The FCC adopted rules to encourage more representation on the Loc...
The FCC adopted rules to encourage more representation on the Local & State Government Advisory Committee, which also was renamed the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. The group is composed of govt. officials. The agency said the rule changes were aimed…
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at: (1) “Increased representation of rural interests and to attract members with expertise in homeland security matters.” (2) Enhanced effectiveness of the group’s operations, for example by limiting the number of meetings held each year “to minimize the burdens on Committee members and enable members to attend meetings themselves, rather than sending a representative in their stead.” (3) Maintenance of the committee’s “governmental nature and qualification as an advisory committee exempt from the requirements of the [Federal Advisory Commitee Act].” (4) Increased tribal representation. (5) Encouragement of a better balance of membership geographically. The Commission said the rules didn’t set out specific numbers of members from different areas of the country but “we will use the application and appointment process to encourage representation from areas that may not have been as well represented… in the past, such as some Southern and some Southwestern states.” Comr. Copps said he was “especially pleased that in this group’s new incarnation as the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee we increase tribal representation.”