81_FR_51332 81 FR 51183 - Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee: Notice of an Opportunity To Apply For Membership

81 FR 51183 - Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee: Notice of an Opportunity To Apply For Membership

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 149 (August 3, 2016)

Page Range51183-51184
FR Document2016-18331

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is seeking applications for membership on the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC or ``Committee''). The purpose of the CINTAC is to provide advice to the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of civil nuclear goods and services in accordance with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, which will be used by the Department in its role as a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee and of the TeamUSA interagency group to promote U.S. civil nuclear trade.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee: Notice of an Opportunity 
To Apply For Membership

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

ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to apply for membership on the Civil 
Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is seeking 
applications for membership on the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory 
Committee (CINTAC or ``Committee''). The purpose of the CINTAC is to 
provide advice to the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development 
and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of civil nuclear 
goods and services in accordance with applicable U.S. laws and 
regulations, which will be used by the Department in its role as a 
member of the Civil Nuclear Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee and of the TeamUSA interagency group to promote 
U.S. civil nuclear trade.

DATES: All applications for immediate consideration for appointment 
must be received by the Office of Energy & Environmental Industries by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 2, 2016. After that 
date, ITA will continue to accept applications under this notice for a 
period of up to two years from the deadline to fill any vacancies that 
may arise.

ADDRESSES: Please submit applications in pdf or MS Word format via 
email to [email protected], or by mail to Jonathan Chesebro, 
Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, Room 4053, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy 
and Environmental Industries, Room 4053, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; phone 
202-482-1297 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background and Authority

    The CINTAC was established on September 17, 2008, pursuant to the 
Department of Commerce authority under 15 U.S.C. 1512 and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The CINTAC 
functions solely as an advisory committee in accordance with the 
provisions of FACA. As noted in the SUMMARY, CINTAC provides advice to 
the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration 
of programs to expand U.S. exports of civil nuclear goods and services 
which will be used by the Department in its role as a member of the 
Civil Nuclear Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating 
Committee and as a member of the TeamUSA interagency group to promote 
U.S. civil nuclear trade. In particular, the Committee advises on 
matters including, but not limited to:
    (1) Matters concerning trade policy development and negotiations 
relating to U.S. civil nuclear exports;
    (2) The effect of U.S. Government policies, regulations, programs, 
and foreign government policies and practices on the export of U.S. 
civil nuclear goods and services;
    (3) The competitiveness of U.S. industry and its ability to compete 
for civil nuclear products and services opportunities in international 
markets, including specific problems in exporting, and provide specific 
recommendations regarding U.S. Government and public/private actions to 
assist civil nuclear companies in expanding their exports;
    (4) The identification of priority civil nuclear products and 
services markets with the potential for high immediate returns for U.S. 
exports, as well as emerging markets with a longer-term potential for 
U.S. exports;
    (5) Strategies to increase private sector awareness and effective 
use of U.S. Government export promotion programs, and recommendations 
on how U.S. Government programs may be more efficiently designed and 
coordinated;
    (6) The development of complementary industry and trade association 
export promotion programs, including ways for greater and more 
effective coordination of U.S. Government efforts with private sector 
organizations' civil nuclear industry export promotion efforts; and
    (7) The development of U.S. Government programs to encourage 
producers of civil nuclear products and services to enter new foreign 
markets, in connection with which CINTAC may advise on how to gather, 
disseminate, and promote awareness of information on civil nuclear 
exports and related trade issues.

II. Membership

    CINTAC shall consist of approximately 40 members appointed by the 
Secretary, in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce 
guidance and based on their ability to carry out the objectives of the 
Committee. Members shall represent U.S. entities involved in the export 
of civil nuclear products and services and reflect the diversity of 
this sector, including in terms of entities' size and geographic 
location. The Committee shall also represent the diversity of company 
or organizational roles in the development of civil nuclear energy 
projects, including, for example, U.S. civil nuclear manufacturing and 
services companies, U.S. utilities, U.S. trade associations, and other 
U.S. organizations in the U.S. civil nuclear sector. The Secretary 
shall appoint to the Committee at least one individual representing 
each of the following:
    a. Civil nuclear manufacturing and services companies;
    b. small businesses;
    c. utilities;
    d. trade associations in the civil nuclear sector;
    e. research institutions and universities; and
    f. private sector organizations involved in strengthening the 
export competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear products and services.
    Members shall serve in a representative capacity, expressing the 
views and interests of a U.S. entity, as well as its particular 
subsector; they are, therefore, not Special Government Employees. Each 
member of the Committee must be a U.S. citizen and must not be 
registered as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration 
Act. No member may represent a U.S. entity that is majority owned or 
controlled by a foreign government entity (or foreign government 
entities). The Secretary of Commerce invites applications for the 
CINTAC, consistent with the above membership requirements. To be 
considered for membership, submit the following information (2 pages 
maximum) by 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 3, 2016 to the email or mailing 
address listed in the ADRRESSES section, If you are interested in 
nominating someone to become a member of the CINTAC, please provide the 
following information (2 pages maximum):
    (1) Name;
    (2) Title;
    (3) Work phone, fax, and, email address;
    (4) Name of entity to be represented and address including Web site 
address;
    (5) Short biography of nominee including credentials;
    (6) Brief description of the entity and its business activities, 
size (number of

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employees and annual sales), and export markets served; and,
    (7) An affirmative statement that the applicant and entity to be 
represented meet all eligibility criteria, specifically addressing that 
the applicant:
    (a) Is a U.S. citizen; and
    (b) Is not required to register as a foreign agent under the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
    Please do not send organization brochures or any other information.
    All applications should be submitted in pdf or MS Word format via 
email to [email protected], or via mail to Jonathan Chesebro, 
Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, Room 4053, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

