Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting, 8502 [E9-4043]
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 25, 2009 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Materials Processing Equipment
Technical Advisory Committee; Notice
of Partially Closed Meeting
The Materials Processing Equipment
Technical Advisory Committee will
meet on March 12, 2009, 9 a.m., Room
6087B, in the Herbert C. Hoover
Building, 14th Street between
Pennsylvania and Constitution
Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The
Committee advises the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration with respect to technical
questions that affect the level of export
controls applicable to materials
processing equipment and related
technology.
Agenda
1. Opening Remarks and
Introductions.
2. Presentation of Papers and
Comments by the Public.
3. Discussion on 2009 Proposals to
Wassenaar.
4. Report on proposed changes to the
Export Administration Regulation.
5. Other Business.
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Closed Session
6. Discussion of matters determined to
be exempt from the provisions relating
to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C.
app. 2 sections 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
March 5, 2009.
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 email.
The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the delegate of the General Counsel,
formally determined on February 18,
2009, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 sections
(10)(d)), that the portion of the meeting
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Dated: February 19, 2009.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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dealing with matters the disclosure of
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.
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Reporting on Offsets Agreements in
Sales of Weapon Systems or DefenseRelated Items to Foreign Countries or
Foreign Firms for Calendar Year 2008
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and
Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice is to remind the
public that U.S. firms are required to
report annually to the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) on contracts for
the sale of defense-related items or
defense-related services to foreign
countries or foreign firms that are
subject to offsets agreements exceeding
$5,000,000 in value. U.S. firms are also
required to report annually to
Commerce on offsets transactions
completed in performance of existing
offsets commitments for which offsets
credit of $250,000 or more has been
claimed from the foreign representative.
Such reports must be submitted to
Commerce no later than June 15, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Reports should be
addressed to ‘‘Offsets Program Manager,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of
Strategic Industries and Economic
Security, Bureau of Industry and
Security, Room 3878, Washington, DC
20230.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald DeMarines, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security,
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, telephone:
202–482–3755; fax: 202–482–5650;
e-mail: rdemarin@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
In 1984, the Congress enacted
amendments to the Defense Production
Act (DPA), including the addition of
Section 309, which addresses offsets in
defense trade (See 50 U.S.C. app.
section 2099). Offsets are compensation
practices required as a condition of
purchase in either government-togovernment or commercial sales of
defense articles and/or services, as
defined by the Arms Export Control Act
and the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations.
Section 309(a)(1) requires the
President to submit an annual report to
the Congress on the impact of offsets on
the U.S. defense industrial base. In
1992, section 309 was amended to direct
the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary)
to function as the President’s executive
agent for carrying out the
responsibilities set forth in that section.
Specifically, section 309 authorizes the
Secretary to develop and administer the
regulations necessary to collect offsets
data from U.S. defense exporters.
The authorities of the Secretary
regarding offsets have been redelegated
to the Under Secretary of the Bureau of
Industry and Security (BIS). The
regulations associated with offsets
reporting are set forth in Part 701 of title
15 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
The offsets regulations of Part 701 set
forth the obligations of U.S. industry to
report to the Bureau of Industry and
Security, no later than June 15 of each
year, offsets agreement and transaction
data for the previous calendar year.
As described in section 701.1 of the
regulations, U.S. firms are required to
report on contracts for the sale of
defense-related items or defense-related
services to foreign countries or foreign
firms that are subject to offsets
agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in
value. U.S. firms are also required to
report annually on offsets transactions
completed in performance of existing
offsets commitments for which offsets
credit of $250,000 or more has been
claimed from the foreign representative.
The required data elements and filing
procedures for such reports are outlined
in § 701.4 of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations.
The Department’s annual report to
Congress includes an aggregated
summary of the data reported by
industry in accordance with the offsets
regulation and the DPA. As provided by
section 309(c) of the DPA, BIS will not
publicly disclose the information it
receives through offsets reporting unless
the firm furnishing the information
specifically authorizes public
disclosure. The information collected is
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee;
Notice of Partially Closed Meeting
The Materials Processing Equipment Technical Advisory Committee
will meet on March 12, 2009, 9 a.m., Room 6087B, in the Herbert C.
Hoover Building, 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution
Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The Committee advises the Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical
questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to
materials processing equipment and related technology.
Agenda
Open Session
1. Opening Remarks and Introductions.
2. Presentation of Papers and Comments by the Public.
3. Discussion on 2009 Proposals to Wassenaar.
4. Report on proposed changes to the Export Administration
Regulation.
5. Other Business.
Closed Session
6. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2
sections 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 March 5, 2009.
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 email.
The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February
18, 2009, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 sections (10)(d)), that the portion of
the meeting dealing with matters the disclosure of 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: February 19, 2009.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-4043 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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