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Commission solicited applications for
membership on the Committee for its
ninth two-year term. The application
deadline was July 25, 2016.
After a review of the applications
received, Chairman Tom Wheeler
hereby appoints twenty-nine (29)
members to the Committee. Of these,
seventeen (17) represent interests of
general consumers, two (2) represent
interests of people with disabilities, six
(6) represent interest of industry, one (1)
represents minority interests, two (2)
represent interests of quasi-government/
regulators, and one (1) represents
interests of seniors. The Committee’s
membership is designed to be
representative of the Commission’s
many constituencies, and the diversity
of the selected members will provide a
balanced point of view as required by
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. In
addition, Chairman Wheeler designates
Eduard Bartholme representing Call For
Action as Chairperson of the Committee.
All appointments and reappointments
are effective October 21, 2016, and shall
terminate October 21, 2018, or when the
Committee is terminated, whichever is
earlier.
The Committee’s roster by
organization name and primary
representative is as follows:
(1) AARP, Coralette Hannon, Senior
Legislative Representative
(2) American Cable Association, Ross J.
Lieberman, Senior Vice President,
Governmental Affairs
(3) American Consumer Institute, Steve
Pociask, President/CEO
(4) American Foundation for the Blind,
Mark Richert, Director Public Policy
and Senior Advisor Strategic
Initiatives
(5) Americans for Tax Reform, Katie
McAuliffe, Federal Affairs Manager
(6) Appalachian Regional Commission,
Mark Defalco, Manager
(7) Benton Foundation, Ms. Amina
Fazlullah, Director of Policy
(8) Call For Action, Eduard Bartholme,
Executive Director
(9) Center for Media Justice/Media
Action Grassroots Network
(MAGNET), Paul Goodman, Legal
Counsel, Greenlining Institute
(10) Competitive Carriers Association,
Elizabeth Barket, Law and
Regulatory Counsel
(11) Consumer Action, Ken
McEldowney, Executive Director
(12) Consumer Federation of America,
Irene E. Leech, Ph.D.
(13) Consumers Union, Jonathan
Schwantes, Senior Counsel,
Telecommunications Policy
(14) CTIA, Krista L. Witanowski,
Assistant Vice President, Regulatory
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(15) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer
Advocacy Network, Zainab Alkebsi,
Policy Counsel, National
Association of the Deaf
(16) Electronic Privacy Information
Center, Claire Gartland, EPIC
Consumer Protection Counsel
(17) Free Press, Dana Floberg, Research
Fellow
(18) Mass. Department of
Telecommunications & Cable,
Joslyn Day, Director, Consumer
Division
(19) National Association of
Broadcasters, Larry Walke,
Associate General Counsel, Legal
and Regulatory Affairs
(20) National Association of State Utility
Consumer Advocates, Kenneth
Mallory, Esq., Assistant People’s
Counsel
(21) National Hispanic Media Coalition,
Andy Lomeli, Policy Associate
(22) National Association of
Telecommunications Officers and
Advisors, Mitsuko R. Herrera, Tech
Policy, Planning
(23) National Consumers League, Debra
R. Berlyn, Board Member & Officer
(24) National Consumer Law Center,
Olivia Wein, Lead Telecom
Attorney
(25) National Cable and
Telecommunications Association,
Steven Morris, Vice President and
Associate General Counsel
(26) National Digital Inclusion Alliance,
Angela Siefer, Director
(27) New America Foundation, Open
Technology Institute, Eric Null,
Policy Counsel
(28) Public Knowledge, Dallas Harris,
Policy Fellow
(29) USTelecom, B. Lynn Follansbee,
Vice President Law & Policy
and Braille copies of the agenda and
committee roster will be provided on
site. Meetings of the Committee are also
broadcast live with open captioning
over the Internet from the FCC Live Web
page at www.fcc.gov/live/. In addition,
the public may also follow the meeting
on Twitter @fcc or via the Commission’s
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
fcc.
