### 22968 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 79 / Friday, April 24, 2015 / Notices

1 An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small business under SBA regulations (see http:// www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/ sizestandardstopics/index.html). Parent companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries will be considered when determining business size. The dual pricing reflects
the Commercial Service’s user fee schedule that became effective May 1, 2008 (see http:// www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/
initiatives.html for additional information). **COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS**

**Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee** 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a meeting of the Texas Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held on Friday, May 8, 2015, at the Lone Star Legal Aid, 1415 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77002.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. and adjourn at approximately 3:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is for the members of the Committee to receive an orientation regarding state advisory committee procedures and to plan future activities.

Members of the public are entitled to submit written comments. The comments must be received in the Western Regional Office of the Commission by June 8, 2015. The address is Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 300 N. Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Persons wishing to email their comments may do so by sending them to Angelica Trevino, Civil Rights Analyst, Western Regional Office, at atrevino@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information should contact the Western Regional Office, at (213) 894–3437, (or for hearing impaired TDD 913–551–1414), or by email to atrevino@

usccr.gov. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meeting.

Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Western Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site,

www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Western Regional Office at the above email or street address. The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA.

Dated: April 20, 2015.
David Mussatt, Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 2015–09494 Filed 4–23–15; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6335–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE** 

**International Trade Administration**

**Joint Millennium Challenge Corporation and Department of**  **Commerce Energy Sector Business Development Mission to Tanzania, May**  **31–June 2, 2015**

**AGENCY :**  International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The United States Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) International Trade Administration (ITA) are organizing the Joint Millennium Challenge Corporation and Department of Commerce Energy Sector Business Development Mission to Tanzania, to be held May 31- June 2, 2015, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This mission is a component of the Administration’s Doing Business in Africa (DBIA) campaign and was proposed by MCC during the Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC on August 5, 2014.

**SCHEDULE :** 

Saturday, May 30 ........... Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania ................... Mission Participants arrive. Sunday, May 31 .............. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania ................... U.S. Industry Delegation Welcome Reception and Program Or ientation Tanzania Energy Sector Overview. Monday, June 1 .............. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania ................... Official Welcome, Industry Briefings/Roundtable Discussio ns. Luncheon. Government Meetings. Networking Dinner or Reception. Tuesday, June 2 .............. Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania ................... Government Meetings.
Site Visit. Reception. Mission Officially Ends.

Target Sectors: The mission will focus on U.S. firms in the energy sector, including oil, gas, and renewables that can help Tanzania and neighboring countries develop and manage energy resources and systems and build out their power generation, transmission, and distribution systems. Mission participants will range from fully integrated energy solutions companies to equipment, technology and ancillary service providers. In addition, organizations such as project developers and those seeking to supply complementary services are eligible for participation.

Web site: Mission recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register , posting on MCC’s Web site ( http://www.mcc.gov/

investmentmission ), posting on ITA’s business trade mission calendar ( http://export.gov/trademissions) and other Internet Web sites, press releases to general and trade media, direct mail, broadcast fax, notices by industry trade associations and other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and
trade shows

Fees: After an applicant has been selected to participate on the mission, a payment to the Department of Commerce in the form of a participation fee is required. Upon notification of acceptance to participate, those selected have 5 business days to submit payment or the acceptance may be revoked.

The fee to participate on the mission is $3,000 for the first representative and $1,000 for one additional representative. For small or medium-sized enterprises (SME) 1 the fee to participate on the mission is $2,590 for the first representative and $1,000 for one additional representative. In the event that the mission is cancelled, no personal expenses paid in anticipation
of a trade mission will be reimbursed. However, participation fees for a
cancelled trade mission will be reimbursed to the extent they have not already been expended in anticipation
of the mission.