81_FR_58051 81 FR 57887 - Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

81 FR 57887 - Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 164 (August 24, 2016)

Page Range57887-57888
FR Document2016-20336

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57887-57888]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20336]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 
of Meeting

    The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) 
will meet September 13, 2016, 9:00 a.m., Room 3884, in the Herbert C. 
Hoover Building, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania 
Avenues NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on implementation of the 
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and provides for continuing 
review to update the EAR as needed.

Agenda

Public Session

    1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.
    2. Opening remarks by Bureau of Industry and Security.
    3. Presentation of papers or comments by the Public.
    4. Export Enforcement update.
    5. Regulations update.

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    6. Working group reports.
    7. Automated Export System (AES) update.
    The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 
participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the 
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
[email protected] no later than September 6, 2016.
    A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. 
Reservations are not accepted. To the extent that time permits, members 
of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public 
may submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. 
However, to facilitate the distribution of public presentation 
materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests that 
presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the 
meeting to Ms. Springer via email.
    For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-2813.

    Dated: August 19, 2016.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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                                                  Administration (Phone: (202) 482–1135                   final agenda on the Committee Web site                   A limited number of seats will be
                                                  or Email: richard.boll@trade.gov).                      at least one week prior to the meeting.               available during the public session of
                                                  Members of the public are encouraged                    Please provide any comments on the                    the meeting. Reservations are not
                                                  to submit registration requests and                     draft recommendations to Richard Boll,                accepted. To the extent time permits,
                                                  written comments via email to ensure                    Office of Supply Chain, Professional &                members of the public may present oral
                                                  timely receipt.                                         Business Services, International Trade                statements to the Committee. The public
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Administration. (Phone: (202) 482–1135                may submit written statements at any
                                                  Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain,                   or Email: richard.boll@trade.gov) at least            time before or after the meeting.
                                                  Professional & Business Services,                       six days prior to the conference call, in             However, to facilitate distribution of
                                                  International Trade Administration.                     order to ensure adequate time to                      public presentation materials to
                                                  (Phone: (202) 482–1135 or Email:                        distribute the comments for Committee                 Committee members, the Committee
                                                  richard.boll@trade.gov)                                 review. The conference call will be open              suggests that presenters forward the
                                                                                                          to the public for comments on a first-                public presentation materials prior to
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      The                     come, first-served basis, with thirty                 the meeting to Ms. Springer via email.
                                                  Committee was established under the                     minutes available for public comments.                   The Assistant Secretary for
                                                  discretionary authority of the Secretary                Access lines are limited. The minutes of              Administration, with the concurrence of
                                                  of Commerce and in accordance with                      the meetings will be posted on the                    the delegate of the General Counsel,
                                                  the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5                   Committee Web site within 60 days of                  formally determined on November 5,
                                                  U.S.C. App. 2). It provides advice to the               the meeting.                                          2015, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the
                                                  Secretary of Commerce on the necessary                                                                        Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
                                                  elements of a comprehensive policy                        Dated: August 17, 2016.
                                                                                                          Maureen Smith,                                        amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 section
                                                  approach to supply chain                                                                                      (10)(d)), that the portion of the meeting
                                                  competitiveness designed to support                     Director, Office of Supply Chain, Professional
                                                                                                          and Business Services.                                dealing with pre-decisional changes to
                                                  U.S. export growth and national                                                                               the Commerce Control List and U.S.
                                                  economic competitiveness, encourage                     [FR Doc. 2016–20154 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                export control policies shall be exempt
                                                  innovation, facilitate the movement of                  BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
                                                                                                                                                                from the provisions relating to public
                                                  goods, and improve the competitiveness                                                                        meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2
