82 FR 52880 - President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 219 (November 15, 2017)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 219 (November 15, 2017)
| Page Range | 52880-52880 | |
| FR Document | 2017-24664 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 52880] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24664] [[Page 52880]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA or Council) will meet to deliberate on analysis of the top three obstacles U.S. companies face in approaching African markets, competing for business opportunities, and operating business activities. Topics may include: Market risk, capital market development, market size, localization requirements, foreign government support to enable competitors, procurement practices, local skilled workforce availability, foreign exchange, trade facilitation, and infrastructure. The final agenda for the meeting will be posted at least one week in advance of the meeting on the Council's Web site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia. DATES: November 29, 2017, 9:30 a.m. (EST). ADDRESSES: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa meeting will be broadcast via live webcast on the Internet at http://whitehouse.gov/live. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giancarlo Cavallo or Ashley Bubna, Designated Federal Officers, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 22004, Washington, DC 20230 telephone: 202-482-2091, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The Council was established on November 4, 2014, to advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and Africa. The Council's charter was renewed for a second, two-year term in September 2017. The Council was established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. Public Submissions: The public is invited to submit written statements to the Council. Statements must be received by 5:00 p.m. November 22, 2017 by either of the following methods: a. Electronic Submissions Submit statements electronically to Giancarlo Cavallo and Ashley Bubna, Designated Federal Officers, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, via email: [email protected]. b. Paper Submissions Send paper statements to Giancarlo Cavallo and Ashley Bubna, Designated Federal Officers, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 22004, Washington, DC 20230. Statements will be provided to the members in advance of the meeting for consideration and also will be posted on the Council Web site (http://trade.gov/pac-dbia). Any business proprietary information should be cleared and designated as such. All statements received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Meeting minutes: Copies of the Council's meeting minutes will be available within ninety (90) days of the meeting on the Council's Web site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia. Dated: November 8, 2017. Fred Stewart, Director, Office of Africa. [FR Doc. 2017-24664 Filed 11-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P
![52880 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2017 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Advisory Council on Doing Business in marine mammals for public display.
Africa, via email: dbia@trade.gov. Instead, applicants will now need to
International Trade Administration apply for a permit to take (collect)
b. Paper Submissions
animals from the wild pursuant to the
President’s Advisory Council on Doing Send paper statements to Giancarlo MMPA. Non-releasable animals, on the
Business in Africa Cavallo and Ashley Bubna, Designated other hand, may still be obtained
AGENCY: International Trade Federal Officers, President’s Advisory through NMFS’ administrative
Administration, U.S. Department of Council on Doing Business in Africa, procedures.
Commerce. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 22004, DATES: Comments must be received by
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. December 15, 2017.
Washington, DC 20230.
SUMMARY: The President’s Advisory Statements will be provided to the ADDRESSES: The draft Procedural
Council on Doing Business in Africa members in advance of the meeting for Directive is available in electronic form
(PAC–DBIA or Council) will meet to consideration and also will be posted on via the Internet at http://
deliberate on analysis of the top three the Council Web site (http://trade.gov/ www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/public
obstacles U.S. companies face in pac-dbia). Any business proprietary display_permit.htm. You may submit
approaching African markets, information should be cleared and comments by including NOAA–NMFS–
competing for business opportunities, designated as such. All statements 2017–0096 by either of the following
and operating business activities. Topics received, including attachments and methods:
may include: Market risk, capital market other supporting materials, are part of Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to
development, market size, localization the public record and subject to public www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
requirements, foreign government disclosure. NOAA-NMFS-2017-0096, click the
support to enable competitors, Meeting minutes: Copies of the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the
procurement practices, local skilled Council’s meeting minutes will be required fields, and enter or attach your
workforce availability, foreign exchange, available within ninety (90) days of the comments.
trade facilitation, and infrastructure. meeting on the Council’s Web site at Mail: Send comments to: Chief,
The final agenda for the meeting will be http://trade.gov/pac-dbia. Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle
posted at least one week in advance of Dated: November 8, 2017. Conservation Division, Office of
the meeting on the Council’s Web site Fred Stewart, Protected Resources, National Marine
at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia. Director, Office of Africa. Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West
DATES: November 29, 2017, 9:30 a.m. [FR Doc. 2017–24664 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am] Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–
(EST). BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
3226, Attn: Releasable Rehabilitated
Marine Mammal Procedural Directive.
ADDRESSES: The President’s Advisory
Instructions: NMFS may not consider
Council on Doing Business in Africa comments if they are sent by any other
meeting will be broadcast via live DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
method, to any other address or
webcast on the Internet at http:// National Oceanic and Atmospheric individual, or received after the
whitehouse.gov/live. Administration comment period ends. All comments
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: received are a part of the public record
Giancarlo Cavallo or Ashley Bubna, RIN 0648–XF100
and will generally be posted to http://
Designated Federal Officers, President’s www.regulations.gov without change.
Draft National Procedure for Permit
Advisory Council on Doing Business in All personal identifying information
Applications To Retain Releasable
Africa, Department of Commerce, 1401 (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential
Rehabilitated Marine Mammals for
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 22004, business information, or otherwise
Public Display
Washington, DC 20230 telephone: 202– sensitive information submitted
482–2091, email: dbia@trade.gov. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries voluntarily by the sender is publicly
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and accessible. NMFS will also accept
Background: The Council was Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in
established on November 4, 2014, to Commerce. the required fields if you wish to remain
advise the President, through the ACTION: Notice; request for comments. anonymous).
Secretary of Commerce, on
SUMMARY: The National Marine FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
strengthening commercial engagement
Fisheries Service (NMFS) has developed Jaclyn Taylor, NMFS, Office of
between the United States and Africa.
a draft national Procedural Directive Protected Resources, 301–427–8402,
The Council’s charter was renewed for
clarifying the process for eligible permit Jaclyn.Taylor@noaa.gov.
a second, two-year term in September
2017. The Council was established in applicants to obtain releasable marine SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
accordance with the provisions of the mammals for public display purposes 104 of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
Federal Advisory Committee Act under the Marine Mammal Protection seq.) allows permits to be issued to take
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. Act (MMPA). Releasable marine or import marine mammals for public
Public Submissions: The public is mammals are those that were display purposes, and section 109
invited to submit written statements to successfully rehabilitated by the Marine requires the release of rehabilitated
Mammal Health and Stranding marine mammals to their natural habitat
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
the Council. Statements must be
received by 5:00 p.m. November 22, Response Program’s network of whenever feasible. The MMPA
2017 by either of the following methods: stranding centers and have been regulations at 50 CFR 216.27(b)(4) allow
determined by the rehabilitation the NMFS OPR Director to require the
a. Electronic Submissions facility’s attending veterinarian to be use of a rehabilitated marine mammal
Submit statements electronically to candidates for return to the wild. NMFS for public display (or research or
Giancarlo Cavallo and Ashley Bubna, will no longer grant permits for the enhancement) in lieu of a take from the
Designated Federal Officers, President’s specific purpose of retaining releasable wild.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of an open meeting. | |
| Dates | November 29, 2017, 9:30 a.m. (EST). | |
| Contact | Giancarlo Cavallo or Ashley Bubna, Designated Federal Officers, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 22004, Washington, DC 20230 telephone: 202-482-2091, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 52880 |
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