82_FR_44748 82 FR 44564 - Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness; Notice of Public Meetings

82 FR 44564 - Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness; Notice of Public Meetings

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 184 (September 25, 2017)

Page Range44564-44565
FR Document2017-20386

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 82 Issue 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44564-44565]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20386]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness; Notice of 
Public Meetings

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

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

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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 October 18, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. 
to 3:00 p.m., and October 19, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meetings on October 18 and 19 will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Research Library 
(Room 1894), Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, 
Professional & Business Services (OSCPBS), 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.). 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; trade innovation; regulatory issues; 
finance and infrastructure; and workforce development. The Committee's 
subcommittees will report on the status of their work regarding these 
topics. The agenda may change to accommodate other 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

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than 5:00 p.m. EST on October 10, 2017. Comments received after October 
10, 2017, 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: September 19, 2017.
Maureen Smith,
Director, Office of Supply Chain.
[FR Doc. 2017-20386 Filed 9-22-17; 8:45 am]
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44564 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2017 / Notices European national variations on those Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) Background: The Committee was standards (e.g., British Standard (BS EN), under item numbers: 7304.31.3000, established under the discretionary Irish Standard (IS EN) and German Standard 7304.31.6050, 7304.51.1000, 7304.51.5005, authority of the Secretary of Commerce (DIN EN) variations, etc.); 7304.51.5060, 7306.30.5015, 7306.30.5020, and in accordance with the Federal (c) Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) JIS G 7306.50.5030. Subject merchandise may also 3441 and JIS G 3445; and enter under numbers 7306.30.1000 and Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. (6) proprietary standards that are based on 7306.50.1000. The HTSUS subheadings App.). It provides advice to the one of the above-listed standards. above are provided for convenience and Secretary of Commerce on the necessary The subject cold-drawn mechanical tubing customs purposes only. The written elements of a comprehensive policy may also be dual or multiple certified to description of the scope of the investigation approach to supply chain more than one standard. Pipe that is multiple is dispositive. competitiveness designed to support certified as cold-drawn mechanical tubing U.S. export growth and national and to other specifications not covered by Appendix II economic competitiveness, encourage this scope, is also covered by the scope of List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary innovation, facilitate the movement of this investigation when it meets the physical Decision Memorandum description set forth above. goods, and improve the competitiveness Steel products included in the scope of this I. Summary of U.S. supply chains for goods and investigation are products in which: II. Background services in the domestic and global (1) Iron predominates, by weight, over each III. Scope Comments economy; and provides advice to the of the other contained elements; and IV. Scope of the Investigation Secretary on regulatory policies and (2) the carbon content is 2 percent or less V. Injury Test programs and investment priorities that by weight. VI. Application of the CVD Law to Imports affect the competitiveness of U.S. For purposes of this scope, the place of from the PRC VII. Subsidies Valuation supply chains. For more information cold-drawing determines the country of VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates about the Committee visit: http:// origin of the subject merchandise. Subject merchandise that is subject to minor working IX. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and trade.gov/td/services/oscpb/ in a third country that occurs after drawing Adverse Inferences supplychain/acscc/. in one of the subject countries including, but X. Analysis of Programs Matters to Be Considered: Committee not limited to, heat treatment, cutting to XI. ITC Notification members are expected to continue to length, straightening, nondestruction testing, XII. Disclosure and Public Comment discuss the major competitiveness- deburring or chamfering, remains within the XIII. Verification related topics raised at the previous scope of the investigation. XIV. Conclusion Committee meetings, including trade All products that meet the written physical [FR Doc. 2017–20413 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] and competitiveness; freight movement description are within the scope of this and policy; trade innovation; regulatory BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P investigation unless specifically excluded or covered by the scope of an existing order. issues; finance and infrastructure; and Merchandise that meets the physical workforce development. The description of cold-drawn mechanical tubing DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Committee’s subcommittees will report above is within the scope of the investigation on the status of their work regarding even if it is also dual or multiple certified to International Trade Administration these topics. The agenda may change to an otherwise excluded specification listed accommodate other Committee below. The following products are outside of, Advisory Committee on Supply Chain business. The Office of Supply Chain, and/or specifically excluded from, the scope Competitiveness; Notice of Public Professional & Business Services will of this investigation: Meetings post the final detailed agendas on its (1) Cold-drawn stainless steel tubing, AGENCY: International Trade Web site, http://trade.gov/td/services/ containing 10.5 percent or more of chromium by weight and not more than 1.2 percent of Administration, U.S. Department of oscpb/supplychain/acscc/, at least one carbon by weight; Commerce. week prior to the meeting. (2) products certified to one or more of the ACTION: Notice of open meetings. The meetings will be open to the ASTM, ASME or American Petroleum public and press on a first-come, first- Institute (API) specifications listed below: SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the served basis. Space is limited. The • ASTM A–53; schedule and proposed topics of public meetings are physically • ASTM A–106; discussion for public meetings of the accessible to people with disabilities. • ASTM A–179 (ASME SA 179); Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Individuals requiring accommodations, • ASTM A–192 (ASME SA 192); Competitiveness (Committee). such as sign language interpretation or • ASTM A–209 (ASME SA 209); other ancillary aids, are asked to notify • ASTM A–210 (ASME SA 210); DATES: The meetings will be held on • ASTM A–213 (ASME SA 213); October 18, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to Mr. Richard Boll, at (202) 482–1135 or • ASTM A–334 (ASME SA 334); 3:00 p.m., and October 19, 2017, from richard.boll@trade.gov five (5) business • ASTM A–423 (ASME SA 423); 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard days before the meeting. • ASTM A–498; Time (EST). Interested parties are invited to • ASTM A–496 (ASME SA 496); ADDRESSES: The meetings on October 18 submit written comments to the • ASTM A–199; Committee at any time before and after and 19 will be held at the U.S. • ASTM A–500; the meeting. Parties wishing to submit • ASTM A–556; Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Research written comments for consideration by • ASTM A–565; the Committee in advance of this • API 5L; and Library (Room 1894), Washington, DC asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES meeting must send them to the Office of • API 5CT 20230. Supply Chain, Professional & Business except that any cold-drawn tubing product FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Services, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., certified to one of the above excluded Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, specifications will not be excluded from the Room 11014, Washington, DC 20230, or Professional & Business Services email to richard.boll@trade.gov. scope if it is also dual-or multiple-certified to any other specification that otherwise would (OSCPBS), International Trade For consideration during the fall within the scope of this investigation. Administration. (Phone: (202) 482–1135 meetings, and to ensure transmission to The products subject to the investigation or Email: richard.boll@trade.gov. the Committee prior to the meetings, are currently classified in the Harmonized SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments must be received no later VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:52 Sep 22, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 184 / Monday, September 25, 2017 / Notices 44565 than 5:00 p.m. EST on October 10, 2017. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278, as amended, note that federal agencies, including Comments received after October 10, and the Federal Advisory Committee NIST, can only accept a state-issued 2017, will be distributed to the Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. driver’s license or identification card for Committee, but may not be considered The purpose of this meeting is for the access to federal facilities if such license at the meetings. The minutes of the VCAT to review and make or identification card is issued by a state meetings will be posted on the recommendations regarding general that is compliant with the REAL ID Act Committee Web site within 60 days of policy for NIST, its organization, its of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state the meeting. budget, and its programs within the that has an extension for REAL ID framework of applicable national compliance. NIST currently accepts Dated: September 19, 2017. policies as set forth by the President and other forms of federal-issued Maureen Smith, the Congress. The agenda will include identification in lieu of a state-issued Director, Office of Supply Chain. an update on major programs at NIST. driver’s license. For detailed [FR Doc. 2017–20386 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] In addition, the meeting will include information please contact Mrs. BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P presentations and discussions on Martinez at 301–975–2661 or visit: priorities for the NIST Laboratory http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. Programs over the next decade. The DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Committee will also be briefed on plans Kevin Kimball, to improve research services and NIST Chief of Staff. National Institute of Standards and support. During a closed session on [FR Doc. 2017–20374 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] Technology October 24, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Visiting Committee on Advanced 10:30 a.m., the VCAT will discuss Technology NIST’s security posture, including recent incidents and planned DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AGENCY: National Institute of Standards improvements. The agenda may change and Technology, Department of to accommodate Committee business. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Commerce. The final agenda will be posted on the Administration ACTION: Notice of partially closed NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/ meeting. director/vcat/agenda.cfm. RIN 0648–XF330 Individuals and representatives of SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on organizations who would like to offer Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Advanced Technology (VCAT or comments and suggestions related to the Specified Activities; Taking Marine Committee), National Institute of Committee’s affairs are invited to Mammals Incidental to a Geophysical Standards and Technology (NIST), will request a place on the agenda. On Survey in the Central Pacific Ocean meet Monday, October 23, 2017 from Monday, October 23, approximately 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and one-half hour in the afternoon will be AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 8:30 reserved for public comments and Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The speaking times will be assigned on a Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), VCAT is composed of not fewer than 9 first-come, first-serve basis. The amount Commerce. members appointed by the NIST of time per speaker will be determined ACTION:Notice; Issuance of an Incidental Director, a majority of whom are by the number of requests received, but Harassment Authorization. eminent in such fields as business, is likely to be about 3 minutes each. The research, new product development, exact time for public comments will be SUMMARY: In accordance with the engineering, labor, education, included in the final agenda that will be regulations implementing the Marine management consulting, environment, posted on the NIST Web site at http:// Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as and international relations. www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. amended, notification is hereby given DATES: The VCAT will meet on Monday, Questions from the public will not be that NMFS has issued an incidental October 23, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 considered during this period. Speakers harassment authorization (IHA) to the p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, who wish to expand upon their oral University of Hawaii (UH) to October 24, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 statements, those who had wished to incidentally take, by Level A and Level p.m. Eastern Time. The portion of the speak but could not be accommodated B harassment only, marine mammals meeting that is closed to the public will on the agenda, and those who were during a marine geophysical survey in take place on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 unable to attend in person are invited to the Central Pacific Ocean. from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. submit written statements to VCAT, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1060, DATES: This Authorization is valid from ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, via fax at September 14, 2017 through September the Portrait Room, Administration 301–216–0529 or electronically by email 13, 2018. Building, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, to stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899. Please FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All visitors to the NIST site are note admittance instructions under the Jordan Carduner, Office of Protected required to pre-register to be admitted. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Please submit your name, time of this notice. Electronic copies of the application and asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES arrival, email address and phone FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: supporting documents, as well as a list number to Serena Martinez by 5:00 p.m. Serena Martinez, VCAT, NIST, 100 of the references cited in this document, Eastern Time, Friday, October 13, 2017. Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060, may be obtained online at: Non-U.S. citizens must submit Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060, www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ additional information; please contact telephone number 301–975–2661. Mrs. incidental/research.htm. In case of Mrs. Martinez. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meetings.
DatesThe meetings will be held on October 18, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and October 19, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ContactRichard Boll, Office of Supply Chain, Professional & Business Services (OSCPBS), International Trade Administration. (Phone: (202) 482-1135 or Email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 44564 
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