83 FR 58758 - Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on Energy, Information and Communication Technology, and Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific Region

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)

Page Range		58758-58760
FR Document		2018-25417

As part of the commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Global Markets unit of the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce (GM) seeks individual comments from industry on government programs to inform the catalyzation of U.S. private sector participation in commercial opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region in energy, ICT and infrastructure. Through this notice, GM announces a request for written public comments and announces a roundtable to facilitate a discussion with industry representatives and U.S. government staff. This notice serves as an initial step in improving GM's understanding of private sector interests and programmatic and policy needs in energy, ICT, and infrastructure sectors in the Indo- Pacific region. This notice further sets forth topics for discussion and comment.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on Energy, 
Information and Communication Technology, and Infrastructure in the 
Indo-Pacific Region

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

ACTION: Request for public comments and notice of a roundtable 
discussion on energy, information and communication technology (ICT), 
and infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region.

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SUMMARY: As part of the commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, the 
Global Markets unit of the International Trade Administration of the 
Department of Commerce (GM) seeks individual comments from industry on 
government programs to inform the catalyzation of U.S. private sector 
participation in commercial opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region in 
energy, ICT and infrastructure. Through this notice, GM announces a 
request for written public comments and announces a roundtable to 
facilitate a discussion with industry representatives and U.S. 
government staff. This notice serves as an initial step in improving 
GM's understanding of private sector interests and programmatic and 
policy needs in energy, ICT, and infrastructure sectors in the Indo-
Pacific region. This notice further sets forth topics for discussion 
and comment.

DATES: 
    Event: The roundtable will be held on December 12, 2018, from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
    Written Comments: To be ensured of consideration, written public 
comments must be received on or before January 4, 2019. Comments should 
not include any business confidential information.

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    Event Registration: GM will evaluate registrations based on the 
submitted information (see below) and inform applicants of selection 
decisions, which will be made on a rolling basis until 15 participants 
have been selected for each breakout session.

ADDRESSES: 
    Event: The roundtable will be held at the Department of Commerce, 
Room 1414, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Comments: Written comments should be sent by electronic mail 
addressed to [email protected]. Comments may also be 
submitted by mail addressed to: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Ave. NW, Room 2846, Washington, DC. Although comments may 
be submitted by mail, the GM prefers to receive comments via the 
internet.
    For alternatives to online or mail submissions, please contact 
Stephanie Smedile, Indo-Pacific Commercial Coordinator, GM, at (202) 
482-0333.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected] or 
Stephanie Smedile, Indo-Pacific Commercial Coordinator, GM, at (202) 
482-0333

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 30, 2018 the Trump Administration 
announced new economic initiatives in the Indo-Pacific region to 
advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region (See, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-administration-advancing-free-open-indo-pacific/). This request for 
comment and event notification seeks public comment on priorities and 
strategies to enhance commercial engagement in each of the three 
initiatives announced. The initiatives and topics for public comment 
are as follows:
    (1) Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP)--a 
new global initiative to promote access to an open, interoperable, 
reliable, and secure internet, with an initial focus on the Indo-
Pacific region. Through this program, the United States will support 
communications infrastructure development through public-private 
partnerships, promote regulatory and policy reforms, promote exports of 
U.S. information and communications technology (ICT) goods and 
services, and build the cybersecurity capacity of our partners to 
address shared threats.
    (2) Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN)--The 
ITAN will prioritize support for strategically important infrastructure 
and catalyze opportunities for U.S. business; establish a new Indo-
Pacific Transaction Advisory Fund to provide independent legal support 
for negotiations; and coordinate capacity-building programs to improve 
partner countries' project evaluation processes, regulatory and 
procurement environments, and project preparation and financing 
capabilities.
    (3) Enhancing Development and Growth through Energy, or Asia EDGE, 
is a U.S. whole of government effort to grow sustainable and secure 
energy markets throughout the Indo-Pacific. Asia EDGE seeks to 
strengthen energy security, increase energy diversification and trade, 
and expand energy access across the Indo-Pacific.
    The Department seeks input at the December 12th roundtable on the 
following topics:
     What are the principal U.S. and/or foreign policy and 
regulatory barriers to growing sales and exports to the Indo-Pacific 
region? How would you prioritize these barriers for USG engagement?
     What are the principal barriers (U.S. and/or foreign) to 
investment in infrastructure (ICT networks, energy, transportation, 
other) in countries in the Indo-Pacific?
     Have you worked with USG agencies--such as State, 
Commerce, USTDA, EXIM, OPIC, USAID--in doing business in the Indo-
Pacific? What is your assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the 
U.S. government tools to promote U.S. businesses in this sector?
     What proactive solutions or actions could the U.S. 
government pursue that would have an impact on catalyzing U.S. private 
sector participation in commercial opportunities in the Indo-Pacific 
region?
    Event: The December 12 roundtable hosted by the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Asia will provide an overview of the President's vision 
for the Indo-Pacific region and will include three break-out sessions--
one for each initiative--during which participants will provide 
insights and feedback related to the energy, ICT, and infrastructure 
sectors in the Indo-Pacific region. Due to limited space, the event is 
closed to press and observers. Industry participation is limited to 15 
qualifying industry representatives per break-out session (energy, ICT, 
and infrastructure).

