[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 81 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 23327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09503]


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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 June 10, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 4 
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 Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services, 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 
policy approach to supply chain competitiveness designed to support 
U.S. export growth and national economic competitiveness, encourage 
innovation, facilitate the movement of goods, and improve the 
competitiveness of U.S. supply chains for goods and services in the 
domestic and global economy; and provides advice to the Secretary on 
regulatory policies and programs and investment priorities that affect 
the competitiveness of U.S. supply chains. 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 Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services 
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 Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services, 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 p.m. EST on June 3, 2014. Comments received after June 3, 2014, 
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 17, 2014.
David Long,
Director, Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-09503 Filed 4-25-14; 8:45 am]
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