81_FR_38250 81 FR 38137 - President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

81 FR 38137 - President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Meeting of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 113 (June 13, 2016)

Page Range38137-38137
FR Document2016-14039

The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (Council) will hold a meeting to deliberate on recommendations related to strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and Africa. Topics may include: The U.S. Government Power Africa initiative and energy infrastructure, the upcoming U.S.-Africa Business Forum, vocational and skills training, transportation infrastructure, and initiating tax treaties with African countries. The final agenda will be posted at least one week in advance of the meeting on the Council's Web site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa: Meeting 
of the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
(Council) will hold a meeting to deliberate on recommendations related 
to strengthening commercial engagement between the United States and 
Africa. Topics may include: The U.S. Government Power Africa initiative 
and energy infrastructure, the upcoming U.S.-Africa Business Forum, 
vocational and skills training, transportation infrastructure, and 
initiating tax treaties with African countries. The final agenda will 
be posted at least one week in advance of the meeting on the Council's 
Web site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

DATES: June 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT)

ADDRESSES: The President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa 
meeting will be broadcast via live webcast on the Internet at http://whitehouse.gov/live.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, 
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Room 4043, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20230, telephone: 202-
482-5876, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: President Barack Obama directed the Secretary of 
Commerce to establish the President's Advisory Council on Doing 
Business in Africa by Executive Order No. 13675 dated August 5, 2014. 
The Council was established by Charter on November 4, 2014, to advise 
the President, through the Secretary of Commerce, on strengthening 
commercial engagement between the United States and Africa, with a 
focus on advancing the President's Doing Business in Africa Campaign as 
described in the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa of June 14, 
2012. This Council is established in accordance with the provisions of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.
    Public Submissions: The public is invited to submit written 
statements to the President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in 
Africa. Statements must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EDT) June 27, 2016 by 
either of the following methods:
    a. Electronic Submissions
    Submit statements electronically to Tricia Van Orden, Executive 
Secretary, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, 
via email: [email protected].
    b. Paper Submissions
    Send paper statements to Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, 
President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Room 4043, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20230.
    Statements will be provided to the members in advance of the 
meeting for consideration and also will be posted on the President's 
Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa Web site (http://trade.gov/pac-dbia) without change, including any business or personal 
information provided such as names, addresses, email addresses, or 
telephone numbers. All statements received, including attachments and 
other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject 
to public disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish 
to make publicly available.
    Meeting minutes: Copies of the Council's meeting minutes will be 
available within ninety (90) days of the meeting on the Council's Web 
site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.

    Dated: June 9, 2016.
Tricia Van Orden,
Executive Secretary, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in 
Africa.
[FR Doc. 2016-14039 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                of the relevant entries during this POR.                and skills training, transportation                    telephone numbers. All statements
                                                Failure to comply with this requirement                 infrastructure, and initiating tax treaties            received, including attachments and
                                                could result in the Department’s                        with African countries. The final agenda               other supporting materials, are part of
                                                presumption that reimbursement of                       will be posted at least one week in                    the public record and subject to public
                                                antidumping duties occurred and the                     advance of the meeting on the Council’s                disclosure. You should submit only
                                                subsequent assessment of double                         Web site at http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.                 information that you wish to make
                                                antidumping duties.                                     DATES: June 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT)                publicly available.
                                                  The Department is issuing and                         ADDRESSES: The President’s Advisory
                                                                                                                                                                  Meeting minutes: Copies of the
                                                publishing these results in accordance                  Council on Doing Business in Africa                    Council’s meeting minutes will be
                                                with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the               meeting will be broadcast via live                     available within ninety (90) days of the
                                                Act.                                                                                                           meeting on the Council’s Web site at
                                                                                                        webcast on the Internet at http://
                                                                                                                                                               http://trade.gov/pac-dbia.
                                                  Dated: June 7, 2016.                                  whitehouse.gov/live.
                                                Paul Piquado,                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                         Dated: June 9, 2016.
                                                Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and                 Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary,                 Tricia Van Orden,
                                                Compliance.                                             President’s Advisory Council on Doing                  Executive Secretary, President’s Advisory
                                                                                                        Business in Africa, Room 4043, 1401                    Council on Doing Business in Africa.
                                                Appendix
                                                                                                        Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                   [FR Doc. 2016–14039 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am]
                                                List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary             DC, 20230, telephone: 202–482–5876,                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                Decision Memorandum                                     email: dbia@trade.gov.
                                                Summary                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                Background                                                 Background: President Barack Obama                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                Scope of the Order                                      directed the Secretary of Commerce to
                                                Discussion of the Methodology                                                                                  International Trade Administration
                                                                                                        establish the President’s Advisory
                                                  Comparisons to Normal Value
                                                                                                        Council on Doing Business in Africa by                 [C–570–968]
                                                  A. Determination of Comparison Method
                                                  B. Results of Differential Pricing Analysis           Executive Order No. 13675 dated
                                                                                                        August 5, 2014. The Council was                        Aluminum Extrusions From the
                                                  Product Comparisons
                                                  Date of Sale                                          established by Charter on November 4,                  People’s Republic of China:
                                                  Constructed Export Price                              2014, to advise the President, through                 Preliminary Results of the
                                                  Normal Value                                          the Secretary of Commerce, on                          Countervailing Duty Administrative
                                                  A. Home-Market Viability and Comparison               strengthening commercial engagement                    Review and Preliminary Intent To
                                                     Market                                             between the United States and Africa,                  Rescind, in Part; 2014
                                                  B. Level of Trade
                                                                                                        with a focus on advancing the                          AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  C. Cost of Production
                                                  1. Calculation of Cost of Production                  President’s Doing Business in Africa                   International Trade Administration,
                                                  2. Test of Comparison-Market Sales Prices             Campaign as described in the U.S.                      Department of Commerce.
                                                  3. Results of the COP Test                            Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa of                  SUMMARY: In response to multiple
                                                  D. Calculation of Normal Value Based on               June 14, 2012. This Council is                         requests from interested parties, the
                                                     Comparison Market Prices                           established in accordance with the                     Department of Commerce (the
                                                  E. Calculation of Normal Value Based on               provisions of the Federal Advisory                     Department) is conducting an
                                                     Constructed Value                                  Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
                                                Currency Conversion                                                                                            administrative review of the
                                                                                                        U.S.C. App.                                            countervailing duty order 1 on
                                                Recommendation                                             Public Submissions: The public is                   aluminum extrusions from the People’s
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–13950 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am]             invited to submit written statements to                Republic of China (PRC). The period of
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  the President’s Advisory Council on                    review (POR) is January 1, 2014 through
                                                                                                        Doing Business in Africa. Statements                   December 31, 2014. We preliminarily
                                                                                                        must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EDT)                    determine that the companies selected
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  June 27, 2016 by either of the following               for individual examination (the
                                                                                                        methods:                                               mandatory respondents)—Jangho 2 and
                                                International Trade Administration                         a. Electronic Submissions
                                                President’s Advisory Council on Doing                      Submit statements electronically to                    1 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s

