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Download as PDF 30048 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 101 / Friday, May 23, 2008 / Notices which, 45,000 households are expected to be interviewed. We estimate that each household contains 2.1 people, yielding 94,500 person-level interviews in Wave 1 and subsequent waves. Three waves will occur in the 2008 SIPP Panel during FY 2009. The total annual burden for 2008 Panel SIPP interviews would be 141,750 hours in FY 2009. The topical modules for the 2008 Panel Wave 2 collect information about: • Work Disability History • Education and Training History • Marital History • Fertility History • Migration History • Household Relationships • Tax Rebate Wave 2 interviews will be conducted from January 2009 through April 2009. A 10-minute reinterview of 3,100 people is conducted at each wave to ensure accuracy of responses. Reinterviews would require an additional 1,553 burden hours in FY 2009. II. Method of Collection The SIPP is designed as a continuing series of national panels of interviewed households that are introduced every few years with each panel having durations of 1 to 4 years. All household members 15 years old or over are interviewed using regular proxyrespondent rules. During the 2008 panel, respondents are interviewed a total of 13 times (13 waves) at 4-month intervals making the SIPP a longitudinal survey. Sample people (all household members present at the time of the first interview) who move within the country and reasonably close to a SIPP primary sampling unit will be followed and interviewed at their new address. Individuals 15 years old or over who enter the household after Wave 1 will be interviewed; however, if these individuals move, they are not followed unless they happen to move along with a Wave 1 sample individual. dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES III. Data OMB Control Number: 0607–0944. Form Number: SIPP/CAPI Automated Instrument. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 94,500 people per wave. Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 143,303. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Section 182. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:34 May 22, 2008 Jkt 214001 IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: May 20, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–11581 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Establishment of the Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is announcing the creation of and recruiting individuals for a technical advisory committee that will review and provide recommendations to the Department of Commerce on emerging technology and research issues. The Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC) will advise the Department and other agency officials on (i) identifying emerging technologies and research and development activities that may be of interest from a dual-use perspective; (ii) prioritizing new and existing controls to determine which are of greatest consequence to national security from a deemed export perspective; and (iii) addressing the implications of dual-use export control requirements on research activities. DATES: To respond to the recruitment notice, please send a copy of your resume by 5 p.m. EDT, June 24, 2008. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit their resume to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yspringer@bis.doc.gov or mail to U.S. Department of Commerce, PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Bureau of Industry and Security, 14th Street and Constitution Ave., NW., Room 1093, Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crawford, Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, telephone: (202) 482–4933 or e-mail: mcrawfor@bis.doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background BIS is proposing the establishment of a technical advisory committee, the Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC), under the terms of section 5(h) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (EAA), 50 U.S.C. app. 2401–2420 (2000), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701–1707 (2007), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 2 (2005)), which will provide an important vehicle for gathering necessary data as part of the Department’s efforts to ensure that export controls continue to apply to sensitive items and keep pace with technological and research innovation without stifling U.S. competitiveness. BIS’s decision to establish the ETRAC drew on three sources: Public comments submitted to BIS last year regarding the Commerce Control List (CCL), the report recently issued by the Deemed Export Advisory Committee (DEAC), a Federal advisory committee charged with making recommendations to the Secretary regarding BIS’s deemed export policy and a new Presidential directive calling for BIS to regularly reassess and update the CCL. First, in response to a notice of inquiry, ‘‘Request for Public Comments on a Systematic Review of the Commerce Control List,’’ published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2007, BIS received public comments stating that the CCL was not keeping pace with technology and suggesting that university experts play a greater role in updating the list. Second, on December 20, 2007, the DEAC submitted its final report, The Deemed Export Rule in the Era of Globalization, to the Secretary of Commerce. The DEAC recommended that BIS create a panel of outside experts in the fields of science and engineering to conduct a ‘‘zero-based’’ annual review of the list of technologies on the CCL subject to deemed export licensing policy. The DEAC also suggested that the Department increase the focus on and ‘‘build higher fences around those elements of technical knowledge that could have the greatest consequences in the national/homeland E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1 dwashington3 on PRODPC61 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 101 / Friday, May 23, 2008 / Notices security sphere by systematically reviewing the Commerce Control List, with advice from independent experts, to eliminate those items and technologies that have little or no such consequences.’’ The DEAC’s recommendations contained in the report constitute a written request from representatives of a substantial segment of an industry that produces goods or technology subject to export controls, a requirement under Section 5(h) of the EAA for the establishment of a technical advisory committee. Specifically, the DEAC’s members were senior officials with significant experience in business, educational research, and national homeland security matters related to scientific and engineering knowledge. As such, they represented a substantial segment of an affected industry that produces items subject to export controls, namely, the U.S. technology community, which is engaged in producing technical data and providing technical assistance. Finally, the President issued a DualUse Trade Reform directive on January 22, 2008 that called for export controls to be constantly reassessed to ensure that they control the export and reexport of sensitive items while minimizing their impact on U.S. economic competitiveness and innovation. In order to meet this objective, the President directed the Secretary of Commerce to develop a regularized process that would consider input by technical advisory committees in the review and updating of the CCL. The ETRAC will be charged with identifying emerging technologies and research and development activities that may be of interest from a dual-use perspective, prioritizing new and existing controls related to deemed exports to determine which are of greatest consequence to national security, and examining how research is performed to understand the impact that the Export Administration Regulations have on academia, federal laboratories, and industry. Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC): Notice of Recruitment of Members [The membership is drawn from both private and public sectors, based on the description below as well as the draft charter.] BIS is recruiting members for the ETRAC. The ETRAC will comprise a maximum of 25 members and will feature a balanced membership that will include diverse points of view. It will consist of experts from academia, federal laboratories, and industry to ensure a comprehensive discussion of VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:34 May 22, 2008 Jkt 214001 emerging technologies and research and development activities and their implications with regard to national and economic security. ETRAC members will be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serve a term of not more than one year. Each member will be required to hold a secret security clearance prior to appointment. These clearances are necessary so that members may be permitted access to sensitive intelligence and law enforcement information related to the ETRAC’s mission. The ETRAC will also reach out to other government and nongovernment experts to ensure a broad and thorough review of the issues. To respond to the recruitment notice, please send a copy of your resume to the individual identified under the ADDRESSES heading. This Notice of Recruitment will be open until June 24, 2008. Dated: May 20, 2008. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E8–11638 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) will meet June 10, 2008, 9 a.m., Room 4830, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on implementation of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and provides for continuing review to update the EAR as needed. Agenda 1. Opening remarks by the Chairman. 2. Presentation of papers or comments by the Public. 3. Opening remarks by Bureau of Industry and Security. 4. Regulations update. 5. Export Enforcement update. 6. Working group reports. 7. Automated Export System (AES) update. Closed Session 8. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 section 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yspringer@bis.doc.gov no later than June 3, 2008. A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. Reservations are not accepted. To the extent that time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the Committee. The public may submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate the distribution of public presentation materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via e-mail. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on May 13, 2008, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 sec.(10)(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with matters the disclosure of which would be likely to frustrate significantly implementation of an agency action as described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 section 10(a)1 and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482–2813. Dated: May 20, 2008. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. E8–11635 Filed 5–22–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Public Session PO 00000 30049 Sfmt 4703 Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for an Export Trade; Certificate of Review International Trade Administration. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on its continuing information collections, as required by the E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 101 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30048-30049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11638]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Establishment of the Emerging Technology and Research Advisory 
Committee

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is announcing the 
creation of and recruiting individuals for a technical advisory 
committee that will review and provide recommendations to the 
Department of Commerce on emerging technology and research issues. The 
Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC) will advise 
the Department and other agency officials on (i) identifying emerging 
technologies and research and development activities that may be of 
interest from a dual-use perspective; (ii) prioritizing new and 
existing controls to determine which are of greatest consequence to 
national security from a deemed export perspective; and (iii) 
addressing the implications of dual-use export control requirements on 
research activities.

