INDUSTRY TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

ON FOREST PRODUCTS (ITAC 7)

Thursday, June 20, 2013, 10:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Center, 800M, Ronald Reagan Building

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Training Rm B

Brian Ledgerwood, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce

202-482-3836, brian.ledgerwood@trade.gov

AGENDA

(CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC)

9:30 a.m. Coffee Service and open discussion

10:00 Phytosanitary Standards Issues Affecting Forest Products Imports to China:

Frank J. Salantri, Trade Director, Phytosanitary Issues Management, USDA, 

APHIS, PPQ, (301) 851-2010, Frank.J.Salantri@aphis.usda.gov – Confirmed.

10:20 National Export Initiative (NEI), APEC/ASEAN work in green building, and 

building codes:

Joanne Littlefair, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration, Manufacturing and Services, Office of 

Materials Industries (202) 482-4855, Joanne.Littlefair@trade.gov – Confirmed.

10:40 Update on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Agreement 

Environmental Chapter negotiations and Market Access Issues on Forest 

Products; WTO Doha Round of Trade Negotiations and Non-Agriculture 

Market Access (NAMA) Negotiations:

Sushan Demirjian, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Market Access 

and Industrial Competitiveness, (202) 395-9464, Sushan_Demirjian@ustr.eop.gov

– Confirmed.

11:00 National Emission Standard for Formaldehyde in Composite Wood Products 

Act:

Branch Chief, Lynn Vendinello and Sara Kemme, National Program Chemicals 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, (202) 566 0514 and (202) 566 0511, vendinello.lynn@epa.gov and

kemme.sara@epa.gov – Confirmed.

11:20 Lacey Act Implementation Update

George Balady, Senior Staff Officer, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and 

Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), (301) 851-2240, 

George.A.Balady@aphis.usda.gov, Gary Lougee, Quarantine Policy Analysis and 

Support, APHIS, USDA, (301) 851-2253, Gary.W.Lougee@aphis.usda.gov, and 

Parul Patel Senior Agriculturalist, APHIS, USDA (301) 851-2351, 

Parul.R.Patel@aphis.usda.gov – Confirmed.
11:40 Break

12:00 Review of ITAC Program Procedures and Rules

Ingrid Mitchem, Director, Industry Trade Advisory Center Commerce 

Department, (202) 482-3268, Ingrid.Mitchem@trade.gov – Confirmed.

12:30 Lunch

1:00 U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty investigations (AD &CVD) on Dumping Imports of 

Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from the People’s Republic of China:

Alberto Goetzl, International Trade Specialist, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, (202) 205 3323, alberto.goetzl@usitc.gov – Confirmed.

1:20 U.S. Department of Commerce, ITA, Import Administration (IA) 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty investigations (AD &CVD) on 

Dumping Imports of Hardwood and Decorative Plywood from the People’s 

Republic of China:

Mark Hoadly, Acting Director, IA, (202) 482 3148, mark.hoadley@trade.gov –

Confirmed.

1:40 Illegal Logging Initiatives; Update on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade 

Agreement Negotiations: Environmental Chapter and APEC Experts Group

David Oliver, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and 

Natural Resources, (202) 395-9522, David_Oliver@ustr.eop.gov – Invited.

2:00 Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)

Katherine R. Kalutkiewicz, Director for European Affairs, Office of the USTR

(202) 395-9460, Katherine_R._Kalutkiewicz@ustr.eop.gov – Confirmed.

2:20 Adjourn