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or for auxiliary aids) and any written 

comments should be submitted via 

email to Ms. Megan Hyndman, Office of 

Energy & Environmental Industries, 

International Trade Administration, at 

Megan.Hyndman@trade.gov. This 

meeting has a limited number of spaces 

for members of the public to attend inperson. Requests to participate inperson will be considered on a firstcome, first-served basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Megan Hyndman, Office of Energy & 

Environmental Industries, International 

Trade Administration (Phone: 202–823– 

1839; email: Megan.Hyndman@

trade.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

ETTAC is mandated by Section 2313(c) 

of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, 

as amended, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise 

the Environmental Trade Working 

Group of the Trade Promotion 

Coordinating Committee, through the 

Secretary of Commerce, on the 

development and administration of 

programs to expand U.S. exports of 

environmental technologies, goods, 

services, and products. The ETTAC was 

most recently re-chartered through 

August 16, 2024. 

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 

9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST, the ETTAC 

will hold the sixth meeting of its current 

charter term. During the meeting, 

committee members will participate in 

breakout discussions to discuss issues of 

interest to specific environmental 

technology sectors and to deliberate on 

potential recommendation topics. The 

committee will also hear briefings on 

U.S. government resources and 

programs to support U.S. environmental 

technology exporters, including the 

International Trade Administration’s 

efforts to strengthen U.S. supply chains 

and U.S. Export-Import Bank tools for 

U.S. exporters. An agenda will be made 

available one week prior to the meeting 

upon request to Megan Hyndman. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public and time will be permitted for 

public comment before the close of the 

meeting. Members of the public seeking 

to attend the meeting are required to 

register by Wednesday, January 17, at 

5:00 p.m. EST, via the contact 

information provided above. This 

meeting is physically accessible to 

people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to 

OEEI at Megan.Hyndman@trade.gov or 

(202) 823–1839 no less than one week 

prior to the meeting. Requests received 

after this date will be accepted, but it 

may not be possible to accommodate 

them. 

Written comments concerning ETTAC 

affairs are welcome any time before or 

after the meeting. To be considered 

during the meeting, written comments 

must be received by Wednesday, 

January 17, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EST to 

ensure transmission to the members 

before the meeting. Draft minutes will 

be available within 30 days of this 

meeting. 

Dated: January 2, 2024. 

Man K. Cho, 

Deputy Director, Office of Energy and 

Environmental Industries. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00054 Filed 1–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

United States Investment Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: SelectUSA, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), this notice announces, the 

United States Investment Advisory 

Council (IAC) will hold a public 

meeting on February 8, 2024. In August 

2022, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina 

M. Raimondo appointed a new cohort of 

members to serve two-year terms. 

Members of this cohort will meet for the 

fifth time to continue to discuss matters 

related to foreign direct investment 

(FDI) in the United States and the 

programs and policies to promote and 

retain such investments across the 

country. 

DATES: Thursday, February 8, 2024, 1:30 

p.m.–3 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually via WebEx. Please note that 

registration is required both to attend 

the meeting and to make a statement 

during the public comment portion of 

the meeting. Please limit comments to 

five minutes or less and submit a brief 

statement summarizing your comments 

to: IAC@trade.gov or United States 

Investment Advisory Council, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Room 30011, 

Washington, DC 20230. The deadline for 

members of the public to register, 

including requests to make comments 

during the meeting, or to submit written 

comments for dissemination prior to the 

meeting is 5 p.m. ET on February 1, 

2024. Members of the public are 

encouraged to submit registration 

requests and written comments via 

email to ensure timely receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claire Pillsbury, United States 

Investment Advisory Council, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230, phone: 202–578–8239, email: 

IAC@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IAC 

was established under the discretionary 

authority of the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary) and in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 

The IAC advises the Secretary on 

matters relating to the promotion and 

retention of foreign direct investment in 

the United States. At the meeting, the 

IAC members will discuss work done 

within the three subcommittees: 

Economic Competitiveness, Workforce, 

and SelectUSA 2.0. The final agenda 

will be posted on the Department of 

Commerce website for the IAC at: 

https://www.trade.gov/selectusainvestment-advisory-council, prior to 

the meeting. 

Public Participation: The meeting will 

be open to the public and will be 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

All guests are required to register in 

advance by the deadline identified 

under the ADDRESSES caption. Last 

minute requests will be accepted but 

may be impossible to fill. There will be 

fifteen (15) minutes allotted for oral 

comments from members of the public 

joining the meeting. To accommodate as 

many speakers as possible, the time for 

public comments may be limited to 

three (3) minutes per person. 

