[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 61 (Thursday, March 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16483-16484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6395]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary


Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee 
(the ``Committee'') will hold its first meeting on April 15, 2005 in 
Fresno, California. At this meeting, the Committee will discuss topics 
relating to the successful implementation of the President's 
Strengthening America's Communities Initiative (the ``Initiative''). 
The objectives and duties of the Committee are to provide advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce (the ``Secretary''), and 
to develop a comprehensive written report of policy parameters to 
assist in implementing the Initiative, including advising on its 
legislation, regulations and other guidance.

DATES: Friday, April 15, 2005; beginning at approximately 9 a.m. 
(p.s.t.) and ending at approximately 4 p.m. (p.s.t.).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at Fresno City Hall, City 
Council Chamber Room, 2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93721-
3600. Requests for sign language interpretation and other auxiliary 
aids must be transmitted by facsimile or e-mail to the contact person 
listed below no later than April 5, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jedd Vertman, Attorney Advisor, 
Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, Room 7005,

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1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone (202) 
482-4687, facsimile (202) 482-5671, e-mail: [email protected]. 
Please note that any correspondence sent by regular mail may be 
substantially delayed or suspended in delivery, since all regular mail 
sent to the Department is subject to extensive security screening. For 
information about the Initiative, please visit the Department of 
Commerce's (the ``Department's'') Web site at http://www.commerce.gov/SACI/index.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public and 
seating will be available, but may be limited. Reservations are not 
accepted. The prospective agenda for the Committee meeting is as 
follows:

Agenda

    1. Opening remarks and introductions.
    2. General discussion of the Initiative and the operations of, and 
the issues to be addressed by, the Committee.
    3. Assignments of members to subcommittees.
    4. Working lunch & subcommittee break-out sessions. The lunch and 
subcommittee sessions will run concurrently and are expected to last 
approximately three hours. Subcommittee sessions are not open to the 
public.
    5. The full Committee will convene to discuss a summary of the 
individual subcommittee sessions.
    This agenda is subject to change and a copy of the agenda will be 
made available to the public the morning of the Committee meeting. 
Members of the public may submit written statements to the Committee by 
submitting them to the contact person listed above at any time before 
or after the Committee meeting.

    Dated: March 28, 2005.
David A. Sampson,
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Economic Development 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-6395 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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