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business on Wednesday, April 20; 

written comments from members of the 

public for distribution at this meeting 

must reach Mr. Moore by email on this 

same date. Requests received after that 

date, including any requests for 

reasonable accommodation, will be 

considered but might not be able to be 

fulfilled. 

The agenda of the meeting will 

include discussion of the outcome of the 

Abidjan Congress and an overview of 

issues that are being addressed in the 

current Congress cycle, in particular the 

U.S. approach to the Universal Postal 

Union (UPU) Task Force on opening to 

the wider postal sector, in preparation 

for 2023 UPU Extraordinary Congress, 

expected in late summer 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Mr. Tom Moore of the 

Office of Specialized and Technical 

Agencies (IO/STA), Bureau of 

International Organization Affairs, U.S. 

Department of State, at tel. (202) 538– 

1474 or by email at MooreTH@state.gov. 

Stuart Smith, 

Designated Federal Officer, Advisory 

Committee on International Postal and 

Delivery Services, Office of Specialized and 

Technical Agencies, Bureau of International 

Organization Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07765 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice of Continuation and Request for 

Nominations for the Industry Trade 

Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Trade 

Representative and the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) have established 

a new four-year charter term ending in 

February 2026 for the Industry Trade 

Advisory Committees (ITACs) and are 

accepting applications from qualified 

individuals interested in serving as 

members. The ITACs provide detailed 

policy and technical advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

the Secretary and the U.S. Trade 

Representative regarding trade barriers, 

negotiation of trade agreements, and 

implementation of existing trade 

agreements affecting industry sectors, 

and perform other advisory functions 

relevant to U.S. trade policy matters. 

There currently are opportunities for 

membership on each ITAC and we will 

accept nominations throughout the 

charter term. 

DATES: We will accept nominations for 

membership on the ITACs throughout 

the four-year charter term. 

ADDRESSES: Submit nominations via 

email to ITAC@trade.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ingrid Mitchem, Director, Industry 

Trade Advisory Center, U.S. Department 

of Commerce at ITAC@trade.gov, 202– 

482–3268, or Ethan Holmes, Director of 

Private Sector Engagement, Office of 

Intergovernmental Affairs and Public 

Engagement, in the Office of the United 

States Trade Representative at 

Ethan.M.Holmes@ustr.eop.gov, 202– 

881–9185. You can find additional 

information about the ITACs on the 

International Trade Administration 

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

industry-trade-advisory-center. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974, 

as amended (19 U.S.C. 2155), 

establishes a private-sector trade 

advisory system to ensure that U.S. 

trade policy and trade negotiation 

objectives adequately reflect U.S. 

commercial and economic interests. 

Section 135(c)(2) (19 U.S.C. 2155(c)(2)) 

directs the President to establish 

sectoral or functional trade advisory 

committees, as appropriate, including 

representatives of industry, labor, 

agriculture, and services, including 

small business, in the sector or 

functional area concerned, to provide 

detailed policy and technical advice, 

information, and recommendations 

regarding trade barriers, negotiation of 

trade agreements, and implementation 

of existing trade agreements affecting 

industry sectors, and perform other 

advisory functions relevant to U.S. trade 

policy matters as requested. 

The ITACs are subject to the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. See 19 U.S.C. 2155(f); 5 

U.S.C. app. II. 

II. What do the ITACs do? 

The ITACs provide detailed policy 

and technical advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Secretary and 

the U.S. Trade Representative on trade 

policy matters including: 

• Negotiating objectives and 

bargaining positions before entering into 

trade agreements. The impact of the 

implementation of trade agreements on 

the relevant sector. 

• Matters concerning the operation of 

any trade agreement once entered into. 

• Other matters arising in connection 

with the development, implementation, 

and administration of the trade policy of 

the United States. 

The nonpartisan, industry input 

provided by the ITACs is important in 

developing unified trade policy 

objectives and positions when the 

United States negotiates and 

implements trade agreements. 

