[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 32531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13359]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
(RE&EEAC) will hold a meeting to deliver a letter and 11
recommendations to the Under Secretary of International Trade at the
U.S. Department of Commerce and other U.S. Government officials. The
letter voices the Committee's support for the International Trade
Administration FY2013 budget and suggests items to consider during the
proposed reorganization of the U.S. government trade agencies. The
recommendations concern the development and administration of programs
and policies to enhance the competitiveness of the U.S. renewable
energy and energy efficiency industries, including specific challenges
associated with exporting. The recommendations focus on four main
areas: addressing local content requirements, increasing access to
sources of new capital for investment in the U.S. renewable energy and
energy efficiency sectors, increasing the speed of the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation's decision-making process and boosting public
awareness of the resulting benefits to U.S. employment, and improving
finance options pertaining to shipping by U.S. renewable energy
exporters. The Committee will also provide feedback on their committee
activities, which the Department may use in the committee rechartering
process for 2012-2014.
DATES: June 14, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce,
Room 4830, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Derstine, Office of Energy
and Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-3889; email:
jennifer.derstine@trade.gov. This meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to OEEI at (202) 482-3889.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of Commerce established the RE&EEAC
pursuant to his discretionary authority and in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) on July 14, 2010. The
RE&EEAC provides the Secretary of Commerce with consensus advice from
the private sector on the development and administration of programs
and policies to enhance the international competitiveness of the U.S.
renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. The RE&EEAC held its
first meeting on December 7, 2010 and several subsequent meetings to
date.
The meeting is open to the public and the room is disabled-
accessible. Public seating is limited and available on a first-come,
first-served basis. Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting
must notify Jennifer Derstine at the contact information above by 5
p.m. EDT on Friday, June 8, in order to pre-register for clearance into
the building. Please specify any request for reasonable accommodation
at least five business days in advance of the meeting. Last minute
requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. A limited
amount of time, from 12 p.m. until 12:30 p.m., will be available for
pertinent brief oral comments from members of the public attending the
meeting.
Any member of the public may submit pertinent written comments
concerning the RE&EEAC's affairs at any time before or after the
meeting. Comments may be submitted to jennifer.derstine@trade.gov or to
the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee, Office
of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade
Administration, Room 4053; 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230. To be considered during the meeting, comments must be received
no later than 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 8, 2012, to ensure
transmission to the Committee prior to the meeting. Comments received
after that date will be distributed to the members but may not be
considered at the meeting.
Copies of RE&EEAC meeting minutes will be available within 30 days
of the meeting.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
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