                                                  of U.S. supply chains for goods and                                                                           sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The
                                                  services in the domestic and global                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                                                                                remaining portions of the meeting will
                                                  economy; and provides advice to the                     Bureau of Industry and Security                       be open to the public.
                                                  Secretary on regulatory policies and                                                                             For more information, call Yvette
                                                  programs and investment priorities that                 Transportation and Related Equipment                  Springer at (202) 482–2813.
                                                  affect the competitiveness of U.S.                      Technical Advisory Committee; Notice                    Dated: August 19, 2016.
                                                  supply chains. For more information                     of Partially Closed Meeting                           Yvette Springer,
                                                  about the Committee visit: http://trade.
                                                  gov/td/services/oscpb/supplychain/                         The Transportation and Related                     Committee Liaison Officer.
                                                  acscc/.                                                 Equipment Technical Advisory                          [FR Doc. 2016–20267 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]
                                                     Matters To Be Considered: Committee                  Committee will meet on September 7,                   BILLING CODE P
                                                  members are expected to deliberate and                  2016, 9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C.
                                                  vote on the ACSCC Freight Policy and                    Hoover Building, Room 3884, 14th
                                                  Movement Subcommittee’s                                 Street between Constitution &                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  recommendations in response to the                      Pennsylvania Avenues NW.,
                                                                                                          Washington, DC. The Committee                         Bureau of Industry and Security
                                                  Secretary’s request for information on
                                                  the maritime container cargo data                       advises the Office of the Assistant                   Regulations and Procedures Technical
                                                  elements that U.S. shippers, supply                     Secretary for Export Administration                   Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
                                                  chains, and other seaport users and                     with respect to technical questions that
                                                  stakeholders need to be able to have and                affect the level of export controls                     The Regulations and Procedures
                                                  to share in advance of vessel arrival in                applicable to transportation and related              Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC)
                                                  the United States in order to:                          equipment or technology.                              will meet September 13, 2016, 9:00 a.m.,
                                                     • Improve coordination, cooperation,                 Agenda
                                                                                                                                                                Room 3884, in the Herbert C. Hoover
                                                  and information-sharing among U.S.                                                                            Building, 14th Street between
                                                  supply chains and port stakeholders;                    Public Session                                        Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues
                                                     • improve supply chain and cargo                       1. Welcome and Introductions.                       NW., Washington, DC. The Committee
                                                  logistics, planning, and management;                      2. Status reports by working group                  advises the Office of the Assistant
                                                     • ensure the availability of sufficient              chairs.                                               Secretary for Export Administration on
                                                  container movement equipment and                          3. Public comments and Proposals.                   implementation of the Export
                                                  workforce; and                                                                                                Administration Regulations (EAR) and
                                                     • improve the efficiency and flow of                 Closed Session                                        provides for continuing review to
                                                  cargo and trade throughout U.S. supply                     4. Discussion of matters determined to             update the EAR as needed.
                                                  chains.                                                 be exempt from the provisions relating                Agenda
                                                     The Committee will also discuss how                  to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C.
                                                  these elements could be used in                         app. 2 sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).                Public Session
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                                                  possible technology solutions that                         The open session will be accessible                  1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.
                                                  would facilitate element sharing among                  via teleconference to 20 participants on                2. Opening remarks by Bureau of
                                                  cargo owners, seaports, and supply                      a first come, first serve basis. To join the          Industry and Security.
                                                  chain stakeholders.                                     conference, submit inquiries to Ms.                     3. Presentation of papers or comments
                                                     The Office of Supply Chain,                          Yvette Springer at                                    by the Public.
                                                  Professional & Business Services will                   Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later                    4. Export Enforcement update.
                                                  post the draft recommendations and the                  than August 31, 2016.                                   5. Regulations update.


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                                                     6. Working group reports.                            Closed Session                                        ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of an
                                                     7. Automated Export System (AES)                                                                           Incidental Harassment Authorization
                                                                                                             6. Discussion of matters determined to
                                                  update.                                                                                                       (IHA) application.
                                                     The open session will be accessible                  be exempt from the provisions relating
                                                  via teleconference to 20 participants on                to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C.
                                                                                                          app. 2 section 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).                 SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that
                                                  a first come, first serve basis. To join the                                                                  BlueCrest Alaska Operating, LLC
                                                  conference, submit inquiries to Ms.                        The open session will be accessible
                                                                                                          via teleconference to 20 participants on              (BlueCrest) has withdrawn its
                                                  Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@                                                                           application for an IHA to take marine
                                                  bis.doc.gov no later than September 6,                  a first come, first serve basis. To join the
                                                                                                          conference, submit inquiries to Ms.                   mammals, by harassment, incidental to
                                                  2016.                                                                                                         conducting an oil and gas production
                                                     A limited number of seats will be                    Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
                                                                                                          bis.doc.gov, no later than September 1,               drilling program in lower Cook Inlet,
                                                  available for the public session.
                                                                                                          2016.                                                 AK, on State of Alaska Oil and Gas
                                                  Reservations are not accepted. To the
                                                                                                             A limited number of seats will be                  Lease 384403 under the program name
                                                  extent that time permits, members of the
                                                                                                          available during the public session of                of Cosmopolitan State during the 2016
                                                  public may present oral statements to
                                                                                                          the meeting. Reservations are not                     open water season. Accordingly, NMFS
                                                  the Committee. The public may submit
                                                                                                          accepted. To the extent time permits,                 has withdrawn its related proposed
                                                  written statements at any time before or
                                                                                                          members of the public may present oral                IHA.
                                                  after the meeting. However, to facilitate
                                                  the distribution of public presentation                 statements to the Committee. Written
                                                                                                          statements may be submitted at any                    ADDRESSES:   An electronic copy of the
                                                  materials to the Committee members,                                                                           application, proposed IHA Federal
                                                  the Committee suggests that presenters                  time before or after the meeting.
                                                                                                          However, to facilitate distribution of                Register notice, NMFS’ Draft
                                                  forward the public presentation                                                                               Programmatic Environmental
                                                  materials prior to the meeting to Ms.                   public presentation materials to
                                                                                                          Committee members, the materials                      Assessment (EA) for activities in Cook
                                                  Springer via email.                                                                                           Inlet, and a list of the references used in
                                                     For more information, call Yvette                    should be forwarded prior to the
                                                                                                          meeting to Ms. Springer via email.                    this document may be obtained online
                                                  Springer at (202) 482–2813.                                                                                   at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
                                                                                                             The Assistant Secretary for
                                                    Dated: August 19, 2016.                                                                                     permits/incidental.htm. In case of
                                                                                                          Administration, with the concurrence of
                                                  Yvette Springer,                                        the delegate of the General Counsel,                  problems accessing these documents,
                                                  Committee Liaison Officer.                              formally determined on November 5,                    please call the contact listed below.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–20336 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]             2015, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the                Documents cited in this notice may also
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P                                  Federal Advisory Committee Act, as                    be viewed, by appointment, during
                                                                                                          amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 section 10(d)),              regular business hours, at the
                                                                                                          that the portion of the meeting dealing               aforementioned address.
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  with pre-decisional changes to the                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:              Dale
                                                                                                          Commerce Control List and the U.S.                    Youngkin, Office of Protected
                                                  Bureau of Industry and Security
                                                                                                          export control policies shall be exempt               Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
                                                  Materials Technical Advisory                            from the provisions relating to public
                                                                                                          meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     On
                                                  Committee; Notice of Partially Closed
                                                                                                          sections 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The                   September 28, 2015 NMFS received an
                                                  Meeting
                                                                                                          remaining portions of the meeting will                IHA application from BlueCrest for the
                                                    The Materials Technical Advisory                      be open to the public.                                taking of marine mammals incidental to
                                                  Committee will meet on September 8,                        For more information, call Yvette                  an oil and gas production drilling
                                                  2016, 10 a.m., Herbert C. Hoover                        Springer at (202) 482–2813.                           program in lower Cook Inlet, AK, during
                                                  Building, Room 3884, 14th Street                                                                              the 2016 open water season. NMFS
                                                                                                            Dated: August 19, 2016.
                                                  between Constitution & Pennsylvania                                                                           determined that the application was
                                                                                                          Yvette Springer,
                                                  Avenues NW., Washington, DC. The                                                                              adequate and complete on April 12,
                                                  Committee advises the Office of the                     Committee Liaison Officer.                            2016. The requested IHA would
                                                  Assistant Secretary for Export                          [FR Doc. 2016–20332 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]           authorize take, by Level B harassment
                                                  Administration with respect to technical                BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P                                only, of nine marine mammal species as
                                                  questions that affect the level of export                                                                     a result from the specified activity.
                                                  controls applicable to materials and                                                                          NMFS published a notice of the
                                                  related technology.                                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                proposed IHA in the Federal Register
                                                  Agenda                                                                                                        (81 FR 35548) on June 2, 2016. On July
                                                                                                          National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                                                                                                                                21, 2016, NMFS accepted notice from
                                                                                                          Administration
                                                  Open Session                                                                                                  BlueCrest withdrawing their IHA
                                                    1. Opening remarks and                                                                                      application for the proposed action due
                                                                                                          RIN 0648–XE497
                                                  Introductions.                                                                                                to their decision to forego operations in
                                                    2. Remarks from the Bureau of                         Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to                 Cook Inlet at this time due to economic
                                                  Industry and Security senior                            Specified Activities; Taking Marine                   reasons. Therefore, NMFS has
                                                  management.                                             Mammals Incidental to BlueCrest                       withdrawn its proposed IHA for the
                                                                                                                                                                action.
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                                                    3. Report by regime representatives.                  Alaska Operating LLC Drilling
                                                    4. Report by working groups                           Activities at Cosmopolitan State Unit,                  Dated: August 19, 2016.
                                                  (Composite Working Group, Biological                    Alaska, 2016                                          Donna S. Wieting,
                                                  Working Group, Pump and Valves
                                                  Working Group, and the Chemicals                        AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                    Director, Office of Protected Resources,
                                                  Working Group).                                         Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                  National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                    5. Public Comments and New                            Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                    [FR Doc. 2016–20251 Filed 8–23–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Business.                                               Commerce.                                             BILLING CODE 3510–22–P




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FR Citation81 FR 57887 

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