81 FR 13772 - Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

Page Range		13772-13772
FR Document		2016-05780

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 81 Issue 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness; Public 
Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice.

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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 20, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 
2:30 p.m., and April 21, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern 
Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meetings on April 20 and 21 will be held at the Port of 
Houston Authority, Executive Office Building, Boardroom, 111 East Loop 
North, Houston, Texas 77029.

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 agendas may change to 
accommodate Committee business. The Office of Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services will post the final detailed agendas 
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 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, 2016. Comments received after 
April 8, 2016, 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 8, 2016.
Bruce Harsh,
Acting Director, Office of Supply Chain and Professional & Business 
Services.
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preliminary determination.3 In its SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the physically accessible to people with
request, Petitioner states: ‘‘Due to the schedule and proposed topics of disabilities. Individuals requiring
number and nature of subsidy programs discussion for public meetings of the accommodations, such as sign language
under investigation, and due to the fact Advisory Committee on Supply Chain interpretation or other ancillary aids, are
that the Department has sent quantity Competitiveness (Committee). asked to notify Mr. Richard Boll, at
and value questionnaires to select DATES: The meetings will be held on (202) 482–1135 or richard.boll@
mandatory respondents, Petitioner April 20, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 trade.gov five (5) business days before
believes that the normal 65-day p.m., and April 21, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. the meeting.
deadline for a preliminary to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Interested parties are invited to
determination in a countervailing duty (EST). submit written comments to the
investigation would not provide Committee at any time before and after
ADDRESSES: The meetings on April 20
sufficient time for the Department to the meeting. Parties wishing to submit
and 21 will be held at the Port of
examine adequately the amount of written comments for consideration by
Houston Authority, Executive Office
subsidies that producers and exporters the Committee in advance of this
Building, Boardroom, 111 East Loop
of subject merchandise in China meeting must send them to the Office of
North, Houston, Texas 77029.
receive.’’ 4 Supply Chain, Professional & Business
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Services, 1401 Constitution Ave NW.,
For the reasons stated above and Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain,
because there are no compelling reasons Room 11014, Washington, DC 20230, or
Professional & Business Services, email to richard.boll@trade.gov.
to deny the request, the Department, in International Trade Administration.
accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of For consideration during the
(Phone: (202) 482–1135 or Email: meetings, and to ensure transmission to
the Act, is postponing the deadline for richard.boll@trade.gov)
the preliminary determination to no the Committee prior to the meetings,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments must be received no later
later than 130 days after the day on Background: The Committee was
which the investigation was initiated. than 5:00 p.m. EST on April 8, 2016.
established under the discretionary Comments received after April 8, 2016,
As a result, the Department will issue its authority of the Secretary of Commerce
preliminary determination no later than will be distributed to the Committee,
and in accordance with the Federal but may not be considered at the
June 27, 2016.5 In accordance with Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.
section 735(a)(1) of the Act, the deadline meetings. The minutes of the meetings
2). It provides advice to the Secretary of will be posted on the Committee Web
for the final determination of this Commerce on the necessary elements of
investigation will continue to be 75 days site within 60 days of the meeting.
a comprehensive policy approach to
after the date of the preliminary Dated: March 8, 2016.
supply chain competitiveness designed
determination, unless postponed at a to support U.S. export growth and Bruce Harsh,
later date. national economic competitiveness, Acting Director, Office of Supply Chain and
This notice is issued and published encourage innovation, facilitate the Professional & Business Services.
pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act movement of goods, and improve the [FR Doc. 2016–05780 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). competitiveness of U.S. supply chains BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

Dated: March 9, 2016. for goods and services in the domestic
Paul Piquado, and global economy; and provides
advice to the Secretary on regulatory DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance. policies and programs and investment National Oceanic and Atmospheric
[FR Doc. 2016–05810 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am] priorities that affect the competitiveness Administration
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
of U.S. supply chains. For more
information about the Committee visit: RIN 0648–XE459
http://trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/
supplychain/acscc/. Notice of Intent To Prepare an
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Environmental Impact Statement for
Matters to Be Considered: Committee
International Trade Administration members are expected to continue to Sea Turtle Conservation and Recovery
discuss the major competitiveness- Actions in Relation to the
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain related topics raised at the previous Southeastern United States Shrimp
Competitiveness; Public Meetings Committee meetings, including trade Fishery and To Conduct Public
and competitiveness; freight movement Scoping Meetings
AGENCY: International Trade
and policy; information technology and AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Administration, U.S. Department of
data requirements; regulatory issues; Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Commerce.
finance and infrastructure; and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
ACTION: Notice. workforce development. The Department of Commerce.
Committee’s subcommittees will report ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
3 See Letter from Petitioner, ‘‘Certain Amorphous on the status of their work regarding environmental impact statement and
Silica Fabric from the People’s Republic of China: these topics. The agendas may change to conduct public scoping meetings.
Petitioner’s Request to Extend the Deadline for the accommodate Committee business. The
Preliminary Determination,’’ dated March 8, 2016. Office of Supply Chain, Professional & SUMMARY: We (NMFS) intend to prepare
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4 Id., at 1.
5 The deadline based on a 65-day extension
Business Services will post the final an environmental impact statement
would be June 25, 2016, which is a Saturday.
detailed agendas on its Web site, (EIS) and to conduct public scoping
Department practice dictates that where a deadline http://trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/ meetings to comply with the National
falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the supplychain/acscc/, at least one week Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by
appropriate deadline is the next business day. See prior to the meeting. The meetings will assessing potential impacts resulting
Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
be open to the public and press on a from the proposed implementation of
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act first-come, first-served basis. Space is new sea turtle regulatory requirements
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). limited. The public meetings are in the shrimp fishery of the southeastern

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Action		Notice.
Dates		The meetings will be held on April 20, 2016, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and April 21, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Contact		Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services, International Trade Administration. (Phone: (202) 482-1135 or Email: [email protected])
FR Citation		81 FR 13772

81 FR 13772 - Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness; Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration