Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy, 55542-55543 [06-8062]

Download as PDF 55542 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 184 / Friday, September 22, 2006 / Notices submissions should refer to File Number SR–OC–2006–01 and should be submitted on or before October 13, 2006. For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.10 Jill M. Peterson, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 06–8003 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] letter or fax no later than Friday, October 6, 2006 in order to be put on the agenda. Franklin J. Sciortino, District Director, Buffalo District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration, Niagara Center, 540 Niagara Center, 130 S. Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, New York 14202; telephone (716) 551–4301 or fax (716) 551–4418. Thomas M. Dryer, Acting Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 06–7988 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BILLING CODE 8025–01–P Region 1—Maine District Advisory Council; Public Meeting SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The U.S. Small Business Administration Maine District Advisory Council, located in the geographical area of Augusta, Maine will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 starting at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the U.S. Small Business Administration, Maine District Office, 68 Sewall Street, 5th Floor, Augusta, Maine. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss such matters as may be presented by members, staff of the U.S. Small Business Administration, or others present. For further information, write or call Mary McAleney, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Maine District Office, 68 Sewall Street, Room 512, Augusta, Maine 04330, (207) 622– 8386 phone, (207) 622–8277 fax. Region 3—Washington, DC District Advisory Council; Public Meeting Thomas M. 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VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:37 Sep 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 The U.S. Small Business Administration Washington, DC District Advisory Council will host a public a meeting on Tuesday October 17, 2006 from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The meeting will take place at the Washington Metropolitan Area District Office located at 740 15th Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the overview of the district’s FY 2006 goals, update on new initiatives, and other matters that be presented by members, staff of the U.S Small Business Administration, or others present. Anyone wishing to make an oral presentation to the Board must contact Joseph P. Loddo, District Director, Washington Metropolitan Area District Advisory Council, in writing by letter or fax no later than Tuesday, October 3, 2006, in order to be put on the agenda. Joseph P. Loddo, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington Metropolitan Area District Office, 740 15th Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Telephone (202) 272–0345 or FAX (202) 272–0270. Thomas M. Dryer, Acting Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 06–7989 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5553] Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy Summary: The Department of State announces the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) to be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the Harry S. Truman Building PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of the U.S. Department of State. Admittance to the Department of State building is only by means of a prearranged clearance list as described in this notice. The Department of State announces the next meeting of its Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy (ACICIP) to be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the Loy Henderson Auditorium 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 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. Richard E. Wiley of Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP. Ambassador David A. Gross, Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, and other senior U.S. Government officials will address the meeting. The main focus of this meeting will be to discuss: 1. Upcoming USG telecommunications/ICT consultations in Tokyo (October 16–18, 2006) and Beijing (October 19–20, 2006). 2. Upcoming International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary Conference (November 6–24, 2006). 3. Upcoming Internet Governance Forum (October 30–November 2, 2006). 4. Upcoming U.S.-India Working Group Meeting (December 14–15, 2006). 5. U.S. domestic public safety radio communications coordination in United States border regions. 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. They should be submitted in written form and should not exceed one page for each country (for comments on consultations) or for each E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 184 / Friday, September 22, 2006 / Notices 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 prearranged clearance list. In order to be placed on the pre-clearance list, we must receive the following information from you no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2006: I. State That You Are Requesting PreClearance to a Meeting sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 1. Name of meeting and its date and time (ACICIP, October 5, 2006, 10 a.m.). 2. Visitor’s full name. 3. Company/Agency/Organization. 4. Title at Company/Agency/ Organization. 5. Date of birth. 6. Citizenship. 7. Type of ID visitor will show upon entry (from list below). 8. ID number on the ID visitor will show upon entry. Send the above information to Richard W. O’Brien by fax (202) 647– 0158 or e-mail o’brienrw@state.gov. All visitors for this meeting must use the 23rd Street entrance. One of the following valid ID’s bearing the number provided with your pre-clearance request will be required for admittance: • U.S. driver’s license with photo. • Passport. • U.S. government agency ID. 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 Richard W. O’Brien, Executive Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 647–4736 or o’brienrw@state.gov. General information about ACICIP and the mission of International Communications and Information Policy at the Department of State is available at our Web site: https:// www.state.gov/e/eb/adcom/c667.htm. Dated: September 18, 2006. Richard W. O’Brien, ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of State. [FR Doc. 06–8062 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–07–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:37 Sep 21, 2006 Jkt 208001 [Public Notice 5557] Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation; Extension of Waiver of Missile Proliferation Sanctions Against Chinese Government Activities Dated: September 18, 2006. Patricia A. McNerney, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State. [FR Doc. 06–8063 Filed 9–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–27–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AGENCY: ACTION: Department of State. Federal Railroad Administration Notice. A determination has been made to extend the waiver of import sanctions against certain activities of the Chinese government that was announced on September 19, 2003, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as amended. SUMMARY: II. Provide the Following Information 55543 DATES: Effective Date: September 13, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Durham, Office of Missile Threat Reduction, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State (202–647–4931). A determination was made on March 13, 2006, pursuant to section 73(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(e)) that it was essential to the national security of the United States to waive for a period of six months the import sanction described in section 73(a)(2)(C) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(a)(2)(C)) against the activities of the Chinese government described in section 74(a)(8)(B) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c(a)(8)(B))—i.e., activities of the Chinese government relating to the development or production of any missile equipment or technology and activities of the Chinese government affecting the development or production of electronics, space systems or equipment, and military aircraft (see Federal Register Vol. 68, No. 182, Friday, September 19, 2003). This action was effective on March 18, 2006. On September 13, 2006, a determination was made pursuant to section 73(e) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797b(e)) that it is essential to the national security of the United States to extend the waiver period for an additional six months, effective from the date of expiration of the previous waiver (September 18, 2006). These measures shall be implemented by the responsible agencies as provided in Executive Order 12851 of June 11, 1993. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [Docket No. FRA–2005–23281, Notice No. 2] Safety of Private Highway-Rail Grade Crossings; Notice of Safety Inquiry Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of safety inquiry. AGENCY: SUMMARY: On July 27, 2006, FRA published a notice announcing its intent to conduct a series of open meetings throughout the United States, in cooperation with appropriate State agencies, to consider issues related to the safety of private highway-rail grade crossings. This notice indicated that the first of these meetings would be held August 30, 2006, in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Notice No. 2 announces that FRA has scheduled subsequent meetings to be held September 27, 2006, in Raleigh, North Carolina; October 26, 2006, in San Francisco, California; and December 6, 2006, in New Orleans, Louisiana. At each open meeting, FRA intends to solicit oral statements from private crossing owners, railroads and other interested parties on issues related to the safety of private highway-rail grade crossings, which will include, but will not be limited to, current practices concerning the responsibility for safety at private grade crossings, the adequacy of warning devices at private crossings, and the relative merits of a more uniform approach to improving safety at private crossings. FRA has also opened a public docket on these issues so that interested parties may submit written comments for public review and consideration. The initial public meeting was held in Fort Snelling, Minnesota, on August 30, 2006, at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, One Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The second public meeting will be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, on September 27, 2006, at North Carolina State University’s McKimmon Conference and Training Center, 1101 Gorman Street, North DATES: E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55542-55543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8062]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5553]


