Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting, 83457-83458 [2024-23868]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by BIS. All comments (including any personal identifying information) will be made public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Huang, Office of Nonproliferation and Foreign Policy Controls, Telephone: (202) 482–4252. Additional information on BIS procedures and previous biennial reports under TSRA is available at https://www.bis.doc.gov/ index.php/policy-guidance/countryguidance/sanctioned-destinations/13policy-guidance/country-guidance/426reports-to-congress. Copies of these materials may also be requested by contacting the Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 906(a) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 7205(a)), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) authorizes exports and reexports of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730– 774), to Cuba. Requirements and procedures associated with such authorization are set forth in § 740.18 of the EAR (15 CFR 740.18). These are the only licensing procedures in the EAR currently in effect pursuant to the requirements of section 906(a) of TSRA. Under the provisions of section 906(c) of TSRA (22 U.S.C. 7205(c)), BIS must submit a biennial report to Congress on the operation of the licensing system implemented pursuant to section 906(a) for the preceding two-year period. This report must include the number and types of licenses applied for, the number and types of licenses approved, the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of a license application until the date of its approval, the extent to which the licensing procedures were effectively implemented, and a description of comments received from interested parties during a 30-day public comment period regarding the effectiveness of the licensing procedures. Consistent with TSRA’s requirements, BIS is currently preparing a biennial report on the operation of the licensing system for the two-year period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. Request for Comments By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness of the licensing procedures for the export and reexport of agricultural commodities to Cuba set forth under § 740.18 of the EAR. Parties submitting comments are VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Oct 15, 2024 Jkt 265001 asked to be as specific as possible. All comments received by the close of the comment period will be considered by BIS in developing the report to Congress. All comments will be publicly available. Any information that the commenter does not wish to be made available to the public should not be submitted to BIS. Thea D. Rozman Kendler, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. [FR Doc. 2024–23828 Filed 10–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will meet on October 30 and 31, 2024, 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC (enter through Main Entrance on 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues). This meeting will be hybrid. The Committee advises and assists the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and other Federal officials and agencies with respect to actions designed to carry out the policy set forth in section 1752(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act. The purpose of the meeting is to have Committee members and U.S. Government representatives mutually review updated technical data and policy-driving information that has been gathered. Agenda Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.–12:45 p.m. 1. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting and public participation requirements found in sections 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001–1014). Open Session: 12:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m. 2. Welcome and Introductions 3. Working Group Reports 4. Open Business 5. FIPS 203 (‘‘Post Quantum Crypto’’)— NIST 6. Summarized ISTAC Wassenaar Proposals for 2025 7. Industry Presentation: Foreign Targeting of U.S. Industry 8. Industry Presentation: Oscilloscopes and Digitizers PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 83457 Thursday, October 31, 2024 Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. 9. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting and public participation requirements found in sections 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001–1014). The exemption is authorized by section 1009(d) of the FACA, which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or portions thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits closure to protect information that would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be disclosed prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve committee discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies and policies. The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@ bis.doc.gov. A limited number of seats will be available for members of the public to attend the open session in person. Reservations are not accepted. Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. Yvette Springer no later than Wednesday, October 23, 2024, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 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 distribution of materials to the Committee members, the Committee suggests that members of the public forward their materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. Material submitted by the public will be made public and therefore should not contain confidential information. Meeting materials from the public session will be accessible via the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) site at https//tac.bis.gov, within 30-days after the meeting. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, performing the non- E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 83458 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 16, 2024 / Notices exclusive functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February 15, 2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(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. 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public. Meeting cancellation: If the meeting is cancelled, a cancellation notice will be posted on the TAC website at https:// tac.bis.doc.gov. For more information, contact Ms. Springer. We received no comments from interested parties on the Preliminary Results, and we have made no changes from the Preliminary Results. Accordingly, no decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.2 The deadline for the final results is now October 15, 2024. Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Yvette Springer, Committee Liaison Officer. Final Results of Review [FR Doc. 2024–23868 Filed 10–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–570–953] Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters of narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (ribbons) from the People’s Republic of China (China) received countervailable subsidies during the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. DATES: Applicable October 16, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3642. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Background On June 10, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and invited interested parties to comment.1 1 See Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, in VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Oct 15, 2024 Jkt 265001 Scope of the Order The products covered by the order are ribbons from China. For a complete description of the scope of the order, see Preliminary Results. We received no comments from interested parties on the Preliminary Results and, therefore, have made no changes in the final results of this review. Accordingly, we continue to base the rate for the mandatory respondents (listed below) entirely on facts available.3 As a result, we determine that the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist for the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022: Subsidy rate (percent) Producer/exporter Weifang Chenrui Textile Co., Ltd ..................................... Xiamen Lude Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd ................... 165.52 This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Assessment Rates Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon Part; 2022, 89 FR 48882 (June 10, 2024) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 3 See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 48883. Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above for shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed firms, Commerce will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the all-others rate or the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Administrative Protective Order (APO) Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with the final results of review within five days of a public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce assigned subsidy rates based on adverse facts available to the companies listed above, there are no calculations to disclose. Frm 00013 Cash Deposit Requirements 165.52 Disclosure PO 00000 completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: October 8, 2024. Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2024–23846 Filed 10–15–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83457-83458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23868]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Partially Closed Meeting

