[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57698-57699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23460]


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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 November 19, 2019, from 8:45 a.m. 
to 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 Friday, November 8, 2019. The 
deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids is 5:00 
p.m. EDT on Friday, November 8, 2019.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Research Library at the 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230. To register and obtain call-in information, submit comments, 
or request auxiliary aids, please contact: 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 &

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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 November 19, 
2019, from 8:45 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 Friday, November 8, 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, November 8, 2019, 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.
    Topics to be considered: During the November 19 meeting, which is 
the fourth in-person meeting of the current charter term, the ETTAC 
will receive briefings from ITA as well as the interagency and will 
discuss its priorities and objectives for potential recommendations to 
the interagency through the Secretary of Commerce. Topics to be 
considered during the afternoon subcommittee breakout sessions will 
fall under the three themes of Trade Policy and Trade Negotiations, 
Trade Promotion and Export Market Development, and Cooperation on 
Standards, Certifications and Regulations. 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 through August 16, 2020.

    Dated: October 21, 2019.
Amy Kreps,
Designated Federal Officer, ETTAC.
[FR Doc. 2019-23460 Filed 10-25-19; 8:45 am]
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