83 FR 54914 - Meeting of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 212 (November 1, 2018)

Page Range		54914-54915
FR Document		2018-23884

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at the U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Building (Rm. 1894, Commerce Research Library) in Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public with registration instructions provided below.

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[FR Doc No: 2018-23884]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Meeting of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory 
Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee 
(REEEAC) will hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Building (Rm. 1894, Commerce 
Research Library) in Washington, DC. The meeting is open to the public 
with registration instructions provided below.

DATES: November 13, 2018, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time (EST). Members of the public wishing to 
participate must register in advance with Victoria Gunderson at the 
contact information below by 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 7, 
2018 in order to pre-register, including any requests to make comments 
during the meeting or for accommodations or auxiliary aids.

ADDRESSES: To register, please contact Victoria Gunderson, Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI), 
Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce at (202) 482-7890; email: 
Victoria.Gunderson@trade.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Gunderson, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI), Industry 
and Analysis International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce at (202) 482-7890; email: Victoria.Gunderson@trade.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The Secretary of Commerce established the REEEAC 
pursuant to discretionary authority and in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), on July 14, 2010. 
The REEEAC was re-chartered most recently on June 7, 2018. The REEEAC 
provides

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the Secretary of Commerce with consensus advice from the private sector 
on the development and administration of programs and policies to 
expand the export competitiveness of U.S. renewable energy and energy 
efficiency products and services. More information regarding the REEEAC 
is available online at http://export.gov/reee/reeeac.
    On November 13, the REEEAC will hold the first in-person meeting of 
its current charter term. The Committee, with officials from the 
Department of Commerce and other agencies will discuss major issues 
affecting the competitiveness of the U.S. renewable energy and energy 
efficiency industries, determine sub-committee structure, and provide 
consultation on REEEAC leadership. An agenda will be made available by 
November 7, 2018 upon request.
    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 DATE caption. Requests for 
auxiliary aids must be submitted by the registration deadline. Last 
minute requests will be accepted but may be impossible to fill.
    A limited amount of time before the close of the meeting will be 
available for oral comments from members of the public attending the 
meeting. To accommodate as many speakers as possible, the time for 
public comments will be limited to two to five minutes per person 
(depending on number of public participants). Individuals wishing to 
reserve speaking time during the meeting must contact Ms. Gunderson and 
submit a brief statement of the general nature of the comments, as well 
as the name and address of the proposed participant by 5:00 p.m. EST on 
Wednesday, November 7, 2018. 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 
copy of their oral comments by email to Ms. Gunderson for distribution 
to the participants in advance of the meeting.
    Any member of the public may submit written comments concerning the 
REEEAC's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments may 
be submitted to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory 
Committee, c/o: Victoria Gunderson, Designated Federal Officer, Office 
of Energy and Environmental Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Mail Stop: 4053, Washington, DC 20230. To 
be considered during the meeting, public comments must be transmitted 
to the REEEAC prior to the meeting. As such, written comments must be 
received no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. 
Comments received after that date will be distributed to the members 
but may not be considered at the meeting.
    Copies of REEEAC meeting minutes will be available within 30 days 
following the meeting.

