[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 71532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22895]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Partially Closed Meeting

    The Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will 
meet on November 1, 2023, 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, 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 
technical questions that affect the level of export controls applicable 
to information systems equipment and technology. The purpose of the 
meeting is to have Committee members and U.S. Government 
representatives mutually review updated technical data and policy-
driving information that has been gathered.

Agenda

Open Session

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Open Business
3. Industry Wassenaar Proposals for 2024

Closed Session

    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). 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 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 October 25, 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 July 5, 
2023, 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. 2023-22895 Filed 10-16-23; 8:45 am]
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