Materials Technical Advisory Committee, Notice of Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Materials Technical Advisory Committee, Notice of Open Meeting

A meeting of the Materials Technical Advisory Committee will be

held April 24, 1997, 10:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover Building,

Room 1617M(2), 14th Street between Constitution & Pennsylvania Avenues,

N.W., Washington, D.C. The Committee advises the Office of the

Assistant Secretary for Export Administration with respect to technical

questions that affect the level of export controls applicable to

advanced materials and related technology.

Agenda

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.

2. Presentation of papers or comments by the public.

3. Review of export control of materials usable for production of

isotope separation centrifuges, including a report on type ``E''

fiberglass producers in countries of proliferation concern.

4. Consideration of a recommendation to eliminate controls on

materials usable for production of centrifuges that are not

significantly better than those produced from E-glass.

5. Briefing on the meeting of the Biological Weapons Convention Ad

Hoc Group.

6. Presentation and discussion of industry concerns regarding

implementation of the Biological Weapons Convention.

The meeting will be open to the public and a limited number of

seats will be available. To the extent that time permits, members of

the public may present oral statements to the Committee. Written

statements may be submitted at any time before or after the meeting.

However, to facilitate distribution of public presentation materials to

the Committee members, the Committee suggests that presenters forward

the public presentation materials two weeks prior to the meeting date

to the following address: Ms. Lee Ann Carpenter, OAS/EA MS: 3886C,

Bureau of Export Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

For further information or copies of the minutes, contact Lee Ann

Carpenter on (202) 482-2583.

Dated: March 26, 1997.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Director, Technical Advisory Committee Unit.

[FR Doc. 97-8141 Filed 3-31-97; 8:45 am]

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