[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 5876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3075]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE


International Telecommunications Advisory Committee (ITAC) Ad Hoc 
on Preparations for the 1997 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-
97) and Conference Preparatory Meetings; Meeting Notice

    The Department of State announces the recovening, under the U.S. 
International Telecommunications Advisory Committee (ITAC), of an Ad 
Hoc Group to carry out preparations for the next World 
Radiocommunications Conference (WRC), and related Conference 
Preparatory Meeting (CPM), of the International Telecommunication Union 
(ITU). The WRC will be held October 27 to November 21, 1997, and the 
CPM May 6-16, 1997, in Geneva. The primary purpose of the AD Hoc Group 
will be to advise the Department on preparations for these and related 
meetings.
    The Ad Hoc Group is chaired by Warren Richards, Department of 
State, who will also serve as Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the 
CPM. The initial task of the Ad Hoc will be to complete U.S. national 
preparations for the CPM, which will develop a draft report to WRC-97 
at the May meeting. To facilitate work, the Ad Hoc will consist of two 
Working Groups with the following areas of responsibility:

    Working Group 1--Regulatory and Associated Issues (regulatory 
and procedural matters, HF broadcasting, maritime and aeronautical 
services, appendices S7, S30 and S30A, adaptive MF/HF systems, 
review of Resolutions and Recommendations), under the chairmanship 
of Frank Williams, Federal Communications Commission (FCC);
    Working Group 2--Allocations and Associated Issues 
(aeronautical, mobile-satellite, fixed-satellite, and space sciences 
services, spurious emissions, wind profilers, and fixed service 
above 30 GHz), chaired by Mr. Richards.

    Meeting schedules are as follows: Working Group 1 will meet 
February 27, 9:30<radical>Noon, at the FCC, 2000 M Street, N.W., in 
Room 847 (meetings are also planned for March 13 and 27, and April 24); 
Working Group 2 will meet February 25, 1:30-5 p.m., at State 
Department, 2201 C Street, N.W., in Room 1912 (meetings are also 
planned for March 4 and 18, April 1, 15 and 22). The agenda for both 
Working Groups includes a review of recent ITU-R reports and 
identification of U.S. input documents, position papers and authors. 
Questions regarding Ad Hoc activities in general or Working Group 2 may 
be directed to Warren Richards, Department of State (202-647-0049; Fx: 
647-7407). Questions about Working Group 1 should be directed to Frank 
Williams, FCC (202-418-0731; Fx: 418-0233).
    Members of the general public may attend the meetings and join in 
the discussions, subject to the instructions of the chair. In this 
regard, entry to the Department of State is controlled. If you wish to 
attend meetings at State, please send a fax to Christine Plunkett (202-
647-7407) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting, with your 
name, company, date of birth, SSN, and the meeting name/date. One of 
the following valid photo ID's will be required for admittance: 
driver's license with picture, U.S. passport, government ID (company 
ID's are no longer accepted by Diplomatic Security). Enter from the 
``C'' Street Main Lobby.

    Dated: January 22, 1997.
Richard E. Shrum,
ITAC Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 97-3075 Filed 2-6-97; 8:45 am]
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