[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 18002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08560]


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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 an Open Meeting of a Federal Advisory Committee.

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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, May 15, 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 Monday, May 7, 
2018. The deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids 
is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, Room 
6057-59. The address to register and obtain call-in information; submit 
comments; or request auxiliary aids is: Ms. Tracy Gerstle, 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: Ms. Tracy Gerstle, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 
202-482-0810; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place on May 15 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 Monday, May 7, 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) 482-0810 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 Monday, May 7, 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 May 15, 2018 meeting, the ETTAC 
will present to the Secretary of Commerce its final recommendations for 
this charter period as deliberated and adopted at its April 30, 2018 
teleconference meeting, Topics to be deliberated at the April 30, 2018 
meeting include optimizing the U.S. Government's trade promotion 
programs, identifying market access barriers, pros and cons of existing 
trade agreements, and discussing foreign procurement policy, including 
issues with financing mechanisms, localization requirements and non-
tariff barriers. The ETTAC's subcommittees will present the 
recommendations to the Secretary. The subcommittees are: Trade 
Promotion and Export Market Development, Professional Services and 
Infrastructure Advancement, and Trade Policy and American 
Competitiveness. The Office of Energy & Environmental Industries will 
post the final agenda on its Office website https://www.trade.gov/td/energy/ at least one week prior to the meeting.
    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: April 16, 2018.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2018-08560 Filed 4-24-18; 8:45 am]
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