[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 881-882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31377]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6846]
Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Communications and
Information Policy
The Department of State's Advisory Committee on International
Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) will hold a public
meeting on January 28, 2010 from 9 a.m to 12 p.m. in Room 1107 of the
Harry S. Truman Building of the U.S. Department of State. The Truman
Building is located at 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520.
The committee provides a formal channel for regular consultation
and coordination on major economic, social and legal issues and
problems in
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international communications and information policy, especially as
these issues and problems involve users of information and
communications services, providers of such services, technology
research and development, foreign industrial and regulatory policy, the
activities of international organizations with regard to communications
and information, and developing country issues.
The meeting will be led by ACICIP Chair Mr. Thomas Wheeler of Core
Capital Partners and Ambassador Philip L. Verveer, U.S. Coordinator for
International Communications and Information Policy. The meeting's
agenda will include discussions pertaining to various upcoming
international telecommunications meetings and conferences, as well as
bilateral and multilateral meetings that have taken place recently. In
addition, the Committee will discuss key issues of importance to U.S.
communications policy interests including future generation
communications technology issues, international market access, Internet
governance, ICT development issues, international spectrum requirements
and harmonization, cyber-security, and data protection and privacy.
Members of the public may submit suggestions and comments to the
ACICIP. Submissions regarding an event, consultation, meeting, etc.
listed in the agenda above should be received by the ACICIP Executive
Secretary (contact information below) at least ten working days prior
to the date of that listed event. All comments must be submitted in
written form and should not exceed one page for each country (for
comments on consultations) or for each subject area (for other
comments). Resource limitations preclude acknowledging or replying to
submissions.
While the meeting is open to the public, admittance to the
Department of State building is only by means of a pre-clearance. For
placement on the pre-clearance list, please submit the following
information no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. (Please
note that this information is not retained by the ACICIP Executive
Secretary and must therefore be re-submitted for each ACICIP meeting):
I. State That You Are Requesting Pre-Clearance to a Meeting
II. Provide the Following Information
1. Name of meeting and its date and time.
2. Visitor's full name.
3. Date of birth.
4. Citizenship.
5. Acceptable forms of identification for entry into the U.S.
Department of State include:
U.S. driver's license with photo.
Passport.
U.S. government agency ID.
8. ID number on the form of ID that the visitor will show upon
entry.
9. Whether the visitor has a need for reasonable accommodation.
Such requests received after January 21st might not be possible to
fulfill.
Send the above information to Joseph Burton by fax (202) 647-7407
or e-mail [email protected].
Information about members of the public is sought pursuant to 22
U.S.C. 2658; Executive Order 10450; Executive Order 12356: and Section
506(a) of the Federal Records Act of 1950, as amended (44 U.S.C. 3101).
The primary purpose for collecting the information is to assure
protection of U.S. Department of State facilities and to allow all
Department of State (DOS) staff to pre-register single visitors or
groups and verify the requester has escort authority. The information
furnished is used by the Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic
Security to enhance the Department's security by tracking visitor
traffic and to prevent security vulnerability. The information may be
shared with Bureau of Diplomatic Security staff as a routine use, and
on an as-needed basis with outside law-enforcement organizations as
part of the Department's effort to combat terrorism and to cooperate
with law enforcement investigations. In addition, the information
provided is used to better track, manage, and control access to
buildings and restricted areas under the jurisdiction of the Department
of State; to determine the status of individuals entering Department of
State premises; and to provide data requisite to investigations and
security reports. Data may be shared with other Local, State, and
Federal law enforcement agencies. Failure to provide the information
requested may result in denial of access to U.S. Department of State
facilities.
All visitors for this meeting must use the 23rd Street entrance.
The valid ID bearing the number provided with your pre-clearance
request will be required for admittance. Non-U.S. government attendees
must be escorted by Department of State personnel at all times when in
the building.
For further information, please contact Joseph Burton, Executive
Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 647-5231 or [email protected].
General information about ACICIP and the mission of International
Communications and Information Policy is available at: http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/adcom/c667.htm.
Dated: December 30, 2009.
Joseph Burton,
ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E9-31377 Filed 1-5-10; 8:45 am]
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