Expand All Collapse All Extent 27 folders, approximately 1,337 pages Summary This collection consists of records related to the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. This Committee advised Vice President Gore on the public interest obligations of broadcasters as digital television replaced analog television. Correspondence and Executive Orders describe the Committee’s creation, increased membership, and extended reporting date. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2009-0386-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. This collection consists of records related to the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. This collection consists of letters, memoranda, press, profiles, and resumes. President Clinton established the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters (“Committee”) on March 11, 1997. The Committee reported to Vice President Gore on the public interest obligations of digital broadcasters. The Committee was also referred to as the Gore Commission. The Committee delivered their final report in 1998. This final report was titled “Charting the Digital Broadcasting Future.” The Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters was active under two Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairs. Reed Hundt served as Chairman of the FCC from 1993 to late 1997. William Kennard succeeded Hundt and served as FCC Chairman until early 2001. Letters, resumes, and profiles in this collection describe the formation of the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters . The collection also concerns Executive Orders pertaining to the Committee’s creation, increased membership, and extended reporting date. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collections areas—Clinton Presidential Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. WHORM files are processed at the document level; whereas, Staff and Office files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. FOIA 2009-0386-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FG001 President of the United States FG006-01 White House Office FG065 Independent Agencies, Boards and Commissions FG540 Advisory Comm. On Public Interest Obligations on Dig. TV Broad. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2012. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2015-06-08 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2009-0386-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File Category Case Number FG001 126761SS [Reed Hundt] FG006-01 223658 FG065 219137 FG065 219383 FG540 209021SS FG540 239321SS FG540 247345 FG540 251543SS FG540 256073SS FG540 259760SS Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued) Category Case Number FG540 278411SS Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Counsel’s Office Rundlet, Peter Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters [OA/ID 23837] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued) First Lady’s Office McGuire, Mary Ellen Misc. Subject Files Gore Commission [1] [OA/ID 17350] Gore Commission [2] [OA/ID 17350] Gore Commission [binder] [1] [OA/ID 17350] Gore Commission [binder] [2] [OA/ID 17350] Box 2 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Presidential Personnel [Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters – Digital Television Resumes] [1] [OA/ID 14625] [Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters – Digital Television Resumes] [2] [OA/ID 14625] [Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters – Digital Television Resumes] [3] [OA/ID 14625] [Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters – Digital Television Resumes] [4] [OA/ID 14625] [Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters – Digital Television Resumes] [5] [OA/ID 14625] [Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters – Digital Television Resumes] [6] [OA/ID 14625] [Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters – Digital Television Resumes] [7] [OA/ID 14625] De la Garza, Veronica Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters [1] [OA/ID 19239] Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters [2] [OA/ID 19239] Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters [3] [OA/ID 19239] Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters [4] [OA/ID 19239]