80_FR_57604 80 FR 57420 - Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Open Meeting [email protected] One of the following forms of valid photo identification will be required for admission to the meeting: U.S. driver's license, passport, U.S. Government ID or other valid photo ID. For additional information, contact Ms. Glennis Gross-Peyton, PM/ DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112; telephone (202) 663-2862; FAX (202) 261-8199; or email [email protected]"> [email protected] One of the following forms of valid photo identification will be required for admission to the meeting: U.S. driver's license, passport, U.S. Government ID or other valid photo ID. For additional information, contact Ms. Glennis Gross-Peyton, PM/ DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112; telephone (202) 663-2862; FAX (202) 261-8199; or email [email protected]" /> [email protected] One of the following forms of valid photo identification will be required for admission to the meeting: U.S. driver's license, passport, U.S. Government ID or other valid photo ID. For additional information, contact Ms. Glennis Gross-Peyton, PM/ DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112; telephone (202) 663-2862; FAX (202) 261-8199; or email [email protected]" />

80 FR 57420 - Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 184 (September 23, 2015)

Page Range57420-57421
FR Document2015-24194

The Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) will meet in open session from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 1777 F Street, NW., Washington, DC Entry and registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. The membership of this advisory committee consists of private sector defense trade representatives, appointed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, who advise the Department on policies, regulations, and technical issues affecting defense trade. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss current defense trade issues and topics for further study. The following agenda topics will be discussed: (1) Trade Compliance Process. Review of the current Voluntary Disclosure (VD) process and recommendations for possible improvements or changes (including analysis of how to address ``administrative'' VDs as distinguished from other VDs) while ensuring that foreign policy and national security interests are met; (2) Cyber Products. Review of ``cyber products'' and recommendations for which products, if any, should be included on the U.S. Munitions List, and potential impact on cyber products resulting from such export controls; (3) DTAG Structure and Operations. Examination of whether DTAG could function similar to the Commerce Department's Technical Advisory Committees (TACs), how DTAG could interface with such TACs, and whether State, Commerce and the Department of Defense should establish an interagency defense trade advisory group; and (4) Export Control Reform (ECR) status. Report on US industry views regarding licensing flexibilities and efficiencies (including availability of license exception, Strategic Trade Authorization), unintended consequences, and areas of potential improvements, resulting from the transfer of certain items from the jurisdiction of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (US Munitions List) to the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (Commerce Control List). Members of the public may attend this open session and will be permitted to participate in the discussion in accordance with the Chair's instructions. Members of the public may, if they wish, submit a brief statement to the committee in writing. As seating is limited to 125 persons, those wishing to attend the meeting must notify the DTAG Alternate Designated Federal Officer (DFO) by COB Monday, October 19, 2015. Members of the public requesting reasonable accommodation must also notify the DTAG Alternate DFO by that date. If notified after this date, the Department will be unable to accommodate requests due to requirements at the meeting location. Each non-member observer or DTAG member that wishes to attend this plenary session should provide: His/her name and identifying data such as driver's license number, U.S. Government ID, or U.S. Military ID, to the DTAG Alternate DFO, Lisa Aguirre, via email at [email protected] One of the following forms of valid photo identification will be required for admission to the meeting: U.S. driver's license, passport, U.S. Government ID or other valid photo ID. For additional information, contact Ms. Glennis Gross-Peyton, PM/ DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112; telephone (202) 663-2862; FAX (202) 261-8199; or email [email protected]

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 184 (Wednesday, September 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57420-57421]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24194]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9281]


Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Open Meeting

SUMMARY: The Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) will meet in open 
session from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 1777 
F Street, NW., Washington, DC Entry and registration will begin at 
12:30 p.m. The membership of this advisory committee consists of 
private sector defense trade representatives, appointed by the 
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, who advise 
the Department on policies, regulations, and technical issues affecting 
defense trade. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss current 
defense trade issues and topics for further study.

