Please do not received during the 60-day comment
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL submit comments to this email box. period and user testing conducting
PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: concurrent with the 60-day comment
[Docket No. CFPB–2016–0049]
Title of Collection: Consumer period. The consumer will have the
Response Customer Response Survey. ability to answer three questions about
Agency Information Collection OMB Control Number: 3170–XXXX. the company’s response to and handling
Activities: Submission for OMB Type of Review: New collection of his or her complaint, to rate the
Review; Comment Request (Request for a new OMB control company’s overall response using one-
number). to-five stars and provide a narrative
AGENCY: Bureau of Consumer Financial Affected Public: Individuals or description in support of the rating.
Protection. Households. Positive feedback about the company’s
ACTION: Notice and request for comment. Estimated Number of Respondents: handling of the consumer’s complaint
93,700. would be reflected by both high
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Estimated Total Annual Burden
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 satisfaction scores and by the narrative
Hours: 4,685. in support of the score. Negative
(PRA), the Bureau of Consumer Abstract: The purpose of this
Financial Protection (Bureau or CFPB) is feedback about the company’s handling
information collection is to incorporate of the consumer’s complaint would be
proposing a new information collection a short survey into the complaint
titled, ‘‘Consumer Response Customer better supported and more useful to
closing process. Consumers will have companies than the current ‘‘dispute’’
Response Survey.’’ the option to provide feedback on the function. The Consumer Complaint
DATES: Written comments are company’s response to and handling of Company Response Survey will replace
encouraged and must be received on or their complaint via all channels
before December 29, 2016 to be assured the ‘‘dispute’’ option and allow
including online, phone, fax, and mail. consumers to offer both positive and
of consideration. The results of this feedback will be negative feedback on their complaint
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, shared with the company that experience.
identified by the title of the information responded to the complaint to inform its
collection, OMB Control Number (see complaint handling. The feedback will Request for Comments: The Bureau
below), and docket number (see above), also be used to inform the Bureau’s issued a 60-day Federal Register notice
by any of the following methods: work to supervise companies, enforce on August 1, 2016, 81 FR 50484, Docket
• Electronic: http:// federal consumer financial laws, write Number: CFPB–2016–0041. Comments
www.regulations.gov. Follow the better rules and regulations, and were solicited and continue to be
instructions for submitting comments. monitor the market for consumer invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
• OMB: Office of Management and financial products and services. information is necessary for the proper
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Consistent with the Bureau’s policy performance of the functions of the
Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 or statement on Disclosure of Consumer Bureau, including whether the
fax to (202) 395–5806. Mailed or faxed Complaint Data, the Bureau will information will have practical utility;
comments to OMB should be to the evaluate the data collected from (b) The accuracy of the Bureau’s
attention of the OMB Desk Officer for consumer feedback before publication estimate of the burden of the collection
the Bureau of Consumer Financial on the Consumer Complaint Database. of information, including the validity of
Protection. The Bureau anticipates publication of the methods and the assumptions used;
Please note that comments submitted consumer feedback to highlight positive (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
after the comment period will not be company behavior, provide the public and clarity of the information to be
accepted. In general, all comments with timely and understandable collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the
received will become public records, information about consumer financial burden of the collection of information
including any personal information products and services, and improve the on respondents, including through the
provided. Sensitive personal functioning, transparency, and use of automated collection techniques
information, such as account numbers efficiency of markets for such products or other forms of information
or Social Security numbers, should not and services. Only those feedback technology. Comments submitted in
be included. narratives for which opt-in consumer response to this notice will be
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: consent is obtained, and to which robust summarized and/or included in the
Documentation prepared in support of personal information scrubbing request for OMB approval. All
this information collection request is standard and methodology is applied, comments will become a matter of
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available at www.reginfo.gov (this link will be eligible for publication. public record.
becomes active on the day following This information collection reflects
Dated: November 22, 2016.
publication of this notice). Select comments received in response to the
‘‘Information Collection Review,’’ under March 24, 2015 (80 FR 15583) Notice Darrin A. King,
‘‘Currently under review, use the and Request for Information (RFI), Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of
dropdown menu ‘‘Select Agency’’ and seeking input from the public on the Consumer Financial Protection.
select ‘‘Consumer Financial Protection potential collection and sharing of [FR Doc. 2016–28651 Filed 11–28–16; 8:45 am]
Bureau’’ (recent submissions to OMB information about consumers’ positive BILLING CODE 4810–AM–P
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| Contact | Evelyn Remaley, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 482-3821 or [email protected]; and/or visit NTIA's Web site at https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/digital-economy- board-advisors. | |
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