81_FR_71247 81 FR 71048 - United States Investment Advisory Council: Meeting of the United States Investment Advisory Council

81 FR 71048 - United States Investment Advisory Council: Meeting of the United States Investment Advisory Council

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 199 (October 14, 2016)

Page Range71048-71049
FR Document2016-24903

The United States Investment Advisory Council (Council) will hold a meeting on Monday, October 31, 2016. The Council was chartered on April 6, 2016, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters relating to the promotion and retention of foreign direct investment in the United States. At the meeting, members will deliberate and vote on a set of recommendations to Secretary Pritzker on the facilitation of foreign direct investment into the United States, including data management and provision of information on workforce and investment opportunities across U.S. regions, facilitation of infrastructure investment, and mechanisms to increase investment competitiveness, in addition to other topics. The agenda may change to accommodate Council business. The final agenda will be posted on the Department of Commerce Web site for the Council at http://trade.gov/IAC, at least one week in advance of the meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


United States Investment Advisory Council: Meeting of the United 
States Investment Advisory Council

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The United States Investment Advisory Council (Council) will 
hold a meeting on Monday, October 31, 2016. The Council was chartered 
on April 6, 2016, to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matters 
relating to the promotion and retention of foreign direct investment in 
the United States. At the meeting, members will deliberate and vote on 
a set of recommendations to Secretary Pritzker on the facilitation of 
foreign direct investment into the United States, including data 
management and provision of information on workforce and investment 
opportunities across U.S. regions, facilitation of infrastructure 
investment, and mechanisms to increase investment competitiveness, in 
addition to other topics. The agenda may change to accommodate Council 
business. The final agenda will be posted on the Department of Commerce 
Web site for the Council at http://trade.gov/IAC, at least one week in 
advance of the meeting.

DATES: Monday, October 31, 2016, 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT. The deadline 
for members of the public to register, including requests to make 
comments during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit 
written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5 p.m. EDT 
on October 24, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC Requests to register (including 
to speak or for auxiliary aids) and any written comments should be 
submitted to: United States Investment Advisory Council, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230, [email protected]. Members of the public are 
encouraged to submit registration requests and written comments via 
email to ensure timely receipt.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li Zhou, United States Investment 
Advisory Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-4501, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Council advises the Secretary of Commerce on 
matters relating to the promotion and retention of foreign direct 
investment in the United States.
    Public Participation: The meeting will be open to the public and 
will be accessible to people with disabilities. All guests are required 
to register in advance by the deadline identified under the DATES 
caption. Requests for auxiliary aids must be submitted by the 
registration deadline. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may 
be impossible to fill. There will be fifteen (15) minutes allotted for 
oral comments from members of the public joining the meeting. To 
accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for public comments 
may be limited to three (3) minutes per person. Individuals wishing to 
reserve speaking time during the meeting must submit a request at the 
time of registration, as well as the name and address of the proposed 
speaker. If the number of registrants requesting to make statements is 
greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the meeting, the 
International Trade Administration may conduct a lottery to determine 
the speakers. Speakers are requested to submit a written copy of their 
prepared remarks by 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 24, 2016, for inclusion in 
the meeting records and for circulation to the members of the Council.
    In addition, any member of the public may submit pertinent written 
comments concerning the Council's affairs at any time before or after 
the meeting. Comments may be submitted to Li Zhou at the contact 
information indicated above. To be considered during the meeting, 
comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 24, 
2016, to ensure transmission to the Council members prior to the 
meeting. Comments received after that date and time will be distributed 
to the members but may not be considered during the meeting. Statements 
will be posted on the United States Investment Advisory Council Web 
site (http://trade.gov/IAC) 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. Copies of Council 
meeting minutes will be available within 90 days of the meeting.


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    Dated: October 11, 2016.
Li Zhou,
Executive Secretary, United States Investment Advisory Council.
[FR Doc. 2016-24903 Filed 10-13-16; 8:45 am]
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                                               within 120 days after issuance of these                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                   Background: The Council advises the
                                               preliminary results.                                                                                          Secretary of Commerce on matters
                                                                                                       International Trade Administration                    relating to the promotion and retention
                                               Notification to Importers
                                                                                                                                                             of foreign direct investment in the
                                                                                                       United States Investment Advisory                     United States.
                                                  This notice serves as a preliminary                  Council: Meeting of the United States
                                               reminder to importers of their                          Investment Advisory Council                              Public Participation: The meeting will
                                               responsibility under 19 CFR                                                                                   be open to the public and will be
                                               351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate                     AGENCY: International Trade                           accessible to people with disabilities.
                                               regarding the reimbursement of                          Administration, U.S. Department of                    All guests are required to register in
                                               antidumping duties and/or                               Commerce.                                             advance by the deadline identified
                                               countervailing duties prior to                          ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.                    under the DATES caption. Requests for
                                               liquidation of the relevant entries                                                                           auxiliary aids must be submitted by the
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:   The United States Investment               registration deadline. Last minute
                                               during this review period. Failure to
                                                                                                       Advisory Council (Council) will hold a
                                               comply with this requirement could                                                                            requests will be accepted, but may be
                                                                                                       meeting on Monday, October 31, 2016.
                                               result in the Department’s presumption                                                                        impossible to fill. There will be fifteen
                                                                                                       The Council was chartered on April 6,
                                               that reimbursement of antidumping                                                                             (15) minutes allotted for oral comments
                                                                                                       2016, to advise the Secretary of
                                               duties occurred and increase the                        Commerce on matters relating to the                   from members of the public joining the
                                               subsequent assessment of the                            promotion and retention of foreign                    meeting. To accommodate as many
                                               antidumping duties by the amount of                     direct investment in the United States.               speakers as possible, the time for public
                                               antidumping duties reimbursed.                          At the meeting, members will deliberate               comments may be limited to three (3)
                                                  These preliminary results of review                  and vote on a set of recommendations                  minutes per person. Individuals wishing
                                               are issued and published in accordance                  to Secretary Pritzker on the facilitation             to reserve speaking time during the
                                               with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of                of foreign direct investment into the                 meeting must submit a request at the
                                               the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and                       United States, including data                         time of registration, as well as the name
                                               351.221(b)(4).                                          management and provision of                           and address of the proposed speaker. If
                                                                                                       information on workforce and                          the number of registrants requesting to
                                                 Dated: October 5, 2016.                               investment opportunities across U.S.                  make statements is greater than can be
                                               Ronald K. Lorentzen,                                    regions, facilitation of infrastructure               reasonably accommodated during the
                                               Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement              investment, and mechanisms to increase                meeting, the International Trade
                                               and Compliance.                                         investment competitiveness, in addition               Administration may conduct a lottery to
                                                                                                       to other topics. The agenda may change                determine the speakers. Speakers are
                                               Appendix
                                                                                                       to accommodate Council business. The                  requested to submit a written copy of
                                               List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary             final agenda will be posted on the                    their prepared remarks by 5:00 p.m.
                                               Decision Memorandum                                     Department of Commerce Web site for                   EDT on October 24, 2016, for inclusion
                                               I. Summary                                              the Council at http://trade.gov/IAC, at               in the meeting records and for
                                               II. Background                                          least one week in advance of the                      circulation to the members of the
                                                  A. Kokuyo Riddhi                                     meeting.                                              Council.
                                                  B. Navneet                                           DATES:  Monday, October 31, 2016, 1:30                   In addition, any member of the public
                                                  C. Extension of Preliminary Results                  p.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT. The deadline for                  may submit pertinent written comments
                                               III. Scope of the Order                                 members of the public to register,                    concerning the Council’s affairs at any
                                               IV. Discussion of Methodology                           including requests to make comments                   time before or after the meeting.
                                                  A. Date of Sale                                      during the meeting and for auxiliary                  Comments may be submitted to Li Zhou
                                                  B. Product Comparisons                               aids, or to submit written comments for               at the contact information indicated
                                                  C. Comparisons to Normal Value                       dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5
                                                  D. Determination of Comparison Method
                                                                                                                                                             above. To be considered during the
                                                                                                       p.m. EDT on October 24, 2016.                         meeting, comments must be received no
                                                  E. Results of the Differential Pricing
                                                     Analysis                                          ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 24,
                                                  F. Export Price                                      the Department of Commerce, 1401                      2016, to ensure transmission to the
                                                  G. Normal Value                                      Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                  Council members prior to the meeting.
                                                  1. Home Market Viability                             DC Requests to register (including to                 Comments received after that date and
                                                  2. Level of Trade                                    speak or for auxiliary aids) and any                  time will be distributed to the members
                                                  3. Sales to Affiliated Customers                     written comments should be submitted                  but may not be considered during the
                                                  4. Cost of Production Analysis                       to: United States Investment Advisory                 meeting. Statements will be posted on
                                                  a. Calculation of COP                                Council, U.S. Department of Commerce,                 the United States Investment Advisory
                                                  b. Test of Comparison Market Prices and              Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue                   Council Web site (http://trade.gov/IAC)
                                                     COP                                               NW., Washington, DC 20230, IAC@                       without change, including any business
                                                  c. Results of COP Test                               trade.gov. Members of the public are                  or personal information provided such
                                                  d. Calculation of Normal Value Based on              encouraged to submit registration                     as names, addresses, email addresses, or
                                                     Comparison Market Prices                          requests and written comments via                     telephone numbers. All statements
                                                  H. Margin for Company Not Selected for               email to ensure timely receipt.                       received, including attachments and
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                                                     Individual Examination                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Li                   other supporting materials, are part of
                                                  I. Currency Conversion                               Zhou, United States Investment                        the public record and subject to public
                                               V. Recommendation                                       Advisory Council, Room 4043, 1401                     disclosure. You should submit only
                                               [FR Doc. 2016–24823 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am]            Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,                  information that you wish to make
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  DC 20230, telephone: 202–482–4501,                    publicly available. Copies of Council
                                                                                                       email: IAC@trade.gov.                                 meeting minutes will be available
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            within 90 days of the meeting.


