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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital

Television Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting

November 20, 1997.

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 to provide

secretariat services for the Committee.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 13038, signed by President Clinton on March

11, 1997.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, December 5, 1997 from 9:00

a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place in the Lounge of the

Export-Import Bank of the United States, 11th Floor, 811 Vermont

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20571. This location is subject to

change. If the location changes, another Federal Register notice will

be issued. 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.

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 4716; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.;

Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: 202-482-8056; Fax: 202-482-8058; E-

mail: [email protected].

Media Inquiries: Please contact Paige Darden at the Office of

Public Affairs, at 202-482-7002.

Agenda

Friday, December 5

Opening remarks

Briefings on the perspectives and experiences of the public interest

and broadcasting communities, and on digital technology

Public Comment

Committee Business

Closing Remarks

This agenda is subject to change. For an updated, more detailed

agenda, please check the Advisory Committee 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

[email protected]. Please bring a form of picture identification such

as a driver's license or passport for clearance into the building on

the day of the meeting.

Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the

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

should be submitted through electronic mail to [email protected]

(please use ``Public Comment'' as the subject line) or by letter

addressed to the Committee at the address listed below (please place

``Public Comment'' on the bottom left of the envelope).

Guidelines for Public Comment: The Advisory Committee on Public

Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters welcomes public

comments. 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 meetings. Written comments received from

the public may be mailed (if at least thirty-five (35) paper copies are

submitted) or forwarded by email to the committee members prior to the

meeting date. However, comments received too close to the meeting date

will normally be provided to committee members at the meeting. Written

comments received shortly after a meeting will be compiled and sent as

briefing material prior to the next 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 202-501-6195, 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 4716; 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue N.W.; Washington, DC 20230.

Shirl Kinney,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.

[FR Doc. 97-30546 Filed 11-19-97; 8:45 am]

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