Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure; Notice of Open Meeting DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

SUMMARY: The President established the Advisory Council on the National

Information Infrastructure (NII) to advise the Secretary of Commerce on

matters related to the development of the NII. In addition, the Council

shall advise the Secretary on a national strategy for promoting the

development of a NII. The NII will result from the integration of

hardware, software, and skills that will make it easy and affordable to

connect people, through the use of communication and information

technology, with each other and with a vast array of services and

information resources. Within the Department of Commerce, the National

Telecommunications and Information Administration has been designated

to provide secretariat services for the Council.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on

September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, June 20, 1994, from 8:30

a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Weyerhaeuser Auditorium

in the Landmark Center, 75 West 5th Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sarah Maloney (or Ms. Alison

Andrews, alternate), Designated Federal Officer for the Advisory

Council on the NII and Chief, Policy Coordination Division at the

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); U.S.

Department of Commerce, room 4892; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue,

NW.; Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: 202-482-1835; Fax: 202-482-0979;

E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Future meetings of the Advisory Council on

the National Information Infrastructure are planned on: September 13,

1994, October 19, 1994, December 6, 1994, January 26, 1995, February

22, 1995, April 12, 1995, June 14, 1995, August 16, 1995, October 11,

1995, December 13, 1995.

AGENDA:

1. Opening Remarks by the Co-Chairs (Delano Lewis, Ed McCracken)

2. Meetings of Three Mega-Projects (separate rooms)

Members assigned to each of the three projects will meet together.

The projects are:

Vision and Goals Driven by Specific Applications

Access to the NII

Privacy, Security, and Intellectual Property

3. Reports and Discussion on Mega-Projects

4. Intellectual Property Report and Discussion

5. Council Discussion

6. Application Demonstrations

7. Public Questions and Answers

8. Adjourn.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The Council meeting, including the individual

Mega-Project meetings, will be open to the public, with limited seating

available on a first-come, first-served basis. Any member of the public

requiring special services, such as sign language interpretation,

should contact Alison Andrews at 202-482-1835.

Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the

Council's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments

should be submitted through electronic mail to [email protected],

[email protected], or to the Designated Federal Officer at the address

listed above.

Within thirty (30) days following the meeting, copies of the

minutes of the Council meetings may be obtained through the NTIA

Gopher/Bulletin Board System over the Internet at iitf.doc.gov, at 202-

501-1920 or 202-482-1199, or from the U.S. Department of Commerce,

National Telecommunications and Information Administration, room 4892,

14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.; Washington, DC 20230;

Telephone 202-482-1835.

Larry Irving,

Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.

[FR Doc. 94-13620 Filed 6-1-94; 8:45 am]

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