82 FR 23809 - Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Next Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 99 (May 24, 2017)

Page Range		23809-23809
FR Document		2017-10626

This document announces the date of the next meeting of the Commission's Disability Advisory Committee (Committee or DAC). The meeting is open to the public. During this meeting, members of the Committee will receive and discuss summaries of activities and recommendations from its subcommittees.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 99 (Wednesday, May 24, 2017)

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Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Next Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the date of the next meeting of the 
Commission's Disability Advisory Committee (Committee or DAC). The 
meeting is open to the public. During this meeting, members of the 
Committee will receive and discuss summaries of activities and 
recommendations from its subcommittees.

DATES: The Committee's next meeting will take place on Friday, June 16, 
2017, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, in the Commission Meeting Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Gardner, Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0581 (voice); email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in December 
2014 to make recommendations to the Commission on a wide array of 
disability matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission, and to 
facilitate the participation of people with disabilities in proceedings 
before the Commission. The Committee is organized under, and operated 
in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA). The Committee held its first meeting on March 17, 2015. At 
its June 16, 2017 meeting, the Committee is expected to receive and 
consider reports on the activities of its subcommittees. The Committee 
is also expected to receive presentations from Commission staff on 
matters of interest to the Committee. A limited amount of time may be 
available on the agenda for comments and inquiries from the public. The 
public may comment or ask questions of presenters via the email address 
[email protected].
    The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or 
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and 
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable 
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. 
If making a request for an accommodation, please include a description 
of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we 
need more information. Make your request as early as possible by 
sending an email to [email protected] or calling the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 
(TTY). Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to 
fill. The meeting will be webcast with open captioning, at: 
www.fcc.gov/live.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2017-10626 Filed 5-23-17; 8:45 am]
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As the Commission stated in the and displacement application freeze ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
LPTV DTV Third R&O, although the will be lifted after the closing of the Commission, 445 12th Street SW.,
digital deadline has been extended, Special Displacement Window. The Washington, DC 20554, in the
stations that are not affected by the Media Bureau will announce the date Commission Meeting Room.
incentive auction ‘‘are encouraged to the freezes are lifted in a future public FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
complete their transition to digital as notice, whereupon the Commission will Elaine Gardner, Consumer and
soon as feasible after the completion of once again accept DCC applications and Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202–418–
the auction.’’ displacement applications by LPTV/ 0581 (voice); email: DAC@fcc.gov.
Transitioning LPTV and TV translator translator stations that are displaced SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
stations, including permittees of new pursuant to the rules. Committee was established in December
digital LPTV/TV translator stations, that Displaced LPTV/translator stations 2014 to make recommendations to the
experience delays in completing their that do not qualify for the Special Commission on a wide array of
digital facilities may seek one last Displacement Window (e.g., permittees disability matters within the jurisdiction
extension of time, of not more than six that were not operating as of the Closing of the Commission, and to facilitate the
months, to be filed not later than March and Channel Reassignment Public participation of people with disabilities
13, 2021, which is four months prior to Notice) and stations that were eligible in proceedings before the Commission.
the new transition date of July 13, 2021. but do not file during the Special The Committee is organized under, and
After March 13, 2021, LPTV and TV Displacement Window must wait until operated in accordance with, the
translator stations seeking additional the freeze is lifted to submit a provisions of the Federal Advisory
time to construct digital facilities will be displacement application. In addition, Committee Act (FACA). The Committee
able to obtain additional time to the provisions concerning construction held its first meeting on March 17, 2015.
construct only through the tolling periods, extensions of time, tolling and At its June 16, 2017 meeting, the
provisions in the rules. Stations may tolling waivers apply to these displaced Committee is expected to receive and
also seek a waiver of the tolling rule to permittees/stations. consider reports on the activities of its
receive additional time to construct in With respect to tolling waivers subcommittees. The Committee is also
the case where ‘‘rare or exceptional submitted by these displaced stations, expected to receive presentations from
circumstances’’ prevent construction. the Media Bureau will look favorably Commission staff on matters of interest
The Media Bureau will look favorably upon requests where a displaced station to the Committee. A limited amount of
upon waiver requests where a station can demonstrate that it is unable to time may be available on the agenda for
can demonstrate that it is unable to construct due to circumstances resulting comments and inquiries from the
construct due to circumstances resulting directly from the post-auction public. The public may comment or ask
directly from the post-auction transition, such as the inability to questions of presenters via the email
transition, such as the inability to procure necessary resources because address livequestions@fcc.gov.
procure necessary resources because such resources are unavailable due to The meeting site is fully accessible to
such resources are unavailable due to the full power and Class A post-auction people using wheelchairs or other
the full power and Class A post-auction transition. mobility aids. Sign language
transition. interpreters, open captioning, and
To ensure that viewers are aware of Federal Communications Commission.
assistive listening devices will be
the impending termination of analog Barbara Kreisman,
provided on site. Other reasonable
service, stations must provide Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. accommodations for people with
notification to viewers of their planned [FR Doc. 2017–10628 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am] disabilities are available upon request. If
transition to digital. Stations have the BILLING CODE 6712–01–P making a request for an accommodation,
flexibility to determine the frequency, please include a description of the
length, and content of their accommodation you will need and tell
notifications. For those stations with the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS us how to contact you if we need more
technical ability to locally originate COMMISSION information. Make your request as early
programming, viewer notification must as possible by sending an email to
be done on the air at a time when the [DA 17–468] fcc504@fcc.gov or calling the Consumer
highest number of viewers are watching. and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
For those stations that lack the technical Disability Advisory Committee; 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432
ability to locally originate programming, Announcement of Next Meeting (TTY). Last minute requests will be
or conclude that airing of viewer accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
notifications would pose a hardship, AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission. The meeting will be webcast with open
they may notify viewers by some other captioning, at: www.fcc.gov/live.
reasonable means, e.g., publication of a ACTION: Notice.
To request materials in accessible
notification in a local newspaper or by formats for people with disabilities
SUMMARY: This document announces the
contacting the originating station to (Braille, large print, electronic files,
relay a crawl or service advisory to the date of the next meeting of the
Commission’s Disability Advisory audio format), send an email to fcc504@
communities that would be affected. fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Committee (Committee or DAC). The
Lifting of Freeze on Filing of meeting is open to the public. During Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
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Displacement and Digital Companion this meeting, members of the Committee 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
Channel Applications To Be will receive and discuss summaries of (TTY).
Announced in Future Public Notice activities and recommendations from its Federal Communications Commission.
The Media Bureau, on January 19, subcommittees. Karen Peltz Strauss,
2017, froze the filing of digital DATES: The Committee’s next meeting Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental
companion channel (DCC) applications will take place on Friday, June 16, 2017, Affairs Bureau.
and on June 11, 2014, froze the filing of from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:30 [FR Doc. 2017–10626 Filed 5–23–17; 8:45 am]
displacement applications. The DCC p.m. (EST). BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The Committee's next meeting will take place on Friday, June 16, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. (EST).
Contact		Elaine Gardner, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0581 (voice); email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 23809