[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39510-39511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16634]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially 
Closed Meeting

    The Materials Technical Advisory Committee will meet on July 17, 
2003, 10:30 a.m., Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3407, 14th Street 
between Constitution & Pennsylvania Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The 
Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Industry 
and Security with respect to technical questions that affect the level 
of export controls applicable to materials and related technology.

Agenda

Public Session

    1. Opening remarks and introductions.
    2. Presentation of papers and comments by the public.
    3. Review and discussion of proposals for addition of the following 
precursor chemicals to the control list:
    [sbull] Methylphosphonic acid CAS 993-13-5.
    [sbull] Diethyl methylphosphonate CAS 683-08-9.
    [sbull] N, N-Dimethylamino phosphoryldichloride DAS 677-
43-0.
    [sbull] Tri-isopropylphosphite CAS 116-17-6.
    [sbull] Ethyldiethanolamine CAS 139-87-7.
    [sbull] O,O-Diethyl phosphorodithioate CAS 2465-65-8.
    [sbull] Sodium hexafluorosilicate CAS 16893-85-9.
    [sbull] Potassium hexafluorosilicate CAS 16871-90-2.
    4. Presentation and discussion of a proposed liberalization of 
export controls applicable to pharmaceutical preparations of controlled 
toxins.
    5. Review and discussion of proposals to add CWC Schedule 2A and 
Schedule 3A chemicals to the AG common control lists. The Schedule 2A 
chemicals are amiton (CAS 78-53-5), PFIB (CAS 382-21-
8), and BZ (CAS 6581-06-2). The Schedule 3A chemicals are 
phosgene (CAS 75-44-5), cyanogen chloride (CAS 506-
77-4), hydrogen cyanide (CAS 74-90-8), and chloropicrin (CAS 
76-06-2).

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Closed Session

    6. Discussion of matters properly classified under Executive Order 
12958, dealing with U.S. export control programs and strategic criteria 
related thereto.
    A limited number of seats will be available during the public 
session of the meeting. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent 
time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the 
Committee. Written statements may be submitted at any time before or 
after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of public 
presentation materials to Committee members, the materials should be 
forwarded prior to the meeting to the address below: Ms. Lee Ann 
Carpenter, OSIES/EA/BIS MS: 3876, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14 St. & 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February 6, 
2002, pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended, that the series of meetings or portions of meetings of the 
Committee and of any Subcommittee thereof dealing with the classified 
materials listed in 5 U.S.C. 552(c)(1) shall be exempt from the 
provisions relating to public meetings found in section 10(a)(1) and 
(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The remaining series of 
meetings or portions thereof will be open to the public. For more 
information, call Lee Ann Carpenter at (202) 482-2583.

    Dated: June 26, 2003.
Lee Ann Carpenter,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-16634 Filed 7-1-03; 8:45 am]
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