[[Page 57421]]

    The following agenda topics will be discussed: (1) Trade Compliance 
Process. Review of the current Voluntary Disclosure (VD) process and 
recommendations for possible improvements or changes (including 
analysis of how to address ``administrative'' VDs as distinguished from 
other VDs) while ensuring that foreign policy and national security 
interests are met; (2) Cyber Products. Review of ``cyber products'' and 
recommendations for which products, if any, should be included on the 
U.S. Munitions List, and potential impact on cyber products resulting 
from such export controls; (3) DTAG Structure and Operations. 
Examination of whether DTAG could function similar to the Commerce 
Department's Technical Advisory Committees (TACs), how DTAG could 
interface with such TACs, and whether State, Commerce and the 
Department of Defense should establish an interagency defense trade 
advisory group; and (4) Export Control Reform (ECR) status. Report on 
US industry views regarding licensing flexibilities and efficiencies 
(including availability of license exception, Strategic Trade 
Authorization), unintended consequences, and areas of potential 
improvements, resulting from the transfer of certain items from the 
jurisdiction of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (US 
Munitions List) to the jurisdiction of the Export Administration 
Regulations (Commerce Control List).
    Members of the public may attend this open session and will be 
permitted to participate in the discussion in accordance with the 
Chair's instructions. Members of the public may, if they wish, submit a 
brief statement to the committee in writing.
    As seating is limited to 125 persons, those wishing to attend the 
meeting must notify the DTAG Alternate Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
by COB Monday, October 19, 2015. Members of the public requesting 
reasonable accommodation must also notify the DTAG Alternate DFO by 
that date. If notified after this date, the Department will be unable 
to accommodate requests due to requirements at the meeting location.
    Each non-member observer or DTAG member that wishes to attend this 
plenary session should provide: His/her name and identifying data such 
as driver's license number, U.S. Government ID, or U.S. Military ID, to 
the DTAG Alternate DFO, Lisa Aguirre, via email at [email protected]. One 
of the following forms of valid photo identification will be required 
for admission to the meeting: U.S. driver's license, passport, U.S. 
Government ID or other valid photo ID.
    For additional information, contact Ms. Glennis Gross-Peyton, PM/
DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, Bureau 
of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 
20522-0112; telephone (202) 663-2862; FAX (202) 261-8199; or email 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 9, 2015.
Lisa V. Aguirre,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Defense Trade Advisory Group, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-24194 Filed 9-22-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                     Claimants found disabled under the                   if his physical or mental impairment or               criteria in paragraph A appear
                                                  listings at step three of the sequential                impairments are of such severity that he              simultaneously or in particularly close
                                                  evaluation process have impairments                     is not only unable to do his previous                 proximity. Rather, adjudicators will
                                                  that we consider severe enough to                       work but cannot, considering his age,                 engage in what the court of appeals
                                                  prevent any gainful activity, regardless                education, and work experience, engage                described as ‘‘a more free-form,
                                                  of the claimant’s age, education, or work               in any other kind of substantial gainful              contextual inquiry that makes 12
                                                  experience. Our policy is that listing                  work which exists in the national                     months the relevant metric for the
                                                  1.04A specifies a level of severity that                economy. . . .’’ Thus, an impairment                  assessment of the claimant’s duration of
                                                  is only met when all of the medical                     that lasts or is expected to last 12                  disability.’’
                                                  criteria listed in paragraph A are                      months is not sufficient to establish                    Adjudicators will decide whether the
                                                  simultaneously present: (1) Neuro-                      disability. The impairment must also be               evidence shows that all of the medical
                                                  anatomic distribution of pain, (2)                      severe enough to prevent the claimant                 criteria in paragraph A are present
                                                  limitation of motion of the spine, (3)                  from engaging in substantial gainful                  within a continuous 12-month period
                                                  motor loss (atrophy with associated                     work. As the Supreme Court of the                     (or, if there is less than 12 months of
                                                  muscle weakness or muscle weakness)                     United States explained in Barnhart v.                evidence in the record, that all the
                                                  accompanied by sensory or reflex loss,                  Walton, 535 U.S. 212, 218 (2002): ‘‘In                medical criteria are present and are
                                                  and, (4) if there is involvement of the                 other words, the statute, in the two                  expected to continue to be present). If
                                                  lower back, positive straight-leg raising               provisions, specifies that the                        all of the medical criteria are not present
                                                  test (sitting and supine). Listing 1.04A                ‘impairment’ must last 12 months and                  within a continuous 12-month period,
                                                  uses the conjunction ‘‘and’’ when                       also be severe enough to prevent the                  adjudicators will determine that the
                                                  enumerating the medical criteria in                     claimant from engaging in any                         disorder of the spine did not meet the
                                                  order to establish that the entire set of               ‘substantial gainful work.’ ’’                        listing.
                                                  criteria must be present at the same time                  Accordingly, our policy requires that                 If all of the medical criteria in
                                                  on examination. When this set of                        for a disorder of the spine to meet listing           paragraph A are present within a
                                                  criteria is present on examination, the                 1.04A at step three in the sequential                 continuous 12-month period (or are
                                                  individual has the clinical presentation                evaluation process, the claimant must                 expected to be present), adjudicators
                                                  we expect from a person who suffers                     establish the simultaneous presence of                will then determine whether the
                                                  from nerve root compression that is so                  all the medical criteria in paragraph A.              evidence shows—as a whole—that the
                                                  severe that it would preclude any                       Once this level of severity is                        claimant’s disorder of the spine caused,
