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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99828-99829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29050]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Open Meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
(PAC-DBIA or Council) will hold a meeting to deliberate and adopt a 
report commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the establishment of 
the PAC-DBIA. The PAC-DBIA will present summaries of past 
recommendations across twelve key topics: Infrastructure, Financing, 
Technology & Digital Economy, Energy & Environment, Health, 
Agribusiness & Food-Water Security, Trade Facilitation & Supply-Value 
Chains, Bilateral Engagement Mechanisms, Public Procurement, Workforce 
& Skills Development, SMEs & Women Entrepreneurs, and the African 
Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). U.S. Government principals will 
provide feedback summarizing actions taken by departments, agencies, 
and programs that have address the PAC-DBIA's recommendations. The PAC-
DBIA will also present a review of key fact-finding activities 
conducted and analytical reports produced over the 10 years of the PAC-
DBIA's existence. Finally, the PAC-DBIA will present forward-looking 
recommendations regarding utilization of the PAC-DBIA and U.S.-Africa 
commercial engagement in general. The final agenda for the meeting will 
be posted prior to the meeting on the Council's website at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

DATES: December 13, 2024, time to be determined and posted in advance 
on the PAC-DBIA website at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

ADDRESSES: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
meeting will be broadcast to the public via live webcast on the 
internet at http://whitehouse.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated Federal 
Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 22004, 
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-766-8044; email: [email protected], 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The PAC-DBIA was established on August 5, 2014, to 
advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on 
strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and 
Africa. The Council's charter was renewed for a fifth two-year term in 
December 2023. The Council was established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 
App.
    Exceptional Circumstances: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150(b), the 
notice for this meeting is given less than 15 calendar days prior to 
the meeting because of the exceptional circumstances of the two-year 
anniversary of the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and Business Forum 
being on December 14, 2024, and the need for the PAC-DBIA's 10-year 
review of the Council's input to the U.S. Government to be incorporated 
into public messaging about progress and accomplishments in U.S.-Africa 
commercial engagement over the past two years.
    Public Participation: Members of the public are invited to submit 
written statements to the Council for consideration in advance of this 
meeting by 12:00 p.m. ET on December 13, 2024. Members of the public 
are encouraged to submit written comments via email to ensure timely 
receipt, but may submit by either of the following methods:

a. Electronic Submissions

    Submit statements electronically to Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated 
Federal Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in 
Africa, via email: [email protected].

b. Paper Submissions

    Send paper statements to Giancarlo Cavallo, Designated Federal 
Officer, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, 
Department of

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Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 22004, Washington, DC 20230.
    Statements will be provided to PAC-DBIA members in advance of the 
meeting for consideration and may be posted on the Council website 
(http://trade.gov/pac-dbia). Any business proprietary information 
should be clearly designated as such. All statements received, 
including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the 
public record and subject to public disclosure.
    Meeting transcripts: Copies of the Council's meeting transcript and 
a video recording of the meeting will be available within ninety (90) 
days of the meeting on the Council's website at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

Giancarlo Cavallo,
Deputy Director, Office of Africa.
[FR Doc. 2024-29050 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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