83_FR_8105 83 FR 8068 - Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee; Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee

83 FR 8068 - Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee; Meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 37 (February 23, 2018)

Page Range8068-8069
FR Document2018-03709

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee; Meeting of the Civil 
Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a 
meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC).

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 19, 2018, from 9:00 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 48019, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mr. Jonathan Chesebro, Office of 
Energy & Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration, 
Mail Stop 28018, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230 
(Phone: 202-482-1297; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: The CINTAC was established under the discretionary 
authority of the Secretary of Commerce and in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), in response to an 
identified need for consensus advice from U.S. industry to the 
Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration of 
programs to expand United States exports of civil nuclear goods and 
services in accordance with applicable U.S. laws and regulations, 
including advice on how U.S. civil nuclear goods and services export 
policies, programs, and activities will affect the U.S. civil nuclear 
industry's competitiveness and ability to participate in the 
international market.
    Topics to be considered: The agenda for the Thursday, July 19, 2018 
CINTAC meeting is as follows:

Public Session 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
    1. International Trade Administration's Civil Nuclear Trade 
Initiative Update
    2. Civil Nuclear Trade Promotion Activities Discussion
    3. Public comment period

    The meeting will be open to the public and will be accessible to 
people with disabilities. Members of the public wishing to attend the 
meeting must notify Mr. Jonathan Chesebro at the contact information 
above by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, July 13, 2018 in order to pre-
register. Please specify any requests for reasonable accommodation at 
least five business days in advance of the meeting. Last minute 
requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill.
    A limited amount of time will be available for pertinent brief 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 (2) minutes per person, with a total public 
comment period of 60 minutes. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking 
time during the meeting must contact Mr. Chesebro and submit a brief 
statement of the general nature of the comments and the name and 
address of the proposed participant by 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, July 
13, 2018. If the number of registrants requesting to make statements is 
greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the meeting, ITA may 
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers.
    Any member of the public may submit pertinent written comments 
concerning the CINTAC's affairs at any time before and after the 
meeting. Comments may be submitted to the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory 
Committee, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Mail Stop 28018, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 
20230. For consideration during the meeting, and to ensure transmission 
to the Committee prior to the meeting, comments must be received no 
later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, July 13, 2018. Comments received 
after that date will be distributed to the members but may not be 
considered at the meeting.

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    Copies of CINTAC meeting minutes will be available within 90 days 
of the meeting.

    Dated: February 14, 2018.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
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                                               government officials as well as their                   www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/                  advice on how U.S. civil nuclear goods
                                               representatives. All segments of any                    html/2013-22853.htm, prior to                         and services export policies, programs,
                                               antidumping duty or countervailing                      submitting factual information in these               and activities will affect the U.S. civil
                                               duty proceedings initiated on or after                  segments.                                             nuclear industry’s competitiveness and
                                               August 16, 2013, should use the formats                   These initiations and this notice are               ability to participate in the international
                                               for the revised certifications provided at              in accordance with section 751(a) of the              market.
                                               the end of the Final Rule.8 Commerce                    Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR                       Topics to be considered: The agenda
                                               intends to reject factual submissions in                351.221(c)(1)(i).                                     for the Thursday, July 19, 2018 CINTAC
                                               any proceeding segments if the                            Dated: February 13, 2018.                           meeting is as follows:
                                               submitting party does not comply with
                                                                                                       James Maeder,                                         Public Session 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
                                               applicable revised certification
                                               requirements.                                           Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 1. International Trade
                                                                                                       Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                         Administration’s Civil Nuclear
                                               Extension of Time Limits Regulation                     Operations performing the duties of Deputy                  Trade Initiative Update
                                                                                                       Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
                                                  Parties may request an extension of                                                                           2. Civil Nuclear Trade Promotion
                                                                                                       Countervailing Duty Operations.
                                               time limits before a time limit                                                                                     Activities Discussion
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2018–03403 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                               established under Part 351 expires, or as                                                                        3. Public comment period
                                                                                                       BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                               otherwise specified by the Secretary.                                                                            The meeting will be open to the
                                               See 19 CFR 351.302. In general, an                                                                            public and will be accessible to people
                                               extension request will be considered                                                                          with disabilities. Members of the public
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                               untimely if it is filed after the time limit                                                                  wishing to attend the meeting must
                                               established under Part 351 expires. For                 International Trade Administration                    notify Mr. Jonathan Chesebro at the
                                               submissions which are due from                                                                                contact information above by 5:00 p.m.
                                               multiple parties simultaneously, an                     Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory                          EST on Friday, July 13, 2018 in order to
                                               extension request will be considered                    Committee; Meeting of the Civil                       pre-register. Please specify any requests
                                               untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on             Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee                      for reasonable accommodation at least
                                               the due date. Examples include, but are                                                                       five business days in advance of the
                                               not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal                   AGENCY: International Trade
                                                                                                       Administration, U.S. Department of                    meeting. Last minute requests will be
                                               briefs, filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309;                                                                     accepted, but may not be possible to fill.
                                               (2) factual information to value factors                Commerce.
                                               under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure                  ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
                                                                                                                                                                A limited amount of time will be
                                               the adequacy of remuneration under 19                   Committee meeting.                                    available for pertinent brief oral
                                               CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19                                                                       comments from members of the public
                                               CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal,                         SUMMARY:   This notice sets forth the                 attending the meeting. To accommodate
                                               clarification and correction filed                      schedule and proposed agenda for a                    as many speakers as possible, the time
                                               pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3)               meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade                    for public comments will be limited to
                                               comments concerning the selection of a                  Advisory Committee (CINTAC).                          two (2) minutes per person, with a total
                                               surrogate country and surrogate values                  DATES: The meeting is scheduled for                   public comment period of 60 minutes.
                                               and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning                   Thursday, July 19, 2018, from 9:00 a.m.               Individuals wishing to reserve speaking
                                               U.S. Customs and Border Protection                      to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time                    time during the meeting must contact
                                               data; and (5) quantity and value                        (EST).                                                Mr. Chesebro and submit a brief
                                               questionnaires. Under certain                                                                                 statement of the general nature of the
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES:   The meeting will be held at              comments and the name and address of
                                               circumstances, Commerce may elect to                    the U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                               specify a different time limit by which                                                                       the proposed participant by 5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                       Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room                      EST on Friday, July 13, 2018. If the
                                               extension requests will be considered                   48019, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
                                               untimely for submissions which are due                                                                        number of registrants requesting to
                                                                                                       Washington, DC 20230.                                 make statements is greater than can be
                                               from multiple parties simultaneously. In
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                  reasonably accommodated during the
                                               such a case, Commerce will inform
                                               parties in the letter or memorandum                     Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy &                 meeting, ITA may conduct a lottery to
                                               setting forth the deadline (including a                 Environmental Industries, International               determine the speakers.
                                               specified time) by which extension                      Trade Administration, Mail Stop 28018,                   Any member of the public may
                                               requests must be filed to be considered                 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,                            submit pertinent written comments
                                               timely. This modification also requires                 Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 202–                     concerning the CINTAC’s affairs at any
                                               that an extension request must be made                  482–1297; Fax: 202–482–5665; email:                   time before and after the meeting.
                                               in a separate, stand-alone submission,                  jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov).                         Comments may be submitted to the
                                               and clarifies the circumstances under                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory
                                               which Commerce will grant untimely-                       Background: The CINTAC was                          Committee, Office of Energy &
                                               filed requests for the extension of time                established under the discretionary                   Environmental Industries, U.S.
                                               limits. These modifications are effective               authority of the Secretary of Commerce                Department of Commerce, Mail Stop
                                               for all segments initiated on or after                  and in accordance with the Federal                    28018, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
                                               October 21, 2013. Please review the                     Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.                      Washington, DC 20230. For
                                               final rule, available at http://                        App.), in response to an identified need              consideration during the meeting, and
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                                                                                                       for consensus advice from U.S. industry               to ensure transmission to the Committee
                                                 8 See Certification of Factual Information To         to the Secretary of Commerce regarding                prior to the meeting, comments must be
                                               Import Administration During Antidumping and            the development and administration of                 received no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on
                                               Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July      programs to expand United States                      Friday, July 13, 2018. Comments
                                               17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also the frequently asked
                                               questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
                                                                                                       exports of civil nuclear goods and                    received after that date will be
                                               http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_      services in accordance with applicable                distributed to the members but may not
                                               info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.                       U.S. laws and regulations, including                  be considered at the meeting.


