[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71300-71301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30478]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


National Commission on the Use of Offsets in Defense Trade, and 
President's Council on the Use of Offsets in Commercial Trade

AGENCY: Department of Defense, National Commission on the Use of 
Offsets in Defense Trade, and President's Council on the Use of Offsets 
in Commercial Trade.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of the President's 
Council on the Use of Offsets in Commercial Trade, a federal advisory 
committee that is being established by Executive Order. The Council 
will meet jointly with the parallel National

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Commission on the Use of Offset in Defense Trade, established by Public 
Law 106-113. ``Offsets'' are conditions that a foreign government often 
negotiates with a U.S. company seeking to export a major defense or 
commercial system to its country (e.g., military or commercial 
aircraft), under which the country's firms (a) participate in the 
production of the system and/or its subsystems, or (b) obtain other 
technological or economic benefits from the U.S. exporter. The purpose 
of the meeting is to assess the effect of offsets in both defense and 
commercial trade on U.S. jobs, U.S. economic competitiveness, and U.S. 
national security. Due to the expedited set up of this Commission, this 
posting is being made is less than 15 days before the first meeting 
date.

DATES: December 4, 2000, 9:30 a.m.--12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Truman room of the White House Conference Center, 726 
Jackson Place, N.W., across from the White House on the other side of 
Pennsylvania Avenue.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jangela Shumskas, phone 703/253-0929, 
email [email protected], fax 703/204-9447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to members of the 
public, who should register in advance through the following web site: 
http://www.offsets.brtrc.net. Although the meeting schedule does not 
allow oral presentations from the public, we encourage written comments 
from the public on the issues before the Council and Commission. Please 
send comments to Jangela Shumskas ([email protected], fax 703/204-
9447) prior to the meeting or within two weeks following the meeting. 
The meeting agenda will be posted on the Council/Commission web site 
(http://www.offsets.brtrc.net) during the week of November 27.

    Dated: November 22, 2000.
L.M. Bynum
Alternatie Federal Register Liasion Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-30478 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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