    The Information Systems Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) will 
meet on October 30 and 31, 2024, 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, in 
the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC (enter through Main Entrance on 14th Street between 
Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues). This meeting will be hybrid. 
The Committee advises and assists the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) 
and other Federal officials and agencies with respect to actions 
designed to carry out the policy set forth in section 1752(1)(A) of the 
Export Control Reform Act. The purpose of the meeting is to have 
Committee members and U.S. Government representatives mutually review 
updated technical data and policy-driving information that has been 
gathered.

Agenda

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
    1. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open 
meeting and public participation requirements found in sections 
1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
(5 U.S.C. 1001-1014).
Open Session: 12:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
2. Welcome and Introductions
3. Working Group Reports
4. Open Business
5. FIPS 203 (``Post Quantum Crypto'')--NIST
6. Summarized ISTAC Wassenaar Proposals for 2025
7. Industry Presentation: Foreign Targeting of U.S. Industry
8. Industry Presentation: Oscilloscopes and Digitizers

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
    9. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open 
meeting and public participation requirements found in sections 
1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
(5 U.S.C. 1001-1014). The exemption is authorized by section 1009(d) of 
the FACA, which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or 
portions thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory 
committee reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public 
in accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act 
(5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect 
trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is 
privileged or confidential, and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits 
closure to protect information that would be likely to significantly 
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action were it to be 
disclosed prematurely. The closed session of the meeting will involve 
committee discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies 
and policies.
    The open session will be accessible via teleconference. To join the 
conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at 
[email protected].
    A limited number of seats will be available for members of the 
public to attend the open session in person. Reservations are not 
accepted.
    Special Accommodations: Individuals requiring special 
accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. Yvette 
Springer no later than Wednesday, October 23, 2024, so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.
    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 distribution of materials to the Committee members, the 
Committee suggests that members of the public forward their materials 
prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer via email. Material submitted by 
the public will be made public and therefore should not contain 
confidential information. Meeting materials from the public session 
will be accessible via the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) site at 
https//tac.bis.gov, within 30-days after the meeting.
    The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, performing the 
non-

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exclusive functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer and 
Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the 
delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on February 15, 
2024, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(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. 1009(a)(1) and 
1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the 
public.
    Meeting cancellation: If the meeting is cancelled, a cancellation 
notice will be posted on the TAC website at https://tac.bis.doc.gov.
    For more information, contact Ms. Springer.

Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-23868 Filed 10-15-24; 8:45 am]
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