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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–63–2023]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 17;
Authorization of Production Activity;
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regulations, including section 400.14.
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Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
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Technical Advisory Committees;
Notice of Recruitment of Members
The Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS), Department of Commerce is
announcing its recruitment of
candidates to serve on one of its six
Technical Advisory Committees
(‘‘TACs’’ or ‘‘Committees’’). TAC
members advise the Department of
Commerce on the technical parameters
for export controls applicable to dualuse items (commodities, software, and
technology) and on the administration
of those controls. The TACs are
composed of representatives from
industry, academia, and the U.S.
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Government and reflect diverse points
of view on the concerns of the exporting
community. Industry representatives are
selected from firms producing a broad
range of items currently controlled for
national security, non-proliferation,
foreign policy, and short supply reasons
or that are proposed for such controls.
Representation from the private sector is
balanced to the extent possible among
large and small firms.
Six TACs are responsible for advising
the Department of Commerce on the
technical parameters for export controls
and the administration of those controls
within specified areas: Information
Systems TAC: Control List Categories 3
(electronics), 4 (computers), and 5
(telecommunications and information
security); Materials and Equipment
TAC: Control List Categories 1
(materials, chemicals, microorganisms,
and toxins) and 2 (materials processing);
Sensors and Instrumentation TAC:
Control List Category 6 (sensors and
lasers); Transportation and Related
Equipment TAC: Control List Categories
7 (navigation and avionics), 8 (marine),
and 9 (propulsion systems, space
vehicles, and related equipment); and
the Emerging Technology TAC
(identification of emerging and
foundational technologies that may be
developed over a period of five to ten
years with potential dual-use
applications). The sixth TAC, the
Regulations and Procedures TAC,
focuses on the Export Administration
Regulations (EAR) and procedures for
implementing the EAR.
TAC members are appointed by the
Secretary of Commerce and serve terms
of not more than four consecutive years.
TAC members must obtain secret-level
clearances prior to their appointment.
These clearances are necessary so that
members may be permitted access to
classified information that may be
needed to formulate recommendations
to the Department of Commerce.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to
review materials and information on
each Committee website, including the
Committee’s charter, to gain an
understanding of each Committee’s
responsibilities, matters on which the
Committee will provide
recommendations, and expectations for
members. Members of any of the six
TACs may not be registered as foreign
agents under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act. No TAC member may
represent a company that is majority
owned or controlled by a foreign
government entity (or foreign
government entities). TAC members will
not be compensated for their services or
reimbursed for their travel expenses.
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If you are interested in becoming a
TAC member, please provide the
following information: 1. Name of
applicant; 2. affirmation of U.S.
citizenship; 3. organizational affiliation
and title, as appropriate; 4. mailing
address; 5. work telephone number; 6.
email address; 7. summary of
qualifications for membership; 8. An
affirmative statement that the candidate
will be able to meet the expected
commitments of Committee work.
Committee work includes: (a) attending
in-person/teleconference Committee
meetings roughly four times per year
(lasting 1–2 days each); (b) undertaking
additional work outside of full
Committee meetings including
subcommittee conference calls or
meetings as needed, and (c) frequently
drafting, preparing or commenting on
proposed recommendations to be
evaluated at Committee meetings.
Finally, candidates must provide an
affirmative statement that they meet all
Committee eligibility requirements.
The Department of Commerce is
committed to equal opportunity in the
workplace and seeks diverse Advisory
Committee membership.
To respond to this recruitment notice,
please send a copy of your resume to
Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@
bis.doc.gov.
Deadline: This Notice of Recruitment
will be open for 60 days from its date
of publication in the Federal Register.
Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
United States Investment Advisory
Council Charter Renewal
SelectUSA, International Trade
Administration, Global Markets,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Investment
Advisory Council (IAC). is renewed for
an additional two-year period, as a
necessary committee that is in the
public interest.
DATES: The IAC charter was renewed on
April 2, 2024 and is valid until April 2,
2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Claire Pillsbury, Designated Federal
Officer, SelectUSA, U.S. Department of
Commerce; telephone: (202) 578–8239;
email: IAC@trade.gov.
SUMMARY:
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The
United States Investment Advisory
Council (Council) was established by
the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary)
pursuant to duties imposed by 15 U.S.C.
1512 upon the Department and in
compliance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C. App.
