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ADVISORY COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

Meetings

The Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce was established by Public Law 105-277 to conduct a thorough study of federal, state and local, and international taxation and tariff treatment of transactions using the Internet and Internet access and other comparable intrastate, interstate or international sales activities and report its findings and recommendations to the Congress no later than April 21, 2000. Notice is hereby given, that the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce will hold meetings on June 21, 1999 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Williamsburg Inn, East Lounge, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia and on June 22, 1999 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the College of William & Mary, University Center, located between Richmond and Jamestown Roads, Williamsburg, VA. The meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. The proposed agenda for June 21 will address organization procedures for the Commission. The proposed agenda for June 22 includes presentations and panel discussions of relevant, background material on the issues related to the Commission's mission.

Records shall be kept of all Commission proceedings and shall be available for public inspection given adequate notice at the Commission's offices 2500 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3834.

The Commission shall consist of 19 members appointed for the life of the Commission. The membership shall be appointed as follows:

  (a) 3 representatives from the Federal Government, comprised of the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the United States Trade Representative (or their respective delegates).

  (b) 8 representatives from State and local governments (one such representative shall be from a State or local government that does not impose a sales tax and one representative shall be from a State that does not impose an income tax.).

  (c) 8 representatives of the electronic commerce industry (including small business), telecommunications carriers, local retail businesses, and consumer groups, comprised of the following:

  (i) 5 individuals appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate;

  (ii) 3 individuals appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate;

  (iii) 5 individuals appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

  (iv) 3 individuals appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

The Members of the Commission are as follows: (chairman designate) James S. Gilmore, III, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia; Dean F. Andal, Chairman, California Board of Equalization, Michael Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer, AT&T; Joseph H. Guttentag, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Paul C. Harris, Sr., Delegate, Virginia House of Delegates; Delna Jones, Commissioner, Washington County, Oregon; Ron Kirk, Mayor, city of Dallas; Michael O. Leavitt, Governor, State of Utah; Gene N. LeBrun, President, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law; Gary Locke; Governor, State of Washington; Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform; Robert Novick, Counselor, U.S. Trade Representative; Richard Parsons, President, Time Warner, Inc.; Andrew Pincus, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce; Robert Pittman, President & Chief Operating Officer, America Online; David Pottruck, President & co-Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab and Company; John W. Sidgmore, Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, MCI Worldcom; Stan Sokul, Association of Interactive Media; Theodore Waitt, President & Chief Executive Officer, Gateway, Inc. Heather Rosenker, Executive Director.

FR Doc. 99-14691Filed6-8-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 0000-00-M