New Crypto Panel

[John Young <jya@pipeline.com>]

Federal Register, April 24, 1997:

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

President's Export Council Subcommittee on Encryption; 
Notice of Establishment

    The Secretary of Commerce has determined that the 
establishment of the President's Export Council
Subcommittee on Encryption is in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of duties imposed on the 
Department by law.

    The Subcommittee will advise the Secretary, through the 
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, on
matters pertinent to the implementation of an encryption 
policy that will support the growth of commerce while 
protecting the public safety and national security.

    The Subcommittee will consist of approximately 25 members 
to be appointed by the Secretary to assure a balanced 
representation among the exporting community and those 
Government agencies with a mandate to implement policy 
regarding encryption.

    The Subcommittee will function solely as an advisory body.

    Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
the establishment of the Subcommittee to Lee Ann Carpenter, 
Committee Liaison Officer, OAS/EA/BXA, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, MS: 3886C, Washington, D.C., 20230. Telephone: 
202-482-2583. FAX: 202-501-8024.

    Dated: April 18, 1997.
Sue E. Eckert,
Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.