The Council functions solely as an
advisory committee in accordance with
the provisions of FACA. In particular,
the Council advises the Secretary on
government policies and programs that
affect businesses engaging in foreign
direct investment (FDI), the expansion
of domestic operations, or the
transferring of operations to the United
States from overseas. The IAC identifies
and recommends programs and policies
to help the United States attract and
retain business investment and
recommends ways to support the United
States in remaining the world’s
preeminent investment destination. The
Council acts as a liaison among the
stakeholders represented by the
membership and provides a forum for
the stakeholders to provide feedback on
current and emerging issues regarding
FDI and business expansion.
The Council reports to the Secretary
of Commerce on its activities and
recommendations regarding FDI and
business investment. In creating its
reports, the Council is to survey and
evaluate the investment and investmentfacilitating activities of stakeholders,
identifies and examines specific
problems facing potential business
investors and examines the needs of
stakeholders to inform the Council’s
efforts. The Council is to recommend
specific solutions to the problems and
needs that it identifies.
Each member is to be appointed for a
term of two years and serves at the
pleasure of the Secretary. The Secretary
may at his/her discretion reappoint any
member to an additional term or terms,
provided that the member proves to
work effectively on the Council and his/
her knowledge and advice is still
needed.
The Council consists of no more than
forty (40) members appointed by the
Secretary. Members are to represent
companies and organizations investing,
seeking to invest, seeking foreign
investors, or facilitating investment
across many sectors, including but not
limited to:
U.S.-incorporated companies that are
majority-owned by foreign companies or
by a foreign individual or individuals,
or that generate significant foreign direct
investment (e.g., through their supply
chains);
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Companies or entities whose business
includes FDI-related activities or the
facilitation of FDI; and
U.S. incorporated companies,
regardless of ownership, that are
considering expanding their operations
in the United States or transferring to
the United States operations that are
currently being conducted overseas;
Economic development organizations
and other U.S. governmental and nongovernmental organizations and
associations whose missions or
activities include the promotion or
facilitation of business investment and/
or FDI.
All members must be a U.S. citizen or
permanent resident. Members shall be
selected based on their ability to carry
out the objectives of the IAC, in
accordance with applicable Department
of Commerce guidelines, in a manner
that ensures that the IAC is balanced in
terms of points of view, industry sector
or subsector, and organizational type.
Members shall also represent a broad
range of products and services and shall
be drawn from large, medium, and small
enterprises, private-sector organizations
that have invested or are considering
investing in the United States, and other
investment-related entities, including
non-governmental organizations,
associations, and economic
development organizations.
For members selected on the basis of
their involvement in FDI and FDIrelated activities, the IAC should also be
balanced in terms of the geographic
sources and destinations of the FDI and
the volume and nature of FDI involved.
For members selected on the basis of
their interest in expanding their
operations in, or transferring operations
to the United States, the IAC should also
be balanced in terms of the size and
nature of the operations under
consideration for expansion or transfer.
In selecting members, priority may be
given to the selection of executives, i.e.,
Chief Executive Officer, Executive
Chairman, President, or an officer with
a comparable level of responsibility.
Members serve in a representative
capacity, representing the views and
interests of their sponsoring entity and
those of their particular sector (if
applicable), and they are, therefore, not
Special Government Employees.
Members will receive no compensation
for their participation and will not be
reimbursed for travel expenses related
to Council activities. Appointments to
the Council shall be made without
regard to political affiliation.
The Secretary designates a Chair and
Vice Chair from among the members.
The Council will meet a minimum of
two times a year, to the extent practical,
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with additional meetings called at the
discretion of the Secretary or his/her
designee. Meetings will be held in
Washington, DC or elsewhere in the
United States, or by teleconference, as
feasible. Members are expected to attend
a majority of Council meetings.
Note: A request for applications was posted
in a Federal Register Notice on February 7,
2024. If you applied in response to that
notice, your application remains valid and is
in the review process.
Jasjit Kalra,
Executive Director, SelectUSA.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–549–841]
Mattresses From Thailand: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2022–2023
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Saffron Living Co., Ltd. (Saffron), the
sole producer/exporter subject to this
administrative review, made sales of
subject merchandise at below normal
value during the period of review (POR)
May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applicable April 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paola Aleman Ordaz, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4031.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 26, 2024, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results in
this administrative review in the
Federal Register.1 Although we
provided interested parties with an
opportunity to comment on the
Preliminary Results, no interested party
submitted comments.
