[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29705-29706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12364]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, May 21, 2015
May 14, 2015.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, May 21, 2015. The meeting is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street
SW., Washington, DC.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1..................... CONSUMER & TITLE: Implementation of
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of
2010, Section 105, Relay
Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals (CC Docket
No. 10-210).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider an Order
to extend the National
Deaf-Blind Equipment
Distribution Program and
a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking to
permanently extend the
program. The program
provides up to $10
million annually from
the Interstate
Telecommunications Relay
Service Fund to support
programs that distribute
communications equipment
to low-income
individuals who are deaf-
blind.
2..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Accessible
Emergency Information,
and Apparatus
Requirements for
Emergency Information
and Video Description:
Implementation of the
Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of
2010 (MB Docket No. 12-
107).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a Second
Report and Order and
Second Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking to
extend accessibility
rules for emergency
alerts to ``second
screens,'' including
tablets, smartphones,
laptops, and similar
devices. The proposal
would take additional
steps to make emergency
information in video
programming accessible
to individuals who are
blind or visually
impaired.
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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] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
Meribeth McCarrick, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-
888-835-5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast
live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live Web page
at www.fcc.gov/live.
For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason
University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry
the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services, call
(703) 993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-12364 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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