82_FR_8929 82 FR 8909 - Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting

82 FR 8909 - Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 20 (February 1, 2017)

Page Range8909-8910
FR Document2017-02143

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8909-8910]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-02143]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee 
(ETTAC).

DATES: The teleconference meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 
15, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Please register by 
5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 13, 2017 to listen in on the 
teleconference meeting.

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place via teleconference. For 
logistical reasons, all participants are required to register in 
advance by the date specified above. Please contact Ms. Maureen Hinman 
at the contact information below to register and obtain call-in 
information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will take place from 1:00 p.m. 
to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). This meeting is open to the 
public. Written comments concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome any time 
before or after the meeting. Minutes will be available within 30 days 
of this meeting.
    Topic to be considered: The agenda for the February 15, 2017 
meeting includes discussion and approval of a letter of introduction to 
the Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the Environmental Technologies 
Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC) and its members.
    Background: The ETTAC is mandated by Section 2313(c) of the Export 
Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the 
Environmental Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating 
Committee, through the Secretary of Commerce, on the development and 
administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of environmental 
technologies, goods, services, and products. The ETTAC was originally 
chartered in May of 1994. It was most recently re-chartered until 
August 2016.
    The teleconference will be accessible to people with disabilities. 
Please specify any requests for reasonable accommodation when 
registering to participate in the teleconference. Last minute requests 
will be accepted, but may be impossible to fulfill.
    No time will be available for oral comments from members of the 
public during this meeting. As noted above, any member of the public 
may submit pertinent written comments concerning the Committee's 
affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments may be 
submitted to Ms. Maureen Hinman at the contact information indicated 
above. To be considered during the meeting, comments must be received 
no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Monday, February 13, 
2017, to ensure transmission to the Committee prior to the meeting. 
Comments received after that date will be distributed to the members 
but may not be considered at the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 
202-482-0627; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]).

    Dated: January 26, 2017.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
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                                                This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:               Joe      Estimated Total Annual Burden on
                                                contains documents other than rules or                  Lewis Jr., (202) 720–0795.                            Respondents: 64,256 hours.
                                                proposed rules that are applicable to the               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              We are requesting comments on all
                                                public. Notices of hearings and investigations,                                                               aspects of this information collection to
                                                committee meetings, agency decisions and
                                                                                                           Title: Power of Attorney.
                                                                                                           OMB Control Number: 0560–0190.                     help us to:
                                                rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
                                                                                                           Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,                 (1) Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                petitions and applications and agency
                                                statements of organization and functions are            2017.                                                 collection of information is necessary
                                                examples of documents appearing in this                    Type of Request: Extension.                        for the proper performance of the
                                                section.                                                   Abstract: Individuals or entities that             functions of the agency, including
                                                                                                        want to appoint another to act as an                  whether the information will have
                                                                                                        attorney-in-fact in connection with                   practical utility;
                                                DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE                               certain FSA, CCC, NRCS, FCIC, and                       (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                                                                        RMA programs and related actions must                 agency’s estimate of burden of the
                                                Farm Service Agency                                     complete a form FSA–211, Power of                     collection of information including the
                                                                                                        Attorney form. The form is used by a                  validity of the methodology and
                                                Information Collection Request; Power                                                                         assumptions used;
                                                                                                        grantor to appoint another to act on the
                                                of Attorney                                                                                                     (3) Evaluate the quality, utility and
                                                                                                        individual’s or entity’s behalf for certain
                                                AGENCY:   Farm Service Agency, USDA.                    FSA, CCC, NRCS, FCIC and RMA                          clarity of the information technology;
                                                                                                        programs or other specific actions,                   and
                                                ACTION:   Notice; request for comments.                                                                         (4) Minimize the burden of the
                                                                                                        giving the appointee legal authority to
                                                SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       enter into certain programs, agreements,              information collection on those who
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the                    or contracts, or other specific actions on            respond through the use of appropriate
