[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58472-58473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20294]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


President's Export Council: Meeting of the President's Export 
Council

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

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ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's Export Council (Council) will hold a meeting 
to deliberate on recommendations related to promoting the expansion of 
U.S. exports. Priority topics will include: the Trans-Pacific 
Partnership and Board appointments for the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States. Additional topics may include: the Administration's 
trade agenda, infrastructure investment, workforce readiness, access to 
capital for microbusinesses and SMEs, and export control reform. The 
final agenda will be posted at least one week in advance of the meeting 
on the President's Export Council Web site at http://trade.gov/pec.

DATES: September 14, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. (ET)

ADDRESSES: The President's Export Council meeting will be broadcast via 
live webcast on the Internet at http://whitehouse.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tricia Van Orden, Designated Federal 
Officer, President's Export Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-5876, email: 
[email protected].
    Press inquiries should be directed to the International Trade 
Administration's Office of Public Affairs, telephone: 202-482-3809.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The President's Export Council was first established by 
Executive Order on December 20, 1973 to advise the President on matters 
relating to U.S. export trade and to report to the President on its 
activities and recommendations for expanding U.S. exports. The 
President's Export Council was renewed most recently by Executive Order 
13708 of September 30, 2015, for the two-year period ending September 
30, 2017. This Committee is established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App.
    Public Submissions: The public is invited to submit written 
statements to the President's Export Council. Statements must be 
received by 5:00PM ET on September 12, 2016 by either of the following 
methods:

a. Electronic Submissions

    Submit statements electronically to Tricia Van Orden, Executive 
Secretary, President's Export Council via email: 
[email protected].

b. Paper Submissions

    Send paper statements to Tricia Van Orden, Designated Federal 
Officer, President's Export Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20230.
    Statements will be posted on the President's Export Council Web 
site (http://trade.gov/pec) 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 minutes: Copies of the Council's meeting minutes will be 
available within ninety (90) days of the meeting.

    Dated: August 18, 2016.
Tricia Van Orden,
Designated Federal Officer, President's Export Council.
[FR Doc. 2016-20294 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am]
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