# Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11)
**AGENCY:**
Office of the United States Trade Representative.
**ACTION:**
Notice of a partially opened meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11) will hold a meeting on Monday, September 15, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be closed to the public from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and opened to the public from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
**DATES:**
The meeting is scheduled for September 15, 2008, unless otherwise notified.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce-Herbert C. Humphrey Building, B841-B, Washington, DC.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC-11 at (202) 482-3222, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
During the opened portion of the meeting, the following agenda items will be considered.
• Results of Americas Competitiveness Forum.
• Results of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meetings.
• FY08 vs. FY07 U.S./ Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) Loans Issued to Small and Minority Business.
• World Bank Programs for Small Business/IFC.
• Gold Key Service in Latin America.
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (UPTO) Work that Helps to Promote U.S. Exports.
Colleen J. Litkenhaus,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison.