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

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** November 20, 1997
- **Citation:** 62 FR 61999

## Text

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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