[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 66 (Thursday, April 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20470-20471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07180]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Emerging Technology Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Partially Closed Meeting

    The Emerging Technology Technical Advisory Committee (ETTAC) will 
meet on April 21, 2023, at 9:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, via 
hybrid, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC (enter through Main Entrance on 14th Street 
between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues). The Committee advises 
the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on the 
identification of emerging and foundational technologies with potential 
dual-use applications as early as possible in their developmental 
stages both within the United States and abroad.

Agenda

Closed Session: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

    1. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open 
meeting and public participation requirements found in Sections 
1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
(5 U.S.C. 1001-1014).

Open Session: 2:40 p.m.

    2. Welcome and Introductions.
    3. Introduction by the Bureau of Industry and Security Leadership.
    4. NIST's Fundamental Research and Emerging Technology: Impact on 
Society.
    5. Questions and Answers.
    6. Public Comments/Announcements.
    The exemption is authorized by section 1009(d) of the FACA, which 
permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or portions 
thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory committee 
reports determines

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such meetings may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection 
(c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this 
case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) are subsection 
552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect trade secrets and 
commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, 
and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits closure to protect 
information that would be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be disclosed 
prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve committee 
discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies and 
policies.
    The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the 
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
[email protected], no later than April 14, 2023.
    A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. 
Reservations are not accepted. To the extent time permits, members of 
the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may 
submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. 
However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to 
Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the 
public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on October 20, 
2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 of the FACA, (5 U.S.C. 1009(d)), 
that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to 
the Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be 
exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 
U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting 
will be open to the public.
    For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email.

Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-07180 Filed 4-5-23; 8:45 am]
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