[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: NTIA Seeks Nominations for Online Safety and Technology Working Group

[Marianne Granoff]

 From another list.  FYI.

>http://www.ntia.doc.gov/frnotices/2008/FR_OnlineSafety_081121.pdf
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>     Fed. Reg. Notice Friday November 21, 2008
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>     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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>     National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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>     Notice: Call for Nominations, Online Safety and Technology Working Group
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>     AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
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>     ACTION: Notice and Request for Nominations 
> of Representatives to Serve on Working Group
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>     SUMMARY: The National Telecommunications 
> and Information Administration (NTIA) is 
> seeking nominations of individuals to represent 
> the business community, public interest groups, 
> and other appropriate groups interested in 
> serving on the NTIA Online Safety and 
> Technology Working Group (OSTWG) for a single 
> fifteen (15) month term to commence in January 
> 2009. At the conclusion of the working 
> group’s term, the OSTWG will provide a report 
> to the Assistant Secretary for Communications 
> and Information and NTIA Administrator and to 
> Congress on ways to promote and to preserve a 
> safe environment for children using the Internet.
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>     DATES: Nominations must be postmarked or 
> electronically transmitted on or before December 12, 2008.
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>     ADDRESSES: An organization wishing to 
> submit a nomination of an individual to 
> represent that organization’s interests 
> relevant to the work of the OSTWG should send 
> the individual’s resume or curriculum vita 
> and a biographical statement summarizing the 
> individual’s interest in serving on the 
> working group and relevant qualifications to 
> the attention of Tim Sloan by mail to Office of 
> the Assistant Secretary, National 
> Telecommunications and Information 
> Administration, 1401 Constitution Avenue N.W., 
> Room 4725, Washington, DC 20230; by facsimile 
> transmission to (202) 482­6173; or by 
> electronic mail to ostwg at ntia.doc.gov. 
> Individuals may also self-nominate by 
> submitting the same information listed above, 
> as well as an indication of support from the 
> organization or group that the individual will represent.
>     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Stark 
> at (202) 482­1880 or estark at ntia.doc.gov; or 
> Tim Sloan at (202) 482­1899 or tsloan at ntia.doc.gov.
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>     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 10, 
> 2008, the President signed into law the 
> ‘‘Broadband Data Improvement Act’’ (the 
> Act), Pub. L. No. 110­385. Section 214 of that 
> Act directs NTIA to establish the OSTWG to review and evaluate:
>     • The status of industry efforts to promote 
> online safety through educational efforts, 
> parental control technology, blocking and 
> filtering software, age-appropriate labels for 
> content or other technologies or initiatives 
> designed to promote a safe online environment for children;
>     • The status of industry efforts to promote 
> online safety among providers of electronic 
> communications services and remote computing 
> services by reporting apparent child 
> pornography, including any obstacles to such reporting;
>     • The practices of electronic 
> communications service providers and remote 
> computing service providers related to record 
> retention in connection with crimes against children; and
>     • The development of technologies to help 
> parents shield their children from inappropriate material on the Internet.
>     The OSTWG must report its findings and 
> recommendations to the Assistant Secretary and 
> to Congress within one (1) year after its first meeting.
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>     MORE . . . . .