Notice2023-26745
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
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December 6, 2023
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Abstract
The Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), seeks nominations for immediate consideration to fill positions on the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness ("The Committee"). The Committee advises the Secretary on the necessary elements of a comprehensive policy approach to supply chain competitiveness. The Department intends for the Committee to continue to play a key role in formulating recommendations to address current global supply chain challenges, including identifying key bottlenecks in supply chains and actionable solutions to address them, advising on the latest advances in supply chain data and technology and how to apply them to the current challenges in the economy, providing advice to the Department of Commerce on its supply chain-focused work, and developing long term recommendations to make supply chains more resilient. The Department seeks members who, by virtue of their current roles and past experience, bring a track record of effective senior executive leadership on issues impacting the U.S. and global supply chains.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84779-84780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26745]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness Solicitation
of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to apply for membership on the
advisory committee on supply chain competitiveness.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
(ITA), seeks nominations for immediate consideration to fill positions
on the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (``The
Committee''). The Committee advises the Secretary on the necessary
elements of a comprehensive policy approach to supply chain
competitiveness. The Department intends for the Committee to continue
to play a key role in formulating recommendations to address current
global supply chain challenges, including identifying key bottlenecks
in supply chains and actionable solutions to address them, advising on
the latest advances in supply chain data and technology and how to
apply them to the current challenges in the economy, providing advice
to the Department of Commerce on its supply chain-focused work, and
developing long term recommendations to make supply chains more
resilient. The Department seeks members who, by virtue of their current
roles and past experience, bring a track record of effective senior
executive leadership on issues impacting the U.S. and global supply
chains.
DATES: ITA will accept nominations received by 5:00 p.m. on January 2,
2024, for membership on the Committee until the current two-year
charter term ends November 8, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain Services, Room 11004,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#53213a303b3221377d313c3f3f1327213237367d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="15677c767d7467713b777a79795561677471703b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Boll, Office of Supply Chain
Services, Room 11004, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#beccd7ddd6dfccda90dcd1d2d2fecaccdfdadb90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c6e757f747d6e78327e7370705c686e7d7879327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>; phone:
202-482-1135. Please visit the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain
Competitiveness website at: <a href="https://www.trade.gov/acscc">https://www.trade.gov/acscc</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Committee advises the Secretary on the necessary elements of a
comprehensive policy approach to supply chain competitiveness designed
to support national economic competitiveness and U.S. export growth,
encouraging innovation, facilitate the movement of goods, and improve
competitiveness of U.S. supply chains for goods and services in the
domestic and global economy; and on regulatory policies and programs
and investment priorities that affect the competitiveness of supply
chains. The Committee provides detailed policy and technical advice,
information, and recommendations to the Secretary regarding:
(1) national, state, or local factors in trade programs and
policies that affect the efficient domestic and international operation
and competitiveness of U.S. global supply chains from point of origin
to destination;
(2) elements of national policies affecting the movement of goods,
infrastructure, investment, and regulatory factors that affect supply
chain competitiveness and sustainability; and
(3) information and data systems to generate metrics that can be
used to quantify and improve supply chain performance.
The Department intends for the Committee to focus on the current
challenges facing the supply chain during this charter term.
II. Membership
Members will be selected based on their demonstrated professional
or personal qualifications and experience relevant to the functions and
tasks of the Committee. Members shall be selected in a manner that
ensures that the Committee remains balanced with respect to the
diversity of the supply chain sector, including with regard to
geographic location and company size. The diverse membership of the
Committee ensures perspectives and expertise reflecting the full
breadth of the Committee's responsibilities and, where possible, the
Department of Commerce will also consider the ethnic, racial and gender
diversity of the United States.
Members of the Committee shall represent companies, organizations,
and stakeholders involved in the U.S. supply chain, with at least one
individual representing each of the following: supply chain firms or
their associations; users of supply chains (e.g., retailers,
distributors, manufacturers or other sectors); freight transportation
providers; ports; and academia. Based on the balance of viewpoints
currently represented on the Committee, we encourage representatives of
workers in the supply chain, representatives from the agriculture and
cold chain sectors, as well as the retail and e-commerce sectors, and
the other sectors referenced above.
Other than the experts from academia, all members shall serve in a
representative capacity, expressing the views and interests of a U.S.
company or U.S. organization with which they are affiliated (e.g., as
an employee or director), as well as its particular sector. Members
serving in such a representative capacity are not Special Government
Employees. The members from academia serve as experts and therefore are
Special Government Employees (SGEs) and shall be subject to the ethical
standards applicable to SGEs. Members who serve as SGEs must certify
that they are not Federally-registered lobbyists.
Each member of the Committee must be a U.S. citizen 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 Committee will not be compensated for their services
or reimbursed for their travel expenses. The Committee shall meet
approximately quarterly, or as determined by the DFO. Members shall
serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
III. Request for Nominations
Requirements for all nominations. All nominations for membership on
the Committee should provide the following information:
(1) Name, title, and relevant contact information (including phone
and email
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address) of the individual requesting consideration; and
(2) An affirmative statement that the applicant is not required to
register as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act
of 1938.
Additional requirements for representative nominations. In addition
to the above requirements for all nominations, nominations for
representatives of companies, organizations, and stakeholders involved
in the U.S. supply chain, including supply chain firms or their
associations; users of supply chains (e.g., retailers, distributors,
manufacturers, or other sectors); freight transportation providers; and
ports, should also provide the following information:
(1) A sponsor letter on the letterhead of the sponsoring U.S.
company or U.S. organization to be represented, containing a brief
description why the nominee should be considered for membership; the
nominee maybe and employee, director, or other representative of a
company or organization; consideration will be given to the nominee's
current affiliation with the company or organization to be represented,
as well as prior experience with other companies of organizations that
demonstrate the ability to contribute to the work of the Committee:
(2) Short biography of nominee including credentials;
(3) Brief description of the U.S. company or U.S. organization to
be represented and its activities and size (number of employees or
members and annual sales, if applicable); and
(4) An affirmative statement that the applicant meets all Committee
eligibility requirements for representative members, including that the
applicant represents a U.S. company or U.S. organization.
a. For purposes of Committee eligibility, a U.S. company is at
least 51 percent owned by U.S. persons.
b. For purposes of Committee eligibility, a U.S. organization is
controlled by U.S. persons, as determined based on its board of
directors (or comparable governing body), membership, and funding
sources, as applicable.
Please do not send company or organizational brochures. Additional
requirements for academic nominations. In addition to the above
requirements for all nominations, nominations for experts from academia
should also provide the following information:
(1) A description of the nominee's area(s) of expertise;
(2) A concise Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume that covers
education, experience, and relevant publications and summarizes how
this expertise addresses supply chain competitiveness;
(3) An affirmative statement that the applicant meets all Committee
eligibility requirements.
Nominations may be emailed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0362607060604377716267662d646c75"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7c6c4d4c4c4e7d3d5c6c3c289c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>. Nominees selected
for appointment to the Committee will be notified.
Dated: November 30, 2023.
Heather Sykes,
Director, Office of Supply Chain Services.
[FR Doc. 2023-26745 Filed 12-5-23; 8:45 am]
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