Modification of the Commission's Rules; Local and State Government Advisory Committee

This document adopts revisions to the rules governing the Commission's Local and State Government Advisory Committee, which is composed of 15 elected and appointed officials of municipal, county, state, and tribal governments, and advises the Commission on a range of telecommunications issues for which these governments explicitly or inherently share responsibility or administration with the Commission. The revisions rename the Committee the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee to reflect the reallocation of two additional membership slots to tribal governments; limit its term of operations to two years, with an option for reauthorization at the end of the two-year period; and provide for greater diversity in the Committee's membership, including increased representation of rural interests and expertise in homeland security matters. These modifications, and others adopted in the document, are intended to strengthen and improve the Committee's overall structure and operations and to maintain its intergovernmental nature and exemption from the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.