81 FR 80015 - Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 220 (November 15, 2016)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 220 (November 15, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-27392 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 80015-80016] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27392] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 220 / Tuesday, November 15, 2016 / Notices [[Page 80015]] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice and request for nominations from state, local, and municipal governments to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group; extension of deadline. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, as Chair of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee (TPCC), announces the establishment of the State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group as a subcommittee of the TPCC. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (the Act) requires the President to establish this Working Group as a subcommittee of the TPCC to identify issues related to the coordination of Federal resources relating to export promotion and export financing with such resources provided by State and local governments. The original notice (FR Doc. 2016-23501) ([citation]) called for nominations to be submitted by October 24, 2016. This notice hereby extends the deadline to November 25, 2016. DATES: Nominations for immediate consideration for the Working Group must be received electronically on or before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on November 25, 2016. After that date, ITA will continue to accept submissions under this notice for a period of up to two years from the deadline to fill any vacancies that may arise. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Kirwan, Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat, Room 31027, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-5455, email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Establishment of Working Group II. Member and Meeting Information III. Request for Nominations I. Establishment of Working Group Section 504(a) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (``Act''), amended the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to add a new section 2313A. Section 2313A notes that U.S. policy is to promote exports as an opportunity for small businesses, and in exercising their powers and functions to advance that policy, all Federal agencies shall work constructively with State and local agencies engaged in export promotion and export financing activities. Section 2313A directs the President to establish the State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group (``Working Group'') under the TPCC with the purposes to: (1) Identify issues related to the coordination of Federal resources relating to export promotion and export financing with such resources provided by State and local governments; (2) identify ways to improve coordination with respect to export promotion and export financing activities through the TPCC annual strategic plan; (3) develop a strategy for improving coordination of Federal and State resources relating to export promotion and export financing, including methods to eliminate duplication of effort and overlapping functions; and (4) develop a strategic plan for considering and implementing the suggestions of the Working Group as part of the TPCC annual strategic plan. The President issued Executive Order No. 13733, Delegation of Certain Authorities and Assignment of Certain Functions under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, on July 22, 2016, assigning to the Secretary of Commerce the function under Section 2313A(b) of establishing the Working Group. In the Executive Order, the President further directed that, in carrying out its functions, the State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group shall also coordinate with local and municipal governments representing regionally diverse areas. II. Member and Meeting Information The Secretary of Commerce shall select the members of the Working Group, who shall include representatives from State trade agencies and local and municipal governments representing regionally diverse areas and representatives of the federal departments and agencies that are represented on the TPCC. The Working Group will comprise up to sixteen members. Representatives from State trade agencies must be: (1) Elected officers of a State, or (2) State employees designated by an elected State officer to represent the State trade agency with authority to act on his or her behalf. Representatives from local and municipal governments must be: (1) Elected officers or (2) local or municipal employees designated by an elected officer to represent the local and municipal government with authority to act on his or her behalf. Because the Working Group will be an intergovernmental committee composed wholly of full-time or part-time Federal Government officers or employees, State government elected officers or their designees, and local and municipal elected officials or their designees, all of whom will be acting in their official capacities solely to exchange views, information, or advice relating to the management and implementation of Federal programs established by statute that explicitly share intergovernmental responsibilities and administration, the Working Group is not covered by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. Members appointed as representatives from State trade agencies and local and municipal governments will not receive any Federal compensation for their services and will not be reimbursed for travel expenses. Meetings will be held in person and/or via teleconference. The TPCC will make every effort to use technology to allow for remote participation in meetings, but there will be times when in-person meetings will be necessary. The TPCC will strive to provide members of the Working Group notice of meetings at least 15 calendar days in advance. III. Request for Nominations The TPCC Secretariat seeks nominations for representatives from [[Page 80016]] State trade agencies and local and municipal governments to the Working Group. For purposes of this notice, a ``State trade agency'' is the lead official governmental trade promotion agency for a State, and includes separately established trade agencies as well as trade offices within a State agency or department or the Office of the Governor. A ``local or municipal government'' includes, but is not limited to, town, city, and county governments. The TPCC seeks representation of regionally diverse areas. Qualified individuals may self-nominate or be nominated by a senior level State government or local or municipal government official. To be considered, nominators should submit the following information: (1) Name, title, and relevant contact information (including phone and email address) for the nominee, the state trade agency that the nominee would represent or the local or municipal government the nominee would represent; (2) A resume or short biography of the nominee, including professional and academic credentials. (3) A statement of the nominee's role in state, local, or municipal export promotion activities. Should more information be needed, TPCC staff will contact the nominee. If nominees are not an elected official, a letter may be requested from an elected official that indicates the nominee has been designated to participate in the Working Group on his or her behalf. Nominators should submit the above information via electronic transmission to [email protected]. The submission must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on November 25, 2016. Nominations submitted in response to the prior notice, including those received after October 24, 2016, will be considered and do not need to be resubmitted. Dated: November 8, 2016. Patrick Kirwan, Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2016-27392 Filed 11-14-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-25-P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Department of Commerce, 1401 with local and municipal governments
contains documents other than rules or Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, representing regionally diverse areas.