The ITACs address market-access 

problems, trade barriers, tariffs, 

discriminatory foreign procurement 

practices, and information, marketing, 

and advocacy needs of their industry 

sector. Twelve ITACs (ITACS 1–12) 

provide advice and information on 

issues that affect specific sectors of U.S. 

industry. Three ITACs (ITACs 13–15) 

focus on crosscutting functional issues 

that affect all industry sectors and 

include specifically appointed members 

along with non-voting members from 

the industry specific ITACs to represent 

a broad range of industry perspectives. 

The ITACs may address other trade 

policy issues, e.g., government 

procurement and subsidies, in ad hoc 

working groups. 

III. What is the ITAC slate for 2022– 

2026? 

When the U.S. Trade Representative 

and the Secretary organize the ITACs, 

the Trade Act requires that they consult 

with interested private organizations 

and consider: 

• Patterns of actual or potential 

competition between U.S. industry and 

agriculture and foreign enterprise in 

international trade. 

• The character of the nontariff 

barriers and other distortions affecting 

such competition. 

• The necessity for reasonable limits 

on the number and size of the ITACs. 

• That the product lines covered by 

each ITAC are reasonably related. 

The Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative and the U.S. Department 

of Commerce requested comments on 

proposed changes to the slate of ITACs 

(86 FR 72303) and received 13 written 

submissions in response. A majority of 

the responses substantially supported 

separating the current ITAC 5 into two 

separate ITACs and re-establishing the 

Committee of Chairs. We have carefully 

considered these submissions and other 

factors including the nature of the U.S. 

industry in various sectors, the level of 

interest in serving on an ITAC (using the 

number of members and applications for 

appointment during the 2018–2022 

charter terms), the level of activity of 

each ITAC (using the number of 

meetings and recommendations 

submitted during the 2018–2022 charter 

terms), and constraints on the resources 

to support and engage with the ITACs. 

Based on all of this information, 


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pursuant to section 135(c)(2) of the 

Trade Act, the Secretary and the U.S. 

Trade Representative have established 

new four-year charter terms for the 

following ITACs, that began on February 

24, 2022, and will end on February 24, 

2026. 

Committee of Chairs 

ITAC 1 Aerospace Equipment 

ITAC 2 Automotive Equipment and 

Capital Goods 

ITAC 3 Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, 

Health/Science Products and Services 

ITAC 4 Consumer Goods 

ITAC 5 Critical Minerals and Nonferrous 

Metals 

ITAC 6 Digital Economy 

ITAC 7 Energy and Energy Services 

ITAC 8 Forest Products and Building 

Materials 

ITAC 9 Small, Minority, and Woman-led 

Business 

ITAC 10 Services 

ITAC 11 Steel 

ITAC 12 Textiles and Clothing 

ITAC 13 Customs Matters and Trade 

Facilitation 

ITAC 14 Intellectual Property Rights 

ITAC 15 Standards and Technical Trade 

Barriers 

IV. Membership 

Each ITAC consists of members with 

experience relevant to the industry 

sector for ITACs 1 through 12, or the 

subject area for ITACs 13 through 15. 

All ITAC members serve in a 

representative capacity (there are no 

special government employees (SGEs)) 

and present the views and interests of 

a sponsoring U.S. entity or U.S. 

organization and the entity’s or 

organization’s subsector (if applicable). 

In selecting members, the Secretary and 

the U.S. Trade Representative consider 

the nominee’s ability to carry out the 

objectives of the ITAC, including 

knowledge of the industry and of trade 

matters relevant to the work of the 

ITAC, and ensuring that the ITAC is 

balanced in terms of points of view, 

demographics, geography, and entity or 

organization size. The Secretary and the 

U.S. Trade Representative also are 

committed to achieving diversity in 

ITAC membership to the maximum 

extent permitted by law and consistent 

with the need for balanced industry 

representation. The Secretary and the 

U.S. Trade Representative may seek 

additional nominations as necessary to 

attain membership balance and 

demographic diversity. Appointments 

are made without regard to political 

affiliation and in accordance with equal 

opportunity practices that promote 

diversity, equity, inclusion, and 

accessibility. 

The Secretary and the U.S. Trade 

Representative appoint all ITAC 

members for a term of four-years or until 

the ITAC charter expires, and members 

serve at the discretion of the Secretary 

and the U.S. Trade Representative. 

