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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  06-  256 
 February  3,  2006 


 NOTICE  OF  PROCEDURES  FOR  APPLYING  TO  MAKE  ORAL  PRESENTATIONS  AT  THE  NEXT  MEETING  OF  THE 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION’S  INDEPENDENT  PANEL  REVIEWING  THE  IMPACT  OF  HURRICANE  KATRINA  ON  COMMUNICATIONS  NETWORKS 


 Washington,  D.  C.:  This  Public  Notice  serves  as  notice  that  the  Federal  Communications  Commission’s  Independent  Panel  Reviewing  the  Impact  of  Hurricane  Katrina  on  Communications  Networks 
 (“  Independent  Panel”  or  “Panel”)  plans  to  hear  oral  presentations  from  interested  parties  at  its  next  meeting.  The  specific  date,  time  and  location  of  the  Independent  Panel’s  next  meeting  will  be  announced 
 in  a  future  Public  Notice.  Members  of  the  general  public  may  attend  the  meeting. 
 Consistent  with  the  Panel’s  mission,  the  focus  of  the  presentations  should  be:  (1)  the  impact  of  Hurricane  Katrina  on  telecommunications  and  media  infrastructure  and  public  safety  communications;  (2)  the 
 sufficiency  and  effectiveness  of  the  recovery  effort  with  respect  to  this  infrastructure;  and  (3)  ways  to  improve  disaster  preparedness,  network  reliability  and  communications  among  first  responders  such  as 
 police,  fire  fighters,  and  emergency  medical  personnel.  The  Panel  seeks  to  hear  a  variety  of  viewpoints  on  these  issues.  To  ensure  that  the  Panel  receives  as  many  presentations  as  possible,  presenters  will  be 
 allotted  5-  10  minutes  each.  To  the  extent  there  is  an  issue  of  particular  interest  to  the  Panel,  it  may  solicit  persons  with  expertise  on  the  issue  to  provide  presentations. 


 Interested  persons  who  wish  to  provide  oral  presentations  at  the  Independent  Panel’s  next  meeting  should  submit  a  request,  in  writing,  to  Lisa  Fowlkes,  Designated  Federal  Officer  of  the  Panel  by  email  at: 
 lisa.  fowlkes@  fcc.  gov.  Requests  should  include:  (1)  the  name  of  the  person  who  would  give  the  oral  presentation  and  the  name  of  the  company  or  organization  the  person  is  representing,  if  any;  (2)  a 
 description  of  the  nature  of  the  presentation;  and  (3)  if  available,  a  bio  of  the  presenter.  Requests  must  be  received  by  the  Designated  Federal  Officer  no  later  than  February  17,  2006.  Persons  selected  to  make 
 presentations  will  be  notified  as  soon  as  possible  and  provided  additional  information  about  the  presentations. 


 Interested  persons  may  also  submit  written  statements  to  the  Panel  at  any  time.  Written  submissions  should  be  sent  to  the  Designated  Federal  Officer  by  email  at  lisa.  fowlkes@  fcc.  gov  or  by  U.  S.  Mail  to: 
 Lisa  M.  Fowlkes,  Hurricane  Katrina  Independent  Panel,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Room  7-  C737,  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Washington,  DC  20554. 


 Further  information  regarding  the  Independent  Panel,  including  publicly  available  documents,  may  be  found  on  the  Panel’s  website  at  www.  fcc.  gov/  eb/  hkip.  In  addition,  publicly  available  documents  related 
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 to  the  Panel  are  available  for  inspection  and  copying  at  the  FCC’s  Public  Reference  Information  Center,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  A257,  Washington,  D.  C. 
 Enforcement  Bureau  Contacts:  Lisa  M.  Fowlkes,  Designated  Federal  Officer  (202)  418-  7452  or  Jean  Ann  Collins,  Alternate  Designated  Federal  Officer  (202)  418-  2792 
 News  Media  Contact:  Janice  Wise  (202)  418-  8165 


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