Cooperation Between the Technology Administration of the United States Department of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China; Civil Industrial Technology Coordinating Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Technology Administration

[Docket No. 980529140-9024-02]

Cooperation Between the Technology Administration of the United

States Department of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and

Technology of the People's Republic of China; Civil Industrial

Technology Coordinating Committee

AGENCY: Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice: Re-opening of time for requests for nominations for the

coordinating committee.

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SUMMARY: The Technology Administration invites nominations of

individuals for appointment to the Civil Industrial Technology

Coordinating Committee established under the Implementing Arrangement

Concerning Cooperation in Civil Industrial Technology between the U.S.

Department of Commerce and the Peoples' Republic of China's Ministry of

Science and Technology. The Technology Administration will consider all

nominations received in response to this notice of appointment to the

Committee.

DATES: Please submit nominations on or before March 19, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations for the United States-China Civil

Industrial Technology Coordinating Committee to Phyllis Yoshida, Office

of Technology Policy, Technology Administration, Department of

Commerce, Room 4411, Washington, DC 20230. Nominations may also be

submitted by fax to 202-219-3310.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phyllis Yoshida, telephone 202-482-

1287; fax 202-219-3310; e-mail Phyllis__Y[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 12, 1998, the Department of

Commerce published a notice in the Federal Register requesting

nominations for Committee created under a memorandum of understanding

with China. This Federal Register notice was published on November 12,

1998 (63 FR 63294). The notice provides additional information on the

goal of the agreement, the scope of the proposed activities, and

relevant information on the Committee, including the functions of the

members of the bodies and membership criteria and requirements.

Nominations were requested on or before January 8, 1999. Because this

notice was published shortly before a major U.S. holiday and extended

through other holidays, the time for submission of nominations is being

extended through March 19, 1999 to allow for further public

dissemination and consideration.

Kelly H. Carnes,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy.

[FR Doc. 99-2763 Filed 2-5-99; 8:45 am]

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