[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-456]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Opportunity To Apply for Membership on the U.S.-Korea Committee 
on Business Cooperation

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking applications 
for membership on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Korea Committee on Business 
Cooperation (CBC). The initial term of the CBC expired on October 1, 
1999, but was reauthorized on December 17, 1999, and will expire on 
January 1, 2001. The purpose of the CBC is to make recommendations to 
the governments of the United States and South Korea on ways to 
facilitate stronger commercial ties between the U.S. and South Korea. 
This is accomplished by undertaking work programs, reporting on the 
results, and presenting written recommendations to the two governments. 
The CBC is co-chaired by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and the South 
Korean Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy. Its activities are 
undertaken by an equal number of private sector representatives from 
the United States and South Korea.

Membership Opportunity

    The CBC will expire January 1, 2001, but may be renewed upon the 
mutual agreement of the U.S. and Korea. Applications are now being 
sought for U.S. private sector members to serve beginning immediately 
and until January 1, 2001. Private sector members will serve at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Commerce. They are expected to 
participate fully in defining and implementing CBC work programs, 
reporting on the results, and presenting written recommendations to the 
two governments. It is expected that private sector individuals chosen 
for the CBC will attend at least 75% of CBC meetings, which are held 
alternately in the U.S. and South Korea. It is expected that the next 
meeting will take place in Washington, DC.
    It is further expected that the U.S. private sector members will 
provide a secretariat to support the activities of the U.S. side of the 
CBC. The tasks of the Secretariat shall include, but not be limited to, 
the following:
    A. Maintain the membership list;
    B. Perform organizational matters in connection with the meetings 
of the CBC and its working groups, if such are formed, including but 
not limited to, logistics, agendas and reports;
    C. Perform other administrative duties that might arise between 
meetings; and
    D. Prepare the written report to the Co-Chairs making 
recommendations on ways to enhance bilateral commercial relations.
    Private sector members are fully responsible for travel, living and 
personal expenses associated with their participation in the CBC, and 
may be responsible for a pro rata share of administrative and 
communications costs relating to the CBC, including, as appropriate, 
the costs of a secretariat to manage administrative and logistical 
matters relating to the operation of the CBC. The private sector 
members will serve in a representative capacity presenting the views 
and interests of the particular business sector in which they operate, 
not those of their individual firms. Private sector members are not 
special government employees.

Objectives

    The objectives of the CBC are as follows:
    A. Identifying commercial opportunities, impediments, and issues of 
concern to the business communities in the U.S. and Korea;
    B. Improving the dissemination of appropriate commercial 
information on both markets; and
    C. Adopting sectoral approaches to addressing specific problems, 
and making recommendations to decision-makers.

Membership Criteria

    An applicant must be:
     a U.S. citizen residing in the United States; and
     not a registered foreign agent under the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938 (FARA).
    In reviewing eligible applicants, the Department of Commerce will 
consider:
     Experience in doing business in South Korea;
     Readiness to initiate and be responsible for activities in 
which the CBC will be active; and
     Contribution to CBC diversity (i.e., company size, type, 
location, demographics and/or traditional under-representation in 
business).
    The Department of Commerce will also give preference to primary 
companies involved in manufacturing and services.
    To be considered for membership, please provide the following: (1) 
Name and title of the individual requesting consideration; (2) name and 
address of the company or organization sponsoring each individual; (3) 
company's product or service line; (4) size of the company; (5) export 
experience and major markets; (6) a brief statement of why each 
candidate should be considered for membership on the CBC; (7) the 
particular segment of the business community each candidate would 
represent; (8) a personal resume; and (9) a statement signed by the 
applicant that he or she is a U.S. citizen residing in the United 
States and not a registered foreign agent under FARA. Up to two 
applicants from the same organization can be considered.

DEADLINE: In order to receive full consideration, requests must be 
received no later than February 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Please send your requests for consideration to Philip R. 
Agress, Director, Office of Korea and Southeast Asia, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Room 2036, 14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, 
DC 20230, fax (202) 482-4760.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Droker, Director, Korea and 
Taiwan Affairs, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2323, 14th St. and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 482-3876, 
fax (202) 482-3316.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.

    Dated: January 3, 2000.
Philip R. Agress,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia and the Pacific.
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