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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  445  12th  St.  SW  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830 
 WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  01-  2678  November  16,  2001 


 FCC  REQUESTS  NOMINATIONS  FOR  NEW  MEMBERSHIP 
 ON  THE  LOCAL  AND  STATE  GOVERNMENT  ADVISORY  COMMITTEE 


 The  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  is  seeking  nominations  to  fill  three 
 vacancies  on  the  Commission's  Local  and  State  Government  Advisory  Committee  (LSGAC). 
 These  vacancies  are  due  to  the  departures  of  three  current  LSGAC  members,  Atlanta  Mayor  Bill 
 Campbell,  Albuquerque  City  Councilor  Michael  Brasher  and  Louise  Renne,  City  Attorney,  City 
 and  County  of  San  Francisco.  Therefore  one  vacancy  will  be  filled  by  a  local  government  attorney 
 (elected  or  appointed),  and  two  will  be  filled  by  elected  municipal  officials  (mayor  or  council 
 member). 


 The  LSGAC  is  comprised  of  elected  and  appointed  officials  of  municipal,  county,  state  and 
 tribal  governments.  It  provides  advice  and  information  to  the  FCC  on  key  issues  relevant  to  the 
 LSGAC,  including  public  rights-  of-  way,  facilities  siting,  universal  service,  removal  of  barriers  to 
 competitive  entry  and  public  safety  communications.  Pursuant  to  Sections  204(  b)  of  the 
 Unfunded  Mandates  Reform  Act  of  1995,  Pub.  L.  No.  104-  4,  109  Stat.  66,  the  LSGAC  is  not 
 subject  to,  and  is  not  required  to  follow,  the  procedures  set  forth  in  the  Federal  Advisory 
 Committee  Act  5,  U.  S.  C.,  App.  2  (1988). 


 The  FCC  will  be  accepting  nominations  to  the  LSGAC  until  5  p.  m.  Friday,  November  30th, 
 2001.  Each  nomination  must  include: 


 (a)  the  name  and  title  of  the  nominee  and  a  description  of  the  local  or  municipal  interest  the 
 nominee  will  represent; 


 (b)  the  nominee's  mail  address,  e-  mail  address,  telephone  number  and  facsimile  number; 
 (c)  a  certification  that  the  nominee  is  either  a  local  government  attorney  (elected  or  appointed),  or 
 a  municipal  official  (mayor  or  council  member),  and 


 (d)  a  description  of  the  nominee’s  qualifications  that  would  contribute  to  the  roles  and 
 responsibilities  of  the  LSGAC. 


 Nominations  should  be  sent  to  Dr.  Emily  Hoffnar,  the  FCC's  liaison  to  the  LSGAC,  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 
 For  further  information  pertaining  to  membership  on  the  LSGAC,  contact  Dr.  Hoffnar  at 
 (202)  418-  7396  or  at  ehoffnar@  fcc.  gov 
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