                                                  gainful activity. 20 CFR 404.1525(a),                   established, the claimant must also                   or is expected to cause, nerve root
                                                  416.925(a).                                             show that this level of severity                      compression continuously for at least 12
                                                     On the other hand, when the listing                  continued, or is expected to continue,                months. In considering the severity of
                                                  criteria are scattered over time, wax and               for a continuous period of at least 12                the nerve root compression, the medical
                                                  wane, or are present on one examination                 months.                                               criteria in paragraph A need not all be
                                                  but absent on another, the individual’s                    The court of appeals’ decision differs
                                                                                                                                                                present simultaneously, nor in
                                                  nerve root compression would not rise                   from our policy because it held that
                                                                                                                                                                particularly close proximity. The nerve
                                                  to the level of severity required by                    listing 1.04A required a claimant to
                                                                                                                                                                root compression must be severe
                                                  listing 1.04A. An individual who shows                  show only ‘‘that each of the symptoms
                                                                                                                                                                enough, however, that the adjudicator
                                                  only some of the criteria on examination                are present, and that the claimant has
                                                                                                                                                                can fairly conclude that it is still
                                                  presents a different, less severe clinical              suffered or can be expected to suffer
                                                                                                                                                                characterized by all of the medical
                                                  picture than someone with the full set                  from nerve root compression
                                                                                                                                                                criteria in paragraph A.
                                                  of criteria present simultaneously. To                  continuously for at least 12 months.’’
                                                  meet the severity required by the listing,              734 F.3d at 294. Contrary to our policy               [FR Doc. 2015–24204 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  our policy requires the simultaneous                    that the requisite level of severity                  BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
                                                  presence of all of the medical criteria in              requires the simultaneous presence of
                                                  listing 1.04A.                                          all the medical criteria in paragraph A,
                                                     In addition to meeting the severity                  the court of appeals held that a claimant
                                                                                                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                  requirement, in order to meet the                       need not show that each criterion was
                                                  duration requirement, the simultaneous                  present simultaneously or in                          [Public Notice: 9281]
                                                  presence of all of the medical criteria in              particularly close proximity.
                                                  paragraph A must continue, or be                        Accordingly, this holding is                          Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice
                                                  expected to continue, for a continuous                  inconsistent with our interpretation of               of Open Meeting
                                                  period of at least 12 months. 20 CFR                    listing 1.04A and of the severity and
                                                  404.1525(c)(4), 416.925(c)(4). The                      durational requirements at step three of              SUMMARY:   The Defense Trade Advisory
                                                  ‘‘duration’’ requirement follows from                   the sequential evaluation process.                    Group (DTAG) will meet in open
                                                  two provisions in the Social Security                      EXPLANATION OF HOW WE WILL                         session from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on
                                                  Act. First, sections 223(d)(1)(A) and                   APPLY RADFORD WITHIN THE                              Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 1777 F
                                                  1614(a)(3)(A) of the Act define                         CIRCUIT: This Ruling applies only to                  Street, NW., Washington, DC Entry and
                                                  ‘‘disability’’ as an inability ‘‘to engage in           claims in which the claimant resides in               registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. The
                                                  any substantial gainful activity by                     Maryland, North Carolina, South                       membership of this advisory committee
                                                  reason of any medically determinable                    Carolina, Virginia, or West Virginia at               consists of private sector defense trade
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                                                  physical or mental impairment which                     the time of the determination or                      representatives, appointed by the
                                                  can be expected to result in death or                   decision at any level of administrative               Assistant Secretary of State for Political-
                                                  which has lasted or can be expected to                  review.                                               Military Affairs, who advise the
                                                  last for a continuous period of not less                   In these States, in deciding whether a             Department on policies, regulations, and
                                                  than 12 months.’’ Second, sections                      claimant’s severe medically                           technical issues affecting defense trade.
                                                  223(d)(2)(A) and 1614(a)(3)(B) of the Act               determinable disorder of the spine                    The purpose of the meeting will be to
                                                  state that ‘‘[a]n individual shall be                   meets listing 1.04A, adjudicators will                discuss current defense trade issues and
                                                  determined to be under a disability only                not require that all of the medical                   topics for further study.


