[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64872-64873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22654]


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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 October 19, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. 
to 3:00 p.m., and October 20, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meetings on October 19 and 20 will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Research Library 
(Room 1894), Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services (OSCPBS), 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://trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/supplychain/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; finance and infrastructure; and 
workforce development. 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://trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/supplychain/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 October 12, 2016. Comments received after 
October 12, 2016, 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.
    In addition, this notice expands the comment period on the ACSCC 
Freight Policy and Movement Subcommittee's recommendation that was 
discussed on ACSCC conference call held on September 7, 2016 to October 
1, 2016. The recommendation will be available on the ACSCC Web site, 
http://trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/supplychain/acscc/. Written comments 
are due by close of business on October 1, 2016. Parties wishing to 
submit written comments regarding this

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recommendation 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].
    The Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services will 
post the draft recommendations and the final agenda on the Committee 
Web site at least one week prior to the meeting. Please provide any 
comments on the draft recommendations to Richard Boll, Office of Supply 
Chain, Professional & Business Services, International Trade 
Administration. (Phone: (202) 482-1135 or Email: 
[email protected]) at least six days prior to the conference call, 
in order to ensure adequate time to distribute the comments for 
Committee review. The conference call will be open to the public for 
comments on a first-come, first-served basis, with thirty minutes 
available for public comments. Access lines are limited. The minutes of 
the meetings will be posted on the Committee Web site within 60 days of 
the meeting.

    Dated: September 15, 2016.
Maureen Smith,
Director, Office of Supply Chain.
[FR Doc. 2016-22654 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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