[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 163 (Thursday, August 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 49408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19459]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 
of Partially Closed Meeting

    The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) 
will meet September 9, 2008, 9 a.m., Room 3884, in the Herbert C. 
Hoover Building, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania 
Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on implementation of the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and provides for continuing 
review to update the EAR as needed.

Agenda

Public Session

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.
2. Presentation of papers or comments by the Public.
3. Opening remarks by Bureau of Industry and Security.
4. Export Enforcement update.
5. Regulations update.
6. Working group reports.
7. Automated Export System (AES) update.

Closed Session

8. 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 September 2, 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 17, 
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: August 18, 2008.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-19459 Filed 8-20-08; 8:45 am]
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