                                                Farm Service Agency (FSA) is                            the grantor’s behalf. The form also                   automated, electronic, mechanical, or
                                                requesting comments from all interested                 provides FSA, CCC, NRCS, FCIC and                     other technological collection
                                                individuals and organizations on an                     RMA a source to verify an individual’s                techniques or other forms of information
                                                extension of a currently approved                       authority to sign and act for another in              technology.
                                                                                                        the event of errors or fraud. The                       All comments received in response to
                                                information collection associated with
                                                                                                        information collected on the form is                  this notice, including names and
                                                the Power of Attorney form. This
                                                                                                        limited to grantor’s name, signature and              addresses where provided, will be made
                                                information collection is used to
                                                                                                        identification number, the grantee’s                  a matter of public record. Comments
                                                support the FSA, Commodity Credit
                                                                                                        address, and the applicable FSA, CCC,                 will be summarized and included in the
                                                Corporation (CCC), Natural Resources
                                                                                                        NRCS, FCIC and RMA programs or                        request for OMB approval.
                                                Conservation Service (NRCS), Federal
                                                Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) and                   transactions.                                         Chris P. Beyerhelm,
                                                Risk Management Agency (RMA) in                            For the following estimated total                  Acting Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
                                                conducting business and accepting                       annual burden on respondents, the
                                                                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2017–02128 Filed 1–31–17; 8:45 am]
                                                signatures on certain documents from                    formula used to calculate the total
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                                                individuals acting on behalf of other                   burden hours is the estimated average
                                                individuals or entities.                                time per responses multiplied by the
                                                                                                        estimated total annual of responses.
                                                DATES: We will consider comments that                                                                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                           Estimate of Average Time To
                                                we receive by April 3, 2017.
                                                                                                        Respond: Public reporting burden for
                                                ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit                                                                            International Trade Administration
                                                                                                        collecting information under this notice
                                                comments on this notice. In your                        is estimated to average 1.25 minutes per              Environmental Technologies Trade
                                                comments, include date, volume, and                     response, including the time for                      Advisory Committee (ETTAC) Public
                                                page number of this issue of the Federal                reviewing instructions, searching                     Meeting
                                                Register. You may submit comments by                    existing data sources, gathering and
                                                any of the following methods:                           maintaining the data needed, and                      AGENCY: International Trade
                                                  • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                   completing and reviewing the collection               Administration, DOC.
                                                http://regulations.gov. Follow the online               of information. The average travel time,              ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
                                                instructions for submitting comments.                   which is included in the total annual                 Committee meeting.
                                                  • Mail: Joe Lewis Jr., Agricultural                   burden, is estimated to be 1 hour per
                                                Program Specialist, USDA, FSA, STOP                     respondent.                                           SUMMARY:   This notice sets forth the
                                                0572, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,                        Type of Respondents: Individuals and               schedule and proposed agenda of a
                                                Washington, DC 20250–0572.                              households.                                           meeting of the Environmental
                                                  You may also send comments to the                        Estimated Number of Respondents:                   Technologies Trade Advisory
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                                                Desk Officer for Agriculture, Office of                 51,385.                                               Committee (ETTAC).
                                                Information and Regulatory Affairs,                        Estimated Average Number of                        DATES: The teleconference meeting is
                                                Office of Management and Budget,                        Responses per Respondent: 1.                          scheduled for Wednesday, February 15,
                                                Washington, DC 20503. Copies of the                        Estimated Total Annual Responses:                  2017, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
                                                information collection may be requested                 51,385.                                               Time (EST). Please register by 5:00 p.m.
                                                by contacting Joe Lewis Jr. at the above                   Estimated Average Time per                         EST on Monday, February 13, 2017 to
                                                addresses.                                              Response: 1.25.                                       listen in on the teleconference meeting.


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                                                ADDRESSES:    The meeting will take place               Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue                   (collectively, Nozawa).2 On October 14,
                                                via teleconference. For logistical                      NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone:                    2016, in accordance with section 751(a)
                                                reasons, all participants are required to               202–482–0627; Fax: 202–482–5665;                      of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
                                                register in advance by the date specified               email: maureen.hinman@trade.gov).                     (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i),
                                                above. Please contact Ms. Maureen                         Dated: January 26, 2017.                            we initiated an administrative review of
                                                Hinman at the contact information                       Edward A. O’Malley,
                                                                                                                                                              the order on PRCBs from the PRC with
                                                below to register and obtain call-in                                                                          respect to Nozawa.3 On January 5, 2017,
                                                                                                        Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
                                                information.                                                                                                  the petitioners timely withdrew their
                                                                                                        Industries.
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                                                                              request for an administrative review of
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2017–02143 Filed 1–31–17; 8:45 am]
                                                meeting will take place from 1:00 p.m.                                                                        Nozawa.4 No other party requested a
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
                                                to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time                                                                            review.
                                                (EST). This meeting is open to the                                                                            Rescission of Review
                                                public. Written comments concerning                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
                                                ETTAC affairs are welcome any time                                                                            Department will rescind an
                                                before or after the meeting. Minutes will               International Trade Administration                    administrative review, ‘‘in whole or in
                                                be available within 30 days of this                                                                           part, if a party that requested a review
                                                meeting.                                                [A–570–886]                                           withdraws the request within 90 days of
                                                   Topic to be considered: The agenda                                                                         the date of publication of notice of
                                                for the February 15, 2017 meeting                       Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From                 initiation of the requested review.’’ The
                                                includes discussion and approval of a                   the People’s Republic of China:                       petitioners withdrew their request for
                                                letter of introduction to the Secretary of              Rescission of Antidumping Duty                        review within the 90-day time limit.
                                                Commerce on behalf of the                               Administrative Review; 2015–2016                      Because we received no other requests
                                                Environmental Technologies Trade                                                                              for review of Nozawa and no other
                                                Advisory Committee (ETTAC) and its                      AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                                                                        International Trade Administration,                   requests for the review of the order on
                                                members.                                                                                                      PRCBs from the PRC with respect to
                                                   Background: The ETTAC is mandated                    Department of Commerce.
                                                                                                        SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                   other companies subject to the order, we
                                                by Section 2313(c) of the Export
                                                                                                        (the Department) is rescinding the                    are rescinding the administrative review
                                                Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended,
                                                                                                        administrative review of the                          of the order in full, in accordance with
                                                15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the
                                                                                                        antidumping duty order on                             19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).
                                                Environmental Trade Working Group of
                                                the Trade Promotion Coordinating                        polyethylene retail carrier bags from the             Assessment
                                                Committee, through the Secretary of                     People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the
                                                                                                                                                                 The Department will instruct U.S.
                                                Commerce, on the development and                        period August 1, 2015, through July 31,
                                                                                                                                                              Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
                                                administration of programs to expand                    2016.
                                                                                                                                                              assess antidumping duties on all
                                                U.S. exports of environmental                           DATES: Effective February 1, 2017.                    appropriate entries of PRCBs from the
                                                technologies, goods, services, and                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      PRC during the POR at rates equal to the
                                                products. The ETTAC was originally                      Bryan Hansen or Minoo Hatten, AD/                     cash deposit or bonding rate of
                                                chartered in May of 1994. It was most                   CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement                 estimated antidumping duties required
                                                recently re-chartered until August 2016.                and Compliance, International Trade                   at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
                                                   The teleconference will be accessible                Administration, U.S. Department of                    warehouse, for consumption, in
                                                to people with disabilities. Please                     Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                    accordance with 19 CFR
                                                specify any requests for reasonable                     NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department
                                                accommodation when registering to                       (202) 482–3683 or (202) 482–1690,                     intends to issue appropriate assessment
                                                participate in the teleconference. Last                 respectively.                                         instructions to CBP 15 days after
                                                minute requests will be accepted, but                                                                         publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                may be impossible to fulfill.                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                              Register.
                                                   No time will be available for oral                   Background
                                                comments from members of the public                                                                           Notification to Importers
                                                during this meeting. As noted above,                       On August 5, 2016, the Department
                                                                                                                                                                 This notice serves as a final reminder
                                                any member of the public may submit                     published a notice of opportunity to
                                                                                                                                                              to importers of their responsibility
                                                pertinent written comments concerning                   request an administrative review of the
                                                                                                                                                              under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
                                                the Committee’s affairs at any time                     antidumping duty order on
                                                                                                                                                              certificate regarding the reimbursement
                                                before or after the meeting. Comments                   polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs)
                                                                                                                                                              of antidumping duties prior to
                                                may be submitted to Ms. Maureen                         from the PRC for the period of review
                                                                                                                                                              liquidation of the relevant entries
                                                Hinman at the contact information                       (POR) August 1, 2015, through July 31,
                                                                                                                                                              during this review period. Failure to
                                                indicated above. To be considered                       2016.1 On August 31, 2016, the
                                                                                                                                                              comply with this requirement could
                                                during the meeting, comments must be                    petitioners, the Polyethylene Retail
                                                                                                                                                              result in the Department’s presumption
                                                received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern                Carrier Bag Committee and its
                                                Standard Time on Monday, February 13,                   individual members, Hilex Poly Co.,                      2 See Letter from the petitioners to the

                                                2017, to ensure transmission to the                     LLC, and Superbag Corporation,                        Department, ‘‘Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from
                                                Committee prior to the meeting.                         requested an administrative review of                 the People’s Republic of China: Request for
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                                                Comments received after that date will                  the order with respect to Dongguan                    Administrative Review,’’ dated August 31, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
                                                be distributed to the members but may                   Nozawa Plastics Products Co., Ltd. and
                                                                                                                                                              Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR
                                                not be considered at the meeting.                       United Power Packaging, Ltd.                          71061 (October 14, 2016).
                                                                                                                                                                 4 See Letter from the petitioners to the
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
                                                                                                          1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,     Department, ‘‘Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from
                                                Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy &                      Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity      the People’s Republic of China: Withdrawal of
                                                Environmental Industries (OEEI),                        to Request Administrative Review, 81 FR 51850         Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated January
                                                International Trade Administration,                     (August 5, 2016).                                     5, 2017.



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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe teleconference meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Please register by 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 13, 2017 to listen in on the teleconference meeting.
ContactMs. Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202-482-0627; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]).
FR Citation82 FR 8909 

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