ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- Notice of Open Meeting

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

                   U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
   ADVISORY COUNCIL ON THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE


                     Notice of Open Meeting


AGENCY:  National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA).


ACTION:  Notice is hereby given of the first meeting of the
Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure,
created pursuant to Executive Order 12864, as amended.


SUMMARY:  The President established the Advisory Council on the
National Information Infrastructure (NII) to advise the Secretary
of Commerce on matters related to the development of the NII.  In
addition, the Council shall advise the Secretary on a national
strategy for promoting the development of a NII.  The NII will
result from the integration of hardware, software, and skills
that will make it easy and affordable to connect people, through
the use of communication and information technology, with each
other and with a vast array of services and information
resources.  Within the Department of Commerce, the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration has been
designated to provide secretariat services for the Council.




AUTHORITY:  Executive Order 12864, signed by President Clinton on
September 15, 1993, and amended on December 30, 1993.


DATE:  The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 10, 1994,
from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.


ADDRESS:  The meeting will take place in the Indian Treaty Room
at the Old Executive Office Building (OEOB), Room 474; 17th St.
and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C.  20500.  The
Pennsylvania Avenue entrance to the OEOB should be used.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ms. Sarah Maloney, Designated
Federal Official for the National Information Infrastructure
Advisory Council and Chief, Policy Coordination Division at the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA); U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4625; 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C.  20230.  Telephone:
202-482-1835; Fax:  202-482-0979; E-mail:  nii () ntia doc gov.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Advisory Council was chartered on
January 5, 1994, pursuant to Executive Order 12864, as amended,
to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters related to the
development of the National Information Infrastructure (NII).  In
addition, the Council shall advise the Secretary on a national
strategy for promoting the development of a NII.




AGENDA:
  1. Welcoming Remarks by the Vice President and the Secretary of
     Commerce


  2. Opening Introductions and Remarks by the National
     Information Infrastructure Advisory Council Co-Chairs


  3. Briefing by the Information Infrastructure Task Force
     Committee Chairpersons


  4. Open Discussion


  5. Administrative Issues


  6. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Items


  7. Closing Remarks


PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:  The meeting will be open to the public,
with limited seating available on a first-come, first-served
basis.  Interested members of the public who wish to attend the
meeting should provide their full name, date of birth, and social
security number to the National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA) by fax at 202-482-0979 or
through electronic mail at nii () ntia doc gov.  This information is
required to satisfy the security regulations for the Old
Executive Office Building and must be provided to NTIA by 5:00
p.m. on Tuesday, February 8, 1994, to allow expeditious entry
into the meeting.  Any member of the public may submit written
comments concerning the Council's affairs at any time before or
after the meeting.  Comments should be submitted to the
Designated Federal Official at the address listed above.  Copies
of the minutes of the Council meetings may be obtained from the
U.S. Department of Commerce Public Reading Room, Room 6204, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.; Washington, D.C.  20230;
Telephone 202-482-4115; within 30 days following the meeting.




Date                          Larry Irving
                              Assistant Secretary for
                              Communications and Information