[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 4770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02674]


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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 teleconference is scheduled for Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 
2:30 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 teleconference is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, February 28, 
2019. The deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids 
is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, February 26, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via teleconference. For 
logistical reasons, all participants are required to register in 
advance by the date specified above. Please contact Ms. Amy Kreps at 
the contact information below to register and obtain call-in 
information.

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 teleconference will take place on March 
7, 2019, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open 
to the public, and time will be permitted for public comment from 4:15-
4:30 p.m. EDT. Members of the public seeking to attend the 
teleconference are required to register in advance. Those interested in 
attending must provide notification by Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 
5:00 p.m. EDT, via the contact information provided above. This meeting 
is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for 
auxiliary aids should be directed to OEEI at (202) 482-3835 no less 
than one week prior to the teleconference. 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 Tuesday, February 26, 2019, at 
5:00 p.m. EDT to ensure transmission to the members before the 
teleconference. Minutes will be available within 30 days of this 
meeting.
    Topic to be considered: The agenda for the March 7, 2019, meeting 
includes providing the newly re-chartered committee with briefings on 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requirements and an overview of 
ETTAC operations. OEEI will make the final agenda available to the 
public 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 most 
recently re-chartered until August 2020.

    Dated: February 13, 2019.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2019-02674 Filed 2-15-19; 8:45 am]
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