[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23223-23224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10273]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Meetings of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade 
and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of closed meetings.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Agricultural Policy Advisory 
Committee for Trade (APAC) and the Agricultural Technical Advisory 
Committees for Trade (ATACs) will hold closed meetings on May 6, 2010.

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The advisory committees are administered by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture and the Office of the United States Trade Representative 
(USTR). The meetings are closed to the public in accordance with the 
Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2155(f)(2), and the Government in the 
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)(6). USTR has determined that public 
access to the meetings would seriously compromise the development by 
the U.S. government of trade policy priorities, negotiating objectives, 
or bargaining positions with respect to the operation of trade 
agreements and other matters arising in connection with the 
development, implementation, and administration of the trade policy of 
the United States. Topics will include Doha Round negotiations in the 
World Trade Organization (WTO), WTO accession negotiations, and 
negotiations in bilateral and regional free trade agreements.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for May 6, 2010, unless otherwise 
notified.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorie Fitzsimmons by phone at (202) 
720-3430 or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APAC is authorized by sections 135(c)(1) 
and (2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93-618, 19 U.S.C. 
2155). The purpose of the committee is to advise the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the USTR concerning agricultural trade policy. The 
committee is intended to ensure that representative elements of the 
private sector have an opportunity to express their views to the U.S. 
government.
    The ATACs are comprised of six committees covering the following 
commodity sectors: Animals and Animal Products; Fruits and Vegetables; 
Grains, Feed and Oilseeds; Processed Foods; Sweeteners and Sweetener 
Products and Tobacco; Peanuts and Planting Seeds. Each is authorized by 
sections 135(c)(1) and (2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. 
L. 93-618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). These committees address the technical 
aspects of issues and provide advice to the benefit of the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the USTR.
    The committees meet at the call of the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the USTR through the respective Designated Federal Officers depending 
on the level of activity in trade agreement negotiations and/or other 
matters concerning the administration of trade policy, the needs of the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR, and the activity of the 
technical-level committees.

    Signed at Washington, DC, on April 19, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-10273 Filed 4-30-10; 8:45 am]
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