80_FR_13571 80 FR 13521 - Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of Public Meetings

80 FR 13521 - Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 50 (March 16, 2015)

Page Range13521-13522
FR Document2015-05883

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of discussion for public meetings of the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (Committee).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13521-13522]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05883]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness: Notice of 
Public Meetings

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed topics of 
discussion for public meetings of the Advisory Committee on Supply 
Chain Competitiveness (Committee).

DATES: The meetings will be held on April 15 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 
p.m., and April 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time 
(EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting on April 15 will be held at the U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 1412, Washington, DC 
20230. The meeting on April 16 will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC 
20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services, International Trade Administration. 
(Phone: (202) 482-1135 or Email: [email protected])

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Committee was established under the discretionary authority of 
the Secretary of Commerce and in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). It provides advice to the Secretary of 
Commerce on the necessary elements of a comprehensive policy approach 
to supply chain competitiveness designed to support U.S. export growth 
and national economic competitiveness, encourage innovation, facilitate 
the movement of goods, and improve the competitiveness of U.S. supply 
chains for goods and services in the domestic and global economy; and 
provides advice to the Secretary on regulatory policies and programs 
and investment priorities that affect the competitiveness of U.S. 
supply chains. For more information about the Committee visit: http://trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/supplychain/acscc/.
    Matters to Be Considered: Committee members are expected to 
continue to discuss the major competitiveness-related topics raised at 
the previous Committee meetings, including trade and competitiveness; 
freight movement and policy; information technology and data 
requirements; regulatory issues; finance and infrastructure; and 
workforce development. The Committee's subcommittees will report on the 
status of their work regarding these topics. The agenda's may change to 
accommodate Committee business. The Office of Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services will post the final detailed agenda's 
on its Web site, http://trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/supplychain/acscc/, 
at least one week prior to the meeting. The meetings will be open to 
the public and press on a first-come, first-served basis. Space is 
limited. The public meetings are physically accessible to people with 
disabilities. Individuals requiring accommodations, such as sign 
language interpretation or other ancillary aids, are asked to notify 
Mr. Richard Boll, at (202) 482-1135 or [email protected] five (5) 
business days before the meeting.
    Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the 
Committee at any time before and after

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the meeting. Parties wishing to submit written comments for 
consideration by the Committee in advance of this meeting must send 
them to the Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services, 
1401 Constitution Ave NW., Room 11014, Washington, DC 20230, or email 
to [email protected].
    For consideration during the meetings, and to ensure transmission 
to the Committee prior to the meetings, comments must be received no 
later than 5:00 p.m. EST on April 8, 2015. Comments received after 
April 8, 2015, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be 
considered at the meetings. The minutes of the meetings will be posted 
on the Committee Web site within 60 days of the meeting.

    Dated: March 9, 2015.
David Long,
Director, Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-05883 Filed 3-13-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 50 / Monday, March 16, 2015 / Notices 13521 expand trade between the United States Reference, members are normally to NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC and Brazil. serve three-year terms, but may be 20230. This notice seeks candidates to fill reappointed. The individuals appointed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: three current vacancies on the U.S. to fill the vacancies on the U.S. Section Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, Section of the Forum as well as any of the Forum will be appointed to serve Professional & Business Services, future vacancies that may arise during the remainder of the current three-year International Trade Administration. the current appointment terms through term cycle ending August 13, 2016. (Phone: (202) 482–1135 or Email: August 13, 2016. Each candidate must To be considered for membership, richard.boll@trade.gov) be the Chief Executive Officer or please submit the following information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President (or have a comparable level of as instructed in the ADDRESSES and responsibility) of a U.S.-owned or DATES captions above: Name(s) and Background -controlled company that is title(s) of the individual(s) requesting The Committee was established under incorporated in and has its main consideration; name and address of the discretionary authority of the headquarters in the United States and company’s headquarters; location of Secretary of Commerce and in that is currently doing business in both incorporation; size of the company; size accordance with the Federal Advisory Brazil and the United States. Each of company’s export trade, investment, Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). It candidate also must be a U.S. citizen or and nature of operations or interest in provides advice to the Secretary of otherwise legally authorized to work in Brazil; an affirmative statement that the Commerce on the necessary elements of the United States and able to travel to applicant is neither registered nor a comprehensive policy approach to Brazil and locations in the United States required to register as a foreign agent supply chain competitiveness designed to attend official Forum meetings as under the Foreign Agents Registration to support U.S. export growth and well as independent U.S. Section and Act of 1938, as amended; and a brief national economic competitiveness, Committee meetings. In addition, the statement of why the candidate should encourage innovation, facilitate the candidate may not be a registered be considered, including information movement of goods, and improve the foreign agent under the Foreign Agents about the candidate’s ability to initiate competitiveness of U.S. supply chains Registration Act of 1938, as amended. and be responsible for activities in for goods and services in the domestic Evaluation of applications for which the Forum will be active. and global economy; and provides membership in the U.S. Section by Applications will be considered as they advice to the Secretary on regulatory eligible individuals will be based on the are received. All candidates will be policies and programs and investment following criteria: notified of whether they have been priorities that affect the competitiveness —A demonstrated commitment by the selected. of U.S. supply chains. For more individual’s company to the Brazilian Dated: March 10, 2015. information about the Committee visit: market either through exports or Alexander Peacher, http://trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/ investment. Acting Director for the Office of Latin America supplychain/acscc/. —A demonstrated strong interest in & the Caribbean. Matters to Be Considered: Committee Brazil and its economic development. [FR Doc. 2015–05843 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] members are expected to continue to —The ability to offer a broad discuss the major competitiveness- BILLING CODE 3510–HE–P perspective and business experience related topics raised at the previous to the discussions. Committee meetings, including trade —The ability to address cross-cutting DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and competitiveness; freight movement issues that affect the entire business and policy; information technology and community. International Trade Administration data requirements; regulatory issues; —The ability to initiate and be finance and infrastructure; and responsible for activities in which the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain workforce development. The Forum will be active. Competitiveness: Notice of Public Committee’s subcommittees will report Members will be selected on the basis Meetings on the status of their work regarding of who will best carry out the objectives these topics. The agenda’s may change AGENCY: International Trade of the Forum as stated in the Terms of to accommodate Committee business. Administration, U.S. Department of Reference establishing the U.S.-Brazil The Office of Supply Chain, Commerce. CEO Forum. The U.S. Section of the Professional & Business Services will Forum should also include members ACTION: Notice of open meetings. post the final detailed agenda’s on its that represent a diversity of business Web site, http://trade.gov/td/services/ SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the sectors and geographic locations. To the oscpb/supplychain/acscc/, at least one schedule and proposed topics of extent possible, U.S. Section members week prior to the meeting. The meetings discussion for public meetings of the also should represent a cross-section of will be open to the public and press on Advisory Committee on Supply Chain small, medium, and large firms. a first-come, first-served basis. Space is Competitiveness (Committee). U.S. members will receive no limited. The public meetings are compensation for their participation in DATES: The meetings will be held on physically accessible to people with Forum-related activities. Individual April 15 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., disabilities. Individuals requiring members will be responsible for all and April 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 accommodations, such as sign language travel and related expenses associated p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). interpretation or other ancillary aids, are Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES with their participation in the Forum, ADDRESSES: The meeting on April 15 asked to notify Mr. Richard Boll, at including attendance at Committee and will be held at the U.S. Department of (202) 482–1135 or richard.boll@ Section meetings. Only appointed Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue trade.gov five (5) business days before members may participate in official NW., Room 1412, Washington, DC the meeting. Forum meetings; substitutes and 20230. The meeting on April 16 will be Interested parties are invited to alternates will not be designated. held at the U.S. Department of submit written comments to the According to the current Terms of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Committee at any time before and after VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:09 Mar 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1