Selection

    To attend, participants should submit the below information to 
[email protected] by December 5, 2018. GM will evaluate 
registrations based on the submitted information on a rolling basis 
until 15 participants have been selected for each break-out session and 
inform applicants of selection decisions.
    Applicants are encouraged to send representatives at a sufficiently 
senior level to be knowledgeable about their organization's 
capabilities, interests and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. 
Please see the following hyperlink for a definition of the Indo-Pacific 
region: http://www.pacom.mil/About-USINDOPACOM/USPACOM-Area-of-Responsibility/.
    Registrations should include the following information in their 
registration email:
     Name of attendee and short bio.
     Organization and brief organization description.
     The initiative discussion in which the registrant prefers 
to participate (DCCP, ITAN, or Asia EDGE). Registrants cannot register 
for all three as the break-outs happen concurrently. Registrants may 
indicate a second choice if the preferred choice is filled.
     A statement self-certifying how the organization meets 
each of the following criteria:
    1. Is not majority owned or controlled by a foreign government 
entity (or foreign government entities).
    2. Its existing products or services are either produced in the 
United States, or, if not, marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and 
have demonstrable U.S. content as a percentage of the value of the 
finished product or service AND/OR it is a major investor in projects 
in the Indo-Pacific in which companies with such products may compete.
    3. It has already exported from the United States to or invested in 
the Indo-Pacific region.
    4. In the case of a trade association, academic or research 
institution, the applicant will only be representing companies during 
the Roundtable that satisfy each of the criteria above.
    Selection will be based on the following criteria:
     Suitability of the company's (or in the case of another 
organization, represented companies' or constituents') existing 
products or services to energy, ICT, and infrastructure commercial 
opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.
     Suitability of the company's (or in the case of another 
organization, represented companies' or constituents') experience 
pursuing commercial opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.

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     Suitability of the representative's position and biography 
to be able to engage in the conversation.

Anthony Diaz,
Program Analyst, SelectUSA, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: changes in the final results of this and terms of an APO is a violation
review. which is subject to sanction.
Background
On August 14, 2018, Commerce Final Results of Administrative Review Notification to Interested Parties
published the Preliminary Results of the In accordance with section 777A(e)(1) These final results are issued and
administrative review.1 Commerce gave of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we published in accordance with sections
interested parties an opportunity to determine the following countervailable 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
comment on the Preliminary Results.2 subsidy rate during the period CFR 351.221(b)(5).
No interested parties submitted December 28, 2015, through April 25, Dated: November 15, 2018.
comments. Commerce has conducted 2016, and September 12, 2016, through Gary Taverman,
this review in accordance with section December 31, 2016: 3 Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as and Countervailing Duty Operations,
amended (the Act). Subsidy performing the non-exclusive functions and
Company rate
(percent) duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Scope of the Order Enforcement and Compliance.
The products covered by the order are Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve Tic. [FR Doc. 2018–25381 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am]
shipments of certain heavy walled Ltd. Sti ..................................... 1.18 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
rectangular welded steel pipes and
tubes of rectangular (including square) Assessment Rates
cross section, having a nominal wall DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
In accordance with 19 CFR
thickness of not less than 4 mm. The
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall International Trade Administration
merchandise includes, but is not limited
determine, and U.S. Customs and
to, the American Society for Testing and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, Request for Comments and Notice of
Materials (ASTM) A–500, grade B
countervailing duties on all appropriate Roundtable on Energy, Information
specifications, or comparable domestic
entries covered by this review. We and Communication Technology, and
or foreign specifications.
Included products are those in which: intend to issue assessment instructions Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific
(1) Iron predominates, by weight, over to CBP 15 days after the date of Region
each of the other contained elements; (2) publication of the final results of this
review. AGENCY: Global Markets, International
the carbon content is 2 percent or less, Trade Administration, U.S. Department
by weight; and (3) none of the elements Cash Deposit Requirement of Commerce.
below exceed the quantity, by weight, Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the ACTION: Request for public comments
respectively indicated: Act, Commerce also intends to instruct and notice of a roundtable discussion on
• 2.50 percent of manganese, or CBP to collect cash deposits of energy, information and communication
• 3.30 percent of silicon, or estimated countervailing duties, in the technology (ICT), and infrastructure in
• 1.50 percent of copper, or amount shown above, on shipments of the Indo-Pacific region.
• 1.50 percent of aluminum, or subject merchandise by Ozdemir
• 1.25 percent of chromium, or entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
SUMMARY: As part of the commitment to
• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or for consumption on or after the date of
a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Global
• 0.40 percent of lead, or publication of these final results. For all
Markets unit of the International Trade
• 2.0 percent of nickel, or Administration of the Department of
non-reviewed firms, we will instruct
• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or Commerce (GM) seeks individual
• 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or CBP to continue to collect cash deposits comments from industry on government
• 0.10 percent of niobium (also called at the most-recent company-specific or programs to inform the catalyzation of
columbium), or all-others rate applicable to the U.S. private sector participation in
• 0.30 percent of vanadium, or company, as appropriate. These cash commercial opportunities in the Indo-
• 0.30 percent of zirconium. deposit requirements, when imposed, Pacific region in energy, ICT and
shall remain in effect until further infrastructure. Through this notice, GM
The subject merchandise is currently
notice. announces a request for written public
provided for in item 7306.61.1000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Administrative Protective Order comments and announces a roundtable
United States (HTSUS). Subject to facilitate a discussion with industry
This notice also serves as a final
merchandise may also enter under representatives and U.S. government
reminder to parties subject to an
HTSUS 7306.61.3000. While the HTSUS staff. This notice serves as an initial step
administrative protective order (APO) of
subheadings and ASTM specification in improving GM’s understanding of
their responsibility concerning the
are provided for convenience and private sector interests and
return or destruction of proprietary
customs purposes, the written programmatic and policy needs in
information disclosed under APO in
description of the scope of this order is energy, ICT, and infrastructure sectors
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3),
dispositive. in the Indo-Pacific region. This notice
which continues to govern business
further sets forth topics for discussion
Changes Since the Preliminary Results proprietary information in this segment
and comment.
of proceeding. Timely written
As no parties submitted comments on DATES:
notification of the return/destruction of
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the Preliminary Results, we made no Event: The roundtable will be held on
APO materials or conversion to judicial
December 12, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to
protective order is hereby requested.
1 See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Turkey: Failure to comply with the regulations Written Comments: To be ensured of
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty consideration, written public comments
Administrative Review; 2016, 83 FR 40228 (August 3 As we have made no changes to this rate since
14, 2018) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying the Preliminary Results, no additional disclosure of
must be received on or before January 4,
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). calculations under 19 CFR 351.224(b) is necessary 2019. Comments should not include any
2 See Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 40228. for these final results. business confidential information.

