Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee Public Meeting, 12008-12009 [2012-4610]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12008-12009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4610]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee Public Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 12, 2012, at 9 a.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The public session is from 3 p.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 4830, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Kincaid, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries, ITA, Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202-482-1706; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: 
david.kincaid@trade.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The CINTAC was established under 
the discretionary authority of the Secretary of Commerce and in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), in 
response to an identified need for consensus advice from U.S. industry 
to the U.S. Government regarding the development and administration of 
programs to expand United States exports of civil nuclear goods and 
services in accordance with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, 
including advice on how U.S. civil nuclear goods and services export 
policies, programs, and activities will affect the U.S. civil nuclear 
industry's competitiveness and ability to participate in the 
international market.
    Topics to be considered: The agenda for the March 12, 2012 CINTAC 
meeting is as follows:

Closed Session (9 a.m.-3 p.m.)

    1. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the 
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. App. 
Sec. Sec.  10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).

Public Session (3 p.m.-4 p.m.)

    1. International Trade Administration's Civil Nuclear Trade 
Initiative Update.
    2. Civil Nuclear Trade Promotion Activities Discussion.
    3. Public comment period.
    The open session will be disabled-accessible. Public seating is 
limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of 
the public wishing to attend the meeting must notify Mr. David Kincaid 
at the contact information below by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 2, 2012 
in order to pre-register for clearance into the building. Please 
specify any requests for reasonable accommodation at least five 
business days in advance of the meeting. Last minute requests will be 
accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
    A limited amount of time will be available for pertinent brief oral 
comments from members of the public

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attending the meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the 
time for public comments will be limited to two (2) minutes per person, 
with a total public comment period of 30 minutes. Individuals wishing 
to reserve speaking time during the meeting must contact Mr. Kincaid 
and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the comments and 
the name and address of the proposed participant by 5 p.m. EDT on 
Friday, March 2, 2012. If the number of registrants requesting to make 
statements is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the 
meeting, ITA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers. Speakers 
are requested to bring at least 20 copies of their oral comments for 
distribution to the participants and public at the meeting.
    Any member of the public may submit pertinent written comments 
concerning the CINTAC's affairs at any time before and after the 
meeting. Comments may be submitted to the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory 
Committee, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, Room 4053, 1401 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230. For consideration during 
the meeting, and to ensure transmission to the Committee prior to the 
meeting, comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, 
March 2, 2012. Comments received after that date will be distributed to 
the members but may not be considered at the meeting.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February 
22, 2012, pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 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. Sec. Sec.  10(a)(1) and 
10(a)(3). The portion of the meeting dealing with matters requiring 
disclosure of trade secrets and commercial or financial information as 
described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) shall be exempt from the provisions 
relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. App. Sec. Sec.  10(a)(1) 
and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the 
public.
    Copies of CINTAC meeting minutes will be available within 90 days 
of the meeting.

Man K. Cho,
Team Leader for Energy, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2012-4610 Filed 2-27-12; 8:45 am]
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