[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80015-80016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27392]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee

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

ACTION: Notice and request for nominations from state, local, and 
municipal governments to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee 
State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group; 
extension of deadline.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, as Chair of the Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee (TPCC), announces the establishment of the State 
and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group as a 
subcommittee of the TPCC. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement 
Act of 2015 (the Act) requires the President to establish this Working 
Group as a subcommittee of the TPCC to identify issues related to the 
coordination of Federal resources relating to export promotion and 
export financing with such resources provided by State and local 
governments. The original notice (FR Doc. 2016-23501) ([citation]) 
called for nominations to be submitted by October 24, 2016. This notice 
hereby extends the deadline to November 25, 2016.

DATES: Nominations for immediate consideration for the Working Group 
must be received electronically on or before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on November 
25, 2016. After that date, ITA will continue to accept submissions 
under this notice for a period of up to two years from the deadline to 
fill any vacancies that may arise.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Kirwan, Director, Trade 
Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat, Room 31027, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230, telephone: 202-482-5455, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Establishment of Working Group
II. Member and Meeting Information
III. Request for Nominations

I. Establishment of Working Group

    Section 504(a) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act 
of 2015 (``Act''), amended the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to add a 
new section 2313A. Section 2313A notes that U.S. policy is to promote 
exports as an opportunity for small businesses, and in exercising their 
powers and functions to advance that policy, all Federal agencies shall 
work constructively with State and local agencies engaged in export 
promotion and export financing activities. Section 2313A directs the 
President to establish the State and Federal Export Promotion 
Coordination Working Group (``Working Group'') under the TPCC with the 
purposes to:
    (1) Identify issues related to the coordination of Federal 
resources relating to export promotion and export financing with such 
resources provided by State and local governments;
    (2) identify ways to improve coordination with respect to export 
promotion and export financing activities through the TPCC annual 
strategic plan;
    (3) develop a strategy for improving coordination of Federal and 
State resources relating to export promotion and export financing, 
including methods to eliminate duplication of effort and overlapping 
functions; and
    (4) develop a strategic plan for considering and implementing the 
suggestions of the Working Group as part of the TPCC annual strategic 
plan.
    The President issued Executive Order No. 13733, Delegation of 
Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions under the Trade 
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, on July 22, 2016, 
assigning to the Secretary of Commerce the function under Section 
2313A(b) of establishing the Working Group. In the Executive Order, the 
President further directed that, in carrying out its functions, the 
State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group shall 
also coordinate with local and municipal governments representing 
regionally diverse areas.

II. Member and Meeting Information

    The Secretary of Commerce shall select the members of the Working 
Group, who shall include representatives from State trade agencies and 
local and municipal governments representing regionally diverse areas 
and representatives of the federal departments and agencies that are 
represented on the TPCC. The Working Group will comprise up to sixteen 
members. Representatives from State trade agencies must be: (1) Elected 
officers of a State, or (2) State employees designated by an elected 
State officer to represent the State trade agency with authority to act 
on his or her behalf. Representatives from local and municipal 
governments must be: (1) Elected officers or (2) local or municipal 
employees designated by an elected officer to represent the local and 
municipal government with authority to act on his or her behalf.
    Because the Working Group will be an intergovernmental committee 
composed wholly of full-time or part-time Federal Government officers 
or employees, State government elected officers or their designees, and 
local and municipal elected officials or their designees, all of whom 
will be acting in their official capacities solely to exchange views, 
information, or advice relating to the management and implementation of 
Federal programs established by statute that explicitly share 
intergovernmental responsibilities and administration, the Working 
Group is not covered by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 
App.
    Members appointed as representatives from State trade agencies and 
local and municipal governments will not receive any Federal 
compensation for their services and will not be reimbursed for travel 
expenses. Meetings will be held in person and/or via teleconference. 
The TPCC will make every effort to use technology to allow for remote 
participation in meetings, but there will be times when in-person 
meetings will be necessary. The TPCC will strive to provide members of 
the Working Group notice of meetings at least 15 calendar days in 
advance.

III. Request for Nominations

    The TPCC Secretariat seeks nominations for representatives from

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State trade agencies and local and municipal governments to the Working 
Group. For purposes of this notice, a ``State trade agency'' is the 
lead official governmental trade promotion agency for a State, and 
includes separately established trade agencies as well as trade offices 
within a State agency or department or the Office of the Governor. A 
``local or municipal government'' includes, but is not limited to, 
town, city, and county governments. The TPCC seeks representation of 
regionally diverse areas. Qualified individuals may self-nominate or be 
nominated by a senior level State government or local or municipal 
government official. To be considered, nominators should submit the 
following information:
    (1) Name, title, and relevant contact information (including phone 
and email address) for the nominee, the state trade agency that the 
nominee would represent or the local or municipal government the 
nominee would represent;
    (2) A resume or short biography of the nominee, including 
professional and academic credentials.
    (3) A statement of the nominee's role in state, local, or municipal 
export promotion activities. Should more information be needed, TPCC 
staff will contact the nominee. If nominees are not an elected 
official, a letter may be requested from an elected official that 
indicates the nominee has been designated to participate in the Working 
Group on his or her behalf.
    Nominators should submit the above information via electronic 
transmission to [email protected]. The submission must be 
received on or before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on November 25, 2016. Nominations 
submitted in response to the prior notice, including those received 
after October 24, 2016, will be considered and do not need to be 
resubmitted.

    Dated: November 8, 2016.
Patrick Kirwan,
Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2016-27392 Filed 11-14-16; 8:45 am]
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