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• Suitability of the representative’s This information collection request application covers humanitarian
position and biography to be able to may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow research. In addition, there is a form
engage in the conversation. the instructions to view Department of that allows applicants to provide their
Commerce collections currently under contact information which the USPTO
Anthony Diaz,
review by OMB. uses to notify applicants that they have
Program Analyst, SelectUSA, International Written comments and been selected for an award. These
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
recommendations for the proposed applications may be up to five pages
Commerce.
information collection should be sent long and can be supplemented with
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within 30 days of publication of this additional supporting materials. The
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notice to OIRA_Submission@ applications must be submitted
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. electronically through the competition
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dated: November 16, 2018. website.
Sarah Brabson, Applicants who are ultimately
National Oceanic and Atmospheric awarded a Humanitarian Award
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Administration Certificate may wish to extend the
[FR Doc. 2018–25368 Filed 11–20–18; 8:45 am]
redemption period of that certificate. In
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Submission for OMB Review; the event that an applicant wishes to
Comment Request extend that time period, they must
complete a Petition to Extend the
The Department of Commerce will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Redemption Period of the Humanitarian
submit to the Office of Management and Awards Certificate. The petition is a
Budget (OMB) for clearance the United States Patent and Trademark
Office one-page document which allows the
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information under the provisions of the extension of their certificate’s
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Comment Request; ‘‘Patents for
Chapter 35). outlined on the form (e.g., lack of a
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Efforts to Make Listings Unnecessary to the Office of Management and Budget for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Under the Endangered Species Act. (OMB) for clearance the following Frequency: On occasion.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0466. proposal for collection of information Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Form Number(s): None. under the provisions of the Paperwork Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
a currently approved information Agency: United States Patent and email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
collection). Trademark Office, Commerce. omb.eop.gov.
Number of Respondents: 1. Title: Patents for Humanity Program. Once submitted, the request will be
Average Hours per Response: 2,500 OMB Control Number: 0651–0066. publically available in electronic format
hours to complete each agreement or Form Number(s): through www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
plan that has the intention of making • PTO/PFH/001 instructions to view Department of
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information collection. public approximately four hours to message.
On March 28, 2003, the National complete the humanitarian program • Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and application. Those selected as winners Information Governance Division
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or agreement, procedures for monitoring attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
the effectiveness of the plan or Needs and Uses: The USPTO has
agreement, and an annual report. developed two application forms that Marcie Lovett,
Affected Public: Business or other for- applicants can use to apply for Records Management Division Director,
profit organizations; State, local or tribal participation in the Patents for USPTO, Office of the Chief Administrative
governments. Humanity Program. One application Officer.
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Section		Notices
Action		Request for public comments and notice of a roundtable discussion on energy, information and communication technology (ICT), and infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region.
Dates		Event: The roundtable will be held on December 12, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Contact		[email protected] or Stephanie Smedile, Indo-Pacific Commercial Coordinator, GM, at (202) 482-0333
FR Citation		83 FR 58758

83 FR 58758 - Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on Energy, Information and Communication Technology, and Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific Region

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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