Individuals can be reappointed for any 

number of terms. Appointments are 

made at the time an ITAC is re-chartered 

and periodically throughout the fouryear charter term. Appointments expire 

at the end of the charter term, in this 

case, on February 24, 2026. 

ITAC members serve without 

compensation, including reimbursement 

of expenses. Members are responsible 

for all expenses they incur to attend 

meetings or otherwise participate in 

ITAC activities. 

The ITACs meet as needed, 

depending on various factors such as 

the level of activity of trade negotiations 

and the needs of the Secretary and the 

U.S. Trade Representative. On average, 

each ITAC meets six times a year in 

Washington DC or via teleconference. 

V. Request for Nominations 

The Secretary and the U.S. Trade 

Representative are soliciting 

nominations for membership on the 

ITACs. 

A. Eligibility Requirements 

To apply for membership, an 

applicant must meet the following 

eligibility criteria: 

1. The applicant must be a U.S. 

citizen. 

2. The applicant cannot be a full-time 

employee of a U.S. governmental entity. 

3. The applicant cannot be registered 

with the U.S. Department of Justice 

under the Foreign Agents Registration 

Act. 

4. The applicant must be able to 

obtain and maintain a security 

clearance. 

5. The applicant must represent 

either: 

a. A U.S. entity that is directly 

engaged in the import or export of goods 

or services or that provides services in 

direct support of the international 

trading activities of other entities; or 

b. A U.S. organization that trades 

internationally, represents members that 

trade internationally, or, consistent with 

the needs of an ITAC as determined by 

the Secretary and the Trade 

Representative, represents members 

who have a demonstrated interest in 

international trade. 

• For eligibility purposes, a ‘‘U.S. 

entity’’ is a for-profit firm engaged in 

commercial, industrial, or professional 

activities that is incorporated in the 

United States (or is an unincorporated 

U.S. firm with its principal place of 

business in the United States) that is 

controlled by U.S. citizens or by other 

U.S. entities. An entity is not a U.S. 

entity if 50 percent plus one share of its 

stock (if a corporation, or a similar 

ownership interest of an unincorporated 

entity) is known to be controlled, 

directly or indirectly, by non-U.S. 

citizens or non-U.S. entities. 

• For eligibility purposes, a ‘‘U.S. 

organization’’ is an organization, 

including a trade association, labor 

union or organization, and 

nongovernmental organization (NGO), 

established under the laws of the United 

States, that is controlled by U.S. 

citizens, by another U.S. organization 

(or organizations), or by a U.S. entity (or 

entities), as determined based on its 

board of directors (or comparable 

governing body), membership, and 

funding sources, as applicable. To 

qualify as a U.S. organization, more than 

50 percent of the board of directors (or 

comparable governing body) and more 

than 50 percent of the membership of 

the organization to be represented must 

be U.S. citizens, U.S. organizations, or 

U.S. entities. Additionally, in order for 

an NGO to qualify as a U.S. 

organization, at least 50 percent of the 

NGO’s annual revenue must be 

attributable to nongovernmental U.S. 

sources. 

• An applicant who will represent an 

entity or organization known to have 10 

percent or greater non-U.S. ownership 

of its shares or equity, non-U.S. board 

members, non-U.S. membership, or nonU.S. funding sources, as applicable, 

must certify that this non-U.S. interest 

does not constitute control and will not 

adversely affect his/her ability to serve 

as a trade advisor to the United States. 

• The Secretary and the U.S. Trade 

Representative have appointed, and will 

consider nominees, who represent the 

public health or health care community 

to ITACs 3 and 14, and environmental 

viewpoints to ITACs 3 and 8. 

B. How do I apply? 

To be considered for ITAC 

membership, interested persons should 

submit the following documents to the 

Director of the Industry Trade Advisory 

Center at the U.S. Department of 

Commerce at ITAC@trade.gov: 

1. A completed ITAC Member 

Application, available at 

www.trade.gov/industry-trade-advisorycenter. 

2. A sponsor letter on the entity’s or 

organization’s letterhead containing a 

brief description of why the Secretary 

and the U.S. Trade Representative 

should consider the individual for 

membership. 

3. The company or organization’s 

profile information or annual report. 

