82 FR 18610 - Meeting of the United States Investment Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)

Page Range		18610-18610
FR Document		2017-08032

The United States Investment Advisory Council (Council) will hold a meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2017. The Council was chartered on April 6, 2016, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the promotion and retention of foreign direct investment in the United States. At the meeting, members will deliberate and vote on a set of recommendations to Secretary Ross on the facilitation of foreign direct investment into the United States, including deregulation and the streamlining of processes that affect business investment opportunities across U.S. regions, the facilitation of infrastructure investment, and mechanisms to increase investment competitiveness, in addition to other topics. The agenda may change to accommodate Council business.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Meeting of the United States Investment Advisory Council

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Investment Advisory Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2017. The Council was chartered on 
April 6, 2016, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating 
to the promotion and retention of foreign direct investment in the 
United States. At the meeting, members will deliberate and vote on a 
set of recommendations to Secretary Ross on the facilitation of foreign 
direct investment into the United States, including deregulation and 
the streamlining of processes that affect business investment 
opportunities across U.S. regions, the facilitation of infrastructure 
investment, and mechanisms to increase investment competitiveness, in 
addition to other topics. The agenda may change to accommodate Council 
business.

DATES: Thursday, May 11, 2017, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT. The deadline for 
members of the public to register, including requests to make comments 
during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written 
comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5 p.m. EDT on May 
4, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The final agenda will be posted on the Department of 
Commerce Web site for the Council at http://trade.gov/IAC, at least one 
week in advance of the meeting. The meeting will be held at the 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. 
Requests to register (including to speak or for auxiliary aids) and any 
written comments should be submitted to: United States Investment 
Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 30032, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, [email protected]. Members 
of the public are encouraged to submit registration requests and 
written comments via email to ensure timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Diaz, United States Investment 
Advisory Council, Room 30032, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-5729, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Council advises the Secretary of Commerce on 
matters relating to the promotion and retention of foreign direct 
investment in the United States.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and 
will be accessible to people with disabilities. All guests are required 
to register in advance by the deadline identified under the DATES 
caption. Requests for auxiliary aids must be submitted by the 
registration deadline. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may 
be impossible to fill. There will be fifteen (15) minutes allotted for 
oral comments from members of the public joining the meeting. To 
accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments 
may be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Individuals wishing to 
reserve speaking time during the meeting must submit a request at the 
time of registration, as well as the name and address of the proposed 
speaker. If the number of registrants requesting to make statements is 
greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the meeting, the 
International Trade Administration may conduct a lottery to determine 
the speakers.
    Speakers are requested to submit a written copy of their prepared 
remarks by 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2017, for inclusion in the meeting 
records and for circulation to the members of the Council.
    In addition, any member of the public may submit pertinent written 
comments concerning the Council's affairs at any time before or after 
the meeting. Comments may be submitted to Anthony Diaz at the contact 
information indicated above. To be considered during the meeting, 
comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2017, to 
ensure transmission to the Council members prior to the meeting. 
Comments received after that date and time will be distributed to the 
members but may not be considered during the meeting. Comments and 
statements will be posted on the United States Investment Advisory 
Council Web site (http://trade.gov/IAC) without change, including any 
business or personal information provided such as names, addresses, 
email addresses, or telephone numbers.
    All comments and 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.
    Copies of Council meeting minutes will be available within 90 days 
of the meeting.