13522 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 50 / Monday, March 16, 2015 / Notices the meeting. Parties wishing to submit comments may be sent via email to Estimated Total Annual Cost to written comments for consideration by Deirdre.mcmahon@nist.gov. Public: $0. the Committee in advance of this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IV. Request for Comments meeting must send them to the Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business I. Abstract Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Services, 1401 Constitution Ave NW., Sponsored by NIST, the the proposed collection of information Room 11014, Washington, DC 20230, or Manufacturing Extension Partnership is necessary for the proper performance email to richard.boll@trade.gov. (MEP) is a national network of locally- of the functions of the agency, including For consideration during the based manufacturing extension centers whether the information shall have meetings, and to ensure transmission to working with small manufacturers to practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the the Committee prior to the meetings, assist them improve their productivity, agency’s estimate of the burden comments must be received no later improve profitability and enhance their (including hours and cost) of the than 5:00 p.m. EST on April 8, 2015. economic competitiveness. The proposed collection of information; (c) Comments received after April 8, 2015, information collected will provide the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and will be distributed to the Committee, MEP with information regarding MEP clarity of the information to be but may not be considered at the Center performance regarding the collected; and (d) ways to minimize the meetings. The minutes of the meetings delivery of technology, and business burden of the collection of information will be posted on the Committee Web solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers. on respondents, including through the site within 60 days of the meeting. The collected information will assist in use of automated collection techniques Dated: March 9, 2015. determining the performance of the or other forms of information MEP Centers at both local and national technology. David Long, levels, provide information critical to Comments submitted in response to Director, Office of Supply Chain, Professional this notice will be summarized and/or & Business Services. monitoring and reporting on MEP programmatic performance, and assist included in the request for OMB [FR Doc. 2015–05883 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] approval of this information collection; management in policy decisions. BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P Responses to the collection of they also will become a matter of public information are mandatory per the record. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE regulations governing the operation of Dated: March 11, 2015. the MEP Program (15 CFR parts 290, Glenna Mickelson, National Institute of Standards and 291, 292, and H.R. 1274—section 2). Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Technology The information collected will include Information Officer. center inputs and activities including [FR Doc. 2015–05890 Filed 3–13–15; 8:45 am] Proposed Information Collection; services delivered, clients served, center BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Comment Request; Manufacturing staff, quarterly expenses and revenues, Extension Partnership (MEP) partners, strategic plan, operation plans, Management Information Reporting and client success stories. No DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE confidentiality for information AGENCY: National Institute of Standards International Trade Administration submitted is promised or provided. and Technology (NIST), Commerce. In order to reflect new initiatives and [A–570–849] ACTION: Notice. new data needs, NIST MEP has SUMMARY: The Department of identified a need to revise its existing Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Commerce, as part of its continuing reporting processes by modifying Plate From the People’s Republic of effort to reduce paperwork and existing reporting elements that will China: Final Results of Administrative respondent burden, invites the general enable NIST MEP to better monitor and Review; 2012–2013 public and other Federal agencies to assess the extent to which the Centers are meeting program goals and AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, take this opportunity to comment on International Trade Administration, proposed and/or continuing information milestones. Department of Commerce. collections, as required by the II. Method of Collection SUMMARY: On November 21, 2014, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information will be collected Department of Commerce (the DATES: Written comments must be from the MEP Centers through the MEP ‘‘Department’’) published the submitted on or before May 15, 2015. Enterprise Information System (MEIS), preliminary results and partial ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments https://meis.nist.gov. rescission of the 2012–2013 to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental administrative review of the Paperwork Clearance Officer, III. Data antidumping duty order on certain cut- Department of Commerce, Room 6616, OMB Control Number: 0693–0032. to-length carbon steel plate (‘‘CTL 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Form Number: None. plate’’) from the People’s Republic of Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Type of Review: Regular submission China (‘‘PRC’’), in accordance with Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). (revision of a currently approved section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information collection). 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’).1 The Requests for additional information or Affected Public: Business or other for- period of review (‘‘POR’’) is November Rmajette on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES copies of the information collection profit organizations. 1, 2012, through October 31, 2013. This instrument and instructions should be Estimated Number of Respondents: review covers two PRC companies: directed to Deirdre McMahon, National 60. 1 See Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate Institute of Standards and Technology— Estimated Time per Response: 160 From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Manufacturing Extension Partnership, hours. Results of Antidumping Administrative Review; 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4800, 301–975– Estimated Total Annual Burden 2012–2013, 79 FR 69425 (November 21, 2014) 8328 (phone). In addition, written Hours: 9,600. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meetings.
DatesThe meetings will be held on April 15 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and April 16 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ContactRichard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services, International Trade Administration. (Phone: (202) 482-1135 or Email: [email protected])
FR Citation80 FR 13521 
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