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                                                 Dated: October 11, 2016.                              respect to imports of phosphor copper                 CFR 351.205(f)(1).7 As a result of the 50-
                                               Li Zhou,                                                from Korea.3 For a complete description               day postponement, the revised deadline
                                               Executive Secretary, United States Investment           of the events that followed the initiation            for the preliminary determination of this
                                               Advisory Council.                                       of this investigation, see the                        investigation is October 5, 2016.8
                                               [FR Doc. 2016–24903 Filed 10–13–16; 8:45 am]            memorandum that is dated concurrently
                                                                                                                                                             Methodology
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P                                  with this determination and hereby
                                                                                                       adopted by this notice.4 A list of topics               The Department is conducting this
                                                                                                       included in the Preliminary Decision                  investigation in accordance with section
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Memorandum is included as Appendix                    731 of the Act. Export prices have been
                                                                                                       II to this notice. The Preliminary                    calculated in accordance with section
                                               International Trade Administration                      Decision Memorandum is a public                       772 of the Act. Normal value (NV) is
                                               [A–580–885]                                             document and is on file electronically                calculated in accordance with section
                                                                                                       via Enforcement and Compliance’s                      773 of the Act. For a full description of
                                               Phosphor Copper From the Republic                       Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                   the methodology underlying our
                                               of Korea: Affirmative Preliminary                       Centralized Electronic Service System                 preliminary conclusions, see the
                                               Determination of Sales at Less Than                     (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to                      Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
                                               Fair Value, Negative Preliminary                        registered users at https://                          Preliminary Negative Determination of
                                               Determination of Critical                               access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the           Critical Circumstances
                                               Circumstances                                           Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
                                                                                                                                                               On July 27, 2016, Metallurgical
                                               AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                   main Department of Commerce
                                                                                                                                                             Products Company (Petitioner) filed a
                                               International Trade Administration,                     building. In addition, a complete
                                                                                                                                                             timely critical circumstance allegation
                                               Department of Commerce.                                 version of the Preliminary Decision
                                                                                                                                                             pursuant to section 733(e) of the Act
                                               SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     Memorandum can be found at http://
                                                                                                                                                             and 19 CFR 351.206(c)(l), alleging that
                                               (the Department) preliminarily                          enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
                                                                                                                                                             critical circumstances exist with respect
                                               determines that phosphor copper from                    Preliminary Decision Memorandum and
                                                                                                                                                             to imports of phosphor copper from
                                               the Republic of Korea (Korea) is being,                 the electronic version of the Preliminary
                                                                                                                                                             Korea.9 In accordance with 19 CFR
                                               or is likely to be, sold in the United                  Decision Memorandum are identical in
                                                                                                                                                             351.206(c)(2)(i), when a critical
                                               States at less than fair value (LTFV). The              content.
                                                                                                                                                             circumstances allegation is submitted
                                               Department also preliminarily                           Scope of the Investigation                            more than 20 days before the scheduled
                                               determines that critical circumstances                                                                        date of the preliminary determination,
                                               do not exist with regard to imports of                     The product covered by this
                                                                                                                                                             the Department must issue a
                                               phosphor copper from Korea. The                         investigation is phosphor copper from
                                                                                                                                                             preliminary finding whether there is a
                                               period of investigation (POI) is January                Korea. For a full description of the
                                                                                                                                                             reasonable basis to believe or suspect
                                               1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.                     scope of this investigation, see the
                                                                                                                                                             that critical circumstances exist no later
                                               Interested parties are invited to                       ‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in
                                                                                                                                                             than the date of the preliminary
                                               comment on this preliminary                             Appendix I.
