EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Notice of Open Meeting

The Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee (ETRAC) will meet on December 19, 2013, 8:30 a.m., Room 3884, at the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues, N.W., Washington, D.C. The Committee advises the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on emerging technology and research activities, including those related to deemed exports.

Agenda:

Thursday, December 19

Open Session:

1. Opening Remarks and Comments

2. Discussion on status of the Export Control Reform Initiative

3. Emerging Technology Issues

- Harmonization of definitions: ITAR and EAR

- Massive On-Line Instruction

- OY521 and Emerging Technology

- Exceptions: GOV and Technology Software Unrestricted (TSU)

4. Guest Speaker – National Academies

5. Guest Speaker – National Institutes of Health - Export Controls and Medical Research

6. Public Comments, Suggestions

The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 20 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , no later than December 12, 2013.

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.

For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-2813.

As a service to our exporters, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has established a webpage where sources of publicly available information on Commodity Classifications can be found.  We invite companies to participate in this opportunity by providing information on where Commodity Classification information related to your products may be obtained.

We are taking this action to enhance procedural transparency in the licensing process and to help exporters comply with U.S. export and reexport control laws.  Please be advised that any company information posted to the webpage is for informational purposes only and does not signify any additional obligations under the EAR.  BIS will not validate or be responsible for the accuracy of the classification information, and inclusion on the webpage does not denote BIS endorsement of any company, its employees, or its products or services.

 CLASSIFICATION INFORMATION TABLE

If your company currently has, or plans to have, Commodity Classification information available on your company’s website, or an export control point of contact, and you would like this information to be accessible via the BIS website, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  In your email, provide any of the following information you would like to be posted on the BIS website:

1. Company name
2. General description of the products/services
3. Commodity classification information website address
4. Export control point of contact (may be a general telephone number or email address)

REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Notice of Partially Closed Meeting

The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) will meet December 10, 2013, 9:00 a.m., Room 3884, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street between Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues, N.W., Washington, D.C. The Committee advises the

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration on implementation of the Export

Administration Regulations (EAR) and provides for continuing review to update the EAR as needed.

Agenda:

Public Session

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.

2. Opening remarks by Bureau of Industry and Security.

3. Export Enforcement update.

4. Regulations update.

5. Update on Export Control Reform Training for Customs and Border Protection Officers.

6. Working group reports.

7. Census Automated Export System update segment.

8. Presentation of papers or comments by the Public.

Closed Session

9. Discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3).

The open session will be accessible via teleconference to 25 participants on a first come, first serve basis. To join the conference, submit inquiries to Ms. Yvette Springer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than December 3, 2013.

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 February 4, 2013, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 § (10)(d)), that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public.

For more information, call Yvette Springer at (202) 482-2813.