1 See Mattresses from Thailand: Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2022–2023, 89 FR 5206 (January 26, 2024)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
United States Investment Advisory Council Charter Renewal
AGENCY: SelectUSA, International Trade Administration, Global Markets,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Investment Advisory Council (IAC). is
renewed for an additional two-year period, as a necessary committee
that is in the public interest.
DATES: The IAC charter was renewed on April 2, 2024 and is valid until
April 2, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Pillsbury, Designated Federal
Officer, SelectUSA, U.S. Department of Commerce; telephone: (202) 578-
8239; email: [email protected].
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Investment Advisory
Council (Council) was established by the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) pursuant to duties imposed by 15 U.S.C. 1512 upon the
Department and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
The Council functions solely as an advisory committee in accordance
with the provisions of FACA. In particular, the Council advises the
Secretary on government policies and programs that affect businesses
engaging in foreign direct investment (FDI), the expansion of domestic
operations, or the transferring of operations to the United States from
overseas. The IAC identifies and recommends programs and policies to
help the United States attract and retain business investment and
recommends ways to support the United States in remaining the world's
preeminent investment destination. The Council acts as a liaison among
the stakeholders represented by the membership and provides a forum for
the stakeholders to provide feedback on current and emerging issues
regarding FDI and business expansion.
The Council reports to the Secretary of Commerce on its activities
and recommendations regarding FDI and business investment. In creating
its reports, the Council is to survey and evaluate the investment and
investment-facilitating activities of stakeholders, identifies and
examines specific problems facing potential business investors and
examines the needs of stakeholders to inform the Council's efforts. The
Council is to recommend specific solutions to the problems and needs
that it identifies.
Each member is to be appointed for a term of two years and serves
at the pleasure of the Secretary. The Secretary may at his/her
discretion reappoint any member to an additional term or terms,
provided that the member proves to work effectively on the Council and
his/her knowledge and advice is still needed.
The Council consists of no more than forty (40) members appointed
by the Secretary. Members are to represent companies and organizations
investing, seeking to invest, seeking foreign investors, or
facilitating investment across many sectors, including but not limited
to:
U.S.-incorporated companies that are majority-owned by foreign
companies or by a foreign individual or individuals, or that generate
significant foreign direct investment (e.g., through their supply
chains);
Companies or entities whose business includes FDI-related
activities or the facilitation of FDI; and
U.S. incorporated companies, regardless of ownership, that are
considering expanding their operations in the United States or
transferring to the United States operations that are currently being
conducted overseas;
Economic development organizations and other U.S. governmental and
non-governmental organizations and associations whose missions or
activities include the promotion or facilitation of business investment
and/or FDI.
All members must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Members
shall be selected based on their ability to carry out the objectives of
the IAC, in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce
guidelines, in a manner that ensures that the IAC is balanced in terms
of points of view, industry sector or subsector, and organizational
type. Members shall also represent a broad range of products and
services and shall be drawn from large, medium, and small enterprises,
private-sector organizations that have invested or are considering
investing in the United States, and other investment-related entities,
including non-governmental organizations, associations, and economic
development organizations.
For members selected on the basis of their involvement in FDI and
FDI-related activities, the IAC should also be balanced in terms of the
geographic sources and destinations of the FDI and the volume and
nature of FDI involved. For members selected on the basis of their
interest in expanding their operations in, or transferring operations
to the United States, the IAC should also be balanced in terms of the
size and nature of the operations under consideration for expansion or
transfer.
In selecting members, priority may be given to the selection of
executives, i.e., Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman,
President, or an officer with a comparable level of responsibility.
Members serve in a representative capacity, representing the views
and interests of their sponsoring entity and those of their particular
sector (if applicable), and they are, therefore, not Special Government
Employees. Members will receive no compensation for their participation
and will not be reimbursed for travel expenses related to Council
activities. Appointments to the Council shall be made without regard to
political affiliation.
The Secretary designates a Chair and Vice Chair from among the
members. The Council will meet a minimum of two times a year, to the
extent practical, with additional meetings called at the discretion of
the Secretary or his/her designee. Meetings will be held in Washington,
DC or elsewhere in the United States, or by teleconference, as
feasible. Members are expected to attend a majority of Council
meetings.
Note: A request for applications was posted in a Federal
Register Notice on February 7, 2024. If you applied in response to
that notice, your application remains valid and is in the review
process.
Jasjit Kalra,
Executive Director, SelectUSA.
[FR Doc. 2024-07780 Filed 4-11-24; 8:45 am]
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