[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 232 (Friday, December 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30587]


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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 Commission on the Use of 
Offsets 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 county (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 assist 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 to 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 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Truman room of the White House Conference Room, 726 Jackson 
Place, NW., 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 703/203-
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 27, 2000.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 00-30587 Filed 11-30-00; 8:45 am]
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