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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Solicitation of Nominations for
Membership on the Civil Nuclear Trade
Advisory Committee
International Trade
Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of
Nominations for Membership on the
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory
Committee.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(the Department), as of September 2012,
has rechartered the Civil Nuclear Trade
Advisory Committee (CINTAC) and is
seeking nominations for 40 members to
be appointed for the new two-year
charter term. The purpose of the
CINTAC is to advise the Secretary of
Commerce regarding the development
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and administration of programs to
expand United States exports of civil
nuclear goods and services in
accordance with applicable United
States laws and regulations, for use by
the Department as chair of the Civil
Nuclear Trade Working Group
(CINTWG) of the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee (TPCC).
DATES: All applications for immediate
consideration for appointment must be
received by close of business on
December 7, 2012. After that date, ITA
will continue to accept applications
under this notice for a period of up to
two years from the deadline to fill any
vacancies that may arise.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be
submitted in pdf or MS Word format via
email to David.Kincaid@trade.gov, via
FAX to 202–482–5665, or via mail to
David Kincaid, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, Room 4053,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Kincaid, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, Room 4053,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; phone 202–482–
1706; fax 202–482–5665; email
David.Kincaid@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The Department of Commerce, as of
September 6, 2012, has rechartered the
CINTAC in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, for another two-year
term, to be concluded September 6,
2014. The CINTAC functions solely as
an advisory committee advising the
Secretary of Commerce regarding the
development and administration of
programs to expand U.S. exports of civil
nuclear goods and services for use by
the Department of Commerce in its role
as a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade
Working Group of the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee. In particular,
the Committee advises on matters
including, but not limited to:
(1) Trade policy development and
negotiations relating to U.S. civil
nuclear exports;
(2) The effect of U.S. and foreign
government policies, regulations,
programs, and practices on the export of
U.S. civil nuclear goods and services;
(3) The competitiveness of U.S.
industry and its ability to compete for
civil nuclear products and services
opportunities in international markets,
including specific problems in
exporting, and provide specific
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recommendations regarding U.S.
Government and public/private actions
to assist civil nuclear companies in
expanding their exports;
(4) The identification of priority civil
nuclear products and services markets
with the potential for high immediate
returns for U.S. exports, as well as
emerging markets with a longer-term
potential for U.S. exports;
(5) Strategies to increase private sector
awareness and effective use of U.S.
Government export promotion
programs, and recommendations on
how U.S. Government programs may be
more efficiently designed and
coordinated;
(6) The development of
complementary industry and trade
association export promotion programs,
including ways for greater or more
effective coordination of U.S.
Government efforts with private sector
organizations’ civil nuclear industry
export promotion efforts; and
(7) The development of U.S.
Government programs to encourage
producers of civil nuclear products and
services to enter new foreign markets, in
connection with which the CINTAC
may advise on how to gather,
disseminate, and promote awareness of
information on civil nuclear exports and
related trade issues.
II. Membership and Nominations
The CINTAC shall consist of
approximately 40 members appointed
by the Secretary, in accordance with
applicable Department of Commerce
guidance and based on their ability to
carry out the objectives of the CINTAC.
Members shall represent U.S. entities
involved in the export of civil nuclear
products and services and reflect the
diversity of this sector, including in
terms of entities’ size and geographic
location, and shall be drawn from U.S.
civil nuclear manufacturing and
services companies, U.S. utilities, U.S.
trade associations, and other U.S.
organizations in the U.S. civil nuclear
sector. The Secretary shall appoint to
the Committee at least one individual
representing each of the following:
a. Civil nuclear manufacturing and
services companies;
b. Small businesses;
c. Utilities;
d. Trade associations in the civil
nuclear sector; and
e. Private sector organizations
involved in strengthening the export
competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear
products and services.
