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 14-784 Released June 6, 2014 CHAIRMAN WHEELER ANNOUNCES INTERGOVERNMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chairman Tom Wheeler today announced members of the FCC’s Intergovernmental Advisory Committee (IAC) for 2014-2016. The IAC provides policy guidance, expertise, and recommendations to the Commission on a range of communications issues for which local, state, and Tribal governments share responsibility or administration with the Commission. BACKGROUND AND MISSION On October 29, 2013, the Commission announced the reauthorization of the IAC, sought nominations for membership, and noted that it would announce the members of the IAC at a later date. 1 The term of the previous IAC expired on December 2, 2013. The term of operations of the reauthorized IAC will be limited to two years, with an option for reauthorization at the end of the two-year period. 2 The term will commence with the new IAC’s first meeting on July 14-15, 2014 at the Commission’s headquarters in Washington, DC. 3 We expect that the 2014-2016 IAC will focus on the role of state, local, and Tribal governments in facilitating technology transitions, broadband deployment and adoption, E-rate modernization, and public safety issues. MEMBERSHIP IAC membership is comprised of representatives of local, state, and Tribal governments with expertise in communications policy. The Commission’s rules specify IAC membership in the following categories: four elected municipal officials (city mayors and city council members); two elected county officials (county commissioners or council members); one elected or appointed local government attorney; one elected state executive (governor or lieutenant governor); three elected state legislators; one elected or appointed public utilities or public service commissioner; and three elected or appointed Native American Tribal representatives. 4 The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) waives the 1 See FCC Announces the Reauthorization of the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee and Seeks Nominations, Public Notice, 28 FCC Rcd 14749 (2013). http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/intergovernmental-advisory- committee 2 See 47 C.F.R. § 0.701(a). 3 The IAC is authorized under Commission rules to operate for a two-year period following its first scheduled meeting. Id. 4 See 47 C.F.R. § 0.701(b). 2limitation on the number of municipal officials to allow five municipal officials to serve on the IAC instead of four, as specified under the Commission’s rules. 5 We find good cause to grant the waiver because of the unusually large number of qualified applicants, and granting this waiver allows us to benefit from the input of a more geographically diverse membership, while maintaining a reasonable size and balance of voices on the committee. 6 Chairman Wheeler today announced that Gary Resnick, Mayor, Wilton Manors, Florida will be the Chair of the 2014-2016 IAC and Bill de Blasio, Mayor, New York City, New York, will be the Vice Chair. He also announced today the members of the IAC in each respective category, as follows: Municipal Representatives (5) Bill de Blasio, Mayor, New York City, New York ? Designees: Bruce Regal, Senior Counsel, New York City Law Department; Tanessa Cabe, Telecommunications Counsel, New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications Andy Huckaba, City Councilmember, Lenexa, Kansas Ron Nirenberg, City Councilmember, San Antonio, Texas Kasim Reed, Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia ? Designees: Jim Beard, Chief Financial Officer, City of Atlanta; Cathy Hampton, City Attorney, City of Atlanta Gary I. Resnick, Mayor, Wilton Manors, Florida County Representatives (2) Dow Constantine, County Executive, King County, Washington ? Designee: Marlin Blizinsky, Government Relations Officer, King County, WA Mayor Edwin M. Lee, City and County of San Francisco, California ? Designees: Jay Nath, Chief Innovation Officer, San Francisco; Marc Touitou, Chief Information Officer, San Francisco; Brian Roberts, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Technology, San Francisco 5 See 47 C.F.R. § 0.701(b). 6 Northeast Cellular Telephone Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cir. 1990); WAIT Radio v. FCC, 418 F.2d 1153, 1159 (D.C. Cir. 1969). 3Local Government Attorney Representative (1) Kenneth S. Fellman, City Attorney, Littleton, Colorado State Executive Representative (1) Pat Quinn, Governor, Illinois ? Designee: Sean Vinck, Chief Information Officer, Illinois State Legislative Representatives (3) Upendra J. Chivukula, New Jersey Assemblyman Judson H. Hill, Georgia State Senator Thomas J. Sloan, Kansas State Representative State Public Utility Commission Representative (1) Ronald Brisé, Commissioner, Florida Public Service Commission Native American Tribal Representatives (3) John E. Sirois, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington Thomas Brandon Stephens, United South and Eastern Tribes, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, North Carolina Brian Tagaban, Navajo Nation, Arizona EXEMPTION FROM THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT We also note that pursuant to the “intergovernmental communication” exemption of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 7 “the IAC 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).” 8 Because the input that Congress sought to facilitate through the intergovernmental exemption is institutional in nature, the exemption covers federal communications with elected officials (or designated employees) involved in the governmental process at the state, local and Tribal levels. We clarify here that to be appointed to the IAC, under Commission rules, a member such as “an elected or appointed local government attorney” must be on the staff of the municipal or county government represented and be part of the governmental process. 9 Our compliance with the requirements of section 204(b) of UMRA ensures that the IAC can continue to operate with the informality and flexibility that have proven so effective in the past and that inhere in its FACA-exempt status. 7 See 2 U.S.C. § 1534(b). 8 47 C.F.R. § 0.701(a). 9 See 47 C.F.R. § 0.701(b). 4ACCESSIBLE FORMATS To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), please send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY). FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please contact: Gregory Vadas, Chief, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-1798 (voice) or 1-800-835-5322 (TTY), gregory.vadas@fcc.gov; or Steve Klitzman, Deputy Chief, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-1763 (voice) or 1-800-835-5322 (TTY), steve.klitzman@fcc.gov.