[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18519-18520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06449]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

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

ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting of the President's Advisory Council 
on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA or Council).

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SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
will hold the first meeting of its 2022-2024 term to deliberate and 
adopt recommendations on actions the U.S. Government can take to 
strengthen U.S. commercial relationships in Africa. The PAC-DBIA will 
present recommendations focused on financing and infrastructure, 
digital and information and communications technology, healthcare, 
enery and environment, and agribusiness and food/water security. The 
final agenda for the meeting will be posted prior to the meeting on the 
Council's website at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

DATES: April 13, 2023, time to be determined.

ADDRESSES: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
meeting will be broadcast via live webcast on the internet at http://whitehouse.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated Federal 
Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 22004, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-766-8044; 202-250-9798, email: 
[email protected],[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The PAC-DBIA was established on November 4, 2014, to 
advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on 
strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and 
Africa. The Council's charter was renewed for a fourth two-year term in 
December 2021. The Council was established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 
App.
    Public Submissions: The public is invited to submit written 
statements to the Council by 5 p.m. April 6, 2023, by either of the 
following methods:
    a. Electronic Submissions
    Submit statements electronically to Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated 
Federal Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in 
Africa, via email: [email protected].
    b. Paper Submissions
    Send paper statements to Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated Federal 
Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 22004, 
Washington, DC, 20230.
    Statements will be provided to PAC-DBIA members in advance of the 
meeting for consideration and may be posted on the Council website 
(http://trade.gov/pac-dbia). Any business proprietary information 
should be clearly designated as such. All statements received, 
including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the 
public record and subject to public disclosure.
    Meeting minutes: Copies of the Council's meeting minutes will be

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available within ninety (90) days of the meeting on the Council's 
website at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

Frederique Stewart,
Director, Office of Africa.
[FR Doc. 2023-06449 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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