94-1652. Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure; Meeting

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Part III





Department of Commerce





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National Telecommunications and Information Administration



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Advisory Council on National Information Infrastructure; Meeting; 
Notice
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

 

Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure; 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given of the first meeting of the Advisory 
Council on the National Information Infrastructure, created pursuant to 
Executive Order 12864, as amended.

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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 a 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 for the Council.

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on 
September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 10, 1994, from 1 
p.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Indian Treaty Room at the 
Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), room 474; 17th St. and 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20500. The Pennsylvania Avenue 
entrance to the OEOB should be used.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Sarah Maloney, Designated Federal Official for the National 
Information Infrastructure Advisory Council and Chief, Policy 
Coordination Division at the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Department of Commerce, room 
4625; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20230. 
Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Council was chartered on 
January 5, 1994, pursuant to Executive Order 12864, as amended, to 
advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters related to the development 
of the National Information Infrastructure (NII). In addition, the 
Council shall advise the Secretary on a national strategy for promoting 
the development of a NII.

Agenda

1. Welcoming Remarks by the Vice President and the Secretary of 
Commerce
2. Opening Introductions and Remarks by the National Information 
Infrastructure Advisory Council Co-Chairs
3. Briefing by the Information Infrastructure Task Force Committee 
Chairpersons
4. Open Discussion
5. Administrative Issues
6. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items
7. Closing Remarks

Public Participation

    The meeting will be open to the public, with limited seating 
available on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested members of 
the public who wish to attend the meeting should provide their full 
name, date of birth, and social security number to the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) by fax at 202-
482-0979 or through electronic mail at [e-mail]. This 
information is required to satisfy the security regulations for the Old 
Executive Office Building and must be provided to NTIA by 5 p.m. on 
Tuesday, February 8, 1994, to allow expeditious entry into the meeting. 
Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the 
Council's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments 
should be submitted to the Designated Federal Official at the address 
listed above. Copies of the minutes of the Council meetings may be 
obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce Public Reading Room, room 
6204, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20230; 
Telephone [phone]; within 30 days following the meeting.
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 94-1652 Filed 1-25-94; 8:45 am]
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