Digital Economy Board of Advisors, Extension of Nomination Deadline, 79572 [2015-32115]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 245 / Tuesday, December 22, 2015 / Notices
The Visiting Committee on
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Richard R. Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory
Programs.
Extension of Nomination
Deadline for the Digital Economy Board
of Advisors.
ACTION:
NTIA announces that the
closing deadline for the submission of
nominations for the Digital Economy
Board of Advisors is extended to
midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST)
on January 12, 2016.
DATES: Nominations should be
submitted electronically using the
online nomination form on or before
midnight EST on January 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be
submitted using the online nomination
form located at www.ntia.doc.gov/
digital-economy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Evelyn Remaley, Designated Federal
Officer, at (202) 482–3821 or
DEBA@ntia.doc.gov.
SUMMARY:
On
November 27, 2015, NTIA published a
notice in the Federal Register
announcing the establishment of the
Digital Economy Board of Advisors and
calling for nominations for the Board.
(80 FR 74086, Nov. 27, 2015). NTIA
requires that all nominations be
submitted electronically using the
online nomination form located at
www.ntia.doc.gov/digital-economy.
NTIA established a nomination window
through midnight EST on December 23,
2015.
NTIA extends the nomination
deadline to midnight EST on January
12, 2016. NTIA announces this deadline
extension in the interest of ensuring that
applicants have sufficient time to
submit nominations, recognizing the
proximity of several Federal holidays to
the current nomination deadline. All
other requirements for the submission of
nominations remain unchanged.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 17, 2015.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications
and Information Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Digital Economy Board of Advisors, Extension of Nomination
Deadline
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Extension of Nomination Deadline for the Digital Economy Board
of Advisors.
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SUMMARY: NTIA announces that the closing deadline for the submission of
nominations for the Digital Economy Board of Advisors is extended to
midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 12, 2016.
DATES: Nominations should be submitted electronically using the online
nomination form on or before midnight EST on January 12, 2016.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be submitted using the online
nomination form located at www.ntia.doc.gov/digital-economy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evelyn Remaley, Designated Federal
Officer, at (202) 482-3821 or DEBA@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 27, 2015, NTIA published a
notice in the Federal Register announcing the establishment of the
Digital Economy Board of Advisors and calling for nominations for the
Board. (80 FR 74086, Nov. 27, 2015). NTIA requires that all nominations
be submitted electronically using the online nomination form located at
www.ntia.doc.gov/digital-economy. NTIA established a nomination window
through midnight EST on December 23, 2015.
NTIA extends the nomination deadline to midnight EST on January 12,
2016. NTIA announces this deadline extension in the interest of
ensuring that applicants have sufficient time to submit nominations,
recognizing the proximity of several Federal holidays to the current
nomination deadline. All other requirements for the submission of
nominations remain unchanged.
Dated: December 17, 2015.
Kathy D. Smith,
Chief Counsel, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
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