[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 170 (Friday, September 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54191-54192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18965]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee; 
Reestablishment of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory 
Committee (ETTAC) and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of reestablishment of the Environmental Technologies 
Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) and solicitation of nominations for 
membership.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, 
and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 
the Department of Commerce announces the reestablishment of the 
Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC), as of 
August 12, 2022. The ETTAC was first chartered on May 31, 1994. The 
ETTAC serves as an advisory body to the Environmental Trade Working 
Group (ETWG) of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), 
reporting through the Secretary of Commerce in her capacity as Chair of 
the TPCC. The ETTAC advises on the development and administration of 
programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods, 
and services and products that comply with United States environmental, 
safety, and related requirements.

DATES: Nominations for membership must be received on or before 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on October 14, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be emailed to Megan Hyndman, ETTAC 
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy & Environmental 
Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, at [email protected]. Nominations must be submitted in 
either Microsoft Word or PDF format.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Hyndman, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries, phone 202-843-2376; email 
[email protected]. The ETTAC Charter and other committee 
materials are posted online at http://trade.gov/ettac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee shall consist of approximately 
35 members appointed by the Secretary in accordance with applicable 
Department of Commerce guidance and based on their ability to carry out 
the objectives of the Committee. Members shall represent U.S. 
environmental technologies manufacturing and services companies, U.S. 
trade associations, U.S. private sector organizations, States or 
associations representing the States, and other appropriate groups and 
interested individuals involved in the promotion of exports of 
environmental technologies products and services.
    Members of the Committee are selected, in accordance with 
applicable Department of Commerce guidelines, based on their ability to 
carry out the objectives of the Committee as set forth in the Charter 
and in a manner that ensures that the Committee is balanced in terms of 
points of view, industry subsector, geography, and company size. The 
diverse membership of the Committee assures perspectives reflecting the 
full breadth of the Committee's responsibilities, and, where possible, 
the Department of Commerce will also consider the ethnic, racial, and 
gender diversity and various abilities of the United States population.
    Members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the Secretary 
from the date of appointment to the Committee to the date on which the 
Committee's charter terminates. Members of the Committee serve in a 
representative capacity presenting the views and interests of a U.S. 
entity or U.S. organization, as well as their particular subsector; 
they are, therefore, not Special Government Employees.
    Members of the Committee must not be registered as foreign agents 
under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. No member may represent a 
company that is majority owned or controlled by a foreign government 
entity (or foreign government entities). Members of the Committee will 
not be compensated for their services or reimbursed for their travel 
expenses.
    If you are interested in applying or nominating someone else to 
become a member of the Committee, please provide the following 
information:
    (1) Sponsor letter on the company's, trade association's or 
organization's letterhead containing the name, title, and relevant 
contact information (including phone and email address) of the 
individual who is applying or being nominated;
    (2) An affirmative statement that the nominee will be able to meet 
the expected time commitments of Committee work. Committee work 
includes (1) attending Committee meetings roughly four times per year 
(lasting one day each), including attending at least four Committee 
meetings in-person during the 2022-2024 Charter (including the first 
and last Committee meetings), (2) undertaking additional work outside 
of full committee meetings including subcommittee conference calls or 
meetings as needed, and (3) frequently drafting, preparing, or 
commenting on proposed recommendations to be evaluated at Committee 
meetings;
    (3) Short biography of nominee, including credentials;
    (4) Brief description of the company, trade association, or 
organization to be represented and its business activities; company 
size (number of employees and annual sales); and export markets served;
    (5) An affirmative statement that the nominee meets all Committee 
eligibility requirements.
    Please do not send company, trade association, or organization 
brochures or any other information.
    See the ADDRESSES and DATES captions above for how and the deadline 
for submitting nominations.
    Nominees selected for appointment to the Committee will be notified 
by email.

Man K. Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2022-18965 Filed 9-1-22; 8:45 am]
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