[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 43538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15433]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
(PAC-DBIA or Council) will hold the third meeting of its 2019-2021 term 
to deliberate and adopt recommendations on measures the U.S. Government 
should consider in implementing and operationalizing the President's 
Prosper Africa initiative.

DATES: July 28, 2020, 12-1:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
meeting will be held via teleconference. For instructions on how to 
participate in the meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice. The final agenda for the meeting will be posted 
at least one week in advance of the meeting on the Council's website at 
http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giancarlo Cavallo or Ashley Bubna, 
Designated Federal Officers, President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Room 22004, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-766-8044; 202-250-
9798, email: [email protected]; [email protected]; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Council was established on November 4, 2014, to 
advise the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on 
strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and 
Africa. The Council's charter was renewed for a third, two-year term in 
September 2019. The Council was established in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 
App.
    Requests to Attend: Anyone wishing to attend this meeting via 
teleconference must register by 5:00 p.m. July 21, 2020. In order to 
register, please submit your full name, email address, and phone number 
to [email protected]. Registrants will receive email confirmation with 
dial-in instructions for the teleconference. Members of the public are 
allowed to participate in listen only mode.
    Public Submissions: The public is invited to submit written 
statements to the Council through Giancarlo Cavallo and Ashley Bubna, 
Designated Federal Officers for the President's Advisory Council on 
Doing Business in Africa, via email: [email protected].
    Statements must be received by 5:00 p.m. July 21, 2020. Statements 
will be provided to the members in advance of the meeting for 
consideration and may be posted on the Council website (http://trade.gov/pac-dbia). Any business proprietary information should be 
clearly designated as such. All statements received, including 
attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public 
record and subject to public disclosure.
    Meeting minutes: Copies of the Council's meeting minutes will be 
available within ninety (90) days of the meeting on the Council's 
website at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

Frederique Stewart,
Director, Office of Africa.
[FR Doc. 2020-15433 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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