proposed rules that are applicable to the DC 20230, telephone: 202–482–5455,
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, II. Member and Meeting Information
email: StateandLocal@trade.gov.
committee meetings, agency decisions and The Secretary of Commerce shall
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
select the members of the Working
petitions and applications and agency Table of Contents Group, who shall include
statements of organization and functions are
examples of documents appearing in this I. Establishment of Working Group representatives from State trade
section. II. Member and Meeting Information agencies and local and municipal
III. Request for Nominations governments representing regionally
diverse areas and representatives of the
I. Establishment of Working Group federal departments and agencies that
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Section 504(a) of the Trade are represented on the TPCC. The
International Trade Administration Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act Working Group will comprise up to
of 2015 (‘‘Act’’), amended the Export sixteen members. Representatives from
Trade Promotion Coordinating Enhancement Act of 1988 to add a new State trade agencies must be: (1) Elected
Committee section 2313A. Section 2313A notes that officers of a State, or (2) State employees
AGENCY: International Trade U.S. policy is to promote exports as an designated by an elected State officer to
Administration, U.S. Department of opportunity for small businesses, and in represent the State trade agency with
Commerce. exercising their powers and functions to authority to act on his or her behalf.
advance that policy, all Federal agencies Representatives from local and
ACTION: Notice and request for
shall work constructively with State and municipal governments must be: (1)
nominations from state, local, and Elected officers or (2) local or municipal
municipal governments to the Trade local agencies engaged in export
promotion and export financing employees designated by an elected
Promotion Coordinating Committee officer to represent the local and
State and Federal Export Promotion activities. Section 2313A directs the
President to establish the State and municipal government with authority to
Coordination Working Group; extension act on his or her behalf.
of deadline. Federal Export Promotion Coordination
Working Group (‘‘Working Group’’) Because the Working Group will be an
SUMMARY: The Secretary of Commerce, under the TPCC with the purposes to: intergovernmental committee composed
as Chair of the Trade Promotion (1) Identify issues related to the wholly of full-time or part-time Federal
Coordinating Committee (TPCC), coordination of Federal resources Government officers or employees, State
announces the establishment of the relating to export promotion and export government elected officers or their
State and Federal Export Promotion designees, and local and municipal
financing with such resources provided
Coordination Working Group as a elected officials or their designees, all of
by State and local governments;
subcommittee of the TPCC. The Trade whom will be acting in their official
(2) identify ways to improve
Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act capacities solely to exchange views,
coordination with respect to export
of 2015 (the Act) requires the President information, or advice relating to the
promotion and export financing
to establish this Working Group as a management and implementation of
activities through the TPCC annual
subcommittee of the TPCC to identify Federal programs established by statute
strategic plan; that explicitly share intergovernmental
issues related to the coordination of (3) develop a strategy for improving
Federal resources relating to export responsibilities and administration, the
coordination of Federal and State Working Group is not covered by the
promotion and export financing with resources relating to export promotion
such resources provided by State and Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
and export financing, including U.S.C. App.
local governments. The original notice methods to eliminate duplication of
(FR Doc. 2016–23501) ([citation]) called Members appointed as representatives
effort and overlapping functions; and from State trade agencies and local and
for nominations to be submitted by (4) develop a strategic plan for
October 24, 2016. This notice hereby municipal governments will not receive
considering and implementing the any Federal compensation for their
extends the deadline to November 25, suggestions of the Working Group as
2016. services and will not be reimbursed for
part of the TPCC annual strategic plan. travel expenses. Meetings will be held
DATES: Nominations for immediate The President issued Executive Order in person and/or via teleconference. The
consideration for the Working Group No. 13733, Delegation of Certain TPCC will make every effort to use
must be received electronically on or Authorities and Assignment of Certain technology to allow for remote
before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on November 25, Functions under the Trade Facilitation participation in meetings, but there will
2016. After that date, ITA will continue and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, on be times when in-person meetings will
to accept submissions under this notice July 22, 2016, assigning to the Secretary
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be necessary. The TPCC will strive to
for a period of up to two years from the of Commerce the function under Section provide members of the Working Group
deadline to fill any vacancies that may 2313A(b) of establishing the Working notice of meetings at least 15 calendar
arise. Group. In the Executive Order, the days in advance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: President further directed that, in
Patrick Kirwan, Director, Trade carrying out its functions, the State and III. Request for Nominations
Promotion Coordinating Committee Federal Export Promotion Coordination The TPCC Secretariat seeks
Secretariat, Room 31027, U.S. Working Group shall also coordinate nominations for representatives from
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State trade agencies and local and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), interpretation or other auxiliary aid
municipal governments to the Working Commerce. should be directed to M. Jan Saunders,
Group. For purposes of this notice, a ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. (302) 526–5251, at least 5 business days
‘‘State trade agency’’ is the lead official prior to the meeting date.
governmental trade promotion agency SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
for a State, and includes separately Management Council (MAFMC) will
established trade agencies as well as hold a public meeting of its Atlantic Dated: November 9, 2016.
