Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting, 84553-84554 [2016-28138]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 23, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting Economic Development Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a public meeting via teleconfrerence on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. During this time, members will discuss initial ideas and efforts underway and determine its focus on projects and potential recommendations leading up to NACIE’s next quarterly meeting in early 2017. DATES: Wednesday, December 7, 2016. Time: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held by teleconference; a physical address is therefore not applicable. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Teleconference Information Toll-Free: +1 877 950 4778. Passcode: 4423486. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council was chartered on November 10, 2009, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters related to innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States. NACIE’s overarching focus is recommending transformational policies to the Secretary that will help U.S. communities, businesses, and the workforce become more globally competitive. The Council operates as an independent entity within the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), which is housed within the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration. NACIE members are a diverse and dynamic group of successful entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors, as well as leaders from nonprofit organizations and academia. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Council’s planned work initiatives in three focus areas: workforce/talent, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The final agenda will be posted on the NACIE Web site at https:// www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to the meeting. Any member of the public may submit pertinent questions and comments concerning the Council’s affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments may be submitted to the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the contact information below. Copies of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Nov 22, 2016 Jkt 241001 meeting minutes will be available by request within 90 days of the meeting date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Buerstatte, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Room 78018, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230; email: nacie@ doc.gov; telephone: +1 202 482 8001; facsimile: +1 202 273 4781. Please reference ‘‘NACIE December 7, 2016’’ in the subject line of your correspondence. Dated: November 18, 2016. Craig Buerstatte, Deputy Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. [FR Doc. 2016–28247 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau Of Industry And Security Emerging Technology And Research Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting The Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC) will meet on December 15, 2016, 8:30 a.m., Room 3884, at 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 on emerging technology and research activities, including those related to deemed exports. Agenda Open Session 1. Welcome and Opening Remarks. 2. Update on Export Control Reform, Bureau of Industry and Security. 3. Review: Emerging Technologies in the News: ‘‘Industrial Firms Embrace 3– D’’ Wall Street Journal—Nov. 12, 2016; ‘‘Basic Research Key to Invigorating Innovation’’—National Defense August 2016; ‘‘Emerging Capability’’—Forwardlooking infrared technology (FLIR) published in C4ISRNET—October 2016; ‘‘Hyperloop Preliminary Design StudyTechnical Section’’; Boost basic research in China’’ Nature—June 2016; ‘Encourage governments to need scientific advice’’ Nature September 29, 2016; and New Frequently Asked Questions on Deemed Exports Effective September 1, 2016 4. Issues for Discussion/Developments from October 2016 meeting-Priority Technologies: Electronics & Graphene Circuits; Graphene metamaterials; Robotics and Big Data; Optoelectronics & Photonics; Additive Manufacturing; PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 84553 Advanced materials; Hypersonics— ‘‘Hypersonic Weapons and US National Security: A 21st. Century Breakthrough’’ Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies—Air Force Association and Biomedical Engineering Materials and Applications ‘‘Digital DNA’’ Nature September 2016. 5. Comments from the Public. 6. Introduction and Demonstration to the new Deemed Interactive Tool. 7. Further Discussion—Toxicological Agents Final Rule. 8. ‘‘Disruptive Technologies: Advances that will transform life, business and the global economy’’ McKinsey Global Institute. The open sessions will be accessible via teleconference to 25 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ bis.doc.gov no later than, December 8, 2016. 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. For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482–2813. Dated: November 16, 2016. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–28127 Filed 11–22–16; 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 December 13, 2016, 9:00 a.m., Room 3884, 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. E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1 84554 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 23, 2016 / Notices Agenda DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Public Session International Trade Administration 1. Opening remarks by the Chairman 2. Opening remarks by the Bureau of Industry and Security 3. Presentation of papers or comments by the Public 4. Export Enforcement update 5. Regulations update 6. Working group reports 7. Automated Export System update [A–533–871, A–475–835, A–469–815] Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India, Italy, Spain: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Closed Session 8. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 25 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ bis.doc.gov no later than December 6, 2016. 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 November 4, 2016, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § 10(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 § § 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: November 16, 2016. Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–28138 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:04 Nov 22, 2016 Jkt 241001 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective November 23, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker at (202) 482–2924 (India), Edythe Artman at (202) 482–3931 (Italy), and Mark Flessner at (202) 482–6312 (Spain), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On July 20, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated antidumping duty investigations concerning imports of finished carbon steel flanges from India, Italy and Spain.1 The notice of initiation stated that the Department, in accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), would issue its preliminary determinations no later than 140 days after the date of the initiation, unless postponed.2 The current deadline for the preliminary determinations of these investigations is no later than December 7, 2016. For the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling reasons to deny the petitioners’ request, the Department is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations by 50 days, until January 26, 2017, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(2). In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act, the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determinations, unless postponed at a later date. This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). Dated: November 17, 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2016–28240 Filed 11–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–049] Ammonium Sulfate From the People’s Republic of China: Correction to the Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maliha Khan or Thomas Martin, AD/ CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0895 or (202) 482–3936, respectively. AGENCY: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations On October 31, 2016, Weldbend Corporation and Boltex Manufacturing Co., L.P. (collectively, the petitioners), made timely requests pursuant to section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), for a 50-day postponement of the preliminary determinations in these investigations in order to provide the Department with sufficient time to review submissions and request supplemental information, in order to arrive at the most accurate results possible.3 No other parties commented. On November 9, 2016, the Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) published the preliminary results of the investigation of sales at less than fair value for ammonium sulfate from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).1 The Department is issuing this notice to correct an inadvertent error in the Federal Register notice for the Preliminary Determination. Specifically, the Department stated an incorrect 1 See Finished Carbon Steel Flanges From India, Italy, and Spain: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 81 FR 49619 (July 28, 2016). 2 Id., at 49622. 3 See the letters from the petitioners to the Secretary of Commerce entitled, ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from India: Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,’’ dated October 31, 2016; ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Italy: Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,’’ dated October 31, 2016; ‘‘Finished Carbon Steel Flanges from Spain: Request to Postpone Preliminary Determination,’’ dated October 31, 2016. 1 See Ammonium Sulfate from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; 81 FR 78776 (November 9, 2016) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’). PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\23NON1.SGM 23NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84553-84554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28138]


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 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 December 13, 2016, 9:00 a.m., Room 3884, 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.

[[Page 84554]]

Agenda

Public Session

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman
2. Opening remarks by the Bureau of Industry and Security
3. Presentation of papers or comments by the Public
4. Export Enforcement update
5. Regulations update
6. Working group reports
7. Automated Export System update

Closed Session

    8. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the 
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 
Sec. Sec.  10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).
    The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 25 
participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the 
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later than December 6, 2016.
    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 November 4, 
2016, 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 pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control 
List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the 
provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 Sec.  
Sec.  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: November 16, 2016.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-28138 Filed 11-22-16; 8:45 am]
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