Individuals wishing to reserve speaking 

time during the meeting must submit a 

request at the time of registration, as 

well as the name and address of the 

proposed speaker and a brief statement 

summarizing the comments. If the 

number of registrants requesting to 

make statements is greater than can be 

reasonably accommodated during the 

meeting, the International Trade 

Administration may conduct a lottery to 

determine the speakers. 

Speakers are requested to submit a 

written copy of their prepared remarks 

by 5 p.m. ET on February 1, 2024, for 

inclusion in the meeting records and for 

circulation to the Members of the IAC. 

In addition, any member of the public 

may submit pertinent written comments 

concerning the IAC’s affairs at any time 

before or after the meeting. Comments 

may be submitted to Claire Pillsbury at 

the contact information indicated above. 

To be considered during the meeting, 

comments must be received no later 

than 5 p.m. ET on February 1, 2024, to 

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prior to the meeting. Comments 

received after that date and time will be 

distributed to the members but may not 

be considered during the meeting. 

Comments and statements will be 

posted on the IAC website (https://

www.trade.gov/selectusa-investmentadvisory-council) without change, 

including any business or personal 

information provided such as it 

includes names, addresses, email 

addresses, or telephone numbers. All 

comments and statements received, 

including attachments and other 

supporting materials, are part of the 

public record and subject to public 

disclosure. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

publicly available. 

Copies of the meeting minutes will be 

available within 90 days of the meeting 

date. 

Jasjit Kalra, 

Executive Director, SelectUSA. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00022 Filed 1–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Information Collection Activities; 

Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Small Business Innovation 

Research (SBIR) Program Application 

Cover Sheet 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

comment on proposed, and continuing 

information collections, which helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on October 4, 

2023 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. 

Agency: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST), 

Commerce. 

Title: Small Business Innovation 

Research (SBIR) Program Application 

Cover Sheet. 

OMB Control Number 0693–0072. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

current information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 138. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 69 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collected in the Cover Sheet provides 

identifying information and 

demographic data for use in NIST’s 

annual report to the SBA on the 

program. The technical abstract is used 

in prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse 

by providing a method to compare 

similar applications to other agency 

SBIR programs. The abstract and 

potential commercial applications of 

successful applicants are posted on the 

agency website. 

Affected Public: Applicants to the 

NIST SBIR Program. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0693–0072. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00037 Filed 1–4–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD610] 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Geophysical Surveys 

Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the 

Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of modification to 

expiration date of letter of authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), as amended, its implementing 

regulations, and NMFS’ MMPA 

Regulations for Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Geophysical 

Surveys Related to Oil and Gas 

Activities in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), 

notification is hereby given that NMFS 

has modified the expiration date of a 

Letter of Authorization (LOA) issued to 

LLOG Exploration Offshore, L.L.C. 

(LLOG) for the take of marine mammals 

incidental to geophysical survey activity 

in the GOM. 

DATES: This LOA is effective through 

December 31, 2026. 

ADDRESSES: The LOA, LOA request, and 

supporting documentation are available 

online at: https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/marine-mammal-protection/ 

issued-letters-authorization-oil-and-gasindustry-geophysical-survey. In case of 

problems accessing these documents, 

please call the contact listed below (FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jenna Harlacher, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce to allow, 

upon request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 

marine mammals by U.S. citizens who 

engage in a specified activity (other than 

commercial fishing) within a specified 

geographical region if certain findings 

are made and either regulations are 

issued or, if the taking is limited to 

harassment, a notice of a proposed 

authorization is provided to the public 

for review. 

An authorization for incidental 

takings shall be granted if NMFS finds 

that the taking will have a negligible 

impact on the species or stock(s), will 

not have an unmitigable adverse impact 

on the availability of the species or 

stock(s) for subsistence uses (where 

relevant), and if the permissible 

methods of taking and requirements 

pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring 

and reporting of such takings are set 

forth. NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible 

impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact 

resulting from the specified activity that 

cannot be reasonably expected to, and is 

not reasonably likely to, adversely affect 

the species or stock through effects on 

annual rates of recruitment or survival. 

Except with respect to certain 

activities not pertinent here, the MMPA 

defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of 

pursuit, torment, or annoyance which: 


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