[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 48730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19534]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of 
Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

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

DATES: The meetings will be held on September 10 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 
p.m., and September 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard 
Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meetings 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 agendas may change to accommodate Committee 
business. The Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services 
will post the final detailed agendas on its Web site, http://ita.doc.gov/td/sif/DSCT/ACSCC/, at least one week prior to the meeting.
    The meetings will be open to the public and press on a first-come, 
first-served basis. Space is limited. The public meetings are 
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 meetings, and to ensure transmission 
to the Committee prior to the meetings, comments must be received no 
later than 5:00 p.m. EST on September 3, 2014. Comments received after 
September, 3, 2014, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not 
be considered at the meetings. The minutes of the meetings will be 
posted on the Committee Web site within 60 days of the meeting.

    Dated: August 12, 2014.
David Long,
Director, Office of Supply Chain, Professional and Business Services.
[FR Doc. 2014-19534 Filed 8-15-14; 8:45 am]
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