                                                Business in Africa: Meeting of the                      Tricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary,                 Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76
                                                President’s Advisory Council on Doing                   President’s Advisory Council on Doing                  FR 30653 (May 26, 2011) (Order).
                                                                                                                                                                  2 For purposes of this administrative review,
                                                Business in Africa                                      Business in Africa, via email: dbia@
                                                                                                                                                               ‘‘Jangho’’ refers to the cross-owned entity consisting
                                                                                                        trade.gov.                                             of the following members and affiliates of the
                                                AGENCY: International Trade                                b. Paper Submissions                                Jangho Group: Guangzhou Jangho Curtain Wall
                                                Administration, U.S. Department of                         Send paper statements to Tricia Van                 System Engineering Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou Jangho);
                                                Commerce.                                               Orden, Executive Secretary, President’s                Guangzhou Jangho’s parent company, Jangho Group
                                                                                                        Advisory Council on Doing Business in                  Co., Ltd. (Jangho Group Company); Jangho Group
                                                ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.                                                                             Company’s corporate parent, Beijing Jiangheyuan
                                                                                                        Africa, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution                   Holding Com., Ltd. (Beijing Jiangheyuan), and
                                                SUMMARY:   The President’s Advisory                     Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20230.                     Jangho Group Company’s producer subsidiaries,
                                                Council on Doing Business in Africa                        Statements will be provided to the                  Beijing Jangho Curtain Wall System Engineering
                                                (Council) will hold a meeting to                        members in advance of the meeting for                  Co., Ltd. (Beijing Jangho); Shanghai Jangho Curtain
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                                                                                                                                                               Wall System Engineering Co., Ltd. (Shanghai
                                                deliberate on recommendations related                   consideration and also will be posted on               Jangho), and Chengdu Jangho Curtain Wall System
                                                to strengthening commercial                             the President’s Advisory Council on                    Engineering Co., Ltd. (Chengdu Jangho). As stated
                                                engagement between the United States                    Doing Business in Africa Web site                      above, we have used ‘‘Jangho’’ to refer to the cross-
                                                and Africa. Topics may include: The                     (http://trade.gov/pac-dbia) without                    owned entity, the entity to which we will assign a
                                                                                                                                                               subsidy rate. See ‘‘Preliminary Results of
                                                U.S. Government Power Africa initiative                 change, including any business or                      Administrative Review,’’ below. We have used ‘‘the
                                                and energy infrastructure, the upcoming                 personal information provided such as                  Jangho Group’’ and ‘‘Jangho Group’’ to refer to the
                                                U.S.-Africa Business Forum, vocational                  names, addresses, email addresses, or                                                              Continued




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of an open meeting.
DatesJune 29, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. (EDT)
ContactTricia Van Orden, Executive Secretary, President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20230, telephone: 202- 482-5876, email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 38137 

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