71500 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 2, 2014 / Notices 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Alfred Schandlbauer, Office of Ocean 

and Polar Affairs, Room 2665, Bureau of 

Oceans and International Environmental 

and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department 

of State, 2201 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20520. He may be 

reached on 202.647.0237 or at 

SchandlbauerAX@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

soliciting public comments to permit 

the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper performance of our 

functions. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Information solicited on the Advance 

Notification Form (DS–4131) provides 

the U.S. Government with information 

on tourist and other non-governmental 

expeditions to the Antarctic Treaty area. 

The U.S. Government needs this 

information to comply with Article 

VII(5)(a) of the Antarctic Treaty and 

associated documents. 

Methodology: 

Information will be submitted by U.S. 

organizers of tourist and other nongovernmental expeditions to Antarctica. 

Copies should be submitted via email, 

although signed originals are also valid. 

Dated: November 25, 2014. 

Evan T. Bloom, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8960] 

International Security Advisory Board 

(ISAB) Meeting Notice 

Closed Meeting 

In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App § 10(a)(2), the Department of 

State announces a meeting of the 

International Security Advisory Board 

(ISAB) to take place on January 15, 

2015, at the Department of State, 

Washington, DC. 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App § 10(d), and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(1), it has been determined that 

this Board meeting will be closed to the 

public because the Board will be 

reviewing and discussing matters 

properly classified in accordance with 

Executive Order 13526. The purpose of 

the ISAB is to provide the Department 

with a continuing source of 

independent advice on all aspects of 

arms control, disarmament, 

nonproliferation, political-military 

affairs, international security, and 

related aspects of public diplomacy. The 

agenda for this meeting will include 

classified discussions related to the 

Board’s studies on current U.S. policy 

and issues regarding arms control, 

international security, nuclear 

proliferation, and diplomacy. 

For more information, contact Richard 

W. Hartman II, Executive Director of the 

International Security Advisory Board, 

U.S. Department of State, Washington, 

DC 20520, telephone: (202) 736–4290. 

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Richard W. Hartman, II, 

Executive Director, International Security 

Advisory Board, U.S. Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8959] 

International Telecommunication 

Advisory Committee; Solicitation of 

Membership 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Coordinator for 

International Communications and 

Information Policy (‘‘the Coordinator’’), 

in the U.S. Department of State Bureau 

of Economic and Business Affairs, is 

accepting applications for membership 

on the International Telecommunication 

Advisory Committee (ITAC). 

DATES: Applications must be received 

by the Department of State (at the email 

addresses at the end of this Notice) not 

later than December 16, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Franz Zichy, at zichyfj@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of State is soliciting 

applications from subject matter experts 

who are representatives of scientific or 

industrial organizations that are engaged 

in the study of telecommunications or 

in the design or manufacture of 

equipment intended for 

telecommunication services, 

representatives of civil society 

organizations and academia, and 

representatives of any other corporation 

or organization engaged in 

telecommunications and information 

policy matters. Applicants should 

include experience participating in 

international organizations addressing 

telecommunications and information 

technical and policy issues and assisting 

with U.S. involvement with such issues. 

The ITAC is a Federal advisory 

committee under the authority of 22 

U.S.C. 2651a and 2656 and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix. (‘‘FACA’’). The purpose of 

the ITAC is to advise the Coordinator 

and the Department of State with 

respect to, and provide strategic 

planning recommendations on, 

telecommunication and information 

policy matters related to U.S. 

participation in the work of the 

International Telecommunication Union 

(ITU), the Organization of American 

States Inter-American 

Telecommunication Commission 

(CITEL), the Organization for Economic 

Cooperation and Development (OECD), 

the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 

Telecommunication & Information 

Working Group (APEC TEL) and other 

international bodies addressing 

telecommunications. 

Members are appointed by the 

Coordinator and must be U.S. citizens or 

legal permanent residents of the United 

States, appointed as representatives of 

U.S. organizations. To ensure diversity 

in advice, ITAC membership will 

include not more than one 

representative from any affiliated 

agency or organization so long as the 

threshold of no fewer than 50 members 

is met. ITAC members will represent the 

views of their organizations. The ITAC 

charter calls for representative members; 

therefore, a prospective member must 

represent a company or organization. 

Solo members (who ‘‘represent 

themselves’’) will not be selected. ITAC 

members must be versed in the 

complexity of international 

telecommunications issues and must be 

able to advise the Coordinator and the 

Department on these matters. Members 

are expected to use their expertise and 

provide candid advice. 

Please note that ITAC members will 

not be reimbursed for travel, per diem, 


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