[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 5921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2266]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Partially Closed Meeting

    The Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC) 
will meet on February 10, 2009, 10:45 a.m., Room 4830, 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 on emerging technology 
and research activities, including those related to deemed exports.

Agenda

Open Session

    1. State Department--What is ITAR and its scope? What is the line 
of demarcation of dual-use? Areas of regulatory uncertainty. Importance 
of deemed export controls on dual-use technologies subject to the CCL.
    2. BIS view: What are dual-use technologies; how they differ from 
ITAR; where regulatory jurisdiction becomes fuzzy; jurisdictional 
issues on how best to resolve the issues.
    3. Deemed Exports--BIS National Security & Technology Transfer 
Controls
     What is a deemed export in all of its flavors.
     What services does EA provide to help academics and 
industry researchers understand current regulations and comply with 
these rules.
    4. BIS Export Enforcement (EE)--deemed export rules for dual-use 
technologies subject to EAR over 5 years.
     Describe the levels of violations; prime reasons for 
violations.
     Typical EE responses.
     Frequency of prosecution.
     Real life examples.
    5. ISTAC, MTAC briefings
     Approaches BIS/TACs use in identifying, ranking, or 
prioritizing technologies in terms of importance, sensitivity, 
availability, etc.
     Describe decision trees, process models, systematic 
processes individual TACs.
     Discuss methods TACs use to identify, rank, or prioritize 
technologies that might be subject to deemed export regulations.
     Describe types of guidance and tools BIS provides to TACs 
to enable sound decision making on imposition or relaxation of deemed 
export regulations.
    6. Public Comments and Questions.

Closed Session

    7. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the 
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 
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 February 3, 2009.
    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 January 14, 
2009, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 (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 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: January 29, 2009.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2266 Filed 2-2-09; 8:45 am]
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