[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 55710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25235]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 10205]


Notice of Public Meeting of the International Telecommunication 
Advisory Committee and Preparations for Upcoming International 
Telecommunications Meetings

    This notice announces a meeting of the Department of State's 
International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC). The ITAC 
will meet on December 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. EST at 1120 20th St. NW., 
10th Floor, Washington, DC to report on the outcome of the World 
Telecommunication Development Conference, review the results of recent 
multilateral meetings, updates on preparations for the International 
Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2018 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18), 
and discuss preparations for upcoming multilateral meetings at ITU, the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the 
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The meeting will focus on the 
following topics:

1. Results of Recent Multilateral Meetings
    a. ITU Council Working Groups
    b. World Telecommunication Development Conference
    c. ITU-R SG4, SG5, SG6, and SG7 block meetings
    d. Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
     Permanent Consultative Committee on Radiocommunication 
(PCC-II)
2. Meeting of the Permanent Executive Committee (COM/CITEL) 2018 ITU 
Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) preparatory process and U.S. 
priorities
3. Preparations for upcoming Multilateral Activities
    a. ITU-R meetings
    b. ITU-T meetings
    c. ITU-D meetings
    d. ITU Council Working Groups and Experts Group on International 
Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs)
    e. WSIS Forum
    f. APEC Telecommunications Working Group (APEC TEL 56)--December 
11-15, 2017

PP-18 will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from October 29 
to November 17, 2018. The Plenipotentiary Conference, which takes place 
every four years, is the highest policy-making body of the Union. PP-18 
will determine the overall policy direction of the ITU; adopt the 
strategic and financial plans for the next four years; elect the 48 
members of Council, 12 members of the Radio Regulations Board, and five 
Elected Officials; and consider and adopt, if appropriate, 
modifications to the ITU Constitution and Convention.
    Attendance at this meeting is open to the public as seating 
capacity allows. The public will have an opportunity to provide 
comments at this meeting at the invitation of the chair. Further 
details on this ITAC meeting will be announced on the Department of 
State's email list, [email protected]. Use of the ITAC list is 
limited to meeting announcements and confirmations, distribution of 
agendas and other relevant meeting documents. The Department welcomes 
any U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident to remain on or join the 
ITAC listserv by registering by email via [email protected] and providing 
his or her name, email address, telephone contact and the company, 
organization, or community that he or she is representing, if any. 
Persons wishing to request reasonable accommodation during the meeting 
should send their requests to [email protected] no later than November 30, 
2017. Requests made after that time will be considered, but might not 
be able to be fulfilled.
    Please send all inquiries to [email protected].

Cecily C. Holiday,
Acting Director, Multilateral Affairs, Cyber and International 
Communications, and Information Policy, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2017-25235 Filed 11-21-17; 8:45 am]
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