[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 56372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24769]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4413]


Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Membership

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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    The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military 
Affairs' Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) is accepting membership 
applications.
    The DTAG was established as a continuing committee under the 
authority of 22 U.S.C. 2656 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App. I et seq. (``FACA'').
    The purpose of the DTAG is to provide the Bureau of Political-
Military Affairs with a formal channel for regular consultation and 
coordination with U.S. private sector defense exporters and defense 
trade specialists on issues involving U.S. laws, policies, and 
regulations for munitions exports. The DTAG advises the Bureau on its 
support for and regulation of defense trade to help ensure that 
impediments to legitimate exports are reduced while the foreign policy 
and national security interests of the U.S. continue to be protected 
and advanced in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as 
amended. Major topics addressed by the DTAG include (a) policy issues 
on commercial defense trade and technology transfer; (b) regulatory and 
licensing procedures applicable to defense articles, services, and 
technical data; (c) technical issues involving the U.S. Munitions List 
(USML); and (d) questions relating to actions designed to carry out the 
AECA and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
    Members are appointed by the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Political-Military Affairs on the basis of individual substantive and 
technical expertise and qualifications, and are drawn from a 
representative cross-section of U.S. defense industry, association, 
academic, and foundation personnel, including appropriate technical and 
military experts. All DTAG members shall be aware of the Department of 
State's mandate that arms transfers must further U.S. national security 
and foreign policy interests. DTAG members also shall be versed in the 
complexity of commercial defense trade and industrial competitiveness, 
and all members must be able to advise the Bureau on these matters. 
Further, DTAG members will not be advocates for or consider themselves 
as representatives on behalf of their employers or organizations when 
serving as a member of the DTAG. While members are expected to use 
their expertise and provide candid advice, national security and 
foreign policy interests of the U.S. shall be the basis for all policy 
and technical recommendations.
    DTAG members' responsibilities include:
    [sbull] Service for a consecutive two-year term which may be 
renewed or terminated at the discretion of the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Political-Military Affairs (Membership shall automatically 
terminate for members who fail to attend three consecutive DTAG plenary 
meetings, which ideally are held bi-annually).
    [sbull] Making recommendations in accordance with the DTAG Charter 
and the FACA.
    [sbull] Making policy and technical recommendations within the 
scope of the U.S. commercial export control regime as mandated in the 
AECA, the ITAR, and appropriate directives.
    Please note that DTAG members may not be reimbursed for travel, per 
diem, and other expenses incurred in connection with their duties as 
DTAG members.
    How to apply: Applications in response to this notice must contain 
the following information: (1) Name of applicant; (2) affirmation of 
U.S. citizenship; (3) organizational affiliation and title, as 
appropriate; (4) mailing address; (5) work telephone number; (6) e-mail 
address; (7) resume; (8) summary of qualifications for DTAG membership.
    This information may be provided via two methods:
    [sbull] E-mailed to the following address: [email protected]. In 
the subject field, please write, ``DTAG Application.''
    [sbull] Sent in hardcopy to the following address: Mary F. Sweeney, 
PM/DTCM, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 
Bureau of Political Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, 
Washington, DC 20522-0112.
    All applications must be postmarked by October 31, 2003. Also, 
current DTAG members need not submit an application package in order to 
be considered for membership in 2004-2006.

Michael T. Dixon,
Designated Federal Official, Defense Trade Advisory Group, Department 
of State.
[FR Doc. 03-24769 Filed 9-29-03; 8:45 am]
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