[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68854-68855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19343]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Partially Closed Meeting

    The Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee will meet 
on September 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.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). The Committee advises and 
assists the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and other Federal 
officials and agencies with respect to actions designed to carry out 
the policy set forth in Section 1752(1)(A) of the 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. Opening Remarks and Introduction by BIS Senior Management.
    2. Report from working groups.
    3. Public comments and Proposals.

Closed Session

    4. 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

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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].
    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 Wednesday, September 11, 2024, so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made.
    To the extent that 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 and 
Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the 
delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on May 6, 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.

Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-19343 Filed 8-27-24; 8:45 am]
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