trade offices within a State agency or Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) Tracey L. Thompson,
department or the Office of the Committee and its MSB Advisory Panel. Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Governor. A ‘‘local or municipal DATES: The meeting will be held on Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
government’’ includes, but is not Thursday, December 1, 2016, from 10 [FR Doc. 2016–27433 Filed 11–14–16; 8:45 am]
limited to, town, city, and county a.m. to 5 p.m., to view the agenda see BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
governments. The TPCC seeks SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
representation of regionally diverse ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
areas. Qualified individuals may self- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The Doubletree Baltimore-BWI Airport,
nominate or be nominated by a senior 890 Elkridge Landing Road, Linthicum,
level State government or local or National Oceanic and Atmospheric
MD 21090; telephone: 410–859–8400. Administration
municipal government official. To be There will be a listen-only Webinar link
considered, nominators should submit available, at http://www.mafmc.org/ [0648–XE753]
the following information: council-events/dec-1-msb-committee-
(1) Name, title, and relevant contact ap-meeting. Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
information (including phone and email Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Specified Activities; Taking Marine
address) for the nominee, the state trade Management Council, 800 N. State Mammals Incidental to Operation,
agency that the nominee would Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; Maintenance, and Repair of the
represent or the local or municipal telephone: (302) 674–2331 or on their Northeast Gateway Liquefied Natural
government the nominee would Web site, at www.mafmc.org. Gas Port and the Algonquin Pipeline
represent; Lateral Facilities in Massachusetts Bay
(2) A resume or short biography of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
nominee, including professional and Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
academic credentials. Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
(3) A statement of the nominee’s role Management Council, telephone: (302) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
in state, local, or municipal export 526–5255. Commerce.
promotion activities. Should more SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental
information be needed, TPCC staff will harassment authorization; request for
Agenda comments and information.
contact the nominee. If nominees are
not an elected official, a letter may be The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s Atlantic SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request
requested from an elected official that
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish (MSB) from Excelerate Energy, L.P. (Excelerate)
indicates the nominee has been
Committee will meet jointly with the and Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech), on
designated to participate in the Working
MSB Advisory Panel to develop behalf of the Northeast Gateway®
Group on his or her behalf.
Nominators should submit the above recommendations on alternatives to Energy BridgeTM, L.P. (Northeast
information via electronic transmission include in an Amendment that could Gateway or NEG) and Algonquin Gas
to StateandLocal@trade.gov. The affect the squid fisheries. The Transmission, L.L.C. (Algonquin) for an
submission must be received on or amendment could reduce the capacities authorization to take small numbers of
before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on November 25, of the longfin squid and Illex squid 14 species of marine mammals, by Level
2016. Nominations submitted in fleets. The Council is considering this B harassment, incidental to operating,
response to the prior notice, including action because of concern that maintaining, and repairing a liquefied
those received after October 24, 2016, activation of latent capacity in the squid natural gas (LNG) port and the
will be considered and do not need to fisheries could lead to excessive fishing Algonquin Pipeline Lateral (Pipeline
be resubmitted. effort and increased catch of non-target Lateral) facilities by NEG and
species. Several other issues are being Algonquin, in Massachusetts Bay.
Dated: November 8, 2016. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
considered as well: (1) New permits for
Patrick Kirwan, Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
Maine/northern states; (2) re-evaluation
Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating requesting comments on its proposal to
of longfin squid trimesters; (3) longfin
Committee Secretariat. issue an authorization to NEG and
squid buffer zones beyond state waters
[FR Doc. 2016–27392 Filed 11–14–16; 8:45 am] Algonquin to incidentally take, by Level
in the area south of Martha’s Vineyard/
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Nantucket; and (4) revision of the goals B harassment, small numbers of marine
and objectives of the MSB Fishery mammals during the specified activity
Management Plan. A detailed agenda for a period of one year.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DATES: Comments and information must
and background documents will be
National Oceanic and Atmospheric made available on the Council’s Web be received no later than December 15,
site, at www.mafmc.org, prior to the 2016.
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Administration
meeting. Additional information is also ADDRESSES: Comments should be
RIN 0648–XF034 available at the Web page for this action: addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
http://www.mafmc.org/actions/squid- Permits and Conservation Division,
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
capacity-amendment. Office of Protected Resources, National
Council (MAFMC); Meeting
These meetings are physically Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries accessible to people with disabilities. West Highway, Silver Spring, MD
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Requests for sign language 20910. The mailbox address for
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| Action | Notice and request for nominations from state, local, and municipal governments to the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee State and Federal Export Promotion Coordination Working Group; extension of deadline. | |
| Dates | Nominations for immediate consideration for the Working Group must be received electronically on or before 5:00 p.m. (ET) on November 25, 2016. After that date, ITA will continue to accept submissions under this notice for a period of up to two years from the deadline to fill any vacancies that may arise. | |
| Contact | Patrick Kirwan, Director, Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Secretariat, Room 31027, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 202-482-5455, email: [email protected] | |
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