[Federal Register: May 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 88)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Federal Advisory Committee Act Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting extension.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92-463, as amended, this notice advises interested persons that the
Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age
will hold its third meeting on June 14, 2004. The Federal
Communications Commission has decided to postpone the original date of
its third meeting, which was scheduled for May 10, 2004. The meeting
will now be held at the Federal Communications Commission in
Washington, DC on Monday, June 14, 2004. The Diversity Committee was
established by the Federal Communications Commission to examine current
opportunities and develop recommendations for policies and practices
that will further enhance the ability of minorities and women to
participate in telecommunications and related industries.
DATES: June 14, 2004, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Commission Meeting Room,
Room TW-C305, 445 12th St., SW., Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane E. Mago, Designated Federal
Officer of the Committee on Diversity, or Maureen C. McLaughlin,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer of the Committee on Diversity,
(202) 418-2030, e-mail Jane.Mago@fcc.gov, Maureen.Mclaughlin@fcc.gov.
Press Contact, Audrey Spivak, Office of Public Affairs, (202) 418-0512,
aspivak@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Diversity Committee was established by
the Federal Communications Commission to examine current opportunities
and develop recommendations for policies and practices that will
further enhance the ability of minorities and women to participate in
telecommunications and related industries. The Diversity Committee will
prepare periodic and final reports to aid the FCC in its oversight
responsibilities and its regulatory reviews in this area. In
conjunction with such reports and analyses, the Diversity Committee
will make recommendations to the FCC concerning the need for any
guidelines, incentives, regulations or other policy approaches to
promote diversity of participation in the communications sector. The
Diversity Committee will also develop a description of best practices
within the communications sector for promoting diversity of
participation.
Agenda
The June 14, 2004, meeting will include reports from the Diversity
Committee's four subcommittees regarding progress towards the final
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report to the Commission. The four subcommittees are: Career
Advancement, which aims to (a) assess current executive training
programs and other career development programs that target minorities
and women in the telecom industries; (b) identify recommendations and
``best practices'' that would facilitate opportunities in upper level
management and ownership; and (c) focus both on industry-specific
measures, as well as recommendations extending across the telecom
sectors; Financial Issues, which aims to (a) identify the obstacles to
capital access faced by minorities and women in the telecommunications
industries; (b) assess current practices regarding the access to
capital; (c) develop recommendations and identify ``best practices'' to
address these obstacles; and (d) focus both on industry-specific
measures, as well as issues that extend across the telecommunications
sectors; New Technologies, which aims to (a) assess what ownership and
career advancement opportunities are available in new and emerging
technologies (e.g., broadband, digital television, cable, satellite,
low power FM) and the convergence of these technologies; and (b)
develop recommendations for facilitating opportunities for minorities
and women in new industries as they form; and Transactional
Transparency, which aims to (a) identify what enhancements or additions
are needed, and develop suggested ``best practices'' in order to
increase the participation of minorities and women; (b) assess current
practices of how potential investment opportunities in telecom
industries are identified and how that information is disseminated; and
(c) focus both on industry-specific measures, as well as
recommendations extending across the telecom sectors.
Information concerning the activities of the Diversity Committee
can be reviewed at the Committee's Web site http://www.fcc.gov/DiversityFAC.
Material relevant to the June 14th meeting will be posted
there.
Members of the general public may attend the meeting. The Federal
Communications Commission will attempt to accommodate as many people as
possible. However, admittance will be limited to the seating available.
A live RealAudio feed will be available over the Internet; information
on how to tune in can be found at the Commission's Web site http://www.fcc.gov
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The public may submit written comments to the Committee's
Designated Federal Officer before the meeting.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-10463 Filed 5-5-04; 8:45 am]
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