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 August 27, 1998, 10:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover Building,

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

NW., Washington, DC. 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 Co-Chair.

2. Discussion of Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) on-site

activity; specifically, visits.

3. Discussion of BWC declaration triggers and of activities besides

vaccine production that should trigger a declaration.

4. Review of proposed BWC declaration format.

5. Discussion of any other BWC-related issues.

6. Presentation of papers or comments by the public.

7. Committee assignments.

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

seats will be available. Reservations are not required. 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 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., NW., U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

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

Carpenter on (202) 482-2583.

Dated: August 10, 1998.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Director, Technical Advisory Committee Unit.

[FR Doc. 98-21891 Filed 8-13-98; 8:45 am]

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