BIS Solicits Private-Sector Members for Technical Advisory Committees
The Bureau of Industry and Security is soliciting private-sector members for its seven technical advisory committees which advise the Commerce Department on the technical parameters for export controls applicable to dual-use commodities and technology and on the administration of those controls. BIS states that recruitment will be open until January 16, 2013 (one year from its Federal Register publication date).
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TAC members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce and serve terms of not more than four consecutive years. Each TAC meets approximately four times per year.
The seven TACs are responsible for advising the Department of Commerce on the technical parameters for export controls and the administration of those controls within the following areas:
- Information Systems TAC: Control List Categories 3 (electronics), 4 (computers), and 5 (telecommunications and information security);
- Materials TAC: Control List Category 1 (materials, chemicals, microorganisms, and toxins);
- Materials Processing Equipment TAC: Control List Category 2 (materials processing);
- Regulations and Procedures TAC: The Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and Procedures for implementing the EAR;
- Sensors and Instrumentation TAC: Control List Category 6 (sensors and lasers);
- Transportation and Related Equipment TAC: Control List Categories 7 (navigation and avionics), 8 (marine), and 9 (propulsion systems, space vehicles, and related equipment) and
- Emerging Technology and Research Advisory Committee: (1) The identification of emerging technologies and research and development activities that may be of interest from a dual-use perspective; (2) the prioritization of new and existing controls to determine which are of greatest consequence to national security; (3) the potential impact of dual-use export control requirements on research activities; and (4) the threat to national security posed by the unauthorized exports of technologies.
(See ITT’s Online Archives 12011362 for previous summary of this recruitment notice, which did not list the TACs, etc..)
(FR Pub 01/17/12)