Adam O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2016-18331 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 149 / Wednesday, August 3, 2016 / Notices 51183 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE committee in accordance with the applicable Department of Commerce provisions of FACA. As noted in the guidance and based on their ability to International Trade Administration SUMMARY, CINTAC provides advice to carry out the objectives of the the Secretary of Commerce regarding the Committee. Members shall represent Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory development and administration of U.S. entities involved in the export of Committee: Notice of an Opportunity programs to expand U.S. exports of civil civil nuclear products and services and To Apply For Membership nuclear goods and services which will reflect the diversity of this sector, AGENCY: International Trade be used by the Department in its role as including in terms of entities’ size and Administration, U.S. Department of a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade geographic location. The Committee Commerce. Working Group of the Trade Promotion shall also represent the diversity of ACTION: Notice of an opportunity to Coordinating Committee and as a company or organizational roles in the apply for membership on the Civil member of the TeamUSA interagency development of civil nuclear energy Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee. group to promote U.S. civil nuclear projects, including, for example, U.S. trade. In particular, the Committee civil nuclear manufacturing and SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce advises on matters including, but not services companies, U.S. utilities, U.S. (the Department) is seeking applications limited to: trade associations, and other U.S. for membership on the Civil Nuclear (1) Matters concerning trade policy organizations in the U.S. civil nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC or development and negotiations relating sector. The Secretary shall appoint to ‘‘Committee’’). The purpose of the to U.S. civil nuclear exports; the Committee at least one individual CINTAC is to provide advice to the (2) The effect of U.S. Government representing each of the following: Secretary of Commerce regarding the policies, regulations, programs, and a. Civil nuclear manufacturing and development and administration of foreign government policies and services companies; programs to expand U.S. exports of civil practices on the export of U.S. civil b. small businesses; nuclear goods and services in nuclear goods and services; c. utilities; accordance with applicable U.S. laws (3) The competitiveness of U.S. d. trade associations in the civil and regulations, which will be used by industry and its ability to compete for nuclear sector; the Department in its role as a member civil nuclear products and services e. research institutions and of the Civil Nuclear Trade Working opportunities in international markets, universities; and Group of the Trade Promotion including specific problems in f. private sector organizations Coordinating Committee and of the exporting, and provide specific involved in strengthening the export TeamUSA interagency group to promote recommendations regarding U.S. competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear U.S. civil nuclear trade. Government and public/private actions products and services. DATES: All applications for immediate to assist civil nuclear companies in Members shall serve in a consideration for appointment must be expanding their exports; representative capacity, expressing the received by the Office of Energy & (4) The identification of priority civil views and interests of a U.S. entity, as Environmental Industries by 5:00 p.m. nuclear products and services markets well as its particular subsector; they are, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on with the potential for high immediate therefore, not Special Government September 2, 2016. After that date, ITA returns for U.S. exports, as well as Employees. Each member of the will continue to accept applications emerging markets with a longer-term Committee must be a U.S. citizen and under this notice for a period of up to potential for U.S. exports; (5) Strategies to increase private sector must not be registered as a foreign agent two years from the deadline to fill any under the Foreign Agents Registration vacancies that may arise. awareness and effective use of U.S. Government export promotion Act. No member may represent a U.S. ADDRESSES: Please submit applications entity that is majority owned or in pdf or MS Word format via email to programs, and recommendations on how U.S. Government programs may be controlled by a foreign government jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov, or by mail entity (or foreign government entities). to Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy more efficiently designed and coordinated; The Secretary of Commerce invites & Environmental Industries, Room 4053, applications for the CINTAC, consistent (6) The development of U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th with the above membership complementary industry and trade Street and Constitution Avenue NW., requirements. To be considered for association export promotion programs, Washington, DC 20230. membership, submit the following including ways for greater and more FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information (2 pages maximum) by 5:00 effective coordination of U.S. Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy and Government efforts with private sector p.m. EDT on August 3, 2016 to the email Environmental Industries, Room 4053, organizations’ civil nuclear industry or mailing address listed in the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th export promotion efforts; and ADRRESSES section, If you are interested Street and Constitution Avenue NW., (7) The development of U.S. in nominating someone to become a Washington, DC 20230; phone 202–482– Government programs to encourage member of the CINTAC, please provide 1297 or email jonathan.chesebro@ producers of civil nuclear products and the following information (2 pages trade.gov. services to enter new foreign markets, in maximum): SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: connection with which CINTAC may (1) Name; (2) Title; asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES advise on how to gather, disseminate, I. Background and Authority (3) Work phone, fax, and, email and promote awareness of information The CINTAC was established on on civil nuclear exports and related address; September 17, 2008, pursuant to the trade issues. (4) Name of entity to be represented Department of Commerce authority and address including Web site address; under 15 U.S.C. 1512 and the Federal II. Membership (5) Short biography of nominee Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as CINTAC shall consist of including credentials; amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The CINTAC approximately 40 members appointed (6) Brief description of the entity and functions solely as an advisory by the Secretary, in accordance with its business activities, size (number of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Aug 02, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1

51184 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 149 / Wednesday, August 3, 2016 / Notices employees and annual sales), and export FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie an equivalent management position. markets served; and, Heizer, Deputy Director, Industry Additional consideration will be given (7) An affirmative statement that the Relations, National Travel and Tourism to individuals who have experience applicant and entity to be represented Office, Mail Stop 10003, 1401 working in U.S. multinational entities meet all eligibility criteria, specifically Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, with marketing budgets, and/or who are addressing that the applicant: DC 20230. Telephone: 202.482.4904. audit committee financial experts as (a) Is a U.S. citizen; and Email: julie.heizer@trade.gov. defined by the Securities and Exchange (b) Is not required to register as a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission (in accordance with section foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Background: The Travel Promotion Act 407 of Pub. L. 107–204 [15 U.S.C. Registration Act of 1938, as amended. of 2009 (TPA) was signed into law by 7265]). Individuals must be U.S. Please do not send organization President Obama on March 4, 2010, and citizens, and in addition, cannot be brochures or any other information. was amended in July 2010 and federally registered lobbyists or All applications should be submitted December 2014. The TPA established registered as a foreign agent under the in pdf or MS Word format via email to the Corporation for Travel Promotion Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov, or via (the Corporation), as a non-profit as amended. mail to Jonathan Chesebro, Office of corporation charged with the Energy & Environmental Industries, development and execution of a plan to Those selected for the Board must be Room 4053, U.S. Department of (A) provide useful information to those able to meet the time and effort Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution interested in traveling to the United commitments of the Board. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. States; (B) identify and address Board members serve at the discretion Adam O’Malley, perceptions regarding U.S. entry of the Secretary of Commerce (who may policies; (C) maximize economic and remove any member of the Board for Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries. diplomatic benefits of travel to the good cause). The terms of office of each United States through the use of various member of the Board appointed by the [FR Doc. 2016–18331 Filed 8–2–16; 8:45 am] promotional tools; (D) ensure that Secretary shall be three (3) years. Board BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P international travel benefits all States members can serve a maximum of two and the District of Columbia, and (E) consecutive full three-year terms. Board DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE identify opportunities to promote members are not considered Federal tourism to rural and urban areas government employees by virtue of their International Trade Administration equally, including areas not service as a member of the Board and traditionally visited by international will receive no compensation from the Corporation for Travel Promotion (dba travelers. The Corporation (doing business as Federal government for their Brand USA) Brand USA) is governed by a Board of participation in Board activities. AGENCY: International Trade Directors, consisting of 11 members Members participating in Board Administration, U.S. Department of with knowledge of international travel meetings and events may be paid actual Commerce promotion or marketing, broadly travel expenses and per diem when ACTION: Notice of an opportunity for representing various regions of the away from their usual places of travel and tourism industry leaders to United States. The TPA directs the residence by the Corporation. apply for membership on the Board of Secretary of Commerce (after Individuals who want to be Directors of the Corporation for Travel consultation with the Secretary of considered for appointment to the Board Promotion. Homeland Security and the Secretary of should submit: State) to appoint the Board of Directors SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 1. Name, title, and personal resume of for the Corporation. is currently seeking applications from At this time, the Department will be the individual requesting consideration, travel and tourism leaders from specific selecting four individuals with the including address, email address and industries for membership on the Board appropriate expertise and experience phone number; and of Directors (Board) of the Corporation from specific sectors of the travel and 2. A brief statement of why the person for Travel Promotion (dba Brand USA). tourism industry to serve on the Board should be considered for appointment The purpose of the Board is to guide the as follows: to the Board. This statement should also Corporation for Travel Promotion on (A) 1 shall have appropriate expertise address the individual’s relevant matters relating to the promotion of the and experience in the attractions or United States as a travel destination and international travel and tourism recreation sector; marketing experience and indicate communication of travel facilitation (B) 1 shall have appropriate expertise issues, among other tasks. clearly the sector or sectors enumerated and experience in immigration policy/ above in which the individual has the DATES: All applications must be law; requisite expertise and experience. received by the National Travel and (C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise Individuals who have the requisite Tourism Office by close of business on and experience in land or sea passenger September 23, 2016. expertise and experience in more than transportation; and one sector can be appointed for only one ADDRESSES: Electronic applications may (C) 1 shall have appropriate expertise asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES of those sectors. Appointments of be sent to: CTPBoard@trade.gov. and experience as an official in the members to the Board will be made by Written applications can be submitted passenger air transportation sector. the Secretary of Commerce. to Isabel Hill, Director, National Travel To be eligible for Board membership, and Tourism Office, U.S. Department of individuals must have international 3. An affirmative statement that the Commerce, Mail Stop 10007, 1401 travel and tourism marketing applicant is a U.S. citizen and further, Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, experience, be a current or former chief is not required to register as a foreign DC 20230. Telephone: 202.482.0140. executive officer, chief financial officer, agent under the Foreign Agents Email: Isabel.Hill@trade.gov. or chief marketing officer or have held Registration Act of 1938, as amended. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Aug 02, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of an opportunity to apply for membership on the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee.
DatesAll applications for immediate consideration for appointment must be received by the Office of Energy & Environmental Industries by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 2, 2016. After that date, ITA will continue to accept applications under this notice for a period of up to two years from the deadline to fill any vacancies that may arise.
ContactJonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries, Room 4053, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-482-1297 or email [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 51183 
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