[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31721-31722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08857]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 
of Partially Closed Meeting

    The Sensors and Instrumentation Technical Advisory Committee 
(Committee) will meet on
    Thursday, May 9, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight 
Time. This meeting will be virtual via MS Teams. The Committee advises 
the Under Secretary for Industry and Security through the Assistant 
Secretary for Export Administration, BIS, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
in accordance with the Secretary's delegation of authority under 
Department Organization Order (DOO) 10-16 and assigned functions with 
BIS under DOO 50-1, on technical questions that affect the level of 
export controls applicable to sensors and instrumentation 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. Remarks from the Bureau of Industry and Security Management.
    3. Industry Presentations.
    4. New Business.

Closed Session

    5. 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

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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 23, 2024.
    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 materials to Committee members, the Committee suggests 
that members of the public forward their materials prior to the meeting 
to Ms. Springer. Material submitted by the public will be made public 
and therefore should not contain confidential information.
    The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration Performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer with 
the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally 
determined on April 9, 2024, pursuant to 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. 2024-08857 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
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