95-27368. Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 214 (Monday, November 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27368]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure

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

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. Notice is hereby given of a meeting of 
the United States 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 the 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 to the Council.

DATES: The NII Advisory Council public teleconference will be held on 
Monday, November 20, 1995 from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The NII Advisory Council teleconference meeting will take 
place in the Forum 2 Conference Room, 1320 North Courthouse Road, 
Arlington, VA 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Elizabeth Lyle, Designated Federal Officer for the Advisory Council 
on the National Information Infrastructure, National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Room 4892; 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230. Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-mail: 
[e-mail].

AUTHORITY: Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on 
September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993 and June 13, 1994.

AGENDA: To discuss and approve KickStart, a document the Council is 
preparing for local leaders who want to connect their communities to 
the Information Superhighway.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will be open to the public, with 
limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Any 
member of the public requiring special services, such as sign language 
interpretation, should contact Elizabeth Lyle at 202-482-1835.
    Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the 
Council's affairs at any time before or after the meetings. Comments 
should be submitted through electronic mail to [e-mail] or to 
the Designated Federal Officer at the mailing address listed above.
    Within thirty (30) days following the meeting, copies of the 
minutes of the Advisory Council meeting may be obtained through 
Bulletin Board Services at 202-501-1920, 202-482-1199, over the 
Internet at iitf.doc.gov, or from the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Room 4892, 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, 
Telephone [phone].
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 95-27368 Filed 11-3-95; 8:45 am]
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