[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 165 (Monday, August 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 48985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4185]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Deemed Export Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed 
Meeting

    The Deemed Export Advisory Committee (DEAC) will meet in an open 
session on Monday, September 10, 2007 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. in the main 
auditorium of the Herbert C. Hoover building, 14th Street & 
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20230. Registration will begin at 
8:30 a.m. The HCHB is easily accessible from the Federal Triangle metro 
stop. Public parking is available for a fee in the Ronald Reagan 
International Trade Center across 14th street.
    The DEAC is a Federal Advisory Committee established in accordance 
with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. It advises the Secretary of Commerce on 
deemed export licensing policy. A tentative agenda of topics for 
discussion is listed below. While these topics will likely be 
discussed, this list is not exhaustive and there may be discussion of 
other related items during the public session.

September 10, 2007

Public Session

    1. Introductory Remarks.
    2. Current Deemed Export Control Policy Issues.
    3. Technology Transfer Issues.
    4. U.S. Industry Competitiveness.
    5. U.S. Academic and Government Research Communities.
    6. Industry, Academia and other Stakeholder Comments.
    A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. 
Reservations will not be accepted. To the extent time permits, members 
of the general public may present oral statements to the DEAC. The 
general public may submit written statements at any time before or 
after the meeting. However, to facilitate distribution to DEAC members, 
BIS suggests that general public presentation materials or comments be 
forwarded before the meeting to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
[email protected].

September 10, 2007

Closed Session

    The DEAC will also meet in a closed session on Monday, September 
10, 2007, from approximately 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. During the closed 
session, there will be discussion of matters determined to be exempt 
from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 
2 sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The Assistant Secretary for 
Administration formally determined on September 20, 2007 pursuant to 
Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 
U.S.C. app. 2 section (10(d)), that the portion of the meeting 
concerning trade secrets and commercial or financial information deemed 
privileged or confidential as described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), the 
portion of the meeting concerning matters the premature disclosure of 
which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of an 
agency action as described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), and the portion 
of the meeting dealing with matters that are (A) specifically 
authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order to be kept 
secret in the interests of national defense or foreign policy and (B) 
in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order (5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(1)(A) and (10(B)), shall be exempt from the provisions relating 
to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 sections 10(a)(1) and 
10(a)(3). All other portions of the DEAC meeting will be open to the 
public.
    For more information, please call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-
2813.

    Dated: August 22, 2007.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 07-4185 Filed 8-24-07; 8:45 am]
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