Members shall serve in a
representative capacity, expressing the
views and interests of a U.S. entity or
organization, as well as its particular
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sector; they are, therefore, not Special
Government Employees. Each member
of the CINTAC must be a U.S. citizen,
and must not be registered as a foreign
agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act. No member shall
represent a company that is majority
owned or controlled by a foreign
government entity or entities.
Members shall serve at the pleasure of
the Secretary from the date of
appointment to the Committee to the
date on which the Committee’s charter
terminates. The Secretary shall
designate the CINTAC Chair and Vice
Chair. The Chair and Vice Chair shall
serve in those positions at the pleasure
of the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Manufacturing and
Services shall designate a Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) from among the
employees of the Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries. The
Committee meets approximately four
times a year, usually in Washington,
D.C.
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III. Compensation
Members of the CINTAC will not be
compensated for their services or
reimbursed for their travel expenses.
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Dated: October 31, 2012.
Edward A. O’Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries.
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IV. Nominations
The Secretary of Commerce invites
nominations to the CINTAC for the
charter term consistent with the above
membership requirements. Selfnominations will be accepted. If you are
interested in nominating someone to
become a member of the CINTAC,
please provide the following
information (2 pages maximum):
(1) Name;
(2) Title;
(3) Work phone, fax, and, email
address;
(4) Company or trade association
name and address including Web site
address;
(5) Short biography of nominee
including credentials;
(6) Brief description of the company
or trade association and its business
activities, company size (number of
employees and annual sales), and export
markets served; and,
(7) An affirmative statement that the
applicant and entity to be represented
meet all eligibility criteria, specifically
addressing that the applicant:
(a) Is a U.S. citizen;
(b) Is not required to register as a
foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended;
and,
(c) Is not a federally-registered
lobbyist, and that the applicant
understands that if appointed, the
applicant will not be allowed to
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continue to serve as a CINTAC member
if the applicant becomes a federallyregistered lobbyist.
Please do not send company or trade
association brochures or any other
information.
All nominations should be submitted
in pdf or MS Word format via email to
David.Kincaid@trade.gov, via FAX to
202–482–5665, or via mail to David
Kincaid, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, Room 4053,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
Nominations for immediate
consideration must be received by close
of business December 7, 2012.
Nominees selected for appointment to
CINTAC will be notified by return mail.
Subsidy Programs Provided by
Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber
and Softwood Lumber Products to the
United States; Request for Comment
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) seeks public comment on
any subsidies, including stumpage
subsidies, provided by certain countries
exporting softwood lumber or softwood
lumber products to the United States
during the period January 1 through
June 30, 2012.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
within thirty days after publication of
this notice.
ADDRESSES: See the Submission of
Comments section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Terpstra, Import Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–3965.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On June 18, 2008, section 805 of Title
VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the
Softwood Lumber Act of 2008) was
enacted into law. Under this provision,
the Secretary of Commerce is mandated
to submit to the appropriate
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Congressional committees a report every
180 days on any subsidy provided by
countries exporting softwood lumber or
softwood lumber products to the United
States, including stumpage subsidies.
The Department submitted its last
subsidy report on June 15, 2012. As part
of its newest report, the Department
intends to include a list of subsidy
programs identified with sufficient
clarity by the public in response to this
notice.
Request for Comments
Given the large number of countries
that export softwood lumber and
softwood lumber products to the United
States, we are soliciting public comment
only on subsidies provided by countries
whose exports accounted for at least one
percent of total U.S. imports of softwood
lumber by quantity, as classified under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule code
4407.1001 (which accounts for the vast
majority of imports), during the period
January 1 through June 30, 2012.
Official U.S. import data published by
the United States International Trade
Commission Tariff and Trade DataWeb
indicate that only one country, Canada,
exported softwood lumber to the United
States during that time period in
amounts sufficient to account for at least
one percent of U.S. imports of softwood
lumber products. We intend to rely on
similar previous six-month periods to
identify the countries subject to future
reports on softwood lumber subsidies.
For example, we will rely on U.S.
imports of softwood lumber and