[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 26743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10980]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


The Manufacturing Council: Work Session of the Manufacturing 
Council

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an Open Work Session.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda for an open 
work session of the Manufacturing Council (Council). The agenda may 
change to accommodate Council work. The final agenda will be posted on 
the Department of Commerce Web site for the Council at http://trade.gov/manufacturingcouncil.

DATES: May 10, 2012, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT).

ADDRESSES: The work session will be held at Freescale Austin Technology 
and Manufacturing Center, 3501 Ed Bluestein Boulevard, Austin, Texas. 
All guests are requested to register in advance. This session will be 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Seating is limited 
and is not guaranteed. Requests for sign language interpretation, other 
auxiliary aids, or pre-registration, should be submitted no later than 
May 7, 2012, to Jennifer Pilat, the Manufacturing Council, Room 4043, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone 202-482-
4501, [email protected]. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may 
be impossible to fill.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Pilat, the Manufacturing 
Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, 
telephone: 202-482-4501, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Council was re-chartered on April 5, 2012 to advise 
the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the U.S. manufacturing 
industry.
    Topics To Be Considered: The Council will be conducting work 
regarding possibly advising the Secretary regarding the Trans-Pacific 
Partnership Agreement negotiations and energy policy and hear updates 
on the work being conducted by the Council's subcommittees. The Council 
will also be briefed by the ex-officio members present representing the 
Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor, and Energy on their respective 
agency's work in the areas of past Council recommendations.
    No time will be available for oral comments from members of the 
public attending the session. Any member of the public may submit 
pertinent written comments concerning the Council's affairs at any time 
before or after the session.
    Comments may be submitted to Jennifer Pilat at the contact 
information indicated above. To be considered during the session, 
comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 
7, 2012, to ensure transmission to the Council prior to the session.
    Comments received after that date will be distributed to the 
members but may not be considered at the session.

    Dated: May 2, 2012.
Jennifer Pilat,
Executive Secretary, The Manufacturing Council.
[FR Doc. 2012-10980 Filed 5-4-12; 8:45 am]
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