Other reasonable accommodations for
people with disabilities are available
upon request. The request should
include a detailed description of the
accommodation needed and contact
information. Please provide as much
advance notice as possible; last minute
requests will be accepted, but may not
be possible to fill. To request an
accommodation, send an email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
202–418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432
(TTY).
For further information contact the
Designated Federal Officer of the
Committee, Scott Marshall, at 202–418–
2809 (voice or relay) or Scott.Marshall@
fcc.gov (email), or the Deputy
Designated Federal Officer of the
Committee, Beau Finley, at 202–418–
7835 (voice or relay) or Robert.Finley@
fcc.gov (email).
Federal Communications Commission.
D’wana R. Terry,
Acting Deputy Chief, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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Meeting Agenda
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At its January 27, 2017, meeting, the
Committee will consider administrative
and procedural matters relating to its
functions. The Committee may receive
briefings from commission staff on
issues of interest to the Committee. A
limited amount of time will be available
on the agenda for comments from the
public. If time permits, the public may
ask questions of presenters via the email
address livequestions@fcc.gov or via
Twitter using the hashtag #fcclive.
Alternatively, members of the public
may send written comments to: Scott
Marshall, Designated Federal Officer of
the Committee at the address provided
below.
The meeting is open to the public and
the site is fully accessible to people
using wheelchairs or other mobility
aids. Sign language interpreters, open
captioning, assistive listening devices,
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Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
date of the next meeting of the
Commission’s Disability Advisory
Committee (Committee or DAC). The
meeting is open to the public. During
this meeting, members of the Committee
will receive and discuss summaries of
activities and recommendations from its
subcommittees.
DATES: The Committee’s next meeting
will take place on Tuesday, December 6,
2016, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately
3:30 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW.,
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elaine Gardner, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau: (202)
418–0581 (voice); email: DAC@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established in December
2014 to make recommendations to the
Commission on a wide array of
disability matters within the jurisdiction
of the Commission, and to facilitate the
participation of people with disabilities
in proceedings before the Commission.
The Committee is organized under, and
operated in accordance with, the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). The Committee
held its first meeting on March 17, 2015.
At its December 6, 2016 meeting, the
Committee is expected to receive and
consider: Reports on the activities of its
Communications and Emergency
Communications Subcommittees; a
report and recommendation from its
Technology Transitions Subcommittee
regarding the accessibility of the
Internet of Things; a report and
recommendation from its Video
Programming Subcommittee on video
description services; and a report and
four recommendations from its Relay &
Equipment Distribution Subcommittee
regarding: Videomail-to-text services for
Video Relay Services consumers who
are Deaf-Blind; mobile device support
for USB connectivity to Braille displays;
best practices for the development and
testing of Augmentative-Alternative
Communication (AAC) devices; and the
portability of ten-digit telephone
numbers and associated features from
one IP-enabled relay provider to
another. The Committee also anticipates
presentations from Commission staff on
recent activities, and a presentation on
the future of television. A limited
amount of time may be available on the
agenda for comments and inquiries from
the public. The public may comment or
ask questions of presenters via the email
address livequestions@fcc.gov.
The meeting site is fully accessible to
people using wheelchairs or other
mobility aids. Sign language
interpreters, open captioning, and
assistive listening devices will be
provided on site. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with
disabilities are available upon request. If
making a request for an accommodation,
please include a description of the
accommodation you will need and tell
us how to contact you if we need more
information. Make your request as early
as possible by sending an email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or calling the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
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(202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY). Last minute requests will be
accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
The meeting will be webcast with open
captioning, at: www.fcc.gov/live.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
at 10:28 a.m. on Tuesday, November 15,
2016, the Board of Directors of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
met in closed session to consider
matters related to the Corporation’s
supervision, corporate, and resolution
activities.
In calling the meeting, the Board
determined, on motion of Vice
Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded
by Director Richard Cordray (Director,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau),
concurred in by Director Thomas J.
