98-3836. Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7404-7405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3836]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)


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

February 13, 1998.
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 Monday, March 2, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place at the Annenberg 
School of Communications of the University of Southern California at 
3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0281. 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: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-
mail: [e-mail].

Media Inquiries

    Please contact Paige Darden at the Office of Public Affairs, at 
202-482-7002.

Agenda

Monday, March 2
    Opening remarks
    Briefings by producers on programming and access in the digital age
    Briefings on and discussion of free air time for political 
candidates
    Committee deliberations
    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 
[e-mail].

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    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.
    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 
[e-mail] (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 [e-mail] 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.
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 98-3836 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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