[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 17183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05800]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of a Federal advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics for a 
meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee 
(ETTAC).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11, 2023 from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for members of the 
public to register to participate, including requests to make comments 
during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written 
comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. EDT on 
Friday, March 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES:  The meeting will be held in-person in the Research Library 
at the U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert Clark Hoover Building, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Requests to register to 
participate (including to speak or for auxiliary aids) and any written 
comments should be submitted via email to Ms. Megan Hyndman, Office of 
Energy & Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration, 
at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Megan Hyndman, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration (Phone: 
202-823-1839; email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 
April 11, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, April 12, 
2023; from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open to 
the public, and time will be permitted for public comment on Wednesday, 
April 12, 2023, from 2:15 p.m. to 2:30 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, 
March 31, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, via the contact information provided 
above. This meeting is physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other 
auxiliary aids should be directed to OEEI at [email protected] or 
(202) 823-1839 no less than one week prior to the meeting. Requests 
received after this date will be accepted, but it may not be possible 
to accommodate them.
    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, March 31, 2023, 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: During the April 11-12 meeting, which is 
the first meeting of the current charter term, the Committee, with 
officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and other agencies, will 
discuss major issues affecting the competitiveness of the U.S. 
environmental technologies industry, determine subcommittee structure, 
and provide consultation on ETTAC leadership. An agenda will be made 
available one week prior to the meeting upon request to Megan Hyndman.
    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, 2024.

    Dated: March 16, 2023.
Man K. Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2023-05800 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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