[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 40620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14338]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce (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 July 21, 2020, from 12:00 to 3:00 
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, July 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place virtually via Webex. To register 
and obtain call-in information, or submit comments, please contact: Mr. 
Adam O'Malley, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), 
International Trade Administration, via email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Adam O'Malley, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
via phone or email: 202-482-4850, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place virtually on 
July 21, 2020, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open 
to the public, and time will be permitted for public comment from 2:45-
3:00 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, July 10, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, via 
the contact information provided above.
    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, July 10, 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: At this final meeting of the current 
(2018-2020) ETTAC charter, the ETTAC will present its recommendations 
to senior officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce, then 
interagency representatives of the Trade Promotion Coordinating 
Committee's Environmental Trade Working Group (TPCC ETWG) will respond 
to the recommendations that the ETTAC presented. The meeting will be 
co-chaired by senior officials from the International Trade 
Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 
ETTAC's recommendation letters can be found atwww.export.gov/ettac. The 
recommendations were developed by the ETTAC's three subcommittees: 
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] 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: June 29, 2020.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2020-14338 Filed 7-6-20; 8:45 am]
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