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

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 as secretariat for

the Committee.

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

11, 1997.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 1998 from 8:30

a.m. until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place in the Auditorium at

the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Washington, DC 20230. 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 4720; 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:

Tuesday, April 14

Opening remarks

Committee deliberations

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].

Any member 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 website (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.

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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 or 202-501-6195, 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 N.W.;

Washington, DC 20230.

Shirl Kinney,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.

[FR Doc. 98-8291 Filed 3-27-98; 8:45 am]

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