Federal Register Notices
[Federal Register: December 21, 2010
(Volume 75, Number 244)]
[Notices]
[Page 80038-80039]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Notice of Meetings of the Agricultural Policy
Advisory Committee
for Trade and the Agricultural Technical
Advisory Committees for Trade
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of a closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the
Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade
(APAC) and the Agricultural Technical Advisory
Committees for Trade (ATAC) will hold closed
meetings on January 13, 2011. The advisory
committees are administered by USDA and the
Office of the United States Trade Representative
(USTR). The meetings are closed to the public in
accordance with the Trade Act
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of 1974, 19 U.S.C. 2155(f)(2), and the
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(4) and (6). USTR has determined that
public access to this meeting would seriously
compromise the development by the U.S.
Government of trade policy priorities,
negotiating objectives, or
bargaining positions with respect to the
operation of trade agreements and other matters
arising in connection with the development,
implementation, and administration of the trade
policy of the United States. Topics will include
Doha Round negotiations in the World Trade
Organization (WTO), WTO accession negotiations,
and negotiations in bilateral and regional free
trade agreements.
DATES: The meetings are scheduled for
January 13, 2011, unless otherwise notified.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorie
Fitzsimmons by phone at (202)
720-3430 or by e-mail at: lorie.fitzsimmons@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The APAC is
authorized by sections 135(c)(1)
and (2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(Pub. L. 93-618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). The purpose of
the committee is to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture and the USTR concerning agricultural
trade policy. The committee is intended to
ensure that representative elements of the
private sector have an opportunity to express
their views to the U.S. Government. The ATACs
are comprised of six committees covering the
following commodity sectors: Animals and Animal
Products; Fruits and Vegetables; Grains, Feed
and Oilseeds; Processed Foods; Sweeteners and
Sweetener Products; and Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts
and Planting Seeds. Each is authorized by
sections 135(c)(1) and (2) of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93-618, 19 U.S.C.
2155). These committees address the technical
aspects of issues and provide advice to the
benefit of the Secretary of Agriculture and the
USTR. The Committees meet at the call of the
Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR through
the respective Designated Federal Officers
depending on the level of activity in trade
agreement negotiations and/or other matters
concerning the administration of trade policy,
the needs of the
Secretary of Agriculture and the USTR, and the
activity of the technical-level committees.
Dated: December 14, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-31969 Filed 12-20-10; 8:45 am]
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