Federal Advisory Committee Act; Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age, 57085 [2012-22752]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 180 / Monday, September 17, 2012 / Notices FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Advisory Committee Act; Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age (‘‘Diversity Committee’’). The Committee’s mission is to provide recommendations to the Commission regarding policies and practices that will further enhance diversity in the telecommunications and related industries. In particular, the Committee will focus primarily on lowering barrier to entry for historically disadvantaged men and women, exploring ways in which to ensure universal access to and adoption of broadband, and creating an environment that enables employment of a diverse workforce within the telecommunications and related industries. The Committee will be charged with gathering the data and information necessary to formulate meaningful recommendations for these objectives. SUMMARY: October 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Federal Communications Commission, Room TW–C305 (Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Kreisman, 202–418–1605 Barbara.Kreisman@FCC.gov. DATES: ADDRESSES: At this meeting the current committee structure and other organizational matters will be discussed. The goals and approaches of the advisory group will be discussed, including the substantive direction further recommendations should consider. Committee reports may be submitted. Members of the general public may attend the meeting. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many people as possible. However, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The public may submit written comments before the meeting to: Barbara Kreisman, the FCC’s Designated Federal Officer for the Diversity Committee by email: Barbara.Kreisman@fcc.gov or U.S. Postal Service Mail (Barbara Kreisman, Federal Communications Commission, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:43 Sep 14, 2012 Jkt 226001 Room 2–A665, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554). Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via email to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (tty). Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed. In addition, please include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Please allow at least five days advance notice; last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Additional information regarding the Diversity Committee can be found at www.fcc.gov/DiversityFAC. Federal Communications Commission. Barbara A. Kreisman, Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. 2012–22752 Filed 9–14–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [AU Docket No. 12–25; DA 12–1446] Mobility Fund Phase I Auction; Release of Files with Recalculated Road Miles for Auction 901; Mock Auction Rescheduled for September 21, 2012 Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications and Wireline Competition Bureaus announce updated data files of census blocks eligible for the Mobility Fund Phase I support to be offered in Auction 901, which is to be held on September 27, 2012, and the change of the mock auction date from September 25, 2012 to September 21, 2012. DATES: The mock auction is rescheduled for September 21, 2012. Auction 901 is scheduled to be held on September 27, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division: Lisa Stover at (717) 338–2868. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Auction 901 Updated Data Files and Mock Auction Date Change Public Notice released on September 7, 2012. The Auction 901 Updated Data Files and Mock Auction Date Change Public Notice and its associated attachment as well as related SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57085 Commission documents may be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202–488–5300, fax 202–488–5563, or you may contact BCPI at its Web site: https:// www.BCPIWEB.com. When ordering documents from BCPI, please provide the appropriate FCC document number, for example, DA 12–1446. The Auction 901 Updated Data Files and Mock Auction Date Change Public Notice and related documents also are available on the Internet at the Commission’s Web site: https://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/ 901/ or by using the search function for AU Docket No. 12–25 on the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) web page at https:// www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. 1. In the Auction 901 Procedures Public Notice, 77 FR 32092, May 31, 2012, the Bureaus identified census blocks eligible for the Mobility Fund Phase I support to be offered in Auction 901. The Bureaus also released files containing detailed information about these census blocks in a number of data formats, and a file with information about the more than 14,000 biddable geographic areas for Auction 901. These biddable items include: (1) The census tract-level aggregations of eligible census blocks, (2) separate aggregations of Tribal blocks and non-Tribal blocks for tracts that contain some eligible blocks that are in a Tribal land and other eligible blocks that are not in a Tribal land, and (3) individual eligible census blocks in Alaska. The Bureaus now announce the availability of updated versions of these files, which are available via the link for ‘‘Attachment A Files’’ at https:// wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/901/. An updated summary of the eligible census blocks is attached to the Auction 901 Updated Data Files and Mock Auction Date Change Public Notice. 2. These files do not change the set of eligible census blocks or biddable items. The only changes made are to the road miles listed for certain of the eligible census blocks and their associated biddable items. Comparing the recalculated road miles released today to the previously-released data, the Bureaus note that: (1) More than 80% of the biddable items have either no change in road miles or a change of less than 1 mile; and (2) Fewer than 200 of the more than 14,000 biddable items have changes of at least 1 road mile and more than 25% of the previous total road miles. 3. The Bureaus recently became aware of some anomalies in the calculated E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Federal Advisory Committee Act; Advisory Committee on Diversity 
for Communications in the Digital Age

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications 
Commission's (FCC) Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications 
in the Digital Age (``Diversity Committee''). The Committee's mission 
is to provide recommendations to the Commission regarding policies and 
practices that will further enhance diversity in the telecommunications 
and related industries. In particular, the Committee will focus 
primarily on lowering barrier to entry for historically disadvantaged 
men and women, exploring ways in which to ensure universal access to 
and adoption of broadband, and creating an environment that enables 
employment of a diverse workforce within the telecommunications and 
related industries. The Committee will be charged with gathering the 
data and information necessary to formulate meaningful recommendations 
for these objectives.

DATES: October 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Room TW-C305 (Commission 
Meeting Room), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Kreisman, 202-418-1605 
Barbara.Kreisman@FCC.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this meeting the current committee 
structure and other organizational matters will be discussed. The goals 
and approaches of the advisory group will be discussed, including the 
substantive direction further recommendations should consider. 
Committee reports may be submitted.
    Members of the general public may attend the meeting. The FCC will 
attempt to accommodate as many people as possible. However, admittance 
will be limited to seating availability. The public may submit written 
comments before the meeting to: Barbara Kreisman, the FCC's Designated 
Federal Officer for the Diversity Committee by email: 
Barbara.Kreisman@fcc.gov or U.S. Postal Service Mail (Barbara Kreisman, 
Federal Communications Commission, Room 2-A665, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554).
    Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable 
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. 
Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via email to 
fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau 
at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (tty). Such requests should 
include a detailed description of the accommodation needed. In 
addition, please include a way we can contact you if we need more 
information. Please allow at least five days advance notice; last 
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
    Additional information regarding the Diversity Committee can be 
found at www.fcc.gov/DiversityFAC.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2012-22752 Filed 9-14-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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