81 FR 5811 - Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Membership

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 22 (February 3, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-01998

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs' Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) is accepting membership applications. The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is interested in applications from subject matter experts from the United States defense industry, relevant trade and labor associations, academic, and foundation personnel. The DTAG was established as an advisory committee under the authority of 22 U.S.C. 2651a and 2656 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (``FACA''). The purpose of the DTAG is to provide the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs with a formal channel for regular consultation and coordination with U.S. private sector defense exporters and defense trade organizations on issues involving U.S. laws, policies, and regulations for munitions exports. The DTAG advises the Bureau on its support for and regulation of defense trade to help ensure that impediments to legitimate exports are reduced while the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States continue to be protected and advanced in accordance with the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), as amended. Major topics addressed by the DTAG include (a) policy issues on commercial defense trade and technology transfer; (b) regulatory and licensing procedures applicable to defense articles, services, and technical data; (c) technical issues involving the U.S. Munitions List (USML); and (d) questions relating to actions designed to carry out the AECA and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Members are appointed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs on the basis of individual substantive and technical expertise and qualifications, and must be representatives of United States defense industry, relevant trade and labor associations, academic, and foundation personnel. In accordance with the DTAG Charter, all DTAG members must be U.S. citizens, and DTAG members will represent the views of their organizations. All DTAG members shall be aware of the Department of State's mandate that arms transfers must further U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. DTAG members also shall be versed in the complexity of commercial defense trade and industrial competitiveness, and all members must be able to advise the Bureau on these matters. While members are expected to use their expertise and provide candid advice, national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, as well as the interests of the entities they represent, shall be the bases for all policy and technical recommendations. DTAG members' responsibilities include: <bullet> Service for a consecutive two-year term which may be renewed or terminated at the discretion of the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (membership shall automatically terminate for members who fail to attend two consecutive DTAG plenary meetings). <bullet> Making recommendations in accordance with the DTAG Charter and the FACA. <bullet> Making policy and technical recommendations within the scope of the U.S. commercial export control regime as mandated in the AECA, the ITAR, and appropriate directives. Please note that DTAG members may not be reimbursed for travel, per diem, and other expenses incurred in connection with their duties as DTAG members. How to apply: Applications in response to this notice must contain the following information: (1) Name of applicant; (2) affirmation of U.S. citizenship; (3) organizational affiliation and title, as appropriate; (4) mailing address; (5) work telephone number; (6) email address; (7) r[eacute]sum[eacute]; and (8) summary of qualifications for DTAG membership. This information may be provided via two methods: <bullet> Emailed to the following address: [email protected] In the subject field, please write, ``DTAG Application.'' <bullet> Send in hardcopy to the following address: Mr. Glenn Smith, 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. All applications must be postmarked by March 7, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9431]


Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice of Membership

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military 
Affairs' Defense Trade Advisory Group (DTAG) is accepting membership 
applications. The Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is interested in 
applications from subject matter experts from the United States defense 
industry, relevant trade and labor associations, academic, and 
foundation personnel.
    The DTAG was established as an advisory committee under the 
authority of 22 U.S.C. 2651a and 2656 and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (``FACA''). The purpose of the DTAG is to 
provide the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs with a formal channel 
for regular consultation and coordination with U.S. private sector 
defense exporters and defense trade organizations on issues involving 
U.S. laws, policies, and regulations for munitions exports. The DTAG 
advises the Bureau on its support for and regulation of defense trade 
to help ensure that impediments to legitimate exports are reduced while 
the foreign policy and national security interests of the United States 
continue to be protected and advanced in accordance with the Arms 
Export Control Act (AECA), as amended. Major topics addressed by the 
DTAG include (a) policy issues on commercial defense trade and 
technology transfer; (b) regulatory and licensing procedures applicable 
to defense articles, services, and technical data; (c) technical issues 
involving the U.S. Munitions List (USML); and (d) questions relating to 
actions designed to carry out the AECA and International Traffic in 
Arms Regulations (ITAR).
    Members are appointed by the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Political-Military Affairs on the basis of individual substantive and 
technical expertise and qualifications, and must be representatives of 
United States defense industry, relevant trade and labor associations, 
academic, and foundation personnel. In accordance with the DTAG 
Charter, all DTAG members must be U.S. citizens, and DTAG members will 
represent the views of their organizations. All DTAG members shall be 
aware of the Department of State's mandate that arms transfers must 
further U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. DTAG 
members also shall be versed in the complexity of commercial defense 
trade and industrial competitiveness, and all members must be able to 
advise the Bureau on these matters. While members are expected to use 
their expertise and provide candid advice, national security and 
foreign policy interests of the United States, as well as the interests 
of the entities they represent, shall be the bases for all policy and 
technical recommendations.
    DTAG members' responsibilities include:
     Service for a consecutive two-year term which may be 
renewed or terminated at the discretion of the Assistant Secretary of 
State for Political-Military Affairs (membership shall automatically 
terminate for members who fail to attend two consecutive DTAG plenary 
meetings).
     Making recommendations in accordance with the DTAG Charter 
and the FACA.
     Making policy and technical recommendations within the 
scope of the U.S. commercial export control regime as mandated in the 
AECA, the ITAR, and appropriate directives.
    Please note that DTAG members may not be reimbursed for travel, per 
diem, and other expenses incurred in connection with their duties as 
DTAG members. How to apply: Applications in response to this notice 
must contain the following information: (1) Name of applicant; (2) 
affirmation of U.S. citizenship; (3) organizational affiliation and 
title, as appropriate; (4) mailing address; (5) work telephone number; 
(6) email address; (7) r[eacute]sum[eacute]; and (8) summary of 
qualifications for DTAG membership.
    This information may be provided via two methods:
     Emailed to the following address: [email protected]. In the 
subject field, please write, ``DTAG Application.''
     Send in hardcopy to the following address: Mr. Glenn 
Smith, PM/DDTC, SA-1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense Trade 
Controls, Bureau of Political

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Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20522-0112.
    All applications must be postmarked by March 7, 2016.

