Technical Advisory Committees; Notice of Recruitment of Private- Sector Members

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Technical Advisory Committees; Notice of Recruitment of Private-

Sector Members

SUMMARY: Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) advise the Department of

Commerce on the technical parameters for export controls applicable to

dual-use commodities and technology and on the administration of those

controls. The TACs are composed of representatives from industry and

Government representing diverse points of view on the concerns of the

exporting community. Industry representatives are selected from firms

producing a broad range of goods, technologies, and software presently

controlled for national security, foreign policy, nonproliferation, and

short supply reasons or that are proposed for such controls, balanced

to the extent possible among large and small firms.

TAC members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serve

terms of not more than four consecutive years. The membership reflects

the Department's commitment to attaining balance and diversity. TAC

members must obtain secret-level clearances prior to appointment. These

clearances are necessary so that members can be permitted access to

relevant classified information needed in formulating recommendations

to the Department of Commerce. Each TAC meets approximately 4 times per

year. Members of the TACs will not be compensated for their services.

Three TACs are currently seeking to fill membership vacancies.

Those TACs and the areas in which they advise the Department of

Commerce are the following: the Materials TAC--Control List Category 1

(materials, chemicals, microorganisms, and toxins); the Information

Systems TAC--Control List Category 3 (electronics--test, inspection,

and production equipment section), Category 4 (computers), and Category

5 (telecommunications and information security); and the Sensors and

Instrumentation TAC--Control List Category 3 (electronics--systems,

equipment, and components section) and Category 6 (sensors and

lasters).

To respond to this Notice of Recruitment, please send a fact sheet

on your company as well as a resume/biography to the following address:

Ms. Lee Ann Carpenter, OAS/EA/BXA MS: 3886C, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 15th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Materials may also be faxed to Ms. Carpenter at (202) 501-8024.

DEADLINE: This Notice of Recruitment will be open for 20 days from date

of publication in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lee Ann Carpenter on (202) 482-

2583.

Dated: August 5, 1998.

R. Roger Majak,

Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-21555 Filed 8-11-98; 8:45 am]

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