Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Next Meeting, 6020 [2018-02695]

Download as PDF 6020 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2018 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: January 30, 2018. Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–02814 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 18–98] Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Next Meeting 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 Wednesday, February 28, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. (EST). ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554, in the Commission Meeting Room. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Schell, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202–418–0767 (voice); email: DAC@fcc.gov. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:23 Feb 09, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 February 28, 2018 meeting, the Committee is expected to receive and consider: A report and recommendation from its Video Programming Subcommittee regarding best practices for the aural description (for people who are blind or visually impaired) of visual but non-textual emergency information provided by broadcasters; reports on the activities of its Relay & Equipment Distribution Subcommittee; reports on the activities of its Technology Transitions Subcommittee; and reports on the activities of its Emergency Communications Subcommittee. The Committee is also expected to receive presentations from Commission staff or others on matters of interest to the Committee. 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). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, (202) 564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Resources, Operations and Management; Federal Advisory Committee Management Division (MC1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or to provide written comments to NAC/GAC should be sent to Oscar Carrillo at carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by April 19th. The meeting is open to the public, on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting should contact Oscar Carrillo via email or by calling (202) 564–0347 no later than April 19th. Meeting Access: Information regarding accessibility and/or accommodations for individuals with disabilities should be directed to Oscar Carrillo at the email address or phone number listed above. To ensure adequate time for processing, please make requests for accommodations at least 10 days prior to the meeting. PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Communications Commission. Suzanne Singleton, Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. 2018–02695 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 18–40] Partial Lift of Freeze on Filing Petitions for Rulemaking To Change Television Stations Community of License Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This document announces that the Media Bureau is partially lifting the freeze on filing rulemaking petitions to change a full power television station’s community of license, where no technical facility change is required. DATES: February 12, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Joyce.Bernstein@ fcc.gov, or Kevin Harding, Kevin.Harding@fcc.gov, Video Division, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 3, 2004, in connection with the development of a channel election and repacking process in advance of the DTV transition, the Media Bureau imposed a freeze on the filing of petitions requesting new channels or service areas for full power television stations in order to ensure a stable database in connection with that process. Although the DTV transition was completed in 2009, the Commission continued the freezes as a result of the National Broadband Plan, which recommended that the Commission reallocate spectrum for new broadband services and repack television channels to increase the efficiency of channel use. Auction 1000, which was conducted pursuant to Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, was completed on April 13, 2017, and a 39-month post-auction transition period is underway during which some broadcast television stations will be relicensed to new channel assignments. Because the DTV transition is complete and the post-incentive auction transition is underway, it is no longer necessary to freeze community of license petitions that do not require a change in the station’s service area. The freeze on the filing of petitions for rulemaking for new station channel allotments, for changes in licensed SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 18-98]


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 Wednesday, 
February 28, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20554, in the Commission Meeting Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Schell, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0767 (voice); email: [email protected].

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 February 28, 2018 meeting, the Committee is expected to receive and 
consider: A report and recommendation from its Video Programming 
Subcommittee regarding best practices for the aural description (for 
people who are blind or visually impaired) of visual but non-textual 
emergency information provided by broadcasters; reports on the 
activities of its Relay & Equipment Distribution Subcommittee; reports 
on the activities of its Technology Transitions Subcommittee; and 
reports on the activities of its Emergency Communications Subcommittee. 
The Committee is also expected to receive presentations from Commission 
staff or others on matters of interest to the Committee. 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 [email protected].
    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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Suzanne Singleton,
Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2018-02695 Filed 2-9-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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