FACA Committee Purpose & Justification The information in this plan was imported from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database and transformed into StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format. Fiscal Year:2011 Committee Type: Other Committee of Chairs of the Industry Trade Advisory Committees DOC 0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88 [ Location : (http://stratml.fido.gov/dick/DOCFACA21421.xml) ][ Federated Name : (urn:www.doc.gov:agency:12:committee:21421:) ][ Agency Name : (Department of Commerce) ][ Agency Acronym : (DOC) ][ Agency Domain : (www.doc.gov) ] [ Agency Web Site : (http://www.doc.gov ) ][ Committee Name : (Committee of Chairs of the Industry Trade Advisory Committees) ][ Committee Type : (Other) ][ Committee Web Site : (http://www.trade.gov/itac) ][ Goal? : (yes) ][ Vision? : (yes) ][ Mission? : (yes) ] Department of Commerce http://www.doc.gov http://www.trade.gov/itac The Committee of Chairs is comprised of the Chairs of the sixteen Industry Trade Advisory Committees(ITACs) established by the Secretary and the USTR pursuant to section 135(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Membership on this Committee is automatically conferred by virtue of being elected Chair of an ITAC, and no further appointment is required. The Committee of Chairs advises the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) concerning the trade matters of common interest to the Industry Trade Advisory Committees (ITACs)with respect to the operation of any trade agreement once entered into and other matters arising in connection with the development, implementation, and administration of the trade policy of the U.S. including those matters referred to in Reorganization Plan Number 3 of 1979 and E.O. 12188, and the priorities for actions thereunder. The Committee performs such functions and duties as required by section 135(c) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, with respect to the ITACs. The Committee also performs such other advisory functions relevant to trade policy matters and the effective administration of the ITAC Program as may be requested by the Secretary and the USTR or their designees. 78d4c946-cfc5-4b4f-b238-3d1061ea24f8 The Committee advises the Secretary and the USTR concerning the trade matters of common interest to the ITACs; with respect to the operation of any trade agreement once entered into; and with respect to other matters arising in connection with the development, implementation, and administration of the trade policy of the United States including those matters referred to in Reorganization Plan Number 3 of 1979 and Executive Order 12188, and the priorities for actions thereunder. In addition, the Committee performs such functions and duties as required by section 135 of the Act with respect to the ITACs. The Committee also performs such other advisory functions relevant to trade policy matters as may be requested by the Secretary and the USTR or their designees. e03f8581-f210-404a-9dfb-f65a80c555e3 This Committee is essential to carry out the Secretary and USTR's responsibilities under section 135(c)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, as delegated by E.O. 11846 of March 27, 1975. There is no other Committee that can perform the duties of this Committee. e3102b97-0297-4551-bb9c-b9919bee5c3b 43e72a74-837d-4f4e-adc4-ee1d15ceea64 42e274b8-285d-4f13-b684-423a77380273 2010-10-01 2011-09-30 2013-07-09 http://explore.data.gov/resource/datasets/c5i3-bb9j Gannon (J.) Dick gannon_dick@yahoo.com