[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 135 (Friday, July 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32630-32631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14994]


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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, July 24, 2018 from 9:00 
a.m.-2:00 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, July 13, 2018. The 
deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids is 5:00 
p.m. EDT on Friday, July 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. The 
address to register and obtain call-in information; submit comments; or 
request auxiliary aids is: Ms. Amy Kreps, 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. Amy Kreps, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 
202-482-3835; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected])

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place on July 24 from 
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open to the public 
and time will be permitted for public comment from 1:30-2:00 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, July 13, 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) 482-3835 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, July 13, 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.

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    Topic to be considered: At this final meeting of the current (2016-
2018) ETTAC charter, interagency representatives of the Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee's Environmental Trade Working Group (TPCC ETWG) 
will respond to the recommendations that the ETTAC presented to the 
Secretary of Commerce's designee on May 15. The meeting will be co-
chaired by senior officials from the International Trade Administration 
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The ETTAC's 
recommendations cover two primary themes: (1) Recommendations regarding 
how the U.S. Government can help level the playing field, address 
barriers and increase opportunities for U.S. environmental exporters 
through market development efforts, export financing, and trade policy 
engagements and negotiations; and recommendations aimed at improving 
the overall quality of services delivered by the U.S. Government to 
U.S. environmental exporters through enhancements to digital tools 
aimed at improving lead generation, lead dissemination, and metrics and 
tracking. The recommendations were developed by the ETTAC's three 
subcommittees: Trade Promotion and Export Market Development, 
Professional Services and Infrastructure Advancement, and Trade Policy 
and American Competitiveness. OEEI will make the final agenda available 
to the public at least one week prior to the meeting. Please email 
[email protected] or contact 202-482-3835 for a copy.
    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: July 9, 2018.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2018-14994 Filed 7-12-18; 8:45 am]
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