Curry (Comptroller of the Currency) and
Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, that
Corporation business required its
consideration of the matters which were
to be the subject of this meeting on less
than seven days’ notice to the public;
that no earlier notice of the meeting was
practicable; that the public interest did
not require consideration of the matters
in a meeting open to public observation;
and that the matters could be
considered in a closed meeting by
authority of subsections (c)(2), (c)(4),
(c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and
(c)(10) of the ‘‘Government in the
Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2),
(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B),
and (c)(10).
Dated: November 15, 2016.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Notice of Agreements Filed
The Commission hereby gives notice
of the filing of the following agreements
under the Shipping Act of 1984.
Interested parties may submit comments
on the agreements to the Secretary,
Federal Maritime Commission,
Washington, DC 20573, within twelve
days of the date this notice appears in
the Federal Register. Copies of the
agreements are available through the
Commission’s Web site (www.fmc.gov)
or by contacting the Office of
Agreements at (202)–523–5793 or
tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.
Agreement No.: 012367–003.
Title: MSC/Maersk Line TransAtlantic Space Charter Agreement.
Parties: Maersk Line A/S and MSC
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.
Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.;
Cozen O’Conner; 1200 19th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20036.
Synopsis: The amendment makes a
minor revision to Article 5.1(a) with
respect to the timing of a change in the
amount of space to be chartered.
Agreement No.: 012440.
Title: WWL and NYK Space Charter
Agreement.
Parties: Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Logistics AS and Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Filing Party: Kristen Chung, Corporate
Counsel, NYK Line (North America)
Inc.; 300 Lighting Way, 5th Floor;
Secaucus, NJ 07094.
Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes
the parties to charter space to/from one
another for the carriage of vehicles,
equipment or other cargo suitable for
carriage on Ro/Ro vessels in the U.S.
trades.
By Order of the Federal Maritime
Commission.
Dated: November 14, 2016.
Rachel E. Dickon,
Assistant Secretary.
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Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
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Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Next Meeting
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the date of the next meeting of the
Commission's Disability Advisory Committee (Committee or DAC). The
meeting is open to the public. During this meeting, members of the
Committee will receive and discuss summaries of activities and
recommendations from its subcommittees.
DATES: The Committee's next meeting will take place on Tuesday,
December 6, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. (EST).
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW.,
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Washington, DC 20554, in the Commission Meeting Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Gardner, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau: (202) 418-0581 (voice); email:
DAC@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in December
2014 to make recommendations to the Commission on a wide array of
disability matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission, and to
facilitate the participation of people with disabilities in proceedings
before the Commission. The Committee is organized under, and operated
in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA). The Committee held its first meeting on March 17, 2015.
At its December 6, 2016 meeting, the Committee is expected to
receive and consider: Reports on the activities of its Communications
and Emergency Communications Subcommittees; a report and recommendation
from its Technology Transitions Subcommittee regarding the
accessibility of the Internet of Things; a report and recommendation
from its Video Programming Subcommittee on video description services;
and a report and four recommendations from its Relay & Equipment
Distribution Subcommittee regarding: Videomail-to-text services for
Video Relay Services consumers who are Deaf-Blind; mobile device
support for USB connectivity to Braille displays; best practices for
the development and testing of Augmentative-Alternative Communication
(AAC) devices; and the portability of ten-digit telephone numbers and
associated features from one IP-enabled relay provider to another. The
Committee also anticipates presentations from Commission staff on
recent activities, and a presentation on the future of television. A
limited amount of time may be available on the agenda for comments and
inquiries from the public. The public may comment or ask questions of
presenters via the email address livequestions@fcc.gov.
The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.
If making a request for an accommodation, please include a description
of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we
need more information. Make your request as early as possible by
sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or calling the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY). Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to
fill. The meeting will be webcast with open captioning, at:
www.fcc.gov/live.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
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