Notice2023-18440

Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Revised: Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

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August 28, 2023

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58546-58547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18440]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Industry and Security


Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee; Revised: 
Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

    The Materials and Equipment Technical Advisory Committee will meet 
on September 7 and 8, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, at the 
AC Hotel, 1333 Veterans Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080. The 
Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export 
Administration with respect to technical questions that affect the 
level of export controls applicable to transportation and related 
equipment or technology. 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

September 7, 2023-1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EST

Open Session
    1. Opening Remarks and Introduction by BIS Senior Management.
    2. Report from working groups.
    3. Report by regime representatives.

September 8, 2023-1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EST

Closed Session
    4. 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

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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 Yvette Springer at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a032c3f2e2e3f74092a2833343d3f281a383329743e3539743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="712807140505145f220103181f161403311318025f151e125f161e07">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>, no later than September 4, 2023.
    A limited number of seats will be available for the public session. 
Reservations are not accepted. To the extent 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 public presentation materials to 
Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward the 
public presentation materials prior to the meeting to Ms. Springer.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined on April 12, 
2023, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 of the FACA, (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.
    For more information, contact Ms. Springer.

Yvette Springer,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18440 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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