[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10004-10005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4027]


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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 March 9 and 10, 2011, 8:30 a.m., Room 3884, at 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

Wednesday, March 9

Open Session
1. Welcome and Introductions.
2. Update on Regulatory Modernization.
3. Discussion of technical definitions.
4. Assessment of BIS technical capabilities and resources.
5. Review of methodologies for identifying emerging technologies.
6. Deliberations on suitable methodologies for BIS.

Thursday, March 10

Open Session
1. Deliberations on suitable methodologies for BIS--continued.
Closed Session
    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 sessions 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, March 2, 2011.
    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 email.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February 9, 
2011, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended, that the portion of the meeting dealing with matters which 
would be likely to frustrate significantly implementation of a proposed 
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.

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    For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-2813.

    Dated: February 17, 2011.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-4027 Filed 2-22-11; 8:45 am]
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