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On August 29, 2014, the International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce published in the Federal Register an amendment to its Request for Nominations for the Industry Trade Advisory Committees (ITACs) of February 24, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 10099) to revise the eligibility criteria to permit federally-registered lobbyists to apply for membership on the ITACs. The Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) no longer maintain an eligibility restriction prohibiting federally-registered lobbyists from applying for appointment on the ITACs in light of a recent policy clarification that the eligibility restriction does not apply to advisory committee members who serve in a representative capacity. The Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) and USTR will now consider nominations of federally-registered lobbyists for appointment on the 16 ITACs. All other eligibility criteria continue to apply. The Industry Trade Advisory Committees are:
Nominations will be accepted for current vacancies and those that occur throughout the remainder of the charter term, which expires on February 14, 2018. Appointments will be made on a rolling basis. For that reason, nominations will be accepted through February 14, 2018. |
