Notice2024-04954
Meeting of the Communications Equity and Diversity Council
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Published
March 8, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces the first meeting of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) re-chartered Communications Equity and Diversity Council (CEDC). The charter for the CEDC was renewed for a two-year period beginning June 22, 2023.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16767-16768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04954]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[GN Docket No. 17-208; FR ID 206809]
Meeting of the Communications Equity and Diversity Council
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice announces the first meeting of the Federal Communications
Commission's (Commission) re-chartered Communications Equity and
Diversity Council (CEDC). The charter for the CEDC was renewed for a
two-year period beginning June 22, 2023.
DATES: Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The CEDC meeting will be held in a hybrid manner. The public
may attend the meeting in person at FCC headquarters at 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC. The meeting also will be available to the public for
viewing via the internet at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/live">https://www.fcc.gov/live</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney McDonald, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) of the CEDC, (202) 418-7513, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cd9fa2a9a3a8b4e380ae89a2a3aca1a98dabaeaee3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a28151e141f035437193e15141b161e3a1c1919541d150c">[email protected]</span></a>;
Diana Coho, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (717) 338-2848, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d39141c131c533e1215123d1b1e1e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="16527f7778773855797e795670757538717960">[email protected]</span></a>;
Jaime McCoy, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (202) 418-2320,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b210a02060e4526082804122b0d0808450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95dff4fcf8f0bbd8f6d6faecd5f3f6f6bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a>; or Sima Nilsson, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (202)
418-2708, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cc9fa5a1ade282a5a0bfbfa3a28caaafafe2aba3ba"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2e1dbdfd39cfcdbdec1c1dddcf2d4d1d19cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>. More information about the CEDC is
available at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/communications-equity-and-diversity-council">https://www.fcc.gov/communications-equity-and-diversity-council</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CEDC meeting is accessible to the public
on the internet via live feed from the FCC's web page at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/live">https://www.fcc.gov/live</a>. Open captioning will be provided for this event.
Other reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are
available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be
submitted via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#10767373252024507673733e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="791f1a1a4c494d391f1a1a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a> or by calling the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice). Such requests
should include a detailed
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description of the accommodation needed. In addition, please include a
way for the Commission to contact the requester if more information is
needed to fulfill the request. Please allow at least five days' advance
notice for accommodation requests; last minute requests will be
accepted but may not be possible to accommodate. Members of the public
may submit any questions during the meeting to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e18d8897849094849295888e8f92a1878282cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365a5f405347435345425f5958457650555518515940">[email protected]</span></a>.
Oral statements at the meeting by parties or entities not represented
on the CEDC will be permitted to the extent time permits and at the
discretion of the CEDC Chair and the DFO.
Members of the public also may submit comments to the CEDC using
the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System, ECFS, at <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/ecfs">www.fcc.gov/ecfs</a>.
Comments to the CEDC should be filed in GN Docket No. 17-208.
Proposed Agenda: The agenda for the meeting will include
introducing members of the CEDC, announcing working groups that will
assist the CEDC in carrying out its work, and receiving guidance from
the Commission's Offices of General Counsel and Managing Director
regarding federal advisory committee best practices. This agenda may be
modified at the discretion of the CEDC Chair and the DFO. It is
anticipated that any significant agenda modifications will be posted in
advance on the CEDC web page. As will be discussed at the meeting, the
Council's mission is to make recommendations to the Commission on
advancing equity in the provision of and access to digital
communication services and products for all people of the United
States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, or disability. It shall provide recommendations
to the Commission on how to empower people of color and others who have
been historically underserved, including persons who live in rural
areas, and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty
or inequality, to access, leverage, and benefit from the wide range of
opportunities made possible by technology, communication services, and
next-generation networks. The CEDC is organized under, and operates in
accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App. 10).
Federal Communications Commission.
Jodie May,
Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2024-04954 Filed 3-7-24; 8:45 am]
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