83 FR 16292 - Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16292-16293]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07861]


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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 an Open Meeting of a Federal Advisory Committee.

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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 teleconference meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 30, 
2018 from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 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 teleconference is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, 
April 23, 2018. The deadline for members of the public to request 
auxiliary aids is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via teleconference. The address 
to register and obtain call-in information; submit comments; or request 
auxiliary aids is: Ms. Tracy Gerstle, Office of Energy & Environmental 
Industries (OEEI), International Trade

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Administration, Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230 or email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Tracy Gerstle, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 
202-482-0810; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]).


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place on April 30 from 
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open to the public 
and time will be permitted for public comment from 2:45-3:00 p.m. EDT. 
Members of the public seeking to attend the meeting are required to 
register in advance. Those interested in attending must provide 
notification by Monday, April 23, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. EDT, via the 
contact information provided above. This teleconference is accessible 
to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be 
directed to OEEI at (202) 482-0810 no less than one week prior to the 
meeting. Requests received after this date will be accepted, but it may 
not be possible to accommodate them.
    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 Monday, April 23, 2018 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: During the April 30, 2018 meeting the three 
ETTAC subcommittees will discuss their top priorities for this charter 
period, with the goal of finalizing the ETTAC's recommendations for the 
Secretary of Commerce, for their current two year charter, which ends 
in August 2018. Topics under discussion include optimizing the U.S. 
Government's trade promotion programs, identifying market access 
barriers, pros and cons of existing trade agreements, and discussing 
foreign procurement policy, including issues with financing mechanisms, 
localization requirements and non-tariff barriers. The ETTAC's 
subcommittees are: Trade Promotion 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: April 10, 2018.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2018-07861 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
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