[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10085-10086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03390]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary


U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Talent for Growth Task 
Force Solicitation of Nominations for Membership

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Solicitation of nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce seeks nominations for immediate 
consideration for the TTC Talent for Growth Task Force (Task Force). 
The Task Force was established on December 5, 2022 in the U.S.-EU Joint 
Statement of the TTC following its 3rd TTC Ministerial meeting and 
announced by U.S.-EU TTC Co-Chairs U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina 
Raimondo and European Commission (EC) Executive Vice-President 
Margrethe Vestager. The Task Force will help position the United States 
and EU to achieve the well-trained workforce critical to maintaining 
leadership in emerging and existing technologies. The Commerce 
Department is seeking nominations for the U.S. members of the Task 
Force.

DATES: Nominations for immediate consideration for appointment must be 
received on or before 5:00 p.m. EST on February 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Jana Juginovic, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the 
Secretary, Room 5039, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jana Juginovic, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Office of the Secretary, Room 5039, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; email: 
[email protected]; telephone: 202.288.5238. For additional information 
about the Task Force, please visit the Talent for Growth Task Force 
Press Release and Fact Sheet at:

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https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2022/12/us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-and-european-commission-executive and https://www.commerce.gov/news/fact-sheets/2022/12/fact-sheet-us-eu-trade-and-technology-council-ttc-talent-growth-task-force. The U.S.-EU Joint 
Statement of the TTC can be found at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/05/u-s-eu-joint-statement-of-the-trade-and-technology-council/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Task Force has a maximum of 14 members: 
6 private sector Members from the U.S.; 6 private sector Members from 
the EU; 1 U.S. government Chair; and 1 EU government Chair. The 
Department of Commerce is seeking nominations for immediate 
consideration to fill the 6 private sector U.S. positions on the Task 
Force for a one-year term. These 6 private sector Members will be 
selected based on the following criteria:

    (1) Two Members representing the business sector. Candidates 
must be a CEO or in an executive leadership position of a U.S. 
company headquartered in the United States. For purposes of Task 
Force eligibility, a U.S. company is at least 51 percent owned by 
U.S. persons.
    (2) Two Members representing organizations that support training 
(i.e., foundation, community college, university, not-for-profit). 
Candidates must be the President or equivalent of a U.S. 
organization that is headquartered in the United States. For 
purposes of Task Force eligibility, a U.S. organization is majority 
controlled by U.S. persons as determined by its board of directors 
(or comparable governing body), membership, and funding sources, as 
applicable.
    (3) Two Members representing Labor Unions. Candidates must be 
the President or in an executive leadership position of a U.S. Labor 
Union organization that is headquartered in the United States. For 
purposes of Task Force eligibility, a U.S. Labor Union organization 
is majority controlled by U.S. persons as determined by its board of 
directors (or comparable governing body), membership, and funding 
sources, as applicable.

    Members will work closely with the U.S. and EU Executive Directors, 
who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Task Force. 
The Executive Directors are government officials and report to their 
respective government Chairs.
    Members will be selected based upon their knowledge and experience 
with training for jobs in or impacted by technology. Members may also 
be selected for their knowledge and experience that will help the Task 
Force share best practices, showcase training opportunities, and 
communicate the benefits of participating in careers in the technology 
sector.
    The Task Force will provide recommendations collectively to the 
U.S. and EU TTC Co-Chairs and undertake actions to showcase training 
opportunities and increase public understanding of the promise of these 
careers. Drawing on best practices, the Task Force will serve as a 
catalyst for innovative skills approaches.
    After a review of the applicants, the Secretary will appoint the 
U.S. members to the Task Force. All members shall serve in a 
representative capacity, expressing the views and interests of a U.S. 
company or U.S. organization, as well as its particular sector. Members 
serving in such a representative capacity are not Special Government 
Employees.
    Each U.S. member of the Task Force must be a U.S. citizen or lawful 
permanent resident of the United States and not registered as a foreign 
agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. All appointments are 
made without regard to political affiliation. Self-nominations will be 
accepted.
    Members of the Task Force will not be compensated for their 
services or reimbursed for their travel expenses. The Task Force shall 
meet approximately quarterly, or as determined by the Chairs of the 
Task Force, either in person in the United States or the EU or using a 
virtual or hybrid format.
    U.S. members shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
    All nominations for membership on the Task Force should provide the 
following information:

    (1) Name, title, and relevant contact information (including 
phone, fax, and email address) of the individual requesting 
consideration;
    (2) An affirmative statement that the applicant is not required 
to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration 
Act of 1938;
    (3) Short biography of nominee including credentials; and
    (4) An affirmative statement that the applicant meets all Task 
Force eligibility requirements for representative members, including 
that the applicant represents a U.S. company or U.S. organization.

    Please do not send company or organization brochures.
    Nominations may be emailed to [email protected], or mailed to Jana 
Juginovic, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Room 5039, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; and must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. EST on February 
27, 2023.
    Nominees selected for appointment to the Task Force will be 
notified.

Privacy Act Statement

    The collection, maintenance, and disclosure of this information is 
governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). The Department of 
Commerce is authorized to collect this information pursuant to 
authorities that include but are not limited to: 15 U.S.C. 1512. The 
principal purposes for which the Department will use the information is 
to assist in selecting the six U.S. private sector members of the Task 
Force. Information received will be maintained in COMMERCE/DEPT-11, 
Candidates for Membership, Members, and Former Members of Department of 
Commerce Advisory Committees. A complete set of routine disclosures is 
included in the system of records notice, published both in the Federal 
Register and on the Department's website at: https://osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/PrivacyAct_SORNs.html. Disclosing this information to the 
Department of Commerce is voluntary. However, if you do not provide 
this information, or only provide part of the information requested, 
you may not be considered for membership on the Talent for Growth Task 
Force.
    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.

    Dated: February 14, 2023.
David Langdon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Department of 
Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2023-03390 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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