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 17-1070 Released: October 31, 2017 FCC ANNOUNCES THE THIRD MEETING OF THE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE GN Docket No. 17-83 This Public Notice serves as notice that, consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 1 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announces the third meeting of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). The BDAC will hold its third meeting on Thursday, November 9, 2017, beginning at 9:30 am, in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, located at 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-C305, Washington, DC 20554. Notice of this meeting has been published in the Federal Register. At this meeting, the BDAC will hear reports from its Model Code for Municipalities, Model Code for States, Competitive Access to Broadband Infrastructure, Removing State and Local Regulatory Barriers, and Streamlining Federal Siting Working Groups and consider initial recommendations. In addition, the BDAC will continue its discussions on how to accelerate the deployment of broadband by reducing and/or removing regulatory barriers to infrastructure investment. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the BDAC Chair and the Designated Federal Officer (DFO). The BDAC meeting is open to the public. The FCC will accommodate as many attendees as possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. The Commission will also provide audio and/or video coverage of the meeting over the Internet from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed. In addition, please include a way for the FCC to contact the requester if more information is needed to fill the request. Please allow at least five days’ advance notice for accommodation requests; last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate. Members of the public may submit comments to the BDAC in the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Comments to the BDAC should be filed in GN Docket No. 17-83. More information about the BDAC is available at https://www.fcc.gov/broadband-deployment- advisory-committee. You may also contact Brian Hurley, DFO of the BDAC, at brian.hurley@fcc.gov or 202-418-2220; or Paul D’Ari, Deputy DFO, at paul.dari@fcc.gov or 202-418-1550. –FCC– 1 5 U.S.C. App. 2.