80_FR_68506 80 FR 68293 - President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

80 FR 68293 - President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 213 (November 4, 2015)

Page Range68293-68293
FR Document2015-28113

The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (Council) will hold an open call to deliberate a recommendation related to infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa and to conduct Council business. The final agenda will be posted at least one week in advance of the meeting on the Council's Web site at http://trade.gov/ pac-dbia.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Meeting 
of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting by teleconference.

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SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
(Council) will hold an open call to deliberate a recommendation related 
to infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa and to conduct 
Council business. The final agenda will be posted at least one week in 
advance of the meeting on the Council's Web site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

DATES: November 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. ET The deadline for members of 
the public to register, including requests for auxiliary aids, or to 
submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 
p.m. ET on November 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Via teleconference. The call-in number and passcode will be 
provided by email to registrants. Requests to register (including for 
auxiliary aids) and any written comments should be submitted to Tricia 
Van Orden, Executive Secretary, President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa, electronically via email sent to [email protected] or 
via letter mailed to Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. Members of the public are encouraged to submit 
registration requests and written comments via email to ensure timely 
receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, 
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Room 4043, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-
5876, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: President Barack Obama directed the Secretary of 
Commerce to establish the President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa by Executive Order No. 13675 dated August 5, 2014. 
The Council was established by Charter on November 3, 2014, to advise 
the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on strengthening 
commercial engagement between the United States and Africa, with a 
focus on advancing the President's Doing Business in Africa Campaign as 
described in the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa of June 14, 
2012. This Council is established in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and 
will be accessible to people with disabilities. All listeners are 
required to register in advance by sending an electronic request to 
[email protected] or by sending a paper request to the address listed 
above. Requests must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 17, 2015. 
Requests for auxiliary aids must be submitted by the registration 
deadline. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible 
to fill.
    Public Submissions: The public is invited to submit written 
statements to the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in 
Africa. Statements must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 17, 
2015, by either of the following methods:

a. Electronic Submissions

    Submit statements electronically to Tricia Van Orden, Executive 
Secretary, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, 
via email: [email protected].

b. Paper Submissions

    Send paper statements to Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, 
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Room 4043, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Statements will be provided to the members in advance of the 
meeting for consideration and will be posted on the President's 
Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa Web site (http://trade.gov/pac-dbia) without change, including any business or personal 
information provided such as names, addresses, email addresses, or 
telephone numbers. All statements received, including attachments and 
other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject 
to public disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish 
to make publicly available.
    Meeting Recording: A recording of the Council's call will be 
available within ninety (90) days of the meeting on the Council's Web 
site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

