Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announces the next meeting of the Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC or Committee), consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act.[1] The meeting will be held Thursday, February 13, 2020, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, located at 445 12th Street, SW, Room TW-C305, Washington, DC 20554.
At its February 13, 2020 meeting, the Committee is expected to consider a recommendation presented by one of its working groups. The CAC Robocall Report Working Group will present a recommendation on the gathering of data and/or sources of data relating to the availability and effectiveness of call blocking tools, as described in paragraphs 88 to 90 of the Commission’s Declaratory Ruling and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls; Call Authentication Trust Anchor.[2] This is a special meeting to consider this recommendation, and there will be no other action items on the meeting agenda.
A limited amount of time will be available for comments from the public. The public may also follow the meeting on Twitter @fcc or via the Commission’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fcc. Members of the public may submit written comments to the Committee through its Designated Federal Officer at the address below.
The meeting is open to the public and the site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, assistive listening devices, and Braille copies of the agenda and committee roster will be provided on site. Meetings of the Committee are also broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live webpage at www.fcc.gov/live/. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. The request should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and contact information. Please provide as much advance notice as possible; last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to fill. To request an accommodation, send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
To obtain further information about the Committee, consult the Committee’s webpage at: www.fcc.gov/consumer-advisory-committee, or contact: Scott Marshall, Designated Federal Officer, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 3-A633, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554; phone: 202-418-2809 (voice or Relay); email: Scott.Marshall@fcc.gov.
[1] 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
[2] Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls; Call Authentication Trust Anchor, Declaratory Ruling and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 34 FCC Rcd 4876 (2019).