[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 68293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28113]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Meeting 
of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting by teleconference.

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SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
(Council) will hold an open call to deliberate a recommendation related 
to infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa and to conduct 
Council business. The final agenda will be posted at least one week in 
advance of the meeting on the Council's Web site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

DATES: November 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. ET The deadline for members of 
the public to register, including requests for auxiliary aids, or to 
submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 
p.m. ET on November 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Via teleconference. The call-in number and passcode will be 
provided by email to registrants. Requests to register (including for 
auxiliary aids) and any written comments should be submitted to Tricia 
Van Orden, Executive Secretary, President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa, electronically via email sent to [email protected] or 
via letter mailed to Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. Members of the public are encouraged to submit 
registration requests and written comments via email to ensure timely 
receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, 
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Room 4043, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-
5876, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: President Barack Obama directed the Secretary of 
Commerce to establish the President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa by Executive Order No. 13675 dated August 5, 2014. 
The Council was established by Charter on November 3, 2014, to advise 
the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on strengthening 
commercial engagement between the United States and Africa, with a 
focus on advancing the President's Doing Business in Africa Campaign as 
described in the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa of June 14, 
2012. This Council is established in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and 
will be accessible to people with disabilities. All listeners are 
required to register in advance by sending an electronic request to 
[email protected] or by sending a paper request to the address listed 
above. Requests must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 17, 2015. 
Requests for auxiliary aids must be submitted by the registration 
deadline. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible 
to fill.
    Public Submissions: The public is invited to submit written 
statements to the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in 
Africa. Statements must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 17, 
2015, by either of the following methods:

a. Electronic Submissions

    Submit statements electronically to Tricia Van Orden, Executive 
Secretary, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, 
via email: [email protected].

b. Paper Submissions

    Send paper statements to Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, 
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Room 4043, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Statements will be provided to the members in advance of the 
meeting for consideration and will be posted on the President's 
Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa Web site (http://trade.gov/pac-dbia) without change, including any business or personal 
information provided such as names, addresses, email addresses, or 
telephone numbers. All statements received, including attachments and 
other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject 
to public disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish 
to make publicly available.
    Meeting Recording: A recording of the Council's call will be 
available within ninety (90) days of the meeting on the Council's Web 
site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

    Dated: October 29, 2015.
Archana Sahgal,
Deputy Director, Office of Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2015-28113 Filed 11-3-15; 8:45 am]
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