    Dated: April 17, 2017.
Anthony Diaz,
Executive Secretary, United States Investment Advisory Council.
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notice to OIRA_Submission@ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: other supporting materials, are part of
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Anthony Diaz, United States Investment the public record and subject to public
Advisory Council, Room 30032, 1401 disclosure. You should submit only
Sheleen Dumas,
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, information that you wish to make
PRA Departmental Lead, Office of the Chief
DC 20230, telephone: 202–482–5729, publicly available.
Information Officer.
email: IAC@trade.gov. Copies of Council meeting minutes
[FR Doc. 2017–07946 Filed 4–19–17; 8:45 am] will be available within 90 days of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background: The Council advises the meeting.
Secretary of Commerce on matters Dated: April 17, 2017.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE relating to the promotion and retention Anthony Diaz,
of foreign direct investment in the Executive Secretary, United States Investment
International Trade Administration United States. Advisory Council.
Public Participation: The meeting will [FR Doc. 2017–08032 Filed 4–17–17; 4:15 pm]
Meeting of the United States be open to the public and will be BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
Investment Advisory Council accessible to people with disabilities.
AGENCY: International Trade All guests are required to register in
Administration, U.S. Department of advance by the deadline identified DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Commerce. under the DATES caption. Requests for
auxiliary aids must be submitted by the International Trade Administration
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
registration deadline. Last minute
Meeting of the United States Travel
SUMMARY: The United States Investment requests will be accepted, but may be
and Tourism Advisory Board
Advisory Council (Council) will hold a impossible to fill. There will be fifteen
meeting on Thursday, May 11, 2017. (15) minutes allotted for oral comments AGENCY: International Trade
The Council was chartered on April 6, from members of the public joining the Administration, U.S. Department of
2016, to advise the Secretary of meeting. To accommodate as many Commerce.
Commerce on matters relating to the speakers as possible, the time for public ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
promotion and retention of foreign comments may be limited to three (3)
direct investment in the United States. minutes per person. Individuals wishing SUMMARY: The United States Travel and
At the meeting, members will deliberate to reserve speaking time during the Tourism Advisory Board (Board) will
and vote on a set of recommendations meeting must submit a request at the hold an open meeting via teleconference
to Secretary Ross on the facilitation of time of registration, as well as the name on Tuesday, May 9, 2017. The Board
foreign direct investment into the and address of the proposed speaker. If advises the Secretary of Commerce on
United States, including deregulation the number of registrants requesting to matters relating to the U.S. travel and
and the streamlining of processes that make statements is greater than can be tourism industry. The purpose of the
affect business investment opportunities reasonably accommodated during the meeting is for Board members to
across U.S. regions, the facilitation of meeting, the International Trade deliberate and potentially adopt a letter
infrastructure investment, and Administration may conduct a lottery to to the Secretary related to the
mechanisms to increase investment determine the speakers. importance of international travel and
competitiveness, in addition to other Speakers are requested to submit a tourism to the United States.
topics. The agenda may change to written copy of their prepared remarks DATES: Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 1:30
accommodate Council business. by 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2017, for p.m.–2:30 p.m. EDT. The deadline for
DATES: Thursday, May 11, 2017, 9 a.m.– inclusion in the meeting records and for members of the public to register,
12 p.m. EDT. The deadline for members circulation to the members of the including requests for auxiliary aids, or
of the public to register, including Council. to submit written comments for
requests to make comments during the In addition, any member of the public dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5
meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to may submit pertinent written comments p.m. EDT on May 2, 2017.
submit written comments for concerning the Council’s affairs at any ADDRESSES: The final agenda will be
dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5 time before or after the meeting. posted on the Department of Commerce
p.m. EDT on May 4, 2017. Comments may be submitted to Web site for the Board at http://
ADDRESSES: The final agenda will be Anthony Diaz at the contact information trade.gov/ttab, at least one week in
posted on the Department of Commerce indicated above. To be considered advance of the meeting. The meeting
Web site for the Council at http:// during the meeting, comments must be will be held by conference call. The
trade.gov/IAC, at least one week in received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on call-in number and passcode will be
advance of the meeting. The meeting May 4, 2017, to ensure transmission to provided by email to registrants.
will be held at the Department of the Council members prior to the Requests to register (including for
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue meeting. Comments received after that auxiliary aids) and any written
NW., Washington, DC. Requests to date and time will be distributed to the comments should be submitted to: U.S.
register (including to speak or for members but may not be considered Travel and Tourism Advisory Board,
auxiliary aids) and any written during the meeting. Comments and U.S. Department of Commerce, M–800,
comments should be submitted to: statements will be posted on the United 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
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United States Investment Advisory States Investment Advisory Council Washington, DC 20230, OACIO@
Council, U.S. Department of Commerce, Web site (http://trade.gov/IAC) without trade.gov. Members of the public are
Room 30032, 1401 Constitution Avenue change, including any business or encouraged to submit registration
NW., Washington, DC 20230, IAC@ personal information provided such as requests and written comments via
trade.gov. Members of the public are names, addresses, email addresses, or email to ensure timely receipt.
encouraged to submit registration telephone numbers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe
requests and written comments via All comments and statements Holecko, the United States Travel and
email to ensure timely receipt. received, including attachments and Tourism Advisory Board, M–800, 1300

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of an open meeting.
Dates		Thursday, May 11, 2017, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. EDT. The deadline for members of the public to register, including requests to make comments during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2017.
Contact		Anthony Diaz, United States Investment Advisory Council, Room 30032, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-5729, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 18610

82 FR 18610 - Meeting of the United States Investment Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 75 (April 20, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration