DA 03-4033

December 18, 2003

**MEMBERS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE NAMED**

In this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces the appointment of members to its
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC).

**Background**

On August 27, 2003, the Commission issued a Public Notice seeking
nominations for membership on its Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
("IAC" or "Committee"), a committee composed of local, state, and tribal
officials (*see* DA 03-2749). The IAC, formerly known as the Local and
State Government Advisory Committee ("LSGAC") is composed of 15 elected
and appointed officials of municipal, county, state and tribal
governments, according to the following allocations: seven local, five
state, and three tribal representatives. To ensure that all interested
parties had an opportunity to apply for membership on the Committee, the
deadline for applications was extended until October 17, 2003 (*see* DA
03-3055).

**Purpose and Functions**

The purpose of the IAC is to provide ongoing advice and information to
the Commission on a broad range of telecommunications issues of interest
to state, local and tribal governments.

During its two year term, the Committee is expected to address a number
of topics including:

-   Homeland security and public safety issues;

-   Matters unique to the provision of telecommunications services in
    rural areas, such as broadband deployment, universal service
    programs, and deployment of telecommunications services in Indian
    Country;

-   Barriers to competitive entry; and,

-   Cable and local franchising issues, including public rights-of-way
    matters.

**Members**

The Commission received forty- seven (47) applications for membership on
the Committee, from twenty-seven (27) states and ten (10) tribal
representatives. After a careful review of these applications, fifteen
(15) members were appointed to the Committee. This selected group is
representative of the FCC's many constituencies, and the expertise and
diversity of those selected is expected to provide a balance point of
view to the Commission. In addition, Chairman Powell has appointed Jim
Dailey, Mayor, City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as the Chairperson. All
appointments are effective immediately and shall terminate January,
2006, or until the Committee is terminated, whichever is earlier.

**The members of the committee are:**

1\. Denise M. Bode, Chairperson, Oklahoma Corporation Commission

2\. Carlito P. Caliboso, Chairman, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

3\. Jim Dailey, Mayor, Little Rock, Arkansas (IAC Chair)

4\. Steven L. Grey, Chair, Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory
Commission

5\. Jenny Hansen, Manager, Public Safety Services Office for the State
of Montana, Department of Administration

6\. Merita A. Hopkins, Corporation Counsel, City of Boston

7\. David Jones, Director of Emergency Services, Spartanburg County
Government, South Carolina

8\. Dean Paul Kruithof, Deputy City Administrator, Fort Smith, Arkansas

9\. Frank LaGrotta, Member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives

10\. Timothy Loewenstein, Supervisor, 3^rd^ District Buffalo County,
Nebraska

11\. Patrick Lloyd McCrory, Mayor, Charlotte, North Carolina

12\. Gary Resnick, Councilman, City of Wilton Manors, Florida

13\. Sylvester Sahme, Member, Oregon Telecommunications Coordinating
Council

14\. Randolph Townsend, Senator, Nevada State Senate

15\. J.D. Williams, General Manager, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal
Telephone Authority

At the first meeting, to be announced and held in early 2004, the
Committee will address matters of internal business and organization, as
well as its forthcoming work priorities. Because the IAC discussions
involve government to government deliberations, the meetings are not
open to the public.[^1]

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:** Carmen Scanlon, Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission,
202-418-0544 (voice) or 202-835-5322 (TTY), <Carmen.Scanlon@fcc.gov>
(e-mail).

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[^1]: *See* 2 U.S.C. § 1534(b); *see also* 5 U.S.C., App. 2 (1988).