[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 51869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20106]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of 
Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of 
discussion for the upcoming public meeting of the Advisory Committee on 
Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee).

DATES: The meeting will be held on October 21, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via Webex.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services (OSCPBS), International Trade 
Administration. Phone: 202-384-8539. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Committee was established 
under the discretionary authority of the Secretary of Commerce and in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). It 
provides advice to the Secretary of Commerce on the necessary elements 
of a comprehensive policy approach to supply chain competitiveness and 
on regulatory policies and programs and investment priorities that 
affect the competitiveness of U.S. supply chains. For more information 
about the Committee visit: https://www.trade.gov/acscc.
    Matters To Be Considered: Committee members are expected to 
continue discussing the major competitiveness-related topics raised at 
the previous Committee meetings, including supply chain resilience and 
congestion; trade and competitiveness; freight movement and policy; 
trade innovation; regulatory issues; finance and infrastructure; and 
workforce development. The Committee's subcommittees will report on the 
status of their work regarding these topics. The agenda may change to 
accommodate other Committee business. The Office of Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services will post the final detailed agenda on 
its website, https://www.trade.gov/acscc, at least one week prior to 
the meeting.
    The meeting is open to the public and press on a first-come, first-
served basis. Space is limited. Please contact Richard Boll, at 
[email protected], for participation information.
    Interested parties may submit written comments to the Committee at 
any time before and after the meeting. Parties wishing to submit 
written comments for consideration by the Committee in advance of this 
meeting should email them to [email protected].
    For consideration during the meeting, and to ensure transmission to 
the Committee prior to the meeting, comments must be received no later 
than 5:00 p.m. EST on October 14, 2021. Comments received after October 
14, 2021, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be 
considered at the meeting. The minutes of the meeting will be posted on 
the Committee website within 60 days of the meeting.

    Dated: September 14, 2021.
Heather Sykes,
Director, Office of Supply Chain, Professional, and Business Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-20106 Filed 9-16-21; 8:45 am]
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