[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1064-1065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00190]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security

[Docket No. 231222-9999]


Notice of Reestablishment of the President's Export Council 
Subcommittee on Export Administration and Solicitation of Nominations 
for Membership

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended, the Department of Commerce (the Department) announces the 
reestablishment of the President's Export Council Subcommittee on 
Export Administration (PECSEA) and solicits nominations for membership. 
The PECSEA will advise the Secretary of Commerce or the Secretary's 
designee on matters pertinent to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 
(ECRA), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), and 
other relevant laws and regulations administered by the Bureau of 
Industry and Security (BIS), a component of the Department. The PECSEA 
will draw on the experiences and perspectives of its members to provide 
advice and make recommendations on protecting U.S. national security 
and foreign policy concerns through the administration of export 
controls while protecting U.S. technology leadership and commercial 
trade to ensure a strong U.S. defense industrial base.

DATES: Nominations for members must be received on or before 5 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time (EST) on February 8, 2024. After that date, the 
Department may continue to accept nominations under this notice for up 
to approximately two years to fill any vacancies that may arise.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted via email to Ms. Yvette 
Springer, Committee Liaison Officer, Bureau of Industry and Security, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Yvette Springer via email or at 
202-482-2813.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PECSEA was originally established on 
June 1, 1976, as a subordinate committee of the President's Export 
Council (PEC), and the PECSEA charter was renewed biennially until the 
PECSEA terminated in 2019. The PECSEA is being reestablished under 
agency authority as a subordinate committee of the PEC and in 
accordance with section 1-205 of Executive Order (E.O.) 12131, ``The 
President's Export Council'' (May 4, 1979), as amended and as continued 
by successive E.O.s, most recently by E.O. 14109, ``Continuance of 
Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive 
Orders,'' September 29, 2023, and in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq.).
    The PECSEA is a discretionary committee and will function solely as 
an advisory body, complying with the provisions of FACA.
    PECSEA members will be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and 
serve at the Secretary's discretion. Members will generally serve two-
year appointments and may be reappointed for membership by the 
Secretary. PECSEA members must be able to qualify for a Secret security 
clearance or a security clearance at a level sufficient to perform 
their work on PECSEA. The PECSEA will meet approximately three times 
per year. Members of PECSEA who are not otherwise paid a salary by the 
federal government shall receive no compensation from the U.S. by 
virtue of their service on the PECSEA, but may, upon their request, be 
allowed travel expenses, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5701 et seq.
    PECSEA will be composed of members selected from industry and other 
non-governmental organizations, drawn from among members of the PEC and 
other representatives of industry and other non-governmental 
organizations who are exporters of or otherwise engaged in activities 
related to items that are presently controlled under the Export 
Administration Regulations or are proposed for such control, balanced 
to the extent possible among large and small firms. The PECSEA is 
seeking private-sector members who are preferably senior executives 
with strategic authority within their companies and with significant 
operational control around production, supply chains, research and 
development activities, and/or international sales and should have an 
understanding of the impact of export controls on these functions and 
the broader marketplace.
    PECSEA will draw on the experiences and perspectives of its members 
to provide advice and make recommendations on protecting U.S. national 
security and foreign policy concerns through the administration of 
export controls while protecting U.S. technology leadership and 
commercial trade to ensure a strong U.S. defense industrial base. The 
diverse membership of the PECSEA assures perspectives reflecting the 
breadth of the PECSEA's responsibilities, and, where possible, the 
Department will also consider the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity 
and various abilities of the U.S. population.
    To Apply: If you are interested in nominating someone or yourself 
to become a member of the PECSEA, please provide full name, title, 
employer name, and any other information you believe relevant to the 
nomination (2 pages maximum). Third-party nominations should state that 
the candidate agrees to the nomination.
    Please do not send organization brochures or any other information.
    All applications should be submitted in pdf or MS Word format via 
email to the email address listed in ADDRESSES above by the deadline 
noted in DATES above.

Privacy Act Statement

    The collection, maintenance, and disclosure of this information is 
governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). The Department of 
Commerce is authorized to collect this information pursuant to 
authorities that include, but are not limited to, E.O. 12131, ``The 
President's Export Council'' (May 4, 1979), as amended and as continued 
by successive E.O.s, most recently by E.O. 14109, ``Continuance of 
Certain Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive 
Orders,'' September 29, 2023, and in accordance with the provisions of 
the FACA. The principal purpose for which the Department will use the 
information is to assist in choosing members for the PECSEA. 
Information received will be maintained in a Privacy Act system of 
records, COMMERCE/DEPT-11, entitled ``Candidates for Membership, 
Members, and Former Members of Department of Commerce Advisory 
Committees.'' A notice describing that system, including a complete set 
of routine disclosures, has been published both in the Federal Register 
and on the Department's website at: https://osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/SORNs/dept-11.html. Although providing this information is 
voluntary, an individual cannot be considered for membership without an 
application submission, whether self-nominated or nominated by a third-
party.


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    Dated: January 3, 2024.
Alan F. Estevez,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-00190 Filed 1-8-24; 8:45 am]
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