                                                                                                                                                             determination. Section 733(e)(1) of the
                                               determination.                                          Scope Comments                                        Act provides that the Department will
                                               DATES: Effective October 14, 2016.                                                                            preliminarily determine that critical
                                                                                                         In accordance with the preamble to
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              circumstances exist in a LTFV
                                                                                                       the Department’s regulations,5 the
                                               Cindy Robinson AD/CVD Operations,                                                                             investigation if there is a reasonable
                                                                                                       Initiation Notice set aside a period of               basis to believe or suspect that: (A)
                                               Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,                 time for parties to raise issues regarding
                                               International Trade Administration,                                                                           There is a history of dumping and
                                                                                                       product coverage (i.e., scope).6 No                   material injury by reason of dumped
                                               U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th                       interested party submitted comments on
                                               Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,                                                                           imports in the United States or
                                                                                                       the scope of this investigation.                      elsewhere of the subject merchandise, or
                                               Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                               482–3797.                                               Postponement of Deadline for                          the person by whom, or for whose
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              Preliminary Determination                             account, the merchandise was imported
                                                                                                                                                             knew or should have known that the
                                               Background                                                On August 5, 2016, the Department                   exporter was selling the subject
                                                                                                       published the notice of postponement                  merchandise at less than its fair value
                                                  In response to petitions filed on
                                                                                                       for the preliminary determination in                  and that there was likely to be material
                                               March 9, 2016,1 the Department
                                                                                                       this investigation in accordance with                 injury by reason of such sales; and (B)
                                               published the notice of initiation of this              section 733(c)(1)(B) of the Act and 19
                                               LTFV investigation concerning imports                                                                         there have been massive imports of the
                                               of phosphor cooper from Korea on April                                                                        subject merchandise over a relatively
                                                                                                         3 See Petitioner’s letter ‘‘Phosphor Copper from
                                               5, 2016.2 On July 27, 2016, the                         the Republic of Korea: Petitioner’s Critical
                                                                                                                                                             short period. We have conducted an
                                               Department received timely allegations,                 Circumstances Allegation,’’ (Critical Circumstances   analysis of critical circumstances in
                                               pursuant to sections 703(e)(l) and                      Allegation) dated July 27, 2016.                      accordance with section 733(e) of the
                                               733(e)(l) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as                   4 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
                                                                                                                                                             Act and 19 CFR 351.206, and
                                                                                                       Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and               preliminarily determine that critical
                                               amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.206,                  Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K.
                                               that critical circumstances exist with                  Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for             circumstances do not exist with regard
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                                                                                                       Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Decision
                                                  1 See the Petition for the Imposition of             Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in         7 See Phosphor Copper from the Republic of

                                               Antidumping Duties on Imports of Phosphor               the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Phosphor        Korea: Postponement of Preliminary Determination
                                               Copper from the Republic of Korea, dated March 9,       Copper from the Republic of Korea’’ (Preliminary      of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 81 FR 51858
                                               2016 (the Petition).                                    Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with         (August 5, 2016).
                                                  2 See Phosphor Copper from the Republic of           this notice.                                            8 Id.
                                                                                                         5 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
                                               Korea: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value                                                                       9 See Petitioner’s letter ‘‘Phosphor Copper from

                                               Investigation, 81 FR 19552 (April 5, 2016)              62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).                    the Republic of Korea: Petitioner’s Critical
                                               (Initiation Notice).                                      6 See Initiation Notice, 81 FR at 19553.            Circumstances Allegation,’’ dated July 27, 2016.



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of an open meeting.
DatesMonday, October 31, 2016, 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT. The deadline for members of the public to register, including requests to make comments during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5 p.m. EDT on October 24, 2016.
ContactLi Zhou, United States Investment Advisory Council, Room 4043, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-4501, email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 71048 

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