[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56288-56289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15017]


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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 July 24, 2024, 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight 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). This meeting will be hybrid. The Committee 
advises the Department of Commerce (Department) with respect to the 
following issues: (1) technical specifications and policy issues 
relating to those specifications that are of concern to the Department; 
(2) worldwide availability of products and systems, including quantity 
and quality, and actual utilization of production technology; (3) 
licensing procedures that affect the level of export controls 
applicable to any commodities, software, or technology; (4) revisions 
of the Commerce Control List, including proposed revisions of 
multilateral controls in which the United States participates; (5) the 
issuance of regulations; and (6) any other matters relating to actions 
designed to carry out the policy set forth in section 1752 of Export 
Control Reform Act. 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. Working Group Reports
3. Public Comments
4. Open/Closed Business
5. Wassenaar Proposal Ideas for 2025
6. Industry Presentation: HPC & AI Benchmarks

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Closed Session

    7. 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 July 17, 2024.
    A limited number of seats will be available for members of the 
public to attend the open session in person. Reservations are not 
accepted.
    Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special 
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. Yvette 
Springer no later than Tuesday, July 17, 2024, so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.
    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 the Committee members, the Committee 
suggests that members of the public forward their materials prior to 
the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. Material submitted by the public 
will be made public and therefore should not contain confidential 
information. Meeting materials from the public session will be 
accessible via the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) site at https://tac.bis.gov, within 30-days after the meeting.
    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 February 15, 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.
    Meeting cancellation: If the meeting is cancelled, a cancellation 
notice will be posted on the TAC website at https://tac.bis.doc.gov.
    For more information, contact Ms. Springer via email.

Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-15017 Filed 7-8-24; 8:45 am]
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