    Dated: October 29, 2015.
Archana Sahgal,
Deputy Director, Office of Advisory Committees and Industry Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2015-28113 Filed 11-3-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    reliability and relevance of the data for               letter mailed to Room 4043, 1401                        Statements will be provided to the
                                                    these surveys.                                          Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                  members in advance of the meeting for
                                                      Affected Public: Business or other for-               DC 20230. Members of the public are                   consideration and will be posted on the
                                                    profit, Not-for-profit institutions.                    encouraged to submit registration                     President’s Advisory Council on Doing
                                                      Frequency: One time.                                  requests and written comments via                     Business in Africa Web site (http://
                                                      Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.                   email to ensure timely receipt.                       trade.gov/pac-dbia) without change,
                                                      Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.,                                                                           including any business or personal
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Sections 131, 182 and 193.                                                                                    information provided such as names,
                                                      This information collection request                   Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary,
                                                                                                            President’s Advisory Council on Doing                 addresses, email addresses, or telephone
                                                    may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.                                                                             numbers. All statements received,
                                                    Follow the instructions to view                         Business in Africa, Room 4043, 1401
                                                                                                            Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                  including attachments and other
                                                    Department of Commerce collections                                                                            supporting materials, are part of the
                                                    currently under review by OMB.                          DC 20230, telephone: 202–482–5876,
                                                                                                            email: dbia@trade.gov.                                public record and subject to public
                                                      Written comments and                                                                                        disclosure. You should submit only
                                                    recommendations for the proposed                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                  information that you wish to make
                                                    information collection should be sent                      Background: President Barack Obama                 publicly available.
                                                    within 30 days of publication of this                   directed the Secretary of Commerce to                   Meeting Recording: A recording of the
                                                    notice to OIRA_Submission@                              establish the President’s Advisory                    Council’s call will be available within
                                                    omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.                   Council on Doing Business in Africa by                ninety (90) days of the meeting on the
                                                                                                            Executive Order No. 13675 dated                       Council’s Web site at http://trade.gov/
                                                      Dated: October 29, 2015.
                                                                                                            August 5, 2014. The Council was                       pac-dbia.
                                                    Glenna Mickelson,
                                                                                                            established by Charter on November 3,
                                                    Management Analyst, Office of the Chief                 2014, to advise the President, through                  Dated: October 29, 2015.
                                                    Information Officer.                                                                                          Archana Sahgal,
                                                                                                            the Secretary of Commerce, on
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–28031 Filed 11–3–15; 8:45 am]             strengthening commercial engagement                   Deputy Director, Office of Advisory
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–07–P                                  between the United States and Africa,                 Committees and Industry Outreach.
                                                                                                            with a focus on advancing the                         [FR Doc. 2015–28113 Filed 11–3–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            President’s Doing Business in Africa                  BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Campaign as described in the U.S.
                                                    International Trade Administration                      Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa of
                                                                                                            June 14, 2012. This Council is                        DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    President’s Advisory Council on Doing                   established in accordance with the                    International Trade Administration
                                                    Business in Africa: Meeting of the                      provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                                    President’s Advisory Council on Doing                   Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5                   [A–471–807]
                                                    Business in Africa                                      U.S.C. App.
                                                                                                               Public Participation: The meeting will             Certain Uncoated Paper From
                                                    AGENCY:  International Trade                            be open to the public and will be                     Portugal: Preliminary Affirmative
                                                    Administration, U.S. Department of                      accessible to people with disabilities.               Determination of Critical
                                                    Commerce.                                               All listeners are required to register in             Circumstances in the Antidumping
                                                    ACTION: Notice of an open meeting by                    advance by sending an electronic                      Duty Investigation
                                                    teleconference.                                         request to dbia@trade.gov or by sending               AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                            a paper request to the address listed                 International Trade Administration,
                                                    SUMMARY:    The President’s Advisory
                                                                                                            above. Requests must be received by                   Department of Commerce.
                                                    Council on Doing Business in Africa
                                                                                                            5:00 p.m. ET on November 17, 2015.                    DATES: Effective date: November 4,
                                                    (Council) will hold an open call to
                                                                                                            Requests for auxiliary aids must be                   2015.
                                                    deliberate a recommendation related to
                                                                                                            submitted by the registration deadline.
                                                    infrastructure development in Sub-                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                            Last minute requests will be accepted,
                                                    Saharan Africa and to conduct Council                                                                         Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                                                                            but may be impossible to fill.
                                                    business. The final agenda will be                                                                            Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                               Public Submissions: The public is
                                                    posted at least one week in advance of                                                                        International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                            invited to submit written statements to
                                                    the meeting on the Council’s Web site                                                                         U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
                                                                                                            the President’s Advisory Council on
                                                    at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.                                                                                 Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                                                                            Doing Business in Africa. Statements
                                                    DATES: November 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m.                                                                        Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                                                                                            must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on
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                                                    public to register, including requests for              following methods:                                    Background
                                                    auxiliary aids, or to submit written
                                                    comments for dissemination prior to the                 a. Electronic Submissions                               On August 26, 2015, the Department
                                                    meeting, is 5:00 p.m. ET on November                                                                          of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’)
                                                                                                               Submit statements electronically to                published its preliminary determination
                                                    17, 2015.                                               Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary,                in the antidumping duty investigation of
                                                    ADDRESSES: Via teleconference. The                      President’s Advisory Council on Doing                 certain uncoated paper from Portugal.1
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                                                    provided by email to registrants.                       trade.gov.
                                                    Requests to register (including for                                                                              1 See Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal:
                                                    auxiliary aids) and any written                         b. Paper Submissions
                                                                                                                                                                  Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                                    comments should be submitted to Tricia                    Send paper statements to Tricia Van                 Fair Value and Postponement of Final
                                                    Van Orden, Executive Secretary,                         Orden, Executive Secretary, President’s               Determination, 80 FR 51777 (August 26, 2015)
                                                                                                                                                                  (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
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                                                    Business in Africa, electronically via                  Africa, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution                  Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of an open meeting by teleconference.
DatesNovember 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. ET The deadline for members of the public to register, including requests for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. ET on November 17, 2015.
ContactTricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482- 5876, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 68293 

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