[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 20804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07829]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11086]


Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Open Meeting

    The Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) will meet in open session 
from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020. Based on 
federal and state guidance in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 
meeting will be held virtually. The virtual forum will open at 12:00 
p.m. The membership of this advisory committee consists of private 
sector defense trade representatives, appointed by the Assistant 
Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, who advise the 
Department on policies, regulations, and technical issues affecting 
defense trade. The DTAG was established as an advisory committee under 
the authority of 22 U.S.C. Sections 2651a and 2656 and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The purpose of the meeting will 
be to discuss current defense trade issues and topics for further 
study. The following agenda topics will be discussed and final reports 
presented: (1) Prioritizing Defense Export Control and Compliance 
System (DECCS) enhancements. (2) Improving compliance guidelines for 
companies and universities. (3) Exploring options for improving 
reporting on political contributions, gifts, commissions, and fees 
(commonly referred to as ITAR ``Part 130'' reporting) pursuant to 22 
U.S.C. 2779, and where appropriate making recommendations for 
improvement. (4) Exploring types of ``open'' or other flexible export 
authorizations administered by other countries, and in the member's 
experience what works well when operating within such authorizations.
    The meeting will be held in WebEx. There will be one WebEx 
invitation for each attendee, and only the attendee should use the 
invitation. In addition, each attendee should access the virtual 
meeting from a private location. Please let us know if you need any of 
the following accommodations: live captions, digital/text versions of 
webinar materials, or other (please specify).
    Members of the public may attend this virtual session and will be 
permitted to participate in the question and answer discussion period 
following the formal DTAG presentation on each agenda topic in 
accordance with the Chair's instructions. Members of the public may 
also submit a brief statement (less than three pages) to the committee 
in writing for inclusion in the public minutes of the meeting. Virtual 
attendance is limited to 125 persons, so each member of the public that 
wishes to attend this session must provide: Name and contact 
information, including an email address and phone number, and any 
request for reasonable accommodation to the DTAG Alternate Designated 
Federal Officer (ADFO), Neal Kringel, via email at [email protected] by 
COB Monday, April 27, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Barbara Eisenbeiss, PM/DDTC, SA-1, 
12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-
Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112; 
telephone (202) 663-2835 or email [email protected].

Neal F. Kringel,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Defense Trade Advisory Group, 
U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-07829 Filed 4-13-20; 8:45 am]
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