DATES: To respond to the recruitment notice, please send a copy of your 
resume by 5 p.m. EDT, June 24, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit their resume to Ms. Yvette 
Springer at Yspringer@bis.doc.gov or mail to U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, 14th Street and Constitution 
Ave., NW., Room 1093, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Crawford, Office of Technology 
Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, telephone: (202) 482-4933 
or e-mail: mcrawfor@bis.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    BIS is proposing the establishment of a technical advisory 
committee, the Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee 
(ETRAC), under the terms of section 5(h) of the Export Administration 
Act of 1979, as amended (EAA), 50 U.S.C. app. 2401-2420 (2000), the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701-1707 
(2007), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 2 
(2005)), which will provide an important vehicle for gathering 
necessary data as part of the Department's efforts to ensure that 
export controls continue to apply to sensitive items and keep pace with 
technological and research innovation without stifling U.S. 
competitiveness.
    BIS's decision to establish the ETRAC drew on three sources: Public 
comments submitted to BIS last year regarding the Commerce Control List 
(CCL), the report recently issued by the Deemed Export Advisory 
Committee (DEAC), a Federal advisory committee charged with making 
recommendations to the Secretary regarding BIS's deemed export policy 
and a new Presidential directive calling for BIS to regularly reassess 
and update the CCL.
    First, in response to a notice of inquiry, ``Request for Public 
Comments on a Systematic Review of the Commerce Control List,'' 
published in the Federal Register on July 17, 2007, BIS received public 
comments stating that the CCL was not keeping pace with technology and 
suggesting that university experts play a greater role in updating the 
list.
    Second, on December 20, 2007, the DEAC submitted its final report, 
The Deemed Export Rule in the Era of Globalization, to the Secretary of 
Commerce. The DEAC recommended that BIS create a panel of outside 
experts in the fields of science and engineering to conduct a ``zero-
based'' annual review of the list of technologies on the CCL subject to 
deemed export licensing policy. The DEAC also suggested that the 
Department increase the focus on and ``build higher fences around those 
elements of technical knowledge that could have the greatest 
consequences in the national/homeland

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security sphere by systematically reviewing the Commerce Control List, 
with advice from independent experts, to eliminate those items and 
technologies that have little or no such consequences.''
    The DEAC's recommendations contained in the report constitute a 
written request from representatives of a substantial segment of an 
industry that produces goods or technology subject to export controls, 
a requirement under Section 5(h) of the EAA for the establishment of a 
technical advisory committee. Specifically, the DEAC's members were 
senior officials with significant experience in business, educational 
research, and national homeland security matters related to scientific 
and engineering knowledge. As such, they represented a substantial 
segment of an affected industry that produces items subject to export 
controls, namely, the U.S. technology community, which is engaged in 
producing technical data and providing technical assistance.
    Finally, the President issued a Dual-Use Trade Reform directive on 
January 22, 2008 that called for export controls to be constantly 
reassessed to ensure that they control the export and reexport of 
sensitive items while minimizing their impact on U.S. economic 
competitiveness and innovation. In order to meet this objective, the 
President directed the Secretary of Commerce to develop a regularized 
process that would consider input by technical advisory committees in 
the review and updating of the CCL.
    The ETRAC will be charged with identifying emerging technologies 
and research and development activities that may be of interest from a 
dual-use perspective, prioritizing new and existing controls related to 
deemed exports to determine which are of greatest consequence to 
national security, and examining how research is performed to 
understand the impact that the Export Administration Regulations have 
on academia, federal laboratories, and industry.
    Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC): Notice 
of Recruitment of Members [The membership is drawn from both private 
and public sectors, based on the description below as well as the draft 
charter.]
    BIS is recruiting members for the ETRAC. The ETRAC will comprise a 
maximum of 25 members and will feature a balanced membership that will 
include diverse points of view. It will consist of experts from 
academia, federal laboratories, and industry to ensure a comprehensive 
discussion of emerging technologies and research and development 
activities and their implications with regard to national and economic 
security. ETRAC members will be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce 
and serve a term of not more than one year. Each member will be 
required to hold a secret security clearance prior to appointment. 
These clearances are necessary so that members may be permitted access 
to sensitive intelligence and law enforcement information related to 
the ETRAC's mission. The ETRAC will also reach out to other government 
and non-government experts to ensure a broad and thorough review of the 
issues.
    To respond to the recruitment notice, please send a copy of your 
resume to the individual identified under the ADDRESSES heading. This 
Notice of Recruitment will be open until June 24, 2008.

    Dated: May 20, 2008.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-11638 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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