Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 198 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55091-55092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27576]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital 
Television Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting

ACTION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Advisory Committee 
on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, 
created pursuant to Executive Order 13038.

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SUMMARY: The President established the Advisory Committee on Public 
Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters (PIAC) to 
advise the Vice President on the public interest obligations of digital 
broadcasters. The Committee will study and recommend which public 
interest obligations should accompany broadcasters' receipt of digital 
television licenses. The President designated the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration as secretariat for 
the Committee.

    Authority: Executive Order 13038, signed by President Clinton on 
March 11, 1997.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 26, 1998 from 9:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, October 27, 1998 from 9:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in Washington D.C. The location 
of the meeting will be announced in another Federal Register notice to 
be issued shortly. Updates about the location of the meeting will also 
be available on the Advisory Committee's homepage at www.ntia.doc.gov/
pubintadvcom/pubint.htm or you may call Karen Edwards at 202-482-8056. 
The meeting will also be broadcast over the Internet. The broadcast can 
be accessed via the Advisory Committee's homepage at www.ntia.doc.gov/
pubintadvcom/pubint.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Edwards, Designated Federal 
Officer and Telecommunications Policy Specialist, at the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Room 4720, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: 202-482-8056; Fax: 202-482-8058; E-
mail: piac@ntia.doc.gov.
    Media Inquiries: Please contact Karen Kirchgasser, the Office of 
Public Affairs, 202-482-7002.

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Agenda

Monday, October 26

Opening remarks
Committee deliberations
Public Comment
Adjourn

Tuesday, October 27

Reconvene
Committee deliberations
Public Comment
Closing remarks

    This agenda is subject to change. For an updated, more detailed 
agenda, please check the Advisory Committee's homepage at 
www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/pubint.htm.

Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public, with limited seating 
available on a first-come, first-served basis. This meeting is 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Any member of the 
public requiring special services, such as sign language interpretation 
or other ancillary aids, should contact Karen Edwards at least five (5) 
working days prior to the meeting at 202-482-8056 or at 
piac@ntia.doc.gov.
    Members of the public may submit written comments concerning the 
Committee's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. The 
Secretariat's guidelines for public comment are described below and are 
available on the Advisory Committee homepage (www.ntia.doc.gov/
pubintadvcom/pubint.htm) or by calling 202-482-8056.

Guidelines for Public Comment

    The Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital 
Television Broadcasters welcomes public comments. Oral Comment: In 
general, opportunities for oral comment will usually be limited to no 
more than five (5) minutes per speaker and no more than thirty (30) 
minutes total at each meeting. Written Comment: Written comments must 
be submitted to the Advisory Committee Secretariat at the address 
listed below. Comments can be submitted either by letter addressed to 
the Committee (please place ``Public Comment'' on the bottom left of 
the envelope and submit at least thirty-five (35) copies) or by 
electronic mail to piac@ntia.doc.gov (please use ``Public Comment'' as 
the subject line). Written comments received within three (3) workings 
days of a meeting and comments received shortly after a meeting will be 
compiled and sent as briefing material to Committee members prior to 
the next scheduled meeting.

Obtaining Meeting Minutes

    Within thirty (30) days following the meeting, copies of the 
minutes of the meeting may be obtained over the Internet at 
www.ntia.doc.gov/pubintadvcom/pubint.htm, by phone request at 202-482-
8056, by email request at piac@ntia.doc.gov or by written request to 
Karen Edwards; Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of 
Digital Television Broadcasters; National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration; U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4720; 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
    This notice of open meeting will be published thirteen days prior 
to the meeting date because of uncertainty created by the 
unavailability of suitable meeting space to accommodate the Committee 
and members of the public. This unavailability is caused by the 
unprecedented number of business and cultural events taking place in 
Washington around the meeting dates. Postponing the meeting is not 
possible because the next meeting date where the majority of Committee 
members could attend would leave the Committee insufficient time to 
prepare and submit its report.
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 98-27576 Filed 10-13-98; 8:45 am]
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