82_FR_27348 82 FR 27235 - District Export Council Nomination Opportunity

82 FR 27235 - District Export Council Nomination Opportunity

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 113 (June 14, 2017)

Page Range27235-27236
FR Document2017-12250

The Department of Commerce is currently seeking nominations of individuals for consideration for appointment by the Secretary of Commerce to serve as members of one of the 60 District Export Councils (DECs) nationwide. DECs are closely affiliated with the U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS), and play a key role in the planning and coordination of export activities in their communities.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 113 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 113 (Wednesday, June 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27235-27236]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12250]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


District Export Council Nomination Opportunity

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for appointment to serve as a District 
Export Council member.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is currently seeking nominations of 
individuals for consideration for appointment by the Secretary of 
Commerce to serve as members of one of the 60 District Export Councils 
(DECs) nationwide. DECs are closely affiliated with the U.S. Export 
Assistance Centers (USEACs) of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service 
(US&FCS), and play a key role in the planning and coordination of 
export activities in their communities.

DATES: Nominations for individuals to a DEC must be received by the 
local USEAC Director by 5:00 p.m. local time on July 28, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the Director of your 
local USEAC for more information on DECs and the nomination process. 
You may identify your local USEAC by entering your zip code online at 
http://export.gov/usoffices/index.asp. For general program information, 
contact Laura Barmby, National DEC Liaison, US&FCS, at (202) 482-2675.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: District Export Councils support the mission 
of US&FCS by facilitating the development of an effective local export 
assistance network, supporting the expansion of export opportunities 
for local U.S. companies, serving as a communication link between the 
business community and US&FCS, and assisting in coordinating the 
activities of trade assistance partners to leverage available 
resources. Individuals appointed to a DEC become part of a select corps 
of trade experts dedicated to providing international trade leadership 
and guidance to the local business community and assistance to the 
Department of Commerce on export development issues.
    Nomination Process: Each DEC has a maximum membership of 35. 
Approximately half of the positions are open on each DEC for the four-
year term that begins on January 1, 2018, and runs through December 31, 
2021. All potential nominees must complete an online nomination form 
and consent to sharing of the information on that form with the DEC 
Executive Committee for its consideration, and consent, if appointed, 
to sharing of their contact information with other partners.
    Eligibility and Appointment Criteria: Appointment is based upon an 
individual's international trade leadership in the local community, 
ability to influence the local environment for exporting, knowledge of 
day-to-day international operations, interest in export development, 
and willingness and ability to devote time to DEC activities. Members 
must be employed as exporters or export service providers or in a 
profession which supports U.S. export promotion efforts. Members 
include exporters, export service providers and others whose profession 
supports U.S. export promotion efforts. DEC member appointments are 
made without regard to political affiliation. DEC membership is open to 
U.S. citizens and permanent residents of the United States. As 
representatives of the local exporting community, DEC Members must 
reside in, or conduct the majority of their work in, the territory that 
the DEC covers. DEC membership is not open to federal government 
employees, or individuals representing foreign governments, including 
individuals registered with the Department of Justice under the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act.
    Selection Process: Nominations of individuals who have applied for 
DEC membership will be forwarded to the local USEAC Director for the 
respective DEC for that Director's consideration. The local USEAC 
Director ensures that all nominees meet the membership criteria 
outlined below. The local USEAC Director then, in consultation with the 
local DEC Executive Committee, evaluates all nominations to determine 
their interest, commitment, and qualifications. In reviewing 
nominations, the local USEAC Director strives to ensure a balance among 
exporters from a manufacturing or service industry and export service 
providers. A fair representation should be considered from companies 
and organizations that support exporters, representatives of local and 
state government, and trade organizations and associations. Membership 
should reflect the diversity of the local business community, encompass 
a broad range of businesses and industry sectors, and be distributed 
geographically across the DEC service area.
    For current DEC members seeking reappointment, the local USEAC 
Director, in consultation with the DEC Executive Committee, also 
carefully considers the nominee's activity level during the previous 
term and demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and effectively 
with other DEC members and US&FCS staff. As appointees of the Secretary 
of Commerce in high-profile positions, though volunteers, DEC Members 
are expected to actively participate in the DEC and support the work of 
local US&FCS offices. Those that do not support the work of the office 
or do not actively participate in DEC activities will not be considered 
for re-nomination.
    The Executive Secretary determines which nominees to forward to the 
US&FCS Office of U.S. Operations for further consideration for 
recommendation to the Secretary of Commerce in consultation with the 
local DEC Executive Committee. A candidate's background and character 
are pertinent to determining suitability and eligibility for DEC 
membership. Since DEC appointments are made by

