[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 50394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20043]


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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 Advisory Committee on Supply 
Chain Competitiveness (Committee).

DATES: The meeting will be held on September 11, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4830, 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 September 2, 2013. Comments received after 
September 2, 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: August 13, 2013.
David Long,
Director, Office of Service Industries.
[FR Doc. 2013-20043 Filed 8-16-13; 8:45 am]
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