90 FR 158 pgs. 40329-40330 - Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 158Pages: 40329 - 40330
Pages: 40329, 40330FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-15790 Filed 8-18-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Industry and Security Bureau
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee
AGENCY:
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice of partially closed meeting.
SUMMARY:
[top] The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) advises and assists the Secretary of Commerce and other Federal officials on matters related to export control policies; the RPTAC will
DATES:
The meeting will be held on September 9, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time (all times are Eastern Time). Specifically, the open session will start at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 9:15 a.m.; the closed session will start at approximately 9:15 a.m. and end no later than 12:30 p.m. Individuals requiring special accommodations should contact TAC@bis.doc.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. on September 2, 2025, so that BIS can make the appropriate arrangements. Individuals interested in participating virtually should contact TAC@bis.doc.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. on September 4, 2025.
ADDRESSES:
The open session will be held virtually; the closed session will be held at the Herbert C. Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. The open session will be accessible to the public via teleconference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Coyne, Committee Liaison Officer, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce. For additional information, contact TAC@bis.doc.gov or by phone 202-482-4933.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) advises and assists the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) and other Federal officials and agencies with respect to actions designed to carry out the policy set forth in Section 1752 of the Export Control Reform Act. The purpose of the meeting is to have Committee members and U.S. Government representatives mutually review updated technical data and policy-driving information that has been gathered.
Agenda
The open session will include open business discussions. The closed session will include the discussion of matters determined to be exempt from the open meeting consistent with the public participation requirements in Sections 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 1001-1014). The exemption is authorized by Section 1009(d) of the FACA, which permits the closure of advisory committee meetings, or portions thereof, if the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines such meetings may be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)). In this case, the applicable provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) are subsection 552b(c)(4), which permits closure to protect trade secrets and commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential, and subsection 552b(c)(9)(B), which permits closure to protect information that would be likely to disclose information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate the implementation of a proposed agency action. The closed session of the meeting will involve committee discussions and guidance regarding U.S. Government strategies and policies.
Open Session Attendance
The open session will be accessible via teleconference. Registration in advance is required to receive the meeting invite for virtual attendance. Individuals interested in participating virtually should contact TAC@bis.doc.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 4, 2025.
Special Accommodations
Individuals requiring special accommodations should contact TAC@bis.doc.gov no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 2, 2025, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Public Participation
To the extent that time permits, members of the public may present oral statements to the RPTAC. The public may also submit written statements at any time before or after the meeting. However, to facilitate the distribution of materials to the RPTAC members, written materials should be submitted to TAC@bis.doc.gov prior to the start of the meeting. All such materials submitted will be made public and, therefore, should not contain confidential information. Meeting materials from the open session will be posted to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) site ( https://tac.bis.doc.gov ) within 30 days after the meeting.
Closure Determination
The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the delegate of the General Counsel, formally determined pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(d), that the portion of the meeting dealing with pre-decisional changes to the Commerce Control List and the U.S. export control policies shall be exempt from the provisions relating to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of the meeting will be open to the public.
Meeting Cancellation
If the meeting is cancelled, a cancellation notice will be posted on the TAC website at https://tac.bis.doc.gov.
Kevin Coyne,
Committee Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-15790 Filed 8-18-25; 8:45 am]
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