[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2424-2425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00643]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee 
(ETTAC).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, 2018 from 8:30 
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for members of 
the public to register or to submit written comments for dissemination 
prior to the meeting is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, January 26, 2018. The 
deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids is 5:00 
p.m. EDT on Tuesday, January 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 6057-59 at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover

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Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. The 
address to register, submit comments, or request auxiliary aids is: Mr. 
Jeffrey Phillips, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), 
International Trade Administration, Room 28018, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 or email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeffrey Phillips, Office of Energy 
& Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 
202-482-8342; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected].)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place on February 6 
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open to the 
public and time will be permitted for public comment from 3:00-3:30 
p.m. EDT. Members of the public seeking to attend the meeting are 
required to register in advance. Those interested in attending must 
provide notification by Friday, January 26, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. EDT, via 
the contact information provided above. This meeting is physically 
accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language 
interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to OEEI at 
(202) 482-8342 no less than one week prior to the meeting. Requests 
received after this date will be accepted, but it may not be possible 
to accommodate them.
    Written comments concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome any time 
before or after the meeting. To be considered during the meeting, 
written comments must be received by Friday, January 26, 2018 at 5:00 
p.m. EDT to ensure transmission to the members before the meeting. 
Minutes will be available within 30 days of this meeting.
    Topic to be considered: During the February 6, 2018 meeting the 
three ETTAC subcommittees will discuss their top priorities for this 
charter period, with the goal of generating recommendations for the 
Secretary of Commerce. Topics under discussion include optimizing the 
U.S. Government's trade promotion programs, identifying market access 
barriers, pros and cons of existing trade agreements, and discussing 
procurement policy, including issues with financing mechanisms, 
localization requirements and non-tariff barriers. The ETTAC's 
subcommittees are: Trade Promotion and Export Market Development, 
Professional Services and Infrastructure Advancement, and Trade Policy 
and American Competitiveness.
    Background: The ETTAC is mandated by Section 2313(c) of the Export 
Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the 
Environmental Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating 
Committee, through the Secretary of Commerce, on the development and 
administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental 
technologies, goods, services, and products. The ETTAC was originally 
chartered in May of 1994. It was most recently re-chartered until 
August 2018.

    Dated: January 10, 2018.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2018-00643 Filed 1-16-18; 8:45 am]
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