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DOC - 1893 - Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee	Agency Name	Department of Commerce
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	1893
Original Establishment Date	10/22/1994	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.trade.gov/ettac
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	45
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	DFO
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	8/6/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Megan
Date Of Renewal Charter	8/6/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Hyndman
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 482-1297
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	(202) 482-5665
Specific Establishment Authority*	P.L. 103-392	Designated Federal Officer Email*	megan.hyndman@trade.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	10/22/1994
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	National Policy Issue Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee's (ETTAC or Committee) mission is to provide advice on the policies and procedures, and focus the resources, of the U.S. Government (USG) through the interagency Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee's Environmental Trade Promotion Working Group ("Working Group"), with the aim of increasing exports of U.S. environmental technologies, goods and services. The ETTAC advises the Working Group through the Secretary of Commerce. Within the Department, the Director of the Office of Energy and Environmental Industries acts as Executive Director, and two staff persons act as DFO and Secondary DFO of the ETTAC respectively. Members, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, provide advice on the international interests and competitiveness of the U.S. environmental industry. ETTAC members consult widely with U.S. environmental technologies firms, relevant federal and state government agencies, and other experts in developing their advice for the Working Group. ETTAC's recommendations address areas critical to enhancing the competitiveness of the U.S. industry in international markets, including tariff and non-tariff barriers, USG's trade promotion programs, and standards-related challenges, among others. The interaction between the ETTAC and the Working Group has been key to the development and implementation of interagency strategy aimed at expanding U.S. environmental exports. In FY25, the Committee continued to accomplish its purpose through providing 5 recommendations to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee's Environmental Trade Promotion Working Group, through the Secretary of Commerce, to enhance exports of U.S. environmental technologies, goods, and services.
How is membership balanced?*	The ETTAC contains members from large, small and medium-sized companies, as well as trade associations and other relevant organizations operating throughout the United States and in a range of foreign markets. Committee members specialize in the various subsectors of the environmental industry -- Equipment: water treatment equipment and chemicals; air pollution control; instruments and information systems; waste management and recycling equipment; process and prevention technologies. Services: solid waste management; hazardous waste management; consulting and engineering; remediation and industrial services; analytical services; wastewater treatment works. Resources: water utilities; resource recovery. In FY25, the Office of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI) ensured balance on the committee by recruiting members that represented a range of large, small, and medium-sized corporations operating throughout the United States and representing various subsectors of the environmental industry. OEEI undertook robust recruitment for the 2024-2026 ETTAC charter by engaging in outreach through its industry newsletters, U.S. field offices, industry and trade associations, and other environmental technology industry contacts.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	OEEI continued to ensure frequent and relevant Committee meetings by hosting ETTAC meetings approximately four times per calendar year. In 2025, OEEI convened the ETTAC for four full meetings (in January, April, June, and September) in virtual or in-person formats to discuss and formulate Committee recommendations based on research conducted by its three subcommittees: Export Competitiveness and National Security, Supply Chain Resilience, Circularity, and Efficiency (SCRCE), and Enabling Innovative Technologies. Continuation of the ETTAC is critical because ETTAC is the only source of private sector advice to the USG on issues related to U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods and services. OEEI also convened two additional 1-hour meetings (in March and July) to allow committee members to approve recommendation letters.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The ETTAC is an essential partner of the Federal Government in developing this important sector of the world and domestic economy. There is no other private sector group focusing specifically on environmental technologies trade and providing advice from U.S. environmental firms and the U.S. environmental industry — an industry which employs approximately 1.8 million Americans and generated an estimated $432 billion in revenue in the United States in 2022.
Why close or partially close meetings?	ETTAC meetings are open to the public.
Recommendation Remarks

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	NA	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	NA	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	162	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	In FY25, the committee met six times and submitted 5 recommendations under the 2024-2026 charter, including on: Recognizing the environmental technologies sector as an important America First Trade Policy Sector Critical to National Security; Bundling Export Financing with U.S. Environmental Technology Offerings to Increase American Competitiveness; Bolstering U.S. Critical Mineral Supply; Trade Agreement Negotiations to Support U.S. Exports of Innovative Environmental Technologies; and Enhancing U.S. Leadership and Investment in Global Water Security.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	40.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	Recommendations are fully implemented within the charter they are submitted when possible. The ETTAC may provide recommendations on trade and U.S. competitiveness issues which fall outside of the scope of the U.S. Department of Commerce and require implementation by interagency partners, or require implementation over several years. For the 2024-2026 charter, five recommendations are addressing evolving issues and we are assessing the potential for implementation.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	45.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	Recommendations pertaining to bilateral or multilateral dialogues and global instruments previously have been adopted as negotiating objectives of the United States. However, negotiation within the international policy dialogues that govern their full implementation is ongoing and likely to be a multi-year process necessitating further advice from the ETTAC. For the 2024-2026 charter, we are working with the Working Group to identify opportunities to implement the five recommendations.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	none
Agency Feedback Comment*	Agency feedback is provided in the form of a formal written response from the senior DOC official addressed in the initial recommendation or through an articulation of action and decision by the Working Group. Under the 2024-2026 charter, Secretary Lutnick sent one response letter to the ETTAC addressing the first recommendation letter submitted by the ETTAC. We anticipate response letters for the other four recommendation letters to be sent this calendar year. The response letters are not public as they provide preliminary DOC and interagency feedback to the recommendation letters and are not meant to commit the DOC or interagency partners to a specific course of action.	Narrative Description*	ETTAC is a private-sector advisory committee that was created by Congress to advise the Federal Government on policies and programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental technologies, goods and services. The industry the Committee represents is comprised of roughly 115,000 revenue-generating organizations that employ approximately 1.8 million individuals in the United States. Under the Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act, Congress authorized the creation of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee to provide advice to the Department of Commerce and other federal agencies on how the U.S. government's policies and practices affect the export of U.S. environmental products and services. For its 2024-2026 charter, the ETTAC hosted among its members industry leaders from small, medium, and large enterprises; relevant industry associations; and key state-level advisors representing a vibrant U.S. industry that generated an estimated $432 billion in revenue in 2022.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$56,476.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$56,476.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$0.00	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$56,476.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$56,476.00
Date Cost Last Modified	9/12/2025 1:40 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.40
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	0.40	Est Cost Remarks	Subcommittee costs are included in the budget for the parent committee.
Cost Remarks	Subcommittee costs are included in the budget for the parent committee.

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Category Area Business Business and Domestic Commerce Industry Manufacturing Small Business Trade Competitiveness Exports and Imports International Commerce and Investment Trade and Trade Policy

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