Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Re-establishment

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International Trade Administration

Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee; Notice of Re-establishment

In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services Administration (GSA)

rule on Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR part 101-6, and

after consultation with GSA, the Secretary of Commerce has determined

that the re-establishment of the Exporters' Textile Advisory Committee

is in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties

imposed on the Department by law.

The Committee shall provide advice and guidance to Department

officials on the identification and surmounting of barriers to the

expansion of textile exports, and on methods of encouraging textile

firms to participate in export expansion.

The Committee shall consist of approximately 35 members appointed

by the Secretary of Commerce to ensure a balanced representation of

textile and apparel products. Representatives of small, medium and

large firms with broad geographical distribution in exporting shall be

included on the Committee.

The Committee shall function solely as an advisory body in

compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

The Charter will be filed under the Act, 15 days from the date of

publication of this notice.

Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding the re-

establishment of this Committee to Troy H. Cribb, Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Textiles, Apparel and Consumer Goods Industries, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230 telephone: (202) 482-3737.

Dated: September 20, 1996.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles, Apparel and Consumer

Goods Industries.

[FR Doc.96-24787 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am]

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