[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 143 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 43209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16959]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Materials Processing Equipment, Technical Advisory Committee; 
Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

    The Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee 
will meet on August 7, 2008, 9 a.m., Room 6087B, in the Herbert C. 
Hoover Building, 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution 
Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical 
questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to 
materials processing equipment and related technology.
    Agenda:

Public Session

    1. Opening Remarks and Introductions.
    2. Presentation of Papers and Comments by the Public.
    CMM Presentation by Browne and Sharpe (tentative).
    AMM Presentation by Optomec, Inc. (tentative).
    3. Review of 2008 Wassenaar Proposals.
    4. Report on proposed changes to the Export Administration 
Regulations.
    5. Other Business.

Closed Session

    6. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the 
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 
Sec. Sec.  10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).
    The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 
participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the 
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
[email protected] no later than July 31, 2008.
    A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. 
Reservations are not accepted. To the extent that time permits, members 
of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public 
may submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. 
However, to facilitate the distribution of public presentation 
materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests that 
presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the 
meeting to Ms. Springer via e-mail.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on July 16, 
2008, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec. Sec.  (10)(d)), that the portion of 
the meeting dealing with matters the disclosure of which would be 
likely to frustrate significantly implementation of an agency action as 
described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall be exempt from the provisions 
relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec. Sec.  10(a)1 
and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the 
public.
    For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-2813.

    Dated: July 20, 2008.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-16959 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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