13 April 2000 Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: April 12, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 71)] [Notices] [Page 19805] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12ap00-88] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 3264] Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy; Meeting Notice The Department of State is announcing a special meeting of its Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy. The Committee provides a formal channel for regular consultation and coordination on major economic, social and legal issues and problems in international communications and information policy, especially as these issues and problems involve users of information and communication services, providers of such services, technology research and development, foreign industrial and regulatory policy, the activities of international organizations with regard to communications and information, and developing country interests. This special meeting will take the format of a hearing to solicit and receive testimony on the subject of ``best practices'' used by telecommunications regulators, competition authorities, and legislatures, etc. outside the United States that facilitate competition in the provision of telecommunications services and/or networks. The purpose of the Advisory Committee soliciting this testimony is to develop a list of these best policies implemented by countries outside the United States that will be helpful to the Department of State and the U.S. Government more broadly in recognizing and promoting pro-competitive telecommunications practices abroad. The intent is that these will provide concrete examples of where and how telecommunications competition has been implemented successfully. These ``best practices'' may take the form of the adoption of general policies, particular sets of rules, particular pricing regimes, specific enforcement intiatives, a particular form of regulation or specific transition requirement in moving from a monopoly situation to a competitive environment. The target audience from whom the Advisory Committee would like to solicit this testimony includes the telecommunications and information technology industries, consumer groups, academia, lawyers, and consultants, as well as from the general public. The Advisory Committee requests that interested parties provide written submissions, not to exceed two pages for each best practice (not counting attachments), that answer the following questions: Best Practice 1. What is the best practice? (Describe it. What competitive issues does it address? How has the practice been pro-competitive?) 2. Who implemented the practice and how transferable does the submitter think it will be to other countries? 3. What next steps can be taken to improve this practice? 4. Identify your name, organization, and contact information (phone number and e-mail address). Please state whether someone from your organization is willing to attend the meeting scheduled for May 15, 2000 at the Department of State in Washington to briefly present this suggestion (3-5 minute presentation depending upon the number of suggestions submitted). Written material must be submitted electronically to the Executive Secretary of the Advisory Committee, Timothy C. Finton, at fintontc@state.gov> no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Wednesday, May 3. Additionally, hardcopies of submissions may be mailed to Timothy C. Finton at EB/CIP, Room 4826, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington, DC to be received by May 3. The meeting will be held on Monday, May 15, 2000, from 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. in Room 1107 of the Main Building of the U.S. Department of State, located at 2201 ``C'' Street, NW., Washington, DC 20520. Members of the public may attend these meetings up to the seating capacity of the room. While the meeting is open to the public, admittance to the State Department Building is only by means of a pre- arranged clearance list. In order to be placed on the pre-clearance list, please provide your name, title, company, social security number, date of birth, and citizenship to Timothy C. Finton at fintontc@state.gov>. All attendees for this meeting must use the 23rd Street entrance. One of the following valid ID's will be required for admittance: any U.S. driver's license with photo, a passport, or a U.S. Government agency ID. Non-U.S. Government attendees must be escorted by State Department personnel at all times when in the State Department building. For further information, contact Timothy C. Finton, Executive Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 647-5385 or fintontc@state.gov>. Dated: April 4, 2000. Timothy C. Finton, Executive Secretary of the Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy, Department of State. [FR Doc. 00-9102 Filed 4-11-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-45-U ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: April 12, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 71)] [Notices] [Page 19804-19805] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12ap00-87] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice #3267] Secretary of State's Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board; Notice of Closed Meetings In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app 2 Sec. 10(a)(2)(1996), the Secretary of State announces the following Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board (ACNAB) meetings: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date Location ------------------------------------------------------------------------ April 12, 2000............................ Department of State, Washington, DC. May 8-9, 2000............................. Department of State, Washington, DC. June 5-6, 2000............................ Department of State, Washington, DC. July 19-20, 2000.......................... SANDIA, Albuquerque, NM. August 28-29, 2000........................ Department of State, Washington, DC. September 21-22, 2000..................... Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA. October 26-27, 2000....................... Department of State, Washington, DC. November 2-3, 2000........................ Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa Beach, FL. December 5-6, 2000........................ Department of State, Washington, DC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 19805]] Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app 2 Sec. 10(d)(1996), and in accordance with Executive Order 12958, in the interest of national defense and foreign policy, it has been determined that these Board meetings will be closed to the public, since the ACNAB members will be reviewing and discussing classified matters. The purpose of this Advisory Board is to advise the President and the Secretary of State on scientific, technical, and policy matters affecting arms control. The Board will review specific arms control and nonproliferation issues. Members will be briefed on current U.S. policy and issues regarding negotiations such as the Convention on Conventional Weapons and the Chemical and Biological Weapons Convention. The Board deeply regrets the short notice which was necessitated by a medical emergency. For more information concerning the meetings, please contact Robert Sherman, Executive Director, Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board, at (202) 647-1192. Dated: April 6, 2000. Robert Sherman, Executive Director, Secretary of State's Arms Control and Nonproliferation Advisory Board, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 00-9081 Filed 4-7-00; 3:54 pm] BILLING CODE 4710-27-P ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [Federal Register: April 12, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 71)] [Notices] [Page 19805-19806] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12ap00-89] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice No. 3266] Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy Open Meeting Notice The Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) will meet from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2000, in Room 1107, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520. The meeting will be hosted by Committee Chairman R. Michael Gadbaw and Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs Alan P. Larson. The ACIEP serves the U.S. Government in a solely advisory capacity concerning issues and problems in international economic policy. The objective of the ACIEP is to provide expertise and insight on these [[Page 19806]] issues that are not available within the U.S. Government. Topics for the June 13 meeting will be: Priority Democracies: Colombia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Ukraine. U.S.-EU Summit Issues. G-8 Summit Preview. Updates on: -- Sanctions -- Biotechnology -- China--WTO Accession -- Other Current Foreign Policy Issues The public may attend these meetings as seating capacity allows. The media is welcome but discussions are off the record. Admittance to the Department of State building is by means of a pre-arranged clearance list. In order to be placed on this list, please provide your name, title, company or other affiliation if appropriate, social security number, date of birth, and citizenship to the ACIEP Executive Secretariat by fax (202) 647-5936 (Attention: Carol Thompson) or email: (thompsonce@state.gov) by June 6th. On the date of the meeting, persons who have registered should come to the 23rd Street entrance. One of the following valid means of identification will be required for admittance: a U.S. driver's license with photo, a passport, or a U.S. Government ID. For further information about the meeting, contact Carol Thompson, ACIEP Secretariat, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Room 3638, Main State, Washington, DC 20520. The ACIEP is creating a working group comprised of experts in fields such as science, academia, agriculture, consumer interests, environment, and industry to examine issues regarding new agricultural technologies, including biotechnology. This group will generate recommendations on international aspects of new agricultural technologies and will report back to the full committee. The group will be comprised of approximately 20 people. Those interested in participating in the working group should send a resume/CV by April 28 to: Agricultural Office, Attention: S. Kenny, Department of State, 2201 C St NW, Room 3526, Washington, DC 20520, Fax: 202-647-1894, Email: kennyse@state.gov, thompsonce@state.gov. Dated: April 5, 2000. William J. McGlynn, Executive Secretary of the Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 00-9103 Filed 4-11-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-07-P -----------------------------------------------------------------------