98-19657. Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters; Notice of Open Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39557-39558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19657]


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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

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, August 10, 1998 from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:30 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, 
NW., 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, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. Telephone: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; E-
mail: [e-mail].
    Media Inquiries: Please contact NTIA's Office of Public Affairs at 
202-482-7002.
    Agenda:
Monday, August 10
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 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. Please bring a form of 
picture identification such as a driver's license or passport for 
clearance into the building on the day of the meeting. 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].
    Members of the public may submit written comments concerning the

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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 
[e-mail] (please use ``Public Comment'' as the subject line). 
Written comments received within three (3) working 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 [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 NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 98-19657 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am]
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