[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47354-47355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17204]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), 
Request for Nominations

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.

ACTION: Solicitation of Nominations for Membership to the Environmental 
Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC).

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth a request for nominations to serve on 
the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC). The 
ETTAC was established pursuant to provisions under Title IV of the Jobs 
Through Trade Expansion Act, 22. U.S.C. 2151, and under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. ETTAC was first chartered on 
May 31, 1994. ETTAC serves as an advisory body to the Environmental 
Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee 
(TPCC), reporting directly to the Secretary of Commerce in his/her 
capacity as Chairman of the TPCC. ETTAC advises on the development and 
administration of policies and programs to expand U.S. exports of 
environmental technologies, goods, and services.

DATES: Nominations for membership must be received on or before 
September 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please send nominations by post, email, or fax to the 
attention of Maureen Hinman, Designated Federal Officer/ETTAC, Office 
of Energy & Environmental Industries, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room 4053, Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-482-0627; email 
[email protected]; fax 202-482-5665. Electronic responses should 
be submitted in Microsoft Word format.

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]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Nominations: The Secretary of Commerce invites nominations to ETTAC 
of U.S. citizens who will represent U.S. environmental goods and 
services companies that trade internationally, or trade associations 
and non-profit organizations whose members include U.S. companies that 
trade internationally. Companies must be at least 51 percent owned by 
U.S. persons. No member may represent a company that is majority-owned 
or controlled by a foreign government entity or foreign government 
entities.
    Membership in a committee operating under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act must be balanced in terms of economic subsector, 
geographic location, and company size. Committee members serve in a 
representative capacity and must be able to generally represent the 
views and interests of a certain subsector of the U.S. environmental 
industry. Candidates should be senior executive-level representatives 
from environmental technology companies, trade associations, and non-
profit organizations. Members of the ETTAC must have experience in the 
exportation of environmental goods and/or services, including:
    (1) Air pollution control and monitoring technologies;
    (2) Analytic devices and services;
    (3) Environmental engineering and consulting services;
    (4) Financial services relevant to the environmental sector;
    (5) Process and pollution prevention technologies;
    (7) Solid and hazardous waste management technologies; and/or
    (8) Water and wastewater treatment technologies.
    Nominees will be evaluated based upon their ability to carry out 
the goals of the ETTAC's enabling legislation. ETTAC's current Charter 
is available on the internet at http://www.environment.ita.doc.gov 
under the tab: Advisory Committee. Appointments will be made to create 
a balanced Committee in terms of subsector representation, product 
lines, firm size, geographic area, and other criteria. Nominees must be 
U.S. citizens.
    All appointments are made without regard to political affiliation. 
Members shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary from the date of 
appointment to the Committee to the date on which the Committee's 
charter terminates (normally two years).
    If you are interested in becoming a member of ETTAC, please provide 
the following information (2 pages maximum):
    (1) Name;

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    (2) Title;
    (3) Work phone; fax; and email address;
    (4) Organization name and address, including Web site address;
    (5) Short biography of nominee, including written certification of 
U.S. citizenship (this may take form of the statement ``I am a citizen 
of the United States'') and a list of citizenships of foreign 
countries;
    (6) Brief description of the organization and its business 
activities, including;
    (7) Company size (number of employees and annual sales);
    (8) Exporting experience;
    (9) An affirmative statement that the nominee will be able to meet 
the expected time commitments of Committee work. Committee work 
includes (1) attending in-person committee meetings approximately four 
times per year, (2) undertaking additional work outside of full 
committee meetings including subcommittee conference calls or meetings 
as needed, and (3) drafting or commenting on proposed recommendations 
to be evaluated at Committee meetings.
    Please do not send company or trade association brochures or any 
other information.

    Dated: July 15, 2016.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2016-17204 Filed 7-20-16; 8:45 am]
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