[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16641-16643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07986]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Charter Renewal of the U.S. Investment Advisory Council 
and Soliciting Nominations for Members

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

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal of the U.S. Investment Advisory 
Council and soliciting nominations for members.

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SUMMARY: On April 6, 2018, the Department of Commerce Acting Chief 
Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration renewed 
the charter for the United States Investment Advisory Council (Council) 
ending April 5, 2020. The Council is a federal advisory committee under 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

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DATES: All applications for immediate consideration for appointment 
must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on May 6, 
2019. After that date, applications will be accepted under this notice 
for a period of up to two years from the deadline to fill any vacancies 
that may arise. Note: If you applied for the IAC based on the original 
Federal Register Notice posted in April, your application remains valid 
and you DO NOT NEED to re-apply.

ADDRESSES: Please submit applications by email to [email protected], 
attention: Steven Meyers, SelectUSA, United States Investment Advisory 
Council Executive Secretariat, or by mail to Steven Meyers, SelectUSA, 
United States Investment Advisory Council, Room 30011, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Meyers, Designated Federal 
Officer, SelectUSA, Room 30011, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-2612, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Investment Advisory 
Council (Council) was established by the Secretary of Commerce 
(Secretary) pursuant to duties imposed by 15 U.S.C. 1512 upon the 
Department and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
    The Council functions solely as an advisory committee in accordance 
with the provisions of FACA. In particular, the Council advises the 
Secretary on government policies and programs that affect businesses 
engaging in foreign direct investment (FDI), the expansion of domestic 
operations, or the transferring of operations to the United States from 
overseas. The IAC identifies and recommends programs and policies to 
help the United States attract and retain business investment and 
recommends ways to support the United States in remaining the world's 
preeminent investment destination. The Council acts as a liaison among 
the stakeholders represented by the membership and provides a forum for 
the stakeholders to provide feedback on current and emerging issues 
regarding FDI and business expansion.
    The Council reports to the Secretary of Commerce on its activities 
and recommendations regarding FDI and business investment. In creating 
its reports, the Council is to survey and evaluate the investment and 
investment-facilitating activities of stakeholders, identify and 
examine specific problems facing potential business investors, and 
examine the needs of stakeholders to inform the Council's efforts. The 
Council is to recommend specific solutions to the problems and needs 
that it identifies.
    Each member is to be appointed for a term of two years and serves 
at the pleasure of the Secretary. The Secretary may at his/her 
discretion reappoint any member to an additional term or terms, 
provided that the member proves to work effectively on the Council and 
his/her knowledge and advice is still needed.
    The Council consists of no more than forty (40) members appointed 
by the Secretary. Members are to represent companies and organizations 
investing, seeking to invest, seeking foreign investors, or 
facilitating investment across many sectors, including but not limited 
to:
     U.S.-incorporated companies that are majority-owned by 
foreign companies or by a foreign individual or individuals, or that 
generate significant foreign direct investment (e.g., through their 
supply chains);
     Companies or entities whose business includes FDI-related 
activities or the facilitation of FDI; and
     U.S. incorporated companies, regardless of ownership, that 
are considering expanding their operations in the United States or 
transferring to the United States operations that are currently being 
conducted overseas;
     Economic development organizations and other U.S. 
governmental and non-governmental organizations and associations whose 
missions or activities include the promotion or facilitation of 
business investment and/or FDI.
    All members must be a U.S. national. Members shall be selected 
based on their ability to carry out the objectives of the IAC, in 
accordance with applicable Department of Commerce guidelines, in a 
manner that ensures that the IAC is balanced in terms of points of 
view, industry sector or subsector, and organizational type. Members 
shall also represent a broad range of products and services and shall 
be drawn from large, medium, and small enterprises, private-sector 
organizations that have invested or are considering investing in the 
United States, and other investment-related entities, including non-
governmental organizations, associations, and economic development 
organizations.
    For members selected on the basis of their involvement in FDI and 
FDI-related activities, the IAC should also be balanced in terms of the 
geographic sources and destinations of the FDI and the volume and 
nature of FDI involved. For members selected on the basis of their 
interest in expanding their operations in, or transferring operations 
to the United States, the IAC should also be balanced in terms of the 
size and nature of the operations under consideration for expansion or 
transfer.
    In selecting members, priority may be given to the selection of 
executives, i.e., Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman, 
President, or an officer with a comparable level of responsibility.
    Members serve in a representative capacity, representing the views 
and interests of their sponsoring entity and those of their particular 
sector (if applicable), and they are, therefore, not Special Government 
Employees. Members will receive no compensation for their participation 
and will not be reimbursed for travel expenses related to Council 
activities. Appointments to the Council shall be made without regard to 
political affiliation. All members must be a U.S. national.
    The Secretary designates a Chair and Vice Chair from among the 
members. The Council will meet a minimum of two times a year, to the 
extent practical, with additional meetings called at the discretion of 
the Secretary or his/her designee. Meetings will be held in Washington, 
DC or elsewhere in the United States, or by teleconference, as 
feasible. Members are expected to attend a majority of Council 
meetings.
    To be considered for membership, submit the following information 
by 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 6, 2019 to the email address listed in the 
ADDRESSES section:
    1. Name and title of the individual requesting consideration.
    2. A sponsor letter on the sponsoring entity's letterhead 
containing a brief statement of why the applicant should be considered 
for membership on the Council. This sponsor letter should be written by 
an individual senior to the applicant and address the applicant's 
experience and leadership related to foreign direct investment or 
business expansion. The letter can also come from a source outside the 
company, preferably from someone whose business is related to the 
applicants, and also in a senior position.
    3. The applicant's personal resume and short bio (less than 300 
words).
    4. An affirmative statement that the applicant meets all 
eligibility criteria, including an affirmative statement that the 
applicant is not required to register as a foreign agent under the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
    5. Information regarding the ownership and control of the 
sponsoring entity, including the stock holdings as appropriate.

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    6. The sponsoring entity's size, place of incorporation, product or 
service line, major markets in which the entity operates, and the 
entity's export or import experience.
    7. A profile of the entity's foreign direct investment or expansion 
activities, including investment activities, investment plans, 
investment-facilitation activities, or other foreign direct investment 
activities.
    8. Brief statement describing how the applicant will contribute to 
the work of the Council based on his or her unique experience and 
perspective (not to exceed 100 words).
    9. All relevant contact information, including mailing address, 
fax, email, phone number, and support staff information where relevant.

    Note: If you applied for the IAC based on the original Federal 
Register Notice posted in April, your application remains valid and 
you DO NOT NEED to re-apply.


Anthony Diaz,
Program Analyst, International Trade Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-07986 Filed 4-19-19; 8:45 am]
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