[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46921-46922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18609]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee 
(ETTAC).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 27th, 2013, at 9:00 
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 4830 at the U.S. Department 
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Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 
202-482-0627; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]. This 
meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be 
directed to OEEI at (202) 482-5225 no less than one week prior to the 
meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place from 9:00 a.m. 
to 3:30 p.m. EDT. This meeting is open to the public and time will be 
permitted for public comment from 3:00-3:30 p.m. EDT. Those interested 
in attending must provide notification by Friday, August 23, 2013 at 
5:00 p.m. EDT, via the contact information provided above. Written 
comments concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome any time before or after 
the meeting. Minutes will be available within 30 days of this meeting.
    Topics to be considered: The agenda for this meeting will include 
an overview of the new ETTAC subcommittee structure and outline issues 
each will undertake throughout the term. The Committee will also review 
the U.S. Environmental Solutions Toolkit (www.new.export.gov) and 
discuss ways to expand its reach to increase U.S. environmental 
exports. The status of the U.S. Environmental Export Initiative will 
also be discussed.
    Background: The ETTAC is mandated by Public Law 103-392. It was 
created to advise the U.S. government on environmental trade policies 
and programs, and to help it to focus its resources on increasing the 
exports of the U.S. environmental industry. ETTAC operates as an 
advisory committee to the Secretary of Commerce and the Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee (TPCC). ETTAC was originally chartered in May of 
1994. It was most recently re-chartered until September 2014.

Man K. Cho,
Acting Office Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2013-18609 Filed 8-1-13; 8:45 am]
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