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modified Part 73 to incorporate Class A

licensees. The data will be used to

ensure that the public is being served

and will not cause harmful interference.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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Consumer/Disability

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces

formation of the Consumer/Disability

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee (hereinafter ‘‘the

Committee’’) to make recommendations

to the Commission regarding consumer

and disability issues within the

jurisdiction of the Commission and to

facilitate the participation of consumers

(including people with disabilities and

underserved populations) in

proceedings before the Commission.

The Commission also requests

applications of representatives to serve

on the Committee.

DATES: Applications should be received

no later than January 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent

to the Federal Communications

Commission, Consumer Information

Bureau, Attn: Scott Marshall, 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Marshall, Consumer Information

Bureau, Federal Communications

Commission, and 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20554. Telephone 202–

418–2809 (voice) or 202–418–0179

(TTY).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

public notice, which announces

formation of the Consumer/Disability

Advisory Telecommunications

Committee, was released November 30,

2000.

Electronic Access and Filing

A copy of this notice is also available

in alternate formats (Braille, cassette

tape, large print or diskette) upon

request. It is also posted on the

Commission’s website at http://

www.fcc.gov/cib/dro. Applications for

membership on the Committee may also

be sent to the Commission via email

addressed to smarshal@fcc.gov or may

be transmitted via facsimile to 202–418–

1414.

Background

The Telecommunications Act of 1996

paved the way for a new era of greater

competition and consumer choice in

telecommunications for all Americans.

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App II, the

Commission announces the formation of

the Consumer/Disability

Telecommunications Advisory

Committee to ensure that all Americans,

including individuals with disabilities

and underserved populations such as

tribal nations, have equal access to

telecommunications products and

services; and to facilitate consumer

involvement and input into all activities

of the Commission.

Functions

The Committee will provide general

guidance to the Federal

Communications Commission, and will

make specific recommendations on

issues and questions presented to it

through the Commission’s Consumer

Information Bureau (CIB). The issues or

questions referred to the Committee will

include, but are not limited to the

following topic areas:

• Consumer Protection and Education

(e.g., cramming, slamming, consumer

friendly billing, detariffing, bundling of

services, Lifeline/Linkup programs,

customer service, privacy, telemarketing

abuses, and outreach to underserved

populations).

• Access by People with Disabilities

(e.g., telecommunications relay services,

video description, captioning, accessible

billing, and access to

telecommunications products and

services).

• Impact of New and Emerging

Technologies (e.g., availability of

Broadband, digital television, cable,

satellite, low power FM, and the

convergence of these and emerging

technologies).

• Enforcement and Consumer

Participation in the FCC Rulemaking

Process.

It is anticipated that the Committee

will meet a minimum of two times per

year in Washington, DC, and that

approximately three informal

subcommittees will be established to

facilitate the Committee’s work between

meetings of the full Committee.

Applications for Membership

The Commission seeks applications

from interested individuals or

organizations from both the public and

private sectors that wish to be

considered for membership on the

Committee. Selections will be made on

the basis of factors such as expertise and

viewpoints that are necessary to address

effectively the questions presented to

the Committee. Members should be

recognized experts in their fields,

including but not limited to, consumer

advocacy organizations, organizations

representing persons with disabilities,

representatives of underserved

populations, equipment manufacturers,

telecommunications service providers

(including wireless), broadcast/cable

providers, state/local regulators, and/or

other qualified persons serving in their

individual capacities. Members must be

willing to commit to a two-year term of

service, should be willing and able to

attend a minimum of two (2) one-day

meetings per year of the Committee held

in Washington, D.C., and are also

expected to participate in deliberations

of at least one subcommittee. The

Commission is unable to pay per diem

or travel costs. Members will have an

initial and continuing obligation to

disclose any interests in, or connections

to, persons or entities who are, or will,

be regulated by or that have interests

before the FCC. The number of

Committee members will be limited to

effectively accomplish the Committee’s

work. Organizations with similar

interests are encouraged to submit a

single application to represent their

interests. Although the Committee will

be limited in size, there will be

opportunities for the public to present

written information to the Committee,

participate through subcommittees, and

to comment at Committee meetings.

Applications should be sent to the

Commission at the address listed at the

beginning of this notice, and should be

received by the Commission no later

than January 15, 2001. The application

should include the representative’s

name (and for organizations, the name

of an alternate), title, address and

telephone number, a statement of the

interests represented and the consumer

and/or disability issues of interest to the

applicant; and a description of the

applicant’s qualifications. The

application should further be supported

by a statement indicating a willingness

to serve on the Committee for a two-year

period of time; to attend a minimum of

two (2) one-day meetings per year in

Washington DC; and a commitment to

work on at least one subcommittee, at

the applicant’s own expense. After the

applications have been reviewed, the

Commission will publish a notice in the

Federal Register announcing the

appointment of the Committee members

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and the first meeting date of the

Committee. It is anticipated that the first

Committee meeting will take place in

March of 2001.

The Committee will operate in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App II. Each

meeting will be open to the public. A

notice of each meeting will be published

in the Federal Register at least fifteen

(15) days in advance of the meeting.

