[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19987-19988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10664]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


President's Export Council Subcommittee on Encryption; Notice of 
Establishment

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Act), and the General Services Administration 
(GSA) rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR Part 101-6, 
and after consultation with GSA, the Secretary of Commerce has 
determined that the establishment of the President's Export Council 
Subcommittee on Encryption is in the public interest in connection with 
the performance of duties imposed on the Department by law.
    The Subcommittee will advise the Secretary, through the Assistant 
Secretary for Export Administration, on

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matters pertinent to the implementation of an encryption policy that 
will support the growth of commerce while protecting the public safety 
and national security.
    The Subcommittee will consist of approximately 25 members to be 
appointed by the Secretary to assure a balanced representation among 
the exporting community and those Government agencies with a mandate to 
implement policy regarding encryption.
    The Subcommittee will function solely as an advisory body, and in 
compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 
charter will be filed under the Act, fifteen days from the date of 
publication of this notice.
    Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding the 
establishment of the Subcommittee to Lee Ann Carpenter, Committee 
Liaison Officer, OAS/EA/BXA, U.S. Department of Commerce, MS: 3886C, 
Washington, D.C., 20230. Telephone: 202-482-2583. FAX: 202-501-8024.

    Dated: April 18, 1997.
Sue E. Eckert,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-10664 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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