    Dated: October 16, 2018.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
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origin is subject to a separate order, then However, in that situation, because no Dated: October 19, 2018.
the interested party must state review of the NME entity was James Maeder,
specifically, on an order-by-order basis, conducted, the NME entity’s entries Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
which exporter(s) the request is were not subject to the review and the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
intended to cover. rate for the NME entity is not subject to Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Note that, for any party Commerce change as a result of that review Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
was unable to locate in prior segments, (although the rate for the individual Countervailing Duty Operations.
Commerce will not accept a request for exporter may change as a function of the [FR Doc. 2018–23874 Filed 10–31–18; 8:45 am]
an administrative review of that party finding that the exporter is part of the BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
absent new information as to the party’s NME entity). Following initiation of an
location. Moreover, if the interested antidumping administrative review
party who files a request for review is when there is no review requested of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
unable to locate the producer or NME entity, Commerce will instruct
exporter for which it requested the International Trade Administration
CBP to liquidate entries for all exporters
review, the interested party must not named in the initiation notice, Meeting of the Renewable Energy and
provide an explanation of the attempts including those that were suspended at Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
it made to locate the producer or the NME entity rate.
exporter at the same time it files its AGENCY: International Trade
request for review, in order for the All requests must be filed Administration, U.S. Department of
Secretary to determine if the interested electronically in Enforcement and Commerce.
party’s attempts were reasonable, Compliance’s Antidumping and
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.303(f)(3)(ii). Countervailing Duty Centralized
As explained in Antidumping and Electronic Service System (ACCESS) on SUMMARY: The Renewable Energy and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 website at http://access.trade.gov.5 (REEEAC) will hold a meeting on
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003), and Non- Further, in accordance with 19 CFR Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at the U.S.
Market Economy Antidumping 351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request Department of Commerce Herbert C.
Proceedings: Assessment of must be served on the petitioner and Hoover Building (Rm. 1894, Commerce
Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 each exporter or producer specified in Research Library) in Washington, DC.
(October 24, 2011), Commerce clarified the request. The meeting is open to the public with
its practice with respect to the Commerce will publish in the Federal registration instructions provided
collection of final antidumping duties Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation of below.
on imports of merchandise where Administrative Review of Antidumping DATES: November 13, 2018, from
intermediate firms are involved. The or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
public should be aware of this or Suspended Investigation’’ for Eastern Standard Time (EST). Members
clarification in determining whether to requests received by the last day of of the public wishing to participate
request an administrative review of October 2018. If Commerce does not must register in advance with Victoria
merchandise subject to antidumping receive, by the last day of October 2018, Gunderson at the contact information
findings and orders.2 below by 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday,
a request for review of entries covered
Commerce no longer considers the
by an order, finding, or suspended November 7, 2018 in order to pre-
non-market economy (NME) entity as an
investigation listed in this notice and for register, including any requests to make
exporter conditionally subject to an
the period identified above, Commerce comments during the meeting or for
antidumping duty administrative
will instruct CBP to assess antidumping accommodations or auxiliary aids.
reviews.3 Accordingly, the NME entity
will not be under review unless or countervailing duties on those entries ADDRESSES: To register, please contact
Commerce specifically receives a at a rate equal to the cash deposit of Victoria Gunderson, Designated Federal
request for, or self-initiates, a review of estimated antidumping or Officer, Office of Energy and
the NME entity.4 In administrative countervailing duties required on those Environmental Industries (OEEI),
reviews of antidumping duty orders on entries at the time of entry, or Industry and Analysis, International
merchandise from NME countries where withdrawal from warehouse, for Trade Administration, U.S. Department
a review of the NME entity has not been consumption and to continue to collect of Commerce at (202) 482–7890; email:
initiated, but where an individual the cash deposit previously ordered. Victoria.Gunderson@trade.gov.
exporter for which a review was For the first administrative review of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
initiated does not qualify for a separate any order, there will be no assessment Victoria Gunderson, Designated Federal
rate, Commerce will issue a final of antidumping or countervailing duties Officer, Office of Energy and
decision indicating that the company in on entries of subject merchandise Environmental Industries (OEEI),
question is part of the NME entity. entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, Industry and Analysis International
for consumption during the relevant Trade Administration, U.S. Department
2 See also the Enforcement and Compliance provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of of Commerce at (202) 482–7890; email:
website at http://trade.gov/enforcement/. the order, if such a gap period is Victoria.Gunderson@trade.gov.
3 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
applicable to the period of review. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent Background: The Secretary of
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Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and This notice is not required by statute
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Commerce established the REEEAC
but is published as a service to the
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 pursuant to discretionary authority and
international trading community.
FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). in accordance with the Federal
4 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
should specify that they are requesting a review of 5 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty

entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
U.S.C. App.), on July 14, 2010. The
the extent possible, include the names of such Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR REEEAC was re-chartered most recently
exporters in their request. 39263 (July 6, 2011). on June 7, 2018. The REEEAC provides

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Action		Notice of an open meeting.
Dates		November 13, 2018, from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Members of the public wishing to participate must register in advance with Victoria Gunderson at the contact information below by 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 in order to pre-register, including any requests to make comments during the meeting or for accommodations or auxiliary aids.
Contact		Victoria Gunderson, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI), Industry and Analysis International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-7890; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 54914

83 FR 54914 - Meeting of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 212 (November 1, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration