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 (MTAC) will

be held July 23, 1998, 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

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affect the level of export controls applicable to advanced materials

and related technology.

Agenda:

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.

2. Explanation on purpose of electing Co-Chair.

3. Election of Co-Chair.

4. Presentation on status of Chemical Weapons Convention.

5. Presentation on status of Biological Weapons Convention

implementation protocol.

6. Presentation on technical issues for chemical and equipment

related to Australia Group list review.

7. Presentation on technical issues for biologicals and biological

equipment related to Australia Group list review.

8. Presentation of papers or comments by the public.

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 to the following address: Ms. Lee Ann Carpenter, OAS/EA/BXA

MS:3886C, 15th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., 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: July 2, 1998.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Director, Technical Advisory Committee Unit.

[FR Doc. 98-18152 Filed 7-9-98; 8:45 am]

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