Notice2023-03390
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Talent for Growth Task Force Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
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Published
February 16, 2023
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Commerce Department
Abstract
The Department of Commerce seeks nominations for immediate consideration for the TTC Talent for Growth Task Force (Task Force). The Task Force was established on December 5, 2022 in the U.S.-EU Joint Statement of the TTC following its 3rd TTC Ministerial meeting and announced by U.S.-EU TTC Co-Chairs U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and European Commission (EC) Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager. The Task Force will help position the United States and EU to achieve the well-trained workforce critical to maintaining leadership in emerging and existing technologies. The Commerce Department is seeking nominations for the U.S. members of the Task Force.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10085-10086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03390]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Office of the Secretary
U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Talent for Growth Task
Force Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Solicitation of nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce seeks nominations for immediate
consideration for the TTC Talent for Growth Task Force (Task Force).
The Task Force was established on December 5, 2022 in the U.S.-EU Joint
Statement of the TTC following its 3rd TTC Ministerial meeting and
announced by U.S.-EU TTC Co-Chairs U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina
Raimondo and European Commission (EC) Executive Vice-President
Margrethe Vestager. The Task Force will help position the United States
and EU to achieve the well-trained workforce critical to maintaining
leadership in emerging and existing technologies. The Commerce
Department is seeking nominations for the U.S. members of the Task
Force.
DATES: Nominations for immediate consideration for appointment must be
received on or before 5:00 p.m. EST on February 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Jana Juginovic, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the
Secretary, Room 5039, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8b2b2adbfb1b6b7aeb1bb98bcb7bbf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6802021d0f0106071e010b280c070b460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jana Juginovic, Senior Policy Advisor,
Office of the Secretary, Room 5039, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d6767786a6463627b646e4d69626e236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e882829d8f8186879e818ba88c878bc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>; telephone: 202.288.5238. For additional information
about the Task Force, please visit the Talent for Growth Task Force
Press Release and Fact Sheet at:
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<a href="https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2022/12/us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-and-european-commission-executive">https://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2022/12/us-secretary-commerce-gina-raimondo-and-european-commission-executive</a> and <a href="https://www.commerce.gov/news/fact-sheets/2022/12/fact-sheet-us-eu-trade-and-technology-council-ttc-talent-growth-task-force">https://www.commerce.gov/news/fact-sheets/2022/12/fact-sheet-us-eu-trade-and-technology-council-ttc-talent-growth-task-force</a>. The U.S.-EU Joint
Statement of the TTC can be found at <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/05/u-s-eu-joint-statement-of-the-trade-and-technology-council/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/05/u-s-eu-joint-statement-of-the-trade-and-technology-council/</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Task Force has a maximum of 14 members:
6 private sector Members from the U.S.; 6 private sector Members from
the EU; 1 U.S. government Chair; and 1 EU government Chair. The
Department of Commerce is seeking nominations for immediate
consideration to fill the 6 private sector U.S. positions on the Task
Force for a one-year term. These 6 private sector Members will be
selected based on the following criteria:
(1) Two Members representing the business sector. Candidates
must be a CEO or in an executive leadership position of a U.S.
company headquartered in the United States. For purposes of Task
Force eligibility, a U.S. company is at least 51 percent owned by
U.S. persons.
(2) Two Members representing organizations that support training
(i.e., foundation, community college, university, not-for-profit).
Candidates must be the President or equivalent of a U.S.
organization that is headquartered in the United States. For
purposes of Task Force eligibility, a U.S. organization is majority
controlled by U.S. persons as determined by its board of directors
(or comparable governing body), membership, and funding sources, as
applicable.
(3) Two Members representing Labor Unions. Candidates must be
the President or in an executive leadership position of a U.S. Labor
Union organization that is headquartered in the United States. For
purposes of Task Force eligibility, a U.S. Labor Union organization
is majority controlled by U.S. persons as determined by its board of
directors (or comparable governing body), membership, and funding
sources, as applicable.
Members will work closely with the U.S. and EU Executive Directors,
who are responsible for the day-to-day management of the Task Force.
The Executive Directors are government officials and report to their
respective government Chairs.
Members will be selected based upon their knowledge and experience
with training for jobs in or impacted by technology. Members may also
be selected for their knowledge and experience that will help the Task
Force share best practices, showcase training opportunities, and
communicate the benefits of participating in careers in the technology
sector.
The Task Force will provide recommendations collectively to the
U.S. and EU TTC Co-Chairs and undertake actions to showcase training
opportunities and increase public understanding of the promise of these
careers. Drawing on best practices, the Task Force will serve as a
catalyst for innovative skills approaches.
After a review of the applicants, the Secretary will appoint the
U.S. members to the Task Force. All members shall serve in a
representative capacity, expressing the views and interests of a U.S.
company or U.S. organization, as well as its particular sector. Members
serving in such a representative capacity are not Special Government
Employees.
Each U.S. member of the Task Force must be a U.S. citizen or lawful
permanent resident of the United States and not registered as a foreign
agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. All appointments are
made without regard to political affiliation. Self-nominations will be
accepted.
Members of the Task Force will not be compensated for their
services or reimbursed for their travel expenses. The Task Force shall
meet approximately quarterly, or as determined by the Chairs of the
Task Force, either in person in the United States or the EU or using a
virtual or hybrid format.
U.S. members shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
All nominations for membership on the Task Force should provide the
following information:
(1) Name, title, and relevant contact information (including
phone, fax, and email address) of the individual requesting
consideration;
(2) An affirmative statement that the applicant is not required
to register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration
Act of 1938;
(3) Short biography of nominee including credentials; and
(4) An affirmative statement that the applicant meets all Task
Force eligibility requirements for representative members, including
that the applicant represents a U.S. company or U.S. organization.
Please do not send company or organization brochures.
Nominations may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#056f6f70626c6b6a736c6645616a662b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92f8f8e7f5fbfcfde4fbf1d2f6fdf1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>, or mailed to Jana
Juginovic, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary, Room 5039,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; and must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. EST on February
27, 2023.
Nominees selected for appointment to the Task Force will be
notified.
Privacy Act Statement
The collection, maintenance, and disclosure of this information is
governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). The Department of
Commerce is authorized to collect this information pursuant to
authorities that include but are not limited to: 15 U.S.C. 1512. The
principal purposes for which the Department will use the information is
to assist in selecting the six U.S. private sector members of the Task
Force. Information received will be maintained in COMMERCE/DEPT-11,
Candidates for Membership, Members, and Former Members of Department of
Commerce Advisory Committees. A complete set of routine disclosures is
included in the system of records notice, published both in the Federal
Register and on the Department's website at: <a href="https://osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/PrivacyAct_SORNs.html">https://osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/PrivacyAct_SORNs.html</a>. Disclosing this information to the
Department of Commerce is voluntary. However, if you do not provide
this information, or only provide part of the information requested,
you may not be considered for membership on the Talent for Growth Task
Force.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.
Dated: February 14, 2023.
David Langdon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, Department of
Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2023-03390 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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