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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 predecisional 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. 2023–23364 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Transportation and Related Equipment 

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Partially Closed Meeting 

The Transportation and Related 

Equipment Technical Advisory 

Committee will meet on November 15, 

2023, 9:30 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 

Room 3884, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC (enter through 

Main Entrance on 14th Street between 

Constitution and Pennsylvania 

Avenues). 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 

Public Session 

1. Welcome and Introductions. 

2. Status reports by working group 

chairs. 

3. Public comments and Proposals. 

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 

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 Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov, 

no later than November 8, 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. 1009(d) of the 

FACA, 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. 2023–23366 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Emerging Technology Technical 

Advisory Committee; Notice of 

Partially Closed Meeting 

The Emerging Technology Technical 

Advisory Committee (ETTAC) will meet 

on November 8 and 9, 2023, at 9 a.m., 

(Eastern Standard Time) in the Herbert 

C. Hoover Building, Room 3884, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC (enter through Main Entrance on 

14th Street between Constitution and 

Pennsylvania Avenues). The Committee 

advises the Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Export Administration on 

the identification of emerging and 

foundational technologies with 

potential dual-use applications as early 

as possible in their developmental 

stages both within the United States and 

abroad. 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 

November 8, 2023 

Closed Session: 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

1. 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). 

Open Session: 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. 

2. Welcome and Introductions. 

3. Presentation: Twist Bioscience. 

November 9, 2023 

Closed Session: 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. 

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 

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. 


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The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@

bis.doc.gov no later than November 1, 

2023. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available for the public session. 

Reservations are not accepted. To the 

extent that 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 

the distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that presenters 

forward the public presentation 

materials prior to the meeting to Ms. 

Springer via email. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on October 20, 

2022, 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 predecisional 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 via email. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23363 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Announcement of Approved 

International Trade Administration 

Trade Mission 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce, International Trade 

Administration (ITA), is announcing 

one upcoming trade mission that will be 

recruited, organized, and implemented 

by ITA. This mission is: Global 

Diversity Export Initiative (GDEI) Trade 

Mission to Panama, Costa Rica and 

Colombia in Conjunction with the 

‘‘Opportunities for Women-Owned 

Businesses in the Americas’’ 

Conference—March 10–15, 2024. A 

summary of the mission is found below. 

Application information and more 

detailed mission information, including 

the commercial setting and sector 

information, can be found at the trade 

mission website: https://www.trade.gov/ 

trade-missions. For each mission, 

recruitment will be conducted in an 

open and public manner, including 

publication in the Federal Register, 

posting on the Commerce Department 

trade mission calendar (https://

www.trade.gov/trade-missionsschedule) and other internet websites, 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Odum, Events Management Task 

Force, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–6397 or email Jeffrey.Odum@

trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Following Conditions for Participation 

Will Be Used for the Mission: 

Applicants must submit a completed 

and signed mission application and 

supplemental application materials, 

including adequate information on their 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation that is adequate to allow 

the Department of Commerce to 

evaluate their application. If the 

Department of Commerce receives an 

incomplete application, the Department 

of Commerce may either: reject the 

application, request additional 

information/clarification, or take the 

lack of information into account when 

evaluating the application. If the 

requisite minimum number of 

participants is not selected for a 

particular mission by the recruitment 

deadline, the mission may be cancelled. 

Each applicant must also certify that 

the products and services it seeks to 

export through the mission are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

are marketed under the name of a U.S. 

firm and have at least 51% U.S. content 

by value. In the case of a trade 

association or organization, the 

applicant must certify that, for each firm 

or service provider to be represented by 

the association/organization, the 

products and/or services the 

represented firm or service provider 

seeks to export are either produced in 

the United States or, if not, marketed 

under the name of a U.S. firm and have 

at least 51% U.S. content by value. 

A trade association/organization 

applicant must certify and agree to the 

above for every company it seeks to 

represent on the mission. In addition, 

each applicant must: 

• Certify that the products and 

services that it wishes to market through 

the mission would be in compliance 

with U.S. export controls and 

regulations; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

matter pending before any bureau or 

office in the Department of Commerce; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

pending litigation (including any 

administrative proceedings) to which it 

is a party that involves the Department 

of Commerce; and 

• Sign and submit an agreement that 

it and its affiliates (1) have not and will 

not engage in the bribery of foreign 

officials in connection with a 

company’s/participant’s involvement in 

this mission, and (2) maintain and 

enforce a policy that prohibits the 

bribery of foreign officials. 

In the case of a trade association/ 

organization, the applicant must certify 

that each firm or service provider to be 

represented by the association/ 

organization can make the above 

certifications. 

The Following Selection Criteria Will 

Be Used for the Mission 

Targeted mission participants are U.S. 

firms, services providers and trade 

associations/organizations providing or 

promoting U.S. products and services 

that have an interest in entering or 

expanding their business in the 

mission’s destination country. The 

following criteria will be evaluated in 

selecting participants: 

• Suitability of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm’s or 

service provider’s) products or services 

to these markets; 

• The applicant’s (or in the case of a 

trade association/organization, 

represented firm’s or service provider’s) 

potential for business in the markets, 

including likelihood of exports resulting 

from the mission; and 

• Consistency of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm’s or 

service provider’s) goals and objectives 

with the stated scope of the mission. 

Balance of company size and location 

may also be considered during the 

review process. 

Referrals from a political party or 

partisan political group or any 

information, including on the 

application, containing references to 

political contributions or other partisan 

political activities will be excluded from 

the application and will not be 

considered during the selection process. 

The sender will be notified of these 


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