98-24123. Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters; Notice of Location of September Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47484-47485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24123]


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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 Location of September Meeting

ACTION: Notice of location for the September 9 meeting.

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REFERENCE: This notice updates the notice of postponement published in 
the Federal Register on August 6, 1998. Citation: 63 FR 42010.

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 Wednesday, September 9 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled to take place in the Farragut Room 
of the Admiralty Ballroom of the Hilton Crystal City Hotel at 2399 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The nearest Metro stop is 
Crystal City on the blue and yellow lines. Parking at hourly rates is 
available at the hotel. For further directions, please call the Hilton 
at 703-418-6800.

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 Karen Kirchgasser of NTIA's Office 
of Public Affairs at 202-482-7002.

AGENDA

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 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 immediately at 
202-482-8056 or at [e-mail].
    Members 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 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)

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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, 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. 98-24123 Filed 9-4-98; 8:45 am]
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