[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 227 (Friday, November 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72704-72705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30396]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 11-1880]


Emergency Access Advisory Committee; Announcement of Date of Next 
Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the date of the Emergency Access 
Advisory Committee's (Committee or EAAC) next meeting. The November 
meeting will consider final draft language for recommendations to the 
Commission as required in the Twenty-First Century Communications and 
Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA).

DATES: The Committee's next meeting will take place on Friday, November 
18, 2011, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), at the headquarters of the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, in the Commission Meeting Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl King, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-2284 (voice) or (202) 418-0416 (TTY), email: 
[email protected] and/or Patrick Donovan, Public Safety and Homeland 
Security Bureau, (202) 418-2413, email: [email protected].

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, an advisory committee 
required by the CVAA, Public Law 111-260, which directs that an 
advisory committee be established for the purpose of achieving equal 
access to emergency services by individuals with disabilities as part 
of our nation's migration to a national Internet protocol-enabled 
emergency network, also known as the next generation 9-1-1 system (NG9-
1-1). The purpose of the EAAC is to determine the most effective and 
efficient technologies and methods by which to enable access to NG9-1-1 
emergency services by individuals with disabilities. In order to 
fulfill this mission, the CVAA 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 EAAC survey has been completed and the EAAC is now considering 
recommendations based on the survey results. Under the CVAA, those 
recommendations are due to the Commission by December 7, 2011.
    The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or 
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and 
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable 
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. 
In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will 
need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last 
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send 
an email to: [email protected]

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or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Karen Peltz Strauss,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2011-30396 Filed 11-23-11; 8:45 am]
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