Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure Notice of Open Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure

Notice of Open Meetings

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration

(NTIA).

ACTION: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the United States

Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure, created

pursuant to Executive Order 12864, as amended. Notice is also given of

a meeting of the Council's Mega-Project III, Privacy, Security and

Intellectual Property.

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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 the 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 to the Council.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on

September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993 and June 13, 1994.

DATES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will be held on Tuesday,

September 13, 1994 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Mega-Project III

meeting will be held on Monday, September 12, 1994 from 9:00 a.m. until

3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will take place at the

Celeste Bartos Forum, New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd

Street, New York, New York 10018. The Mega-Project III meeting will

take place at the Shapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science

Research, Columbia University, 540 West 120 Street between Broadway and

Amsterdam, New York, New York 10027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Celia Nogales (or Ms. Meggan

Griggs, alternate), Designated Federal Officer for the Advisory Council

on the National Information Infrastructure, National Telecommunications

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

Room 4892; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C.

20230. Telephone: 202-482-1835; Fax: 202-482-0979; E-mail:

[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current members of the Advisory Council on

the National Information Infrastructure (Mega-Project III members are

indicated by an asterisk) include:

Mr. Morton Bahr

President

Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO

Dr. Toni Carbo Bearman

Dean and Professor

School of Library and Information Sciences

University of Pittsburgh

Ms. Marilyn Bergman*

President

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)

Ms. Bonnie L. Bracey

Teacher

Arlington County Public Schools

Mr. John F. Cooke*

President

The Disney Channel

Ms. Esther Dyson*

President

EDventure Holdings, Inc.

Mr. William C. Ferguson

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

NYNEX Corporation

Dr. Craig I. Fields

Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation

Mr. R. Jack Fishman

President, Lakeway Publishers, Inc. and

Editor/Publisher of the Citizen-Tribune

Ms. Lynn Forester

President and Chief Executive Officer

FirstMark Holdings, Inc.

Honorable Carol Fukunaga

Senator

State of Hawaii

Mr. Jack Golodner*

President

Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO

Mr. Eduardo L. Gomez

President and General Manager

KABQ Radio

Mr. Haynes G. Griffin

President and Chief Executive Officer

Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.

Ms. LaDonna Harris

President and Founder

Americans for Indian Opportunity

Dr. George H. Heilmeier

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bellcore

Ms. Susan Herman

General Manager

Department of Telecommunications

City of Los Angeles

Mr. James R. Houghton

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Corning Incorporated

Mr. Stanley S. Hubbard*

Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

Hubbard Broadcasting

Mr. Robert L. Johnson

President

Black Entertainment Television

Dr. Robert E. Kahn*

President

Corporation for National Research Initiatives

Ms. Deborah Kaplan

Vice President

World Institute on Disability

Mr. Mitchell Kapor

Chairman

Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Delano E. Lewis

President and Chief Executive Officer

National Public Radio

Mr. Alex J. Mandl

Executive Vice President, AT&T and Chief Executive Officer,

Communications Services Group

Mr. Edward R. McCracken

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Dr. Nathan P. Myhrvold*

Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology

Microsoft Corporation

Mr. N.M. (Mac) Norton, Jr.*

Attorney-at-Law

Wright, Lindsey, and Jennings

Mr. Vance K. Opperman

President

West Publishing Company

Ms. Jane Smith Patterson

Advisor to the Governor of North Carolina for Policy, Budget, and

Technology

State of North Carolina

Ms. Frances W. Preston*

President and Chief Executive Officer

Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI)

Mr. Bert C. Roberts, Jr.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

MCI Communications Corporation

Mr. John Sculley

Chief Executive Officer

Sculley Communications, Inc.

Ms. Joan H. Smith

Chairman

Oregon Public Utility Commission

Mr. Al Teller*

Executive Vice President, MCA Incorporated, and Chairman, MCA Music

Entertainment Group

Mr. Laurence Tisch

President and Chief Executive Officer

CBS, Incorporated

Mr. Jack Valenti*

Chief Executive Officer and President

Motion Picture Association of America

Agenda

The Advisory Council agenda includes:

1. Review of Progress on Mega-Projects

2. Framework for the NII Advisory Council

Discussion by Co-Chairs

3. Remarks by the Secretary of Commerce

4. Discussion of Critical Issues

Social Applications of the NII

Government's Role in Developing the NII

Intellectual Property

5. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers

6. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items

The Mega-Project III agenda includes:

1. Introductory Remarks

2. Discussion of ``Intellectual Property and the National

Information Infrastructure,'' A Preliminary Draft of the Report of the

Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, Information

Infrastructure Task Force

3. Discussion of Possible Project Plans

4. Next Steps

5. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers (if time permits)

Public Participation

The 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 Meggan Griggs 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 meetings. Comments

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

the Designated Federal Officer at the address listed above.

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

minutes of the Advisory Council and Mega-Project III meetings may be

obtained through Bulletin Board Services at 202-501-1920, 202-482-1199,

over the Internet at iitf.doc.gov, or from the U.S. Department of

Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration,

Room 4892, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C.

20230, Telephone 202-482-1835.

Larry Irving,

Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.

[FR Doc. 94-21147 Filed 8-25-94; 8:45 am]

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