[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58811-58812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23445]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Advisory 
Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee). The Committee 
provides advice to the Secretary of Commerce.

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 19, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 
1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC 20230. Public 
comments may be mailed to Advisory Committee on Supply Chain 
Competitiveness, Office of Service Industries, International Trade 
Administration (ITA), 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 11014, 
Washington, DC 20230, or emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boll, Designated Federal 
Officer, at (202) 482-1135 or [email protected] or visit the 
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness' Web site at http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/DSCT/ACSCC/, which is under construction.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The Committee provides advice to the Secretary of 
Commerce on the necessary elements of a comprehensive, holistic 
national freight infrastructure and a national freight policy designed 
to support U.S. export growth competitiveness, foster national economic 
competitiveness, and improve U.S. supply chain competitiveness in the 
domestic and global economy. (See Charter at http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/DSCT/ACSCC/) This Committee is subject to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The Committee functions solely 
as an advisory body in compliance with the FACA. For more information 
about the Committee visit: http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/DSCT/ACSCC/.
    Matters to Be Considered: This will be the inaugural meeting of the 
Committee. The Committee will discuss organizational and administrative 
issues including ethics and privacy requirements, and select a 
Chairperson for the Committee. The Committee will consider current 
issues impacting the U.S. supply chain, which include legislative 
updates, transportation issues, trade negotiations, and logistics data, 
and develop its calendar for future work. The Office of Service 
Industries will post a detailed agenda on its Web site, http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/DSCT/ACSCC/, prior to the meeting. The public may 
provide written comments on the meeting before or after the meeting.
    Time and Date: The meeting will be held on October 19, 2012 from 
9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The times and the agenda 
topics are subject to change. The meeting will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4830, 
Washington, DC 20230. The meeting will be open to the public and press 
on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is limited. The public 
meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign language 
interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify Mr. Richard 
Boll, at (202) 482-1135 or [email protected] five (5) business 
days before the meeting.
    Status: Interested parties are invited to attend and to submit 
written comments to the Committee at any time before or after the 
meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for consideration 
by the Committee in advance of this meeting must send them to Office of 
Services Industries (OSI), 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 11014, 
Washington, DC 20230, or email to [email protected] to be received 
by close of business on October 12, 2012, to provide sufficient time 
for review. Comments received after October 12, 2012, will be 
distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to the 
meeting. It would be helpful if paper submissions also include a 
compact disc (CD) in HTML, ASCII, Word, or WordPerfect format (please 
specify version). CDs should be labeled with the name and 
organizational affiliation of the filer, and the name of the word 
processing program used to create the document. Comments provided via 
electronic mail also may be submitted in one or more of the formats 
specified above.
    Records: OSI maintains records of all Committee proceedings. 
Committee records are available for public inspection at OSI's 
Washington, DC office at the address above. Documents including the 
Committee's charter, member list, agendas, minutes, and any reports are 
available on http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/DSCT/ACSCC/.


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    Dated: September 17, 2012.
David Long,
Director, Office of Service Industries.
[FR Doc. 2012-23445 Filed 9-21-12; 8:45 am]
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