82_FR_14468 82 FR 14416 - Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International Telecommunications Meetings

82 FR 14416 - Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International Telecommunications Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 52 (March 20, 2017)

Page Range14416-14416
FR Document2017-05456

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 52 (Monday, March 20, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 52 (Monday, March 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 14416]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05456]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 9920]


Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication 
Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International 
Telecommunications Meetings

    This notice announces a meeting of the Department of State's 
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) to review 
recent activities of the Department of State in international meetings 
on international communications and information policy and prepare for 
similar activities in the next quarter. The ITAC will meet on April 27, 
2017 at 2:00 p.m. EST at ITIC, 1101 K St NW #610, Washington, DC 20005 
to discuss the preparatory process for multilateral meetings, the 
results of recent events, and preparations for upcoming meetings at the 
International Telecommunication Union and the Inter-American 
Telecommunications Commission of the Organization of American States. 
The meeting will focus on the following topics:

 Americas Regional Preparatory Meeting (RPM) for the 
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication 
Development Conference (WTDC)
 ITU Development Sector (ITU-D) Study Groups 1/2
 ITU Council Working Groups and Experts Group on International 
Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs)
 Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
 ITU Council
 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum
 Telecommunication Development Advisory Group (TDAG)
 Telecommunication Standardization Advisory Group (TSAG)
 WTDC-17
 Telecommunication Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) Study 
Group
 Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) Study Group
 2018 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18)
    PP-18 will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, from--October 
29 to November 17, 2018. The Plenipotentiary Conference, which takes 
place every four years, is the highest policy-making body of the Union. 
PP-18 will determine the overall policy direction of the ITU; adopt the 
strategic and financial plans for the next four years; elect the 48 
members of Council, 12 members of the Radio Regulations Board, and five 
Elected Officials; and consider and adopt, if appropriate, 
modifications to the ITU Constitution and Convention. The Department 
seeks advice from stakeholders and interested parties to inform its 
upcoming preparations for PP-18, to include but not limited to input on 
the following questions:
    1. Maintaining the stability of the Constitution and Convention and 
the mandate of ITU, the Strategic and Financial Plans, Internet-related 
issues, and elections are typical U.S. priorities for a plenipotentiary 
conference. Should these remain U.S. priorities? What other U.S. 
priorities should be considered?
    2. Should the United States propose to initiate a process of ITU 
reform at PP-18? If so, what areas for reform should be prioritized?
    3. What are the major areas of concern for PP-18 and how should the 
United States address them?
    Comments in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF may also be submitted 
electronically to ITAC@state.gov on or before April 27, 2017.
    Attendance at this meeting is open to the public as seating 
capacity allows. The public will have an opportunity to provide 
comments at this meeting at the invitation of the chair. Further 
details on this ITAC meeting will be announced on the Department of 
State's email list, ITAC@lmlist.state.gov. Use of the ITAC list is 
limited to meeting announcements and confirmations, distribution of 
agendas and other relevant meeting documents. The Department welcomes 
any U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to remain on or join the 
ITAC listserv by registering by email via ITAC@state.gov and providing 
his or her name, email address, telephone contact and the company, 
organization, or community that he or she is representing, if any. 
Persons wishing to request reasonable accommodation during the meeting 
should send their requests to ITAC@state.gov no later than April 14, 
2017. Requests made after that time will be considered, but might not 
be able to be fulfilled.
    For Further Information Contact: Please send all inquiries to 
ITAC@state.gov.