Meeting of Advisory Committee on International Communications and 
Information Policy

    Summary: The Department of State announces the next meeting of its 
Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information 
Policy (ACICIP) to be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006, from 10 a.m. 
to 12 p.m., in the Harry S. Truman Building of the U.S. Department of 
State. Admittance to the Department of State building is only by means 
of a pre-arranged clearance list as described in this notice.
    The Department of State announces the next meeting of its Advisory 
Committee on International Communications and Information Policy 
(ACICIP) to be held on Thursday, October 5, 2006, from 10 a.m. to 12 
p.m., in the Loy Henderson Auditorium 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 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. Richard E. Wiley of 
Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP. Ambassador David A. Gross, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and 
Information Policy, and other senior U.S. Government officials will 
address the meeting.
    The main focus of this meeting will be to discuss:
    1. Upcoming USG telecommunications/ICT consultations in Tokyo 
(October 16-18, 2006) and Beijing (October 19-20, 2006).
    2. Upcoming International Telecommunication Union Plenipotentiary 
Conference (November 6-24, 2006).
    3. Upcoming Internet Governance Forum (October 30-November 2, 
2006).
    4. Upcoming U.S.-India Working Group Meeting (December 14-15, 
2006).
    5. U.S. domestic public safety radio communications coordination in 
United States border regions.
    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. They should be submitted in written 
form and should not exceed one page for each country (for comments on 
consultations) or for each

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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-arranged 
clearance list. In order to be placed on the pre-clearance list, we 
must receive the following information from you no later than 5 p.m. on 
Monday, October 2, 2006:

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 (ACICIP, October 5, 2006, 
10 a.m.).
    2. Visitor's full name.
    3. Company/Agency/Organization.
    4. Title at Company/Agency/Organization.
    5. Date of birth.
    6. Citizenship.
    7. Type of ID visitor will show upon entry (from list below).
    8. ID number on the ID visitor will show upon entry.
    Send the above information to Richard W. O'Brien by fax (202) 647-
0158 or e-mail o'brienrw@state.gov.
    All visitors for this meeting must use the 23rd Street entrance. 
One of the following valid ID's bearing the number provided with your 
pre-clearance request will be required for admittance:
     U.S. driver's license with photo.
     Passport.
     U.S. government agency ID.
    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 Richard W. O'Brien, 
Executive Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 647-4736 or 
o'brienrw@state.gov.
    General information about ACICIP and the mission of International 
Communications and Information Policy at the Department of State is 
available at our Web site:https://www.state.gov/e/eb/adcom/c667.htm.

    Dated: September 18, 2006.
Richard W. O'Brien,
ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 06-8062 Filed 9-21-06; 8:45 am]
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