[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80038-80039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31969]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Notice of Meetings of the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee 
for Trade and the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committees for Trade

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of a closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Agricultural Policy Advisory 
Committee for Trade (APAC) and the Agricultural Technical Advisory 
Committees for Trade (ATAC) will hold closed meetings on January 13, 
2011. The advisory committees are administered by USDA and the Office 
of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The meetings are 
closed to the public in accordance with the Trade Act

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of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2155(f)(2), and the Government in the Sunshine Act, 
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (6). USTR has determined that public access to 
this meeting would seriously compromise the development by the U.S. 
Government of trade policy priorities, negotiating objectives, or 
bargaining positions with respect to the operation of trade agreements 
and other matters arising in connection with the development, 
implementation, and administration of the trade policy of the United 
States. Topics will include Doha Round negotiations in the World Trade 
Organization (WTO), WTO accession negotiations, and negotiations in 
bilateral and regional free trade agreements.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled for January 13, 2011, unless 
otherwise notified.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorie Fitzsimmons by phone at (202) 
720-3430 or by e-mail at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9a5a6bba0ace7afa0bdb3baa0a4a4a6a7ba89afa8bae7bcbaada8e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="224e4d504b470c444b5658514b4f4f4d4c51624443510c575146430c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APAC is authorized by sections 135(c)(1) 
and (2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93-618, 19 U.S.C. 
2155). The purpose of the committee is to advise the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the USTR concerning agricultural trade policy. The 
committee is intended to ensure that representative elements of the 
private sector have an opportunity to express their views to the U.S. 
Government.
    The ATACs are comprised of six committees covering the following 
commodity sectors: Animals and Animal Products; Fruits and Vegetables; 
Grains, Feed and Oilseeds; Processed Foods; Sweeteners and Sweetener 
Products; and Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts and Planting Seeds. Each is 
authorized by sections 135(c)(1) and (2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended (Pub. L. 93-618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). These committees address the 
technical aspects of issues and provide advice to the benefit of the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR.
    The Committees meet at the call of the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the USTR through the respective Designated Federal Officers depending 
on the level of activity in trade agreement negotiations and/or other 
matters concerning the administration of trade policy, the needs of the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR, and the activity of the 
technical-level committees.

    Dated: December 14, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-31969 Filed 12-20-10; 8:45 am]
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