Julie N. Zoller,
Acting Coordinator, International Communications and Information 
Policy, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-05456 Filed 3-17-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                organizations in the State of South                     • Telecommunication                                   state.gov no later than April 14, 2017.
                                                Dakota, dated 02/01/2017, is hereby                        Radiocommunication Sector (ITU–R)                  Requests made after that time will be
                                                amended to include the following areas                     Study Group                                        considered, but might not be able to be
                                                as adversely affected by the disaster.                  • Telecommunication Standardization                   fulfilled.
                                                Primary Area: Lake Traverse                                Sector (ITU–T) Study Group                           For Further Information Contact:
                                                    Reservation.                                        • 2018 ITU Plenipotentiary Conference                 Please send all inquiries to ITAC@
                                                                                                           (PP–18)                                            state.gov.
                                                  All other information in the original                    PP–18 will take place in Dubai,
                                                declaration remains unchanged.                          United Arab Emirate, from—October 29                  Julie N. Zoller,
                                                (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance                 to November 17, 2018. The                             Acting Coordinator, International
                                                                                                        Plenipotentiary Conference, which takes               Communications and Information Policy,
                                                Number 59008)
                                                                                                                                                              U.S. Department of State.
                                                                                                        place every four years, is the highest
                                                James E. Rivera,                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2017–05456 Filed 3–17–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        policy-making body of the Union. PP–18
                                                Associate Administrator for Disaster                    will determine the overall policy                     BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P
                                                Assistance.
                                                                                                        direction of the ITU; adopt the strategic
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–05410 Filed 3–17–17; 8:45 am]             and financial plans for the next four
                                                BILLING CODE 8025–01–P                                  years; elect the 48 members of Council,               DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                                                                        12 members of the Radio Regulations                   [Public Notice 9919]
                                                                                                        Board, and five Elected Officials; and
                                                DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                     consider and adopt, if appropriate,                   Overseas Schools Advisory Council
                                                                                                        modifications to the ITU Constitution                 Charter Renewal
                                                [Public Notice 9920]
                                                                                                        and Convention. The Department seeks                  AGENCY:Department of State.
                                                Notice of Public Meeting of the                         advice from stakeholders and interested
                                                                                                                                                              ACTION:Notice of renewal of an advisory
                                                International Telecommunication                         parties to inform its upcoming                        committee charter.
                                                Advisory Committee and Preparations                     preparations for PP–18, to include but
                                                for Upcoming International                              not limited to input on the following                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                Telecommunications Meetings                             questions:                                            Keith Miller, Senior Advisor to the
                                                                                                           1. Maintaining the stability of the                Acting Director, Office of Overseas
                                                  This notice announces a meeting of                    Constitution and Convention and the                   Schools and Acting Executive Secretary
                                                the Department of State’s International                 mandate of ITU, the Strategic and                     of the Council, at (202) 261–8201.
                                                Telecommunication Advisory                              Financial Plans, Internet-related issues,
                                                Committee (ITAC) to review recent                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        and elections are typical U.S. priorities                Renewal of Advisory Committee: The
                                                activities of the Department of State in                for a plenipotentiary conference. Should
                                                international meetings on international                                                                       Department of State announces the
                                                                                                        these remain U.S. priorities? What other              renewal of the charter of the Overseas
                                                communications and information policy                   U.S. priorities should be considered?                 Schools Advisory Council in accordance
                                                and prepare for similar activities in the                  2. Should the United States propose                with the Federal Advisory Committee
                                                next quarter. The ITAC will meet on                     to initiate a process of ITU reform at PP–            Act.
                                                April 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EST at ITIC,                18? If so, what areas for reform should                  Purpose: The main objectives of the
                                                1101 K St NW #610, Washington, DC                       be prioritized?                                       Council are:
                                                20005 to discuss the preparatory process                   3. What are the major areas of concern                (a) To advise the Department of State
                                                for multilateral meetings, the results of               for PP–18 and how should the United                   regarding matters of policy and funding
                                                recent events, and preparations for                     States address them?                                  for the overseas schools.
                                                upcoming meetings at the International                     Comments in Microsoft Word or                         (b) To help the overseas schools
                                                Telecommunication Union and the                         Adobe PDF may also be submitted                       become showcases for excellence in
                                                Inter-American Telecommunications                       electronically to ITAC@state.gov on or                education.
                                                Commission of the Organization of                       before April 27, 2017.                                   (c) To help make service abroad more
                                                American States. The meeting will focus                    Attendance at this meeting is open to              attractive to American citizens who
                                                on the following topics:                                the public as seating capacity allows.                have school-age children, both in the
                                                • Americas Regional Preparatory                         The public will have an opportunity to                business community and in
                                                  Meeting (RPM) for the International                   provide comments at this meeting at the               Government.
                                                  Telecommunication Union (ITU)                         invitation of the chair. Further details                 (d) To identify methods to mitigate
                                                  World Telecommunication                               on this ITAC meeting will be announced                risks to American private sector
                                                  Development Conference (WTDC)                         on the Department of State’s email list,              interests worldwide.
                                                • ITU Development Sector (ITU–D)                        ITAC@lmlist.state.gov. Use of the ITAC
                                                                                                                                                              Keith Miller,
                                                  Study Groups 1/2                                      list is limited to meeting
                                                                                                                                                              Senior Advisor to the Acting Director, Office
                                                • ITU Council Working Groups and                        announcements and confirmations,
                                                                                                                                                              of Overseas Schools and Acting Executive
                                                  Experts Group on International                        distribution of agendas and other
                                                                                                                                                              Secretary of the Council.
                                                  Telecommunications Regulations                        relevant meeting documents. The
                                                                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2017–05455 Filed 3–17–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  (ITRs)                                                Department welcomes any U.S. citizen
                                                                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 4710–24–P
                                                • Inter-American Telecommunication                      or legal permanent resident to remain
                                                  Commission (CITEL)                                    on or join the ITAC listserv by
                                                • ITU Council                                           registering by email via ITAC@state.gov
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                                                • World Summit on the Information                       and providing his or her name, email                  DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                  Society (WSIS) Forum                                  address, telephone contact and the                    AFFAIRS
                                                • Telecommunication Development                         company, organization, or community
                                                                                                                                                              Advisory Committee on Homeless
                                                  Advisory Group (TDAG)                                 that he or she is representing, if any.
                                                                                                                                                              Veterans, Notice of Meeting
                                                • Telecommunication Standardization                     Persons wishing to request reasonable
                                                  Advisory Group (TSAG)                                 accommodation during the meeting                        The Department of Veterans Affairs
                                                • WTDC–17                                               should send their requests to ITAC@                   (VA) gives notice under the Federal


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