[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 45217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19346]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of the President's Advisory Council 
on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA or Council).

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SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
will hold the final meeting of its term to deliberate and consider 
adopting a report containing recommendations to the President on 
actions the United States Government could take to mitigate obstacles 
that U.S. companies face in doing business in Africa, as well as 
findings from the Council's June 24-July 5, 2018 Fact-Finding Trip to 
Ethiopia, Kenya, C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire and Ghana, countries the Council 
identified as holding particular promise of business opportunities for 
U.S. companies, that was led by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and 
Under Secretary for International Trade Gil Kaplan. The recommendations 
in the Council's report may include updates to recommendations the 
Council previously adopted on April 18, 2018 for Ethiopia, Kenya, 
C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire and Ghana, new recommendations that focus on those 
or other African countries, and recommendations that apply to the 
African region broadly.
    The Secretary of Commerce extended the appointments of the members 
of the PAC-DBIA by 60 days, to expire on November 5, 2018, to allow the 
Council sufficient time to complete its final report following the 
Fact-Finding Trip.
    The final agenda for the meeting will be posted at least one week 
in advance of the meeting on the Council's website at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

DATES: September 26, 2018, 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
meeting will be broadcast via live webcast on the internet at http://whitehouse.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giancarlo Cavallo or Ashley Bubna, 
Designated Federal Officers, President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Room 22004, Washington, DC, 20230, telephone: 202-482-2091, email: 
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Council was established on November 4, 2014, to 
advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on 
strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and 
Africa. The Council's charter was renewed for a second, two-year term 
in September 2017. The Council was established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 
App.
    Public Submissions: The public is invited to submit written 
statements to the Council. Statements must be received by 5:00 p.m. 
September 19, 2018 by either of the following methods:

a. Electronic Submissions

    Submit statements electronically to Giancarlo Cavallo and Ashley 
Bubna, Designated Federal Officers, President's Advisory Council on 
Doing Business in Africa, via email: [email protected].

b. Paper Submissions

    Send paper statements to Giancarlo Cavallo and Ashley Bubna, 
Designated Federal Officers, President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Room 22004, Washington, DC, 20230.
    Statements will be provided to the members in advance of the 
meeting for consideration and also will be posted on the Council 
website (http://trade.gov/pac-dbia). Any business proprietary 
information should be clearly designated as such. All statements 
received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are 
part of the public record and subject to public disclosure.
    Meeting minutes: Copies of the Council's meeting minutes will be 
available within ninety (90) days of the meeting on the Council's 
website at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

    Dated: August 30, 2018.
Fred Stewart,
Director, Office of Africa.
[FR Doc. 2018-19346 Filed 9-5-18; 8:45 am]
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