2023-05800. Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice of an open meeting of a Federal advisory committee.

SUMMARY:

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

DATES:

The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The deadline for members of the public to register to participate, including requests to make comments during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held in-person in the Research Library at the U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert Clark Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Requests to register to participate (including to speak or for auxiliary aids) and any written comments should be submitted via email to Ms. Megan Hyndman, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration, at [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Megan Hyndman, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration (Phone: [phone]; email: [e-mail]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, April 12, 2023; from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is open to the public, and time will be permitted for public comment on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, from 2:15 p.m. to 2:30 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 Friday, March 31, 2023, 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 [e-mail] or [phone] 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 Friday, March 31, 2023, 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.

Topics to be considered: During the April 11-12 meeting, which is the first meeting of the current charter term, the Committee, with officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and other agencies, will discuss major issues affecting the competitiveness of the U.S. environmental technologies industry, determine subcommittee structure, and provide consultation on ETTAC leadership. An agenda will be made available one week prior to the meeting upon request to Megan Hyndman.

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 most recently re-chartered through August 16, 2024.

Dated: March 16, 2023.

Man K. Cho,

Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.