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                                                     The following agenda topics will be                  license, passport, U.S. Government ID or              Department of Airports at Palm Beach
                                                  discussed: (1) Trade Compliance                         other valid photo ID.                                 International Airport, and the FAA
                                                  Process. Review of the current                             For additional information, contact                Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine
                                                  Voluntary Disclosure (VD) process and                   Ms. Glennis Gross-Peyton, PM/DDTC,                    National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, FL
                                                  recommendations for possible                            SA–1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense              32822. Written comments on the
                                                  improvements or changes (including                      Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-                  Sponsor’s request must be delivered or
                                                  analysis of how to address                              Military Affairs, U.S. Department of                  mailed to: Marisol C. Elliott, Program
                                                  ‘‘administrative’’ VDs as distinguished                 State, Washington, DC 20522–0112;                     Manager, Orlando Airports District
                                                  from other VDs) while ensuring that                     telephone (202) 663–2862; FAX (202)                   Office, 5950 Hazeltine National Drive,
                                                  foreign policy and national security                    261–8199; or email DTAG@state.gov.                    Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32822–5024.
                                                  interests are met; (2) Cyber Products.                    Dated: September 9, 2015.                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Review of ‘‘cyber products’’ and                                                                              Marisol C. Elliott, Program Manager,
                                                                                                          Lisa V. Aguirre,
                                                  recommendations for which products, if                                                                        Orlando Airports District Office, 5950
                                                                                                          Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Defense
                                                  any, should be included on the U.S.                                                                           Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400,
                                                                                                          Trade Advisory Group, Department of State.
                                                  Munitions List, and potential impact on                                                                       Orlando, FL 32822–5024.
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–24194 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  cyber products resulting from such                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
                                                  export controls; (3) DTAG Structure and                 BILLING CODE 4710–25–P
                                                                                                                                                                125 of The Wendell H. Ford Aviation
                                                  Operations. Examination of whether                                                                            Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
                                                  DTAG could function similar to the                                                                            Century (AIR–21) requires the FAA to
                                                  Commerce Department’s Technical                         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                                                                                provide an opportunity for public notice
                                                  Advisory Committees (TACs), how                                                                               and comment prior to the ‘‘waiver’’ or
                                                  DTAG could interface with such TACs,                    Federal Aviation Administration
                                                                                                                                                                ‘‘modification’’ of a sponsor’s Federal
                                                  and whether State, Commerce and the
                                                                                                          Notice of Intent To Release Certain                   obligation to use certain airport land for
                                                  Department of Defense should establish
                                                                                                          Properties From All Terms, Conditions,                non-aeronautical purposes.
                                                  an interagency defense trade advisory
                                                                                                          Reservations and Restrictions of a                      Issued in Orlando, Florida on September
                                                  group; and (4) Export Control Reform
                                                                                                          Quitclaim Deed Agreement Between                      14, 2015.
                                                  (ECR) status. Report on US industry
                                                                                                          the County of Palm Beach and the                      Bart Vernace,
                                                  views regarding licensing flexibilities
                                                                                                          Federal Aviation Administration for the               Manager, Orlando Airports District Office,
                                                  and efficiencies (including availability
                                                                                                          Palm Beach International Airport, West                Southern Region.Revision Date 11/22/00
                                                  of license exception, Strategic Trade
                                                                                                          Palm Beach, FL
                                                  Authorization), unintended                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–24158 Filed 9–22–15; 8:45 a.m.]
                                                  consequences, and areas of potential                    AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                             BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                                  improvements, resulting from the                        Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                  transfer of certain items from the                      ACTION: Request for public comment.
