Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC)

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Recruitment for Additional Members for ETTAC.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee

(ETTAC) was rechartered on May 31, 1996, for two years pursuant to the

provisions in Title IV of the Jobs through Trade Expansion Act, 22

U.S.C. 2151, and under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.

App. 2. The ETTAC serves as an advisory body to the Environmental Trade

Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, reporting

directly to the Secretary of Commerce in his capacity as Chairman of

the TPCC, as well as to other TPCC agencies. Members of the ETTAC have

experience in exporting the full range of environmental technologies

products and services.

Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, membership in a committee

constituted under the Act must be balanced. To achieve balance the

Department is seeking additional candidates from small, medium-sized,

and large businesses from the following subsectors of the environmental

industry.

(1) Analytic Services

(2) Financial Services

(3) Trade Associations focused on the international market

(4) Air Pollution Control/Monitoring Equipment

(5) Process and Prevention Technologies

(6) Environmental Energy Sources

(7) Solid and Hazardous Waste Equipment and Management

(8) Engineering and Consulting

Committee members serve in a representative capacity, and must be

able to generally represent the views and interests of a certain

subsector. We are seeking CEO, President or Executive Vice President-

level company candidates.

Please send a fact-sheet on your company that details your activity

in the subsector as listed above, as well as a short biographical

sketch on the executive who wishes to become a candidate. Materials can

be faxed to the number listed below.

DEADLINE: This request will be open for three weeks from the date of

publication in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Office of Environmental Technologies Exports, Room 1003, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-482-5225. Materials may be faxed to

202-482-5665, attention Jane Siegel or Sage Chandler.

Dated: November 24, 1997.

Anne L. Alonzo,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Technologies Exports.

[FR Doc. 97-31340 Filed 11-28-97; 8:45 am]

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