Records will be maintained of each

meeting and made available for public

inspection.

Federal Communications Commission.

Karen Peltz Strauss,

Deputy Bureau Chief, Consumer Information

Bureau.

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Public Safety National Coordination

Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document advises

interested persons of a meeting of the

Public Safety National Coordination

Committee (‘‘NCC’’), which will be held

in Orlando, Florida. The Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, as amended, requires public

notice of all meetings of the NCC. This

notice advises interested persons of the

eleventh meeting of the Public Safety

National Coordination Committee.

DATES: January 19, 2001 at 9:30 a.m.–

12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Select, 5750 T.

G. Lee Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32822.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Designated Federal Officer, Michael J.

Wilhelm, (202) 418–0680, e-mail

mwilhelm@fcc.gov. Press Contact,

Meribeth McCarrick, Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau, 202–418–

0600, or e-mail mmccarri@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following

is the complete text of the Public Notice:

This Public Notice advises interested

persons of the eleventh meeting of the

Public Safety National Coordination

Committee (‘‘NCC’’), which will be held

in Orlando, Florida.

The Federal Advisory Committee Act,

Public Law 92–463, as amended,

requires public notice of all meetings of

the NCC.

Date: January 19, 2001.

Meeting Time: General Membership

Meeting—9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Address: Holiday Inn Select, 5750 T.

G. Lee Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32822.

The NCC Subcommittees will meet

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. the previous

day. The NCC General Membership

Meeting will commence at 9:30 a.m. and

continue until 12:30 p.m. The agenda

for the NCC membership meeting is as

follows:

1. Introduction and Welcoming

Remarks.

2. Administrative Matters.

3. Report from the Interoperability

Subcommittee including, without

limitation, recommendations for an

incident response system,

recommendations for the number of

interoperability channels to be operatoraccessible on mobile and portable

radios; recommendations on

interoperability channel labeling

conventions and any other matters

related to interoperability.

4. Report from the Technology

Subcommittee including, without

limitation, discussion of an encryption

standard appropriate for use on the

narrowband 700 MHz public safety

frequencies; technology-related issues

arising from the recommendations of the

other subcommittees; and any other

matters related to interoperability.

5. Report from the Implementation

Subcommittee including, without

limitation, recommendations for

guidelines and model documents for use

by Regional Planning Committees;

recommendations for use of a precoordination database; operationsrelated issues arising from the

recommendations of the other

subcommittees; and any other matters

related to interoperability.

6. Public Discussion.

7. Other Business.

8. Upcoming Meeting Dates and

Locations.

9. Closing Remarks.

The FCC has established the Public

Safety National Coordination

Committee, pursuant to the provisions

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

to advise the Commission on a variety

of issues relating to the use of the 24

MHz of spectrum in the 764–776/794–

806 MHz frequency bands (collectively,

the 700 MHz band) that has been

allocated to public safety services. See

The Development of Operational,

Technical and Spectrum Requirements

For Meeting Federal, State and Local

Public Safety Agency Communications

Requirements Through the Year 2010

and Establishment of Rules and

Requirements For Priority Access

Service, WT Docket No. 96–86, First

Report and Order and Third Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 98–191, 14

FCC Rcd 152 (1998), 63 FR 58645 (11–

2–98).

The NCC has an open membership.

Previous expressions of interest in

membership have been received in

response to several Public Notices

inviting interested persons to become

members and to participate in the NCC’s

processes. All persons who have

previously identified themselves or

have been designated as a representative

of an organization are deemed members

and are invited to attend. All other

interested parties are hereby invited to

attend and to participate in the NCC

processes and its meetings and to

become members of the Committee.

This policy will ensure balanced

participation. Members of the general

public may attend the meeting. To

attend the eleventh meeting of the

Public Safety National Coordination

Committee, please RSVP to Joy Alford

or Bert Weintraub of the Policy and

Rules Branch of the Public Safety and

Private Wireless Division, Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau of the FCC

by calling (202) 418–0680, by faxing

(202) 418–2643, or by E-mailing to

jalford@fcc.gov or bweintra@fcc.gov.

Please provide your name, the

organization you represent, your phone

number, fax number and e-mail address.

This RSVP is for the purpose of

determining the number of people who

will attend this eighth meeting. The FCC

will attempt to accommodate as many

people as possible. However,

admittance will be limited to the seating

available. Persons requesting

accommodations for hearing disabilities

should contact Joy Alford immediately

at (202) 418–7233 (TTY). Persons

requesting accommodations for other

physical disabilities should contact Joy

Alford immediately at (202) 418–0694

or via e-mail at jalford@fcc.gov. The

public may submit written comments to

the NCC’s Designated

Federal Officer before the meeting.

Additional information about the NCC

and NCC-related matters can be found

on the NCC website located at: http://

www.fcc.gov/wtb/publicsafety/

ncc.html.

Federal Communications Commission.

Jeanne Kowalski,

Deputy Division Chief for Public Safety,

Public Safety and Private Wireless Division,

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

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