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                                                 Copies of CINTAC meeting minutes                      against the plans of the Program.                     Board meeting must submit their name,
                                               will be available within 90 days of the                 Background information on the MEP                     email address and phone number to
                                               meeting.                                                Advisory Board is available at http://                Cheryl Gendron (Cheryl.Gendron@
                                                 Dated: February 14, 2018.                             www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-                      nist.gov or 301–975–2785) no later than
                                               Man Cho,
                                                                                                       board.cfm.                                            Friday, March 2, 2018, 5:00 p.m. Eastern
                                                                                                          Pursuant to the Federal Advisory                   Time.
                                               Deputy Director, Office of Energy and                   Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
                                               Environmental Industries.                                                                                     Kevin Kimball,
                                                                                                       App., notice is hereby given that the
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–03709 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]             MEP Advisory Board will hold an open                  Chief of Staff.
                                               BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P                                  meeting on Wednesday, March 7, 2018,                  [FR Doc. 2018–03683 Filed 2–22–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern                   BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
                                                                                                       Time. The meeting agenda will include
                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  an update on Hollings MEP
                                                                                                       programmatic operations, as well as                   COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM
                                               National Institute of Standards and
                                                                                                       provide guidance and advice on current                PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR
                                               Technology
                                                                                                       activities related to the 2017–2022 MEP               SEVERELY DISABLED
                                               Manufacturing Extension Partnership                     National Network Strategic Plan. The
                                                                                                       MEP Advisory Board will provide input                 Procurement List; Addition and
                                               Advisory Board
                                                                                                       to NIST on supply chain development                   Deletions
                                               AGENCY: National Institute of Standards                 with an emphasis on defense suppliers,                AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From
                                               and Technology, Commerce.                               in order to strengthen the defense                    People Who Are Blind or Severely
                                               ACTION: Notice of open meeting.                         industrial base; make recommendations                 Disabled.
                                                                                                       on the development of research and                    ACTION: Addition to and deletions from
                                               SUMMARY:   The National Institute of                    performance metrics to support and
                                               Standards and Technology (NIST)                                                                               the Procurement List.
                                                                                                       enrich MEP Center evaluation; receive
                                               announces that the Manufacturing                        updates from external organizations that              SUMMARY:   This action adds a service to
                                               Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory                    work closely with the Program regarding               the Procurement List that will be
                                               Board will hold an open meeting on                      national and state economic challenges,               provided by a nonprofit agency
                                               March 7, 2018.                                          opportunities, and data trends. The final             employing persons who are blind or
                                               DATES: The meeting will be held                         agenda will be posted on the MEP                      have other severe disabilities, and
                                               Wednesday, March 7, 2018, from 8:00                     Advisory Board website at http://                     deletes products from the Procurement
                                               a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.                         www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-                      List previously furnished by such
                                               ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                  board.cfm.                                            agencies.
                                               the Reagan Building at 1300                                Individuals and representatives of
                                                                                                                                                             DATES: Date added to and deleted from
                                               Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC                    organizations who would like to offer
                                                                                                                                                             the Procurement List: March 25, 2018.
                                               20004. Please note admittance                           comments and suggestions related to the
                                                                                                                                                             ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase
                                               instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY                       MEP Advisory Board’s business are
                                                                                                       invited to request a place on the agenda.             from People Who Are Blind or Severely
                                               INFORMATION section below.                                                                                    Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite
                                                                                                       Approximately 15 minutes will be
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              715, Arlington, Virginia 22202–4149.
                                                                                                       reserved for public comments at the end
                                               Cheryl L. Gendron, Manufacturing                        of the meeting. Speaking times will be                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               Extension Partnership, National                         assigned on a first-come, first-served                Amy B. Jensen, Telephone: (703) 603–
                                               Institute of Standards and Technology,                  basis. The amount of time per speaker                 7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email
                                               100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800,                       will be determined by the number of                   CMTEFedReg@AbilityOne.gov.
                                               Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–4800,                      requests received but is likely to be no              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               telephone number (301) 975–2785,                        more than three to five minutes each.
                                               email: cheryl.gendron@nist.gov.                                                                               Addition
                                                                                                       Requests must be received in writing
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP                      before February 28, 2018 to be                          On 1/12/2018 (83 FR 9), the
                                               Advisory Board is authorized under                      considered. The exact time for public                 Committee for Purchase From People
                                               Section 3003(d) of the America                          comments will be included in the final                Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
                                               COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110–69), as                       agenda that will be posted on the MEP                 published notice of proposed addition
                                               amended by the American Innovation                      Advisory Board website at http://                     to the Procurement List.
                                               and Competitiveness Act, Public Law                     www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-                        After consideration of the material
                                               114–329 sec. 501 (2017), and codified at                board.cfm. Questions from the public                  presented to it concerning capability of
                                               15 U.S.C. 278k(m), in accordance with                   will not be considered during this                    qualified nonprofit agency to furnish the
                                               the provisions of the Federal Advisory                  period. Speakers who wish to expand                   service and impact of the addition on
                                               Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.                     upon their oral statements, those who                 the current or most recent contractors,
                                               App. The Hollings MEP Program                           wished to speak but could not be                      the Committee has determined that the
                                               (Program) is a unique program,                          accommodated on the agenda, or those                  service listed below is suitable for
                                               consisting of centers in all 50 states and              who are/were unable to attend in person               procurement by the Federal Government
                                               Puerto Rico with partnerships at the                    are invited to submit written statements              under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 41 CFR
                                               state, federal, and local levels. By                    to the MEP Advisory Board, National                   51–2.4.
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                                               statute, the MEP Advisory Board                         Institute of Standards and Technology,                Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification
                                               provides the NIST Director with: (1)                    100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800,
                                               Advice on the activities, plans, and                    Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–4800, via                  I certify that the following action will
                                               policies of the Program; (2) assessments                fax at (301) 963–6556, or electronically              not have a significant impact on a
                                               of the soundness of the plans and                       by email to cheryl.gendron@nist.gov.                  substantial number of small entities.
                                               strategies of the Program; and (3)                         Admittance Instructions: Anyone                    The major factors considered for this
                                               assessments of current performance                      wishing to attend the MEP Advisory                    certification were:


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.
DatesThe meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 19, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ContactMr. Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration, Mail Stop 28018, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: 202-482-1297; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: [email protected]).
FR Citation83 FR 8068 

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