[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26750-26751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10869]


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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.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of 
discussion for a public meeting of the

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Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee).

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 4, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 
2:00 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 
continue to discuss the major competitiveness-related topics raised at 
the previous Committee meetings, 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, 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 May 25, 2013. Comments received after May 25, 
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: April 30, 2013.
David Long,
Director, Office of Service Industries.
[FR Doc. 2013-10869 Filed 5-7-13; 8:45 am]
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