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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital

Television Broadcasters; Notice of Location of November Meeting

ACTION: Notice of location for the November 9 meeting.

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Reference: This notice updates the notice of postponement published

in the Federal Register on October 22, 1998. Citation: 63 FR 56628.

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 as secretariat for

the Committee.

Authority: Executive Order 13038, signed by President Clinton on

March 11, 1997.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 9 from 8:30 a.m. to

5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Ronald Reagan

International Trade Center, in the Polaris Room, at 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. The nearest Metro stops are Federal

Triangle and Metro Center.

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 4720, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

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

mail: [email protected].

Media Inquiries: Please contact Sallianne Fortunato of NTIA's

Office of Public Affairs at 202-482-7002.

Agenda

Opening remarks

Committee deliberations

Public comment

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 immediately at

202-482-8056 or at [email protected].

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Members of the public may submit written comments concerning the

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

Secretariat's guidelines for public comment are described below and are

available on the Advisory Committee homepage (www.ntia.doc.gov/

pubintadvcom/pubint.htm) or by calling 202-482-8056.

Guidelines for Public Comment

The Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital

Television Broadcasters welcomes public comments.

Oral Comment: 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 each meeting.

Written Comment: Written comments must be submitted to the Advisory

Committee Secretariat at the address listed below. Comments can be

submitted either by letter addressed to the Committee (please place

``Public Comment'' on the bottom left of the envelope and submit at

least thirty-five (35) copies) or by electronic mail to

[email protected] (please use ``Public Comment'' as the subject line).

Written comments received within three (3) workings days of a meeting

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

as briefing material to Committee members prior to the next scheduled

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 202-482-

8056, by email request at [email protected] 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 4720;

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

Larry Irving,

Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.

[FR Doc. 98-29628 Filed 11-2-98; 12:26 pm]

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