[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11155-11156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03623]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of 
Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of 
discussion for a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Supply 
Chain Competitiveness (Committee).

DATES: The meeting will be held on March 12, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 6029, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boll, Office of Service 
Industries, International Trade Administration. (Phone: (202) 482-1135 
or Email: [email protected])

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Committee was established under the discretionary 
authority of the Secretary of Commerce and in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). It 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 and growth competitiveness, foster 
national economic competitiveness, and improve U.S. supply chain 
competitiveness in the domestic and global economy. For more 
information about the Committee visit: http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/DSCT/ACSCC/.
    Matters to Be Considered: Committee members are expected to discuss 
the major competitiveness-related topics raised at the previous 
Committee meeting, including trade and competitiveness; freight 
movement and policy; information technology and data requirements; 
regulatory issues; and finance and infrastructure. The Committee's 
subcommittees will report on the status of their work regarding these 
topics. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The 
Office of Service Industries will post the final detailed agenda on its 
web site, http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/DSCT/ACSCC/, at least one week 
prior to the meeting.
    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.
    Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the 
Committee at any time before and after the meeting. Parties wishing to 
submit written comments for consideration by the Committee in advance 
of this meeting must send them to the Office of Service Industries 
(OSI), 1401 Constitution Ave NW., Room 11014,

[[Page 11156]]

Washington, DC, 20230, or email to [email protected].
    For consideration during the meeting, and to ensure transmission to 
the Committee prior to the meeting, comments must be received no later 
than 5:00 p.m. EST on March 5, 2013. Comments received after March 5, 
2013, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be considered 
at the meeting. The minutes of the meeting will be posted on the 
Committee Web site within 60 days of the meeting.

    Dated: February 12, 2013.
David Long,
Director, Office of Service Industries.
[FR Doc. 2013-03623 Filed 2-14-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P