[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 165 (Friday, August 26, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21147]
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[Federal Register: August 26, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure
Notice of Open Meetings
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA).
ACTION: 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. Notice is also given of
a meeting of the Council's Mega-Project III, Privacy, Security and
Intellectual Property.
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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.
AUTHORITY: Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on
September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993 and June 13, 1994.
DATES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will be held on Tuesday,
September 13, 1994 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The Mega-Project III
meeting will be held on Monday, September 12, 1994 from 9:00 a.m. until
3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The NII Advisory Council meeting will take place at the
Celeste Bartos Forum, New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd
Street, New York, New York 10018. The Mega-Project III meeting will
take place at the Shapiro Center for Engineering and Physical Science
Research, Columbia University, 540 West 120 Street between Broadway and
Amsterdam, New York, New York 10027.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Celia Nogales (or Ms. Meggan
Griggs, alternate), 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, N.W.; Washington, D.C.
20230. Telephone: 202-482-1835; Fax: 202-482-0979; E-mail:
nii@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current members of the Advisory Council on
the National Information Infrastructure (Mega-Project III members are
indicated by an asterisk) include:
Mr. Morton Bahr
President
Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO
Dr. Toni Carbo Bearman
Dean and Professor
School of Library and Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Ms. Marilyn Bergman*
President
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)
Ms. Bonnie L. Bracey
Teacher
Arlington County Public Schools
Mr. John F. Cooke*
President
The Disney Channel
Ms. Esther Dyson*
President
EDventure Holdings, Inc.
Mr. William C. Ferguson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
NYNEX Corporation
Dr. Craig I. Fields
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation
Mr. R. Jack Fishman
President, Lakeway Publishers, Inc. and
Editor/Publisher of the Citizen-Tribune
Ms. Lynn Forester
President and Chief Executive Officer
FirstMark Holdings, Inc.
Honorable Carol Fukunaga
Senator
State of Hawaii
Mr. Jack Golodner*
President
Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
Mr. Eduardo L. Gomez
President and General Manager
KABQ Radio
Mr. Haynes G. Griffin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.
Ms. LaDonna Harris
President and Founder
Americans for Indian Opportunity
Dr. George H. Heilmeier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bellcore
Ms. Susan Herman
General Manager
Department of Telecommunications
City of Los Angeles
Mr. James R. Houghton
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Corning Incorporated
Mr. Stanley S. Hubbard*
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Hubbard Broadcasting
Mr. Robert L. Johnson
President
Black Entertainment Television
Dr. Robert E. Kahn*
President
Corporation for National Research Initiatives
Ms. Deborah Kaplan
Vice President
World Institute on Disability
Mr. Mitchell Kapor
Chairman
Electronic Frontier Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Delano E. Lewis
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Public Radio
Mr. Alex J. Mandl
Executive Vice President, AT&T and Chief Executive Officer,
Communications Services Group
Mr. Edward R. McCracken
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Dr. Nathan P. Myhrvold*
Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology
Microsoft Corporation
Mr. N.M. (Mac) Norton, Jr.*
Attorney-at-Law
Wright, Lindsey, and Jennings
Mr. Vance K. Opperman
President
West Publishing Company
Ms. Jane Smith Patterson
Advisor to the Governor of North Carolina for Policy, Budget, and
Technology
State of North Carolina
Ms. Frances W. Preston*
President and Chief Executive Officer
Broadcast Music, Incorporated (BMI)
Mr. Bert C. Roberts, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
MCI Communications Corporation
Mr. John Sculley
Chief Executive Officer
Sculley Communications, Inc.
Ms. Joan H. Smith
Chairman
Oregon Public Utility Commission
Mr. Al Teller*
Executive Vice President, MCA Incorporated, and Chairman, MCA Music
Entertainment Group
Mr. Laurence Tisch
President and Chief Executive Officer
CBS, Incorporated
Mr. Jack Valenti*
Chief Executive Officer and President
Motion Picture Association of America
Agenda
The Advisory Council agenda includes:
1. Review of Progress on Mega-Projects
2. Framework for the NII Advisory Council
Discussion by Co-Chairs
3. Remarks by the Secretary of Commerce
4. Discussion of Critical Issues
Social Applications of the NII
Government's Role in Developing the NII
Intellectual Property
5. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers
6. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items
The Mega-Project III agenda includes:
1. Introductory Remarks
2. Discussion of ``Intellectual Property and the National
Information Infrastructure,'' A Preliminary Draft of the Report of the
Working Group on Intellectual Property Rights, Information
Infrastructure Task Force
3. Discussion of Possible Project Plans
4. Next Steps
5. Public Discussion, Questions and Answers (if time permits)
Public Participation
The meetings 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 Meggan Griggs 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 nii@ntia.doc.gov or to
the Designated Federal Officer at the address listed above.
Within thirty (30) days following the meetings, copies of the
minutes of the Advisory Council and Mega-Project III meetings 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, N.W.; Washington, D.C.
20230, Telephone 202-482-1835.
Larry Irving,
Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information.
[FR Doc. 94-21147 Filed 8-25-94; 8:45 am]
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