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 30, 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 affect the level of export controls applicable to

advanced materials and related technology.

Agenda

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman.

2. Overview of status of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

3. Update on status of the Biological Weapons Convention protocol.

4. Discussion on triggers and appropriate content of data

declarations.

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5. Discussion regarding producers of pipes and valves subject to

Export Control Commodity Number 2A292.

6. 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 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 27, 1998.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Director, Technical Advisory Committee Unit.

[FR Doc. 98-8651 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am]

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