                                                  jurisdiction of the International Traffic                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                  in Arms Regulations (US Munitions                       SUMMARY:   The FAA hereby provides
                                                  List) to the jurisdiction of the Export                 notice of intent to release approximately             Federal Aviation Administration
                                                  Administration Regulations (Commerce                    0.21 acres at the Palm Beach
                                                                                                                                                                Research, Engineering and
                                                  Control List).                                          International Airport, West Palm Beach,
                                                     Members of the public may attend                                                                           Development Advisory Committee
                                                                                                          FL from the conditions, reservations,
                                                  this open session and will be permitted                                                                       Meeting
                                                                                                          and restrictions as contained in a
                                                  to participate in the discussion in                     Quitclaim Deed agreement between the                  AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                  accordance with the Chair’s                             FAA and the County of Palm Beach,                     Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                  instructions. Members of the public                     dated March 22, 1961. The release of                  ACTION: Notice of meeting.
                                                  may, if they wish, submit a brief                       property will allow the County of Palm
                                                  statement to the committee in writing.                  Beach to dispose of the property for                  SUMMARY:   The FAA is issuing this notice
                                                     As seating is limited to 125 persons,                other than aeronautical purposes. The                 to advise the public of the Research,
                                                  those wishing to attend the meeting                     property is located along Florida Mango               Engineering and Development Advisory
                                                  must notify the DTAG Alternate                          and Belvedere Road. The parcels are                   Committee meeting.
                                                  Designated Federal Officer (DFO) by                     currently designated as non-                          DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                                  COB Monday, October 19, 2015.                           aeronautical use. The property will be                October 7, 2015—9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
                                                  Members of the public requesting                        released of its federal obligations to                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
                                                  reasonable accommodation must also                      grant an easement for right-of-way and                the Federal Aviation Administration,
                                                  notify the DTAG Alternate DFO by that                   stormwater retention. The fair market                 800 Independence Avenue SW., Round
                                                  date. If notified after this date, the                  value of the right-of-way parcel and                  Room (10th Floor), Washington, DC
                                                  Department will be unable to                            stormwater retention parcel has been                  20591.
                                                  accommodate requests due to                             determined to be $83,860 and $74,320,
                                                  requirements at the meeting location.                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          respectively. Documents reflecting the                Chinita A. Roundtree-Coleman at (609)
                                                     Each non-member observer or DTAG                     Sponsor’s request are available, by
                                                  member that wishes to attend this                                                                             485–7149 or Web site at
                                                                                                          appointment only, for inspection at the               chinita.roundtree-coleman@faa.gov.
                                                  plenary session should provide: His/her
                                                                                                          Palm Beach County Department of
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                                                  name and identifying data such as                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
                                                                                                          Airports at Palm Beach International
                                                  driver’s license number, U.S.                                                                                 to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
                                                                                                          Airport and the FAA Airports District
                                                  Government ID, or U.S. Military ID, to                                                                        Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
                                                                                                          Office.
                                                  the DTAG Alternate DFO, Lisa Aguirre,                                                                         463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby
                                                  via email at DTAG@state.gov. One of the                 DATES: Comments are due on or before                  given of a meeting of the Research,
                                                  following forms of valid photo                          October 23, 2015.                                     Engineering and Development (RE&D)
                                                  identification will be required for                     ADDRESSES: Documents are available for                Advisory Committee. The meeting
                                                  admission to the meeting: U.S. driver’s                 review at the Palm Beach County                       agenda will include receiving from the


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