82 FR 28046 - Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 117 (June 20, 2017)

Page Range28046-28047
FR Document2017-12758

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28046-28047]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-12758]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee 
(ETTAC).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2017 from 8:30 
a.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for members of 
the public to register or to submit written comments for dissemination 
prior to the meeting is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 7, 2017. The 
deadline for members of the public request auxiliary aids is 5:00 p.m. 
EDT on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in room 6057-59 at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover Building, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. The address to register, 
submit comments, or request auxiliary aids is: Ms. Amy Kreps, Office of 
Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade 
Administration, Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20230 or email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Kreps, Office of Energy &

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Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 
202-482-3835; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected].)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The meeting will take place on July 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The general meeting is open to the public 
and time will be permitted for public comment from 3:00-3:30 p.m. EDT. 
All guests are required to register in advance. Those interested in 
attending must provide notification by Friday, July 7, 2017 at 5:00 
p.m. EDT, via the contact information provided above. This meeting is 
physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign 
language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to 
OEEI at (202) 482-5225 no less than one week prior to the meeting. Last 
minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill.
    Written comments concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome any time 
before or after the meeting. To be considered during the meeting, 
written comments must be received by Friday, July 7, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. 
EDT to ensure transmission to the members before the meeting. Minutes 
will be available within 30 days of this meeting.
    Topic To Be Considered: The agenda for the July 18, 2017 meeting 
includes a roundtable briefing and discussion with the U.S. interagency 
Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC) Environmental Technology 
Working Group, which includes the Departments of State and Energy as 
well as the Environmental Protection Agency and others. Also during the 
meeting, the three ETTAC subcommittees will review their top priorities 
and objectives for the charter, including optimizing the U.S. 
Government's trade promotion programs, identifying market access 
barriers and pros and cons of existing trade agreements, and discussing 
procurement policy, including issues with financing mechanisms, 
localization and non-tariff barriers. The subcommittees are: Trade and 
Export Market Development, Professional Services and Infrastructure 
Advancement, and Trade Policy and American Competitiveness.
    Background: The ETTAC is mandated by Section 2313(c) of the Export 
Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the 
Environmental Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating 
Committee, through the Secretary of Commerce, on the development and 
administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental 
technologies, goods, services, and products. The ETTAC was originally 
chartered in May of 1994. It was most recently re-chartered until 
August 2018.

    Dated: June 13, 2017.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2017-12758 Filed 6-19-17; 8:45 am]
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ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting.
DatesThe meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, 2017 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for members of the public to register or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 7, 2017. The deadline for members of the public request auxiliary aids is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.
ContactMs. Amy Kreps, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 202-482-3835; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected])
FR Citation82 FR 28046 

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