    Dated: January 22, 2016.
Brian H. Nilsson,
Designated Federal Officer, Defense Trade Advisory Group, Department of 
State.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE disapprove or institute proceedings to Military Affairs on the basis of
COMMISSION determine whether to disapprove the individual substantive and technical
proposed rule change (File Number SR– expertise and qualifications, and must
[Release No. 34–76989; File No. SR–Phlx–
Phlx–2015–94). be representatives of United States
2015–94]
For the Commission, by the Division of defense industry, relevant trade and
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated labor associations, academic, and
NASDAQ OMX PHLX LLC; Notice of authority.6 foundation personnel. In accordance
Designation of a Longer Period for Robert W. Errett, with the DTAG Charter, all DTAG
Commission Action on a Proposed Deputy Secretary. members must be U.S. citizens, and
Rule Change To Make Permanent the [FR Doc. 2016–01926 Filed 2–2–16; 8:45 am] DTAG members will represent the views
Pilot Program Eliminating Minimum BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
of their organizations. All DTAG
Value Sizes for Opening Transactions members shall be aware of the
in New Series of FLEX Options Department of State’s mandate that arms
DEPARTMENT OF STATE transfers must further U.S. national
January 28, 2016. security and foreign policy interests.
On November 25, 2015, NASDAQ [Public Notice: 9431] DTAG members also shall be versed in
OMX PHLX LLC (‘‘Phlx’’ or the complexity of commercial defense
‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice trade and industrial competitiveness,
and Exchange Commission of Membership and all members must be able to advise
(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section AGENCY: Department of State. the Bureau on these matters. While
19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act ACTION: Notice. members are expected to use their
of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 expertise and provide candid advice,
thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of national security and foreign policy
make permanent its pilot program State’s Bureau of Political-Military interests of the United States, as well as
(‘‘Pilot Program’’) eliminating minimum Affairs’ Defense Trade Advisory Group the interests of the entities they
value sizes for opening transactions in (DTAG) is accepting membership represent, shall be the bases for all
new series of flexible exchange options applications. The Bureau of Political- policy and technical recommendations.
(‘‘FLEX Options’’ or ‘‘FLEX’’). The Military Affairs is interested in DTAG members’ responsibilities
proposed rule change was published for applications from subject matter experts include:
comment in the Federal Register on from the United States defense industry, • Service for a consecutive two-year
December 14, 2015.3 The Commission relevant trade and labor associations, term which may be renewed or
received no comments on the proposal. academic, and foundation personnel. terminated at the discretion of the
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act 4 provides The DTAG was established as an Assistant Secretary of State for Political-
that, within 45 days of the publication advisory committee under the authority Military Affairs (membership shall
of the notice of the filing of a proposed of 22 U.S.C. 2651a and 2656 and the automatically terminate for members
rule change, or within such longer Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 who fail to attend two consecutive
period up to 90 days as the Commission U.S.C. App. (‘‘FACA’’). The purpose of DTAG plenary meetings).
may designate if it finds such longer the DTAG is to provide the Bureau of • Making recommendations in
period to be appropriate and publishes Political-Military Affairs with a formal accordance with the DTAG Charter and
its reasons for so finding, or as to which channel for regular consultation and the FACA.
coordination with U.S. private sector
the self-regulatory organization • Making policy and technical
consents, the Commission shall either defense exporters and defense trade
recommendations within the scope of
approve the proposed rule change, organizations on issues involving U.S.
the U.S. commercial export control
disapprove the proposed rule change, or laws, policies, and regulations for
regime as mandated in the AECA, the
institute proceedings to determine munitions exports. The DTAG advises
ITAR, and appropriate directives.
whether the proposed rule change the Bureau on its support for and
Please note that DTAG members may
should be disapproved. The 45th day for regulation of defense trade to help
ensure that impediments to legitimate not be reimbursed for travel, per diem,
this filing is January 28, 2016. The and other expenses incurred in
Commission is extending this 45-day exports are reduced while the foreign
policy and national security interests of connection with their duties as DTAG
time period. members. How to apply: Applications in
The Commission finds that it is the United States continue to be
protected and advanced in accordance response to this notice must contain the
appropriate to designate a longer period following information: (1) Name of
within which to take action on the with the Arms Export Control Act
(AECA), as amended. Major topics applicant; (2) affirmation of U.S.
proposed rule change so that it has citizenship; (3) organizational affiliation
sufficient time to consider the proposed addressed by the DTAG include (a)
policy issues on commercial defense and title, as appropriate; (4) mailing
rule change as well as the report of pilot address; (5) work telephone number; (6)
data submitted by the Exchange in trade and technology transfer; (b)
regulatory and licensing procedures email address; (7) résumé; and (8)
support of its proposal. Accordingly, the summary of qualifications for DTAG
Commission, pursuant to Section applicable to defense articles, services,
and technical data; (c) technical issues membership.
19(b)(2) of the Act,5 designates March This information may be provided via
13, 2016 as the date by which the involving the U.S. Munitions List
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(USML); and (d) questions relating to two methods:
Commission should either approve or • Emailed to the following address:
actions designed to carry out the AECA
1 15 and International Traffic in Arms DTAG@State.Gov. In the subject field,
U.S.C.78s(b)(1).
2 17 Regulations (ITAR). please write, ‘‘DTAG Application.’’
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 76593 Members are appointed by the • Send in hardcopy to the following
(December 8, 2015), 80 FR 77399 (‘‘Notice’’). Assistant Secretary of State for Political- address: Mr. Glenn Smith, PM/DDTC,
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). SA–1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense
5 Id. 6 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(31). Trade Controls, Bureau of Political

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