[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28270-28271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9759]


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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 meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Strengthening America's Communities Advisory Committee 
(the ``Committee'') will convene public meetings on (i) Wednesday, June 
1, 2005 to receive public comments on issues germane to the Committee's 
work and (ii) Thursday, June 2, 2005 to continue discussions on its 
high-level examination of key policy issues pertaining to the 
President's Strengthening America's Communities Initiative (the 
``Initiative'').

DATES: Wednesday, June 1, 2005, beginning at 3 p.m. (EDT); and 
Thursday, June 2, 2005, beginning at 8:30 a.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meetings will take place at the Harborview Center, 300 
Cleveland Street, Clearwater, Florida 33755.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert E. Olson, Designated 
Federal Officer of the Committee, Economic Development Administration, 
Department of Commerce, Room 7015, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4495; facsimile (202) 482-
2838; 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 of Commerce 
(the ``Department'') is subject to extensive security screening. For 
information about the Initiative, please visit 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. Requests for sign language interpretation and other auxiliary 
aids must be transmitted by facsimile or e-mail to the contact person 
listed above no later than May 25, 2005.
    The prospective agendas for the Committee meetings are as follows: 
June 1, 2005: Public Comment Period; and General Discussion of 
Committee Business; June 2, 2005: Call to Order; Opening Remarks; and 
Review and Discussion of Key Committee Issues.
    Members of the public will have the opportunity to present oral 
comments to

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the Committee on June 1, 2005. The Committee values most those public 
comments that bear upon issues under direct examination by the 
Committee, rather than issues unrelated to the Committee's current 
scope of discussion. Members of the public may also submit written 
statements to the contact person listed above at any time before or 
after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution of written 
statements to Committee members, the Committee suggests that written 
statements be submitted to the Designated Federal Officer listed above 
by facsimile or e-mail no later than May 25, 2005.
    The above agendas are subject to change. More detailed agendas 
(including details on the public comment portion of the meeting) will 
be posted on the Department's Web site at http://www.commerce.gov/SACI/index.htm, and a final agenda will be made available to the public 
prior to the Committee meetings.

    Dated: May 11, 2005.
David Bearden,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development.
[FR Doc. 05-9759 Filed 5-16-05; 8:45 am]
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