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the Secretary, the Department must make a suitability determination for 
all DEC nominees. After completion of a vetting process, the Secretary 
selects nominees for appointment to local DECs. DEC members are 
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512, 15 U.S.C. 4721.

    Dated: June 6, 2017.
Laura Barmby,
District Export Council Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2017-12250 Filed 6-13-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-FP-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 113 / Wednesday, June 14, 2017 / Notices 27235 Dated: June 7, 2017. planning and coordination of export residents of the United States. As Ronald K. Lorentzen, activities in their communities. representatives of the local exporting Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement DATES: Nominations for individuals to a community, DEC Members must reside and Compliance. DEC must be received by the local in, or conduct the majority of their work USEAC Director by 5:00 p.m. local time in, the territory that the DEC covers. Appendix DEC membership is not open to federal on July 28, 2017. List of Topics Discussed in the Final FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: government employees, or individuals Decision Memorandum representing foreign governments, Please contact the Director of your local I. Summary USEAC for more information on DECs including individuals registered with II. List of Comments and the nomination process. You may the Department of Justice under the III. Background Foreign Agents Registration Act. identify your local USEAC by entering IV. Scope of the Order Selection Process: Nominations of V. Analysis of Comments your zip code online at http:// export.gov/usoffices/index.asp. For individuals who have applied for DEC Comments Concerning Deacero membership will be forwarded to the Comment 1: Whether to Apply Total general program information, contact local USEAC Director for the respective Adverse Inferences to Deacero Laura Barmby, National DEC Liaison, DEC for that Director’s consideration. Comment 2: Treatment of Scrap Values US&FCS, at (202) 482–2675. Reported by Deacero The local USEAC Director ensures that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: District Comment 3: Treatment of Non-prime all nominees meet the membership Export Councils support the mission of criteria outlined below. 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In reviewing Comment 6: Treatment of Reconciling link between the business community nominations, the local USEAC Director Items Reported by Deacero and US&FCS, and assisting in Comment 7: Treatment of Rebar Costs strives to ensure a balance among coordinating the activities of trade exporters from a manufacturing or Relating to Non-Subject Merchandise assistance partners to leverage available Comment 8: Inventory Adjustments service industry and export service Comment 9: Method Used to Calculate resources. Individuals appointed to a providers. A fair representation should Deacero’s Final Margin DEC become part of a select corps of be considered from companies and Comment 10: Sales Passing the Cohen’s d trade experts dedicated to providing organizations that support exporters, Test Based on Time international trade leadership and representatives of local and state Comment Concerning Grupo Simec guidance to the local business government, and trade organizations Comment 11: Whether to Apply Adverse community and assistance to the and associations. Membership should Facts Available to Grupo Simec Department of Commerce on export reflect the diversity of the local business Comment 12: Whether to Adjust Grupo development issues. Simec’s Reported Costs community, encompass a broad range of Nomination Process: Each DEC has a businesses and industry sectors, and be Comment 13: Whether to Revise the maximum membership of 35. Department’s Collapsing Analysis distributed geographically across the Comment 14: Clerical Errors Approximately half of the positions are DEC service area. VI. Recommendation open on each DEC for the four-year term For current DEC members seeking that begins on January 1, 2018, and runs reappointment, the local USEAC [FR Doc. 2017–12304 Filed 6–13–17; 8:45 am] through December 31, 2021. All Director, in consultation with the DEC BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P potential nominees must complete an Executive Committee, also carefully online nomination form and consent to considers the nominee’s activity level sharing of the information on that form during the previous term and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE with the DEC Executive Committee for demonstrated ability to work International Trade Administration its consideration, and consent, if cooperatively and effectively with other appointed, to sharing of their contact DEC members and US&FCS staff. As District Export Council Nomination information with other partners. appointees of the Secretary of Opportunity Eligibility and Appointment Criteria: Commerce in high-profile positions, Appointment is based upon an though volunteers, DEC Members are AGENCY: International Trade individual’s international trade expected to actively participate in the Administration, Department of leadership in the local community, DEC and support the work of local Commerce. ability to influence the local US&FCS offices. Those that do not ACTION: Notice of opportunity for environment for exporting, knowledge support the work of the office or do not appointment to serve as a District of day-to-day international operations, actively participate in DEC activities Export Council member. interest in export development, and will not be considered for re- willingness and ability to devote time to nomination. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce DEC activities. Members must be The Executive Secretary determines is currently seeking nominations of employed as exporters or export service which nominees to forward to the individuals for consideration for providers or in a profession which US&FCS Office of U.S. Operations for appointment by the Secretary of supports U.S. export promotion efforts. further consideration for mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Commerce to serve as members of one Members include exporters, export recommendation to the Secretary of of the 60 District Export Councils service providers and others whose Commerce in consultation with the (DECs) nationwide. DECs are closely profession supports U.S. export local DEC Executive Committee. A affiliated with the U.S. Export promotion efforts. DEC member candidate’s background and character Assistance Centers (USEACs) of the U.S. appointments are made without regard are pertinent to determining suitability and Foreign Commercial Service to political affiliation. 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27236 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 113 / Wednesday, June 14, 2017 / Notices the Secretary, the Department must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The dredge tows. No fish or scallops will be make a suitability determination for all Coonamessett Farm Foundation retained for commercial purposes, but DEC nominees. After completion of a submitted a complete application on frozen samples of scallop meats may be vetting process, the Secretary selects May 23, 2017, to conduct an optical and retained. All bycatch would be returned nominees for appointment to local dredge survey in the Northern Gulf of to the sea as soon as practicable DECs. DEC members are appointed by Maine (NGOM) Scallop Management following data collection. These and serve at the pleasure of the Area. The project titled ‘‘An Optical exemptions will allow CFF to conduct Secretary of Commerce. Assessment of Sea Scallop Abundance experimental dredge towing without Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512, 15 U.S.C. 4721. and Distribution in Select Areas of the being charged DAS, as well as deploy Northern Gulf of Maine Scallop gear that is not consistent with current Dated: June 6, 2017. Management Area’’ would be funded scallop regulations. Participating vessels Laura Barmby, through the Scallop Research Set-Aside need crew size waivers to accommodate District Export Council Program Manager. Program. The primary survey science personnel. Exemption from [FR Doc. 2017–12250 Filed 6–13–17; 8:45 am] instrument would be the HabCam possession limit and minimum sizes BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P imaging system, consisting of a camera would ensure the vessel is not in that continuously takes photos and a conflict with possession regulations side scanning sonar, that would be while collecting catch data. The project DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE towed approximately 2.5 meters above would also be exempt from the sea the ocean floor. A scallop survey dredge scallop observer program requirements National Oceanic and Atmospheric would also be deployed to enable because activities conducted on the trip Administration collection of biological information. The are not consistent with normal fishing RIN 0648–XF475 vessel would be exempt from the operations. Atlantic sea scallop days-at-sea (DAS) If approved, the applicant may Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; allocations at 50 CFR 648.53(b); NGOM request minor modifications and General Provisions for Domestic management program requirements at extensions to the EFP throughout the Fisheries; Application for Exempted § 648.62; crew size restrictions at year. EFP modifications and extensions Fishing Permits § 648.51(c); dredge gear restrictions at may be granted without further notice if § 648.51(b); and observer program they are deemed essential to facilitate AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries requirements at § 648.11(g). The vessel Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and completion of the proposed research would also be temporarily exempt from and have minimal impacts that do not Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), possession limits and minimum size Commerce. change the scope or impact of the requirements specified in 50 CFR part initially approved EFP request. Any ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 648, subparts B and D through O, for fishing activity conducted outside the biological sampling purposes only. scope of the exempted fishing activity SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional These exemptions would support an Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, would be prohibited. abundance survey of the NGOM Scallop Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has Management Area. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. made a preliminary determination that The primary survey instrument will Dated: June 9, 2017. an Exempted Fishing Permit application be the HabCam imaging system, but a Margo B. Schulze-Haugen, from the Coonamessett Farm scallop survey dredge would be Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Foundation to conduct a scallop survey deployed to enable collection of Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. contains all of the required information biological information. One vessel [FR Doc. 2017–12317 Filed 6–13–17; 8:45 am] and warrants further consideration. would conduct the survey in early July BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Regulations under the Magnuson- 2017 over the course of four days-at-sea. Stevens Fishery Conservation and Researchers would conduct 3 dredge Management Act require publication of tows per day for a maximum of 12 tows DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE this notice intended to provide using the NMFS survey dredge. The interested parties the opportunity to survey dredge is 8 feet (2.4 m) in width National Oceanic and Atmospheric comment on applications for proposed equipped with 2-inch (5.1-cm) rings, 4- Administration Exempted Fishing Permits. inch (10.2-cm) diamond twine top, and DATES: Comments must be received on a 1.5-inch (3.8-cm) diamond mesh liner. RIN 0648–XF476 or before June 29, 2017. All tows would be conducted at speeds ADDRESSES: You may submit written between 4.8 to 5.1 knots (2.5 to 2.6 m/ Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; comments by any of the following s) for 10–15 minutes. The dredge tow Southeast Data, Assessment, and methods: locations would be determined during Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting • Email: nmfs.gar.efp@noaa.gov. the optical survey using the HabCam system based on scallop abundance. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Include in the subject line ‘‘CFF NGOM Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Survey EFP.’’ This survey would provide scallop biomass estimates that would support Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), • Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional Commerce. scallop resource management in the Administrator, NMFS, Greater Atlantic NGOM Management Area. The survey ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 pre- Regional Fisheries Office, 55 Great will occur in parts of Stellwagen Bank mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. assessment webinar for Gulf of Mexico and Jeffrey’s Ledge that are open to gray snapper. Mark the outside of the envelope commercial scallop fishing. No dredge ‘‘Comments on CFF NGOM Survey SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 assessment tows will occur in a habitat closed area. EFP.’’ In addition to collecting Habcam process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: image data, scientific personnel will will consist of a Data Workshop, a series Shannah Jaburek, Fisheries Management record detailed catch information on of assessment webinars, and a Review Specialist, 978–282–8456. scallops, finfish, and invertebrates from Workshop. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Jun 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14JNN1.SGM 14JNN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of opportunity for appointment to serve as a District Export Council member.
DatesNominations for individuals to a DEC must be received by the local USEAC Director by 5:00 p.m. local time on July 28, 2017.
ContactPlease contact the Director of your local USEAC for more information on DECs and the nomination process. You may identify your local USEAC by entering your zip code online at http://export.gov/usoffices/index.asp. For general program information, contact Laura Barmby, National DEC Liaison, US&FCS, at (202) 482-2675.
FR Citation82 FR 27235 
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