Federal Communications Commission	DA 18-697


DA 18-697
Released: July 3, 2018

FCC ANNOUNCES NEW INTEROPERABLE VIDEO CALLING WORKING GROUP
OF THE NORTH AMERICAN NUMBERING COUNCIL 

CC Docket No. 92-237

This Public Notice serves as notice that, consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
 Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Ajit Pai identifies a new Interoperable Video Calling (IVC) Working Group to assist the North American Numbering Council (NANC) in carrying out its work, and calls for nominations of members for the Working Group.  The IVC Working Group will explore how to facilitate the provision of interoperable telephone number-based video calling, allowing service providers to voluntarily offer, to any customer, the capability to make or receive a video call between 10-digit North American Numbering Plan numbers.
	The Commission welcomes participation by parties who are not NANC members but have an interest in developing and integrating video calling for both hearing individuals and people with hearing and speech disabilities who may currently use different, otherwise-incompatible equipment and services.  Like other issue-specific working groups, the IVC Working Group will lapse at the conclusion of its assigned work.    
APPLICATION PROCEDURE, DEADLINE AND MEMBER APPOINTMENTS
All nominations should be received by the Commission as soon as possible, but no later than July 31, 2018.
No specific nomination form is required; however, each nomination must include the following information:
· The name, title, and organization of the nominee and a description of the organization, sector, or other interest the nominee will represent;
· The nominee’s mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number;
· A statement summarizing the nominee’s qualifications and reasons why the nominee should be appointed to the IVC Working Group; 
· A statement, if the nominee will represent a specific organization, describing the organization as well as the benefit of having the organization represented on the IVC Working Group; and 
· A statement confirming that the nominee, if seeking appointment for the individual’s expertise and not as a representative of an organization or entity, is not a registered federal lobbyist. 
For applicants seeking to represent an organization or company, the applicant’s nomination to the IVC Working Group must be confirmed by an authorized person (e.g., organization or company official) that such organization or company wants the nominated person to represent it on the IVC Working Group.  For example, this confirmation may be in the following format: “I am [insert official’s name], the [insert official’s title] at the [insert name of organization, e.g., company, government entity, trade association, etc.], with responsibilities for [concise description of position].  My organization would like [insert proposed member’s name], who is currently [an employee of/consultant/attorney to the company] to serve as our representative on the Interoperable Video Calling Working Group of the Commission’s North American Numbering Council.” 
Please note that this Public Notice is not intended to be the exclusive method by which the Commission will solicit nominations to identify qualified candidates; however, all candidates for membership on the IVC Working Group will be subject to the same evaluation criteria.
All nominations, including the requisite statements listed above, should be submitted by e-mail to NANC@fcc.gov. 
More information about the NANC is available at https://www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/advisory-committees/general/north-american-numbering-council.  For further information, please contact Marilyn Jones, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the NANC, at marilyn.jones@fcc.gov or 202-418-2357; Michelle Sclater, Alternate DFO, at michelle.sclater@fcc.gov or 202-418-0388; or Sherwin Siy, at  sherwin.siy@fcc.gov or 202-418-2783. 

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