Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure; Meeting

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 Thursday, February 10, 1994, from 1

p.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Indian Treaty Room at the

Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), room 474; 17th St. and

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20500. The Pennsylvania Avenue

entrance to the OEOB should be used.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Sarah Maloney, Designated Federal Official for the National

Information Infrastructure Advisory Council and Chief, Policy

Coordination Division at the National Telecommunications and

Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Department of Commerce, room

4625; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20230.

Telephone: 202-482-1835; Fax: 202-482-0979; E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Council was chartered on

January 5, 1994, pursuant to Executive Order 12864, as amended, to

advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters related to the development

of the National Information Infrastructure (NII). In addition, the

Council shall advise the Secretary on a national strategy for promoting

the development of a NII.

Agenda

1. Welcoming Remarks by the Vice President and the Secretary of

Commerce

2. Opening Introductions and Remarks by the National Information

Infrastructure Advisory Council Co-Chairs

3. Briefing by the Information Infrastructure Task Force Committee

Chairpersons

4. Open Discussion

5. Administrative Issues

6. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items

7. Closing Remarks

Public Participation

The meeting will be open to the public, with limited seating

available on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested members of

the public who wish to attend the meeting should provide their full

name, date of birth, and social security number to the National

Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) by fax at 202-

482-0979 or through electronic mail at [email protected]. This

information is required to satisfy the security regulations for the Old

Executive Office Building and must be provided to NTIA by 5 p.m. on

Tuesday, February 8, 1994, to allow expeditious entry into the meeting.

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 to the Designated Federal Official at the address

listed above. Copies of the minutes of the Council meetings may be

obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce Public Reading Room, room

6204, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20230;

Telephone 202-482-4115; within 30 days following the meeting.

Larry Irving,

Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.

[FR Doc. 94-1652 Filed 1-25-94; 8:45 am]

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