[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72044-72045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23072]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

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

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee 
(ETTAC) will hold a hybrid meeting, accessible in-person and online, on 
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public with registration 
instructions provided below. This notice sets forth the schedule and 
proposed topics for the meeting.

DATES:  The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 
9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). 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. 
EST on Friday, November 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually as well as in-person in 
the Commerce 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 in-person or virtually 
(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]. This meeting has a limited number of spaces 
for members of the public to attend in-person. Requests to participate 
in-person will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

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 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.
    On Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST, the 
ETTAC will hold the fourth meeting of its current charter term. During 
the meeting, committee members will participate in breakout discussions 
to discuss issues of interest to specific

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environmental technology sectors and to deliberate on potential 
recommendation topics. The committee will also hear briefings on U.S. 
government resources and programs to support U.S. environmental 
technology exporters, including the U.S. National Export Strategy. An 
agenda will be made available one week prior to the meeting upon 
request to Megan Hyndman.
    The meeting will be open to the public and time will be permitted 
for public comment before the close of the meeting. Members of the 
public seeking to attend the meeting are required to register by 
Friday, November 3, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EST, 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, November 3, 2023, at 5:00 
p.m. EST to ensure transmission to the members before the meeting. 
Draft minutes will be available within 30 days of this meeting.

    Dated: October 13, 2023.
Man K. Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2023-23072 Filed 10-18-23; 8:45 am]
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