4. The individual’s personal resume 

or comprehensive biography 


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demonstrating knowledge of 

international trade issues. 

5. A narrative response of no more 

than 500 words to the following prompt: 

The Biden-Harris Administration is 

committed to a trade agenda that 

advances racial equity and supports 

underserved communities. We will seek 

advice and recommendations from the 

ITACs on trade policies that eliminate 

social and economic structural barriers 

to equality and economic opportunity. 

We also will seek advice and 

recommendations from the ITACs to 

better understand the projected impact 

of proposed trade policies on 

communities of color and underserved 

communities. Please explain how your 

knowledge and experience will 

contribute to these policy objectives. 

The Secretary and the U.S. Trade 

Representative will consider applicants 

who meet the eligibility criteria based 

on the following factors: ability to 

represent the sponsoring U.S. entity or 

U.S. organization and its subsector’s 

interests on trade matters; knowledge of 

and experience in trade matters relevant 

to the work of the ITAC; and ensuring 

that the ITAC is balanced in terms of 

points of view, demographics, 

geography, and entity or organization 

size. 

Ethan Holmes, 

Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs 

and Public Engagement, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07743 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3390–F2–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0111] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

Under part 235 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 

20502(a), this document provides the 

public notice that on December 20, 

2021, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

to discontinue or modify a signal 

system. FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0111. 

Applicant: CSXT—Carl A. Walker, Chief 

Engineer—Communication & Signals, 

500 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 

32202 

Specifically, CSXT requested 

approval to discontinue the cab signal 

system (CSS) on all tracks between CP 

Anacostia (mile post (MP) CFP–114.7) 

and CP Greendale (MP CFP–4.8) 

between Washington, DC, and 

Richmond, VA, on the RF&P 

subdivision. In a clarification letter 

dated March 30, 2022, CSXT describes 

the affected trackage to include (1) on 

the CSXT Capital subdivision in 

Washington, DC, the tracks include all 

tracks in both directions between and 

including CP Anacostia at MP CFP– 

114.7 to CP M Street at MP CFP–113.8; 

and (2) on the CSXT RF&P subdivision 

in Washington, DC, the tracks include 

all tracks in both directions between 

and including CP M Street at MP CFP– 

113.8, to the southbound absolute 

signals of CP Greendale at MP CFP–4.8 

in Richmond, VA. CSXT states that 

affected railways Virginia Passenger Rail 

Authority, Virginia Railway Express, 

and Amtrak have concurred with the 

proposed change. In support of its 

request, CSXT states that 

implementation of the Interoperable 

Electronic Train Management System 

Positive Train Control system, without 

the CSS, will simplify the signal design 

and improve safety and efficiency of 

train operations. 

A copy of the application, as well as 

any written communications concerning 

the application, is available for review 

online at www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by May 27, 

2022 will be considered by FRA before 

final action is taken. Comments received 

after that date will be considered if 

practicable. Anyone can search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

processes. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07741 Filed 4–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Competitive 

Funding Opportunity: Standards 

Development for Bus Exportable 

Power Systems (BEPS) 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

opportunity to apply for a total of 

$1,000,000 of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 

Technical Assistance and Workforce 

Development Program funds for projects 

that develop interoperable standards for 

Bus Exportable Power Systems (BEPS). 

BEPS enable public transportation 

agencies, communities, and States to 

access resilient and flexible power 

options through bus fleet vehicles 

during major power disruptions. 

Communities and States often need 

options for generating power 

immediately after natural disasters. 

BEPS technologies developed under 

previous FTA research grants may have 

the ability to address this type of 

challenge by transforming hybrid 

electric and fuel cell buses into mobile 

power generators. The goal of this 

program is to develop national 

interoperable BEPS standards—working 

with FTA, industry stakeholders and 

technical partners—so that different 

manufacturers’ systems can use the 

same technology base and applications 

for BEPS solutions. One or more 

projects will be competitively selected 

based on the criteria outlined in this 

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). 

DATES: Complete proposals must be 

submitted electronically through the 

GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function by 

11:59 p.m. Eastern time on June 13, 

2022. 

Prospective applicants should initiate 

the process by registering on the 


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