Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Materials Technical Advisory Committee; Notice of Open Meeting

The Materials Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) will meet on

March 11, 1999, 10:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room

3884, 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.

2. Discussion of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC)

implementation protocol.

3. Discussion of 01/19/99 BWC Ad Hoc Group Working Paper.

4. 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. 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 to the

following address: Ms. Lee Ann Carpenter, Advisory Committees MS:

3886C, 15th St. & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

For more information contact Lee Ann Carpenter on (202) 482-2583.

Dated: February 19, 1999.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Committee Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 99-4756 Filed 2-25-99; 8:45 am]

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