[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 3337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00855]


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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 February 11, 2020, 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 Thursday, January 30, 2020. 
The deadline for members of the public to request auxiliary aids is 
5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, January 30, 2020.

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: Mr. Adam O'Malley, 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: Mr. Adam O'Malley, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 
202-482-4850; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place on February 11, 
2020, 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 Thursday, January 30, 2020, 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 
[email protected] or (202) 482-4850 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 Thursday, January 30, 2020, 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 February 11 meeting, which is 
the fifth in-person meeting of the current charter term, the ETTAC will 
deliberate on and finalize potential recommendations to the interagency 
through the Secretary of Commerce. Topics to be considered 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 202-482-4850 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: January 15, 2020.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2020-00855 Filed 1-17-20; 8:45 am]
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