[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78244-78245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31513]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 10-2318]


Emergency Access Advisory Committee; Announcement of 
Establishment, and of Members and Co-Chairpersons, and Announcement of 
Date of First Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the establishment, and appointment of 
members and Co-Chairpersons, of the Emergency Access Advisory Committee 
(``Committee'' or ``EAAC'') of the Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission''). The Commission further announces the date of the 
Committee's first meeting.

DATES: The Committee was established on December 7, 2010. The first 
meeting of the Committee will take place on Friday, January 14, 2011, 
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Commission Headquarters.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl King, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, 202-418-2284 (voice), 202-418-0416 (TTY), or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f8bb909d8a8194d6b391969fb89e9b9bd69f978e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4003282532392c6e0b292e27002623236e272f36">[email protected]</span></a> (e-mail); or Patrick Donovan, Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau, 202-418-2413, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5808392c2a313b33761c3736372e3936183e3b3b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c999a8bdbba0aaa2e78da6a7a6bfa8a789afaaaae7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a> (e-
mail).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 7, 2010, in document DA 10-2318, 
Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the establishment, and 
appointment of members and Co-Chairpersons, of the EAAC, following a 
nominations period that closed on November 1, 2010.
    The EAAC shall conduct monthly meetings during 2011. The first 
meeting will be held on January 14, 2011 at Commission Headquarters, 
and subsequent meetings will be held on the second Friday of every 
month during 2011. All meetings shall be open to the public.
    The EAAC is established in accordance with the Twenty-first Century 
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Public Law 111-260 
(Accessibility Act), for the purpose of determining the most effective 
and efficient technologies and methods by which to enable access to 
Next Generation 911 emergency services by individuals with 
disabilities. In order to fulfill this mission, the Accessibility Act 
directs that within one year after the EAAC's members are appointed, 
the Committee shall conduct a national survey, with the input of groups 
represented by the Committee's membership, after which the Committee 
shall develop and submit to the Commission recommendations to implement 
such technologies and methods.
    The Chairman of the Commission is appointing thirty-two (32) 
members of the EAAC. Of this number, eleven (11) represent interests of 
persons with disabilities and researchers; seven (7) represent 
interests of communication service providers; six (6) represent 
interests of State and local emergency responders and emergency subject 
matter technologies; three (3) represent venders, developers and 
manufacturers of systems, facilities and equipment; three (3) represent 
Federal agencies; and two (2) represent industry organizations. The 
EAAC's membership is designed to be representative of the Commission's 
many constituencies, and the diversity achieved ensures a balance among 
individuals with disabilities and other stakeholders, as required by 
the Accessibility Act. All appointments are effective immediately and 
shall terminate December 7, 2012, or when the Committee is terminated, 
whichever is earlier.
    The membership of the EAAC, designated by organization or 
affiliation as appropriate, is as follows:
    <bullet> American Foundation for the Blind--Brad Hodges.
    <bullet> AT&T--Brian Daly.
    <bullet> Avaya Labs--Paul Michaelis.
    <bullet> Center for Public Safety Innovation/National Terrorist 
Preparedness Institute--Christopher Littlewood.
    <bullet> City of Los Angeles' Department on Disability and National 
Emergency Numbering Association's Accessibility Committee--Richard Ray.
    <bullet> Comcast Cable--Angel Arocho.
    <bullet> Communication Service for the Deaf--Alfred Sonnenstrahl.
    <bullet> CTIA, The Wireless Association--Matthew Gerst.
    <bullet> Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency--Marcie Roth.
    <bullet> Fairfax County Emergency Management--Bruce McFarlane.
    <bullet> Gallaudet University--Norman Williams.
    <bullet> Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center--Donna Platt.
    <bullet> Intrado, Inc.--John Snapp.
    <bullet> Louisiana NENA--Roland Cotton.
    <bullet> Microsoft--Bernard Aboba.
    <bullet> Norcal Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and E911 
Stakeholder Council--Sheri A. Farinha.
    <bullet> Omnitor--Gunnar Hellstrom.
    <bullet> Partners for Access, LLC--Joel Ziev.
    <bullet> Purple Communications--Mark Stern.
    <bullet> RealTime Text Task Force (R3TF)--Arnoud van Wijk.
    <bullet> Research in Motion (RIM)--Gregory Fields.
    <bullet> Speech Communication Assistance for the Telephone, Inc.--
Rebecca Ladew.
    <bullet> TeleCommunications Systems, Inc.--Don Mitchell.
    <bullet> Telecommunications Industry Association and the Mobile 
Manufacturers Forum--David J. Dzumba.

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    <bullet> Time Warner Cable Communications--Martha (Marte) Kinder.
    <bullet> T-Mobile, 911 Policy--Jim Nixon.
    <bullet> Trace R&D Center, University of Wisconsin (IT&Tel-RERC)--
Gregg Vanderheiden.
    <bullet> U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division/DRS--
Robert Mather.
    <bullet> U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA--Laurie Flaherty.
    <bullet> Verizon Communications--Kevin Green.
    <bullet> Vonage Holding Corp.--Brendan Kasper.
    <bullet> Washington Parish, LA Communications District--James 
Coleman.
    Chairman Julius Genachowski has designated Richard Ray and David J. 
Dzumba as Co-Chairpersons of the EAAC.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#680e0b0b5d585c280e0b0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="680e0b0b5d585c280e0b0b460f071e">[email protected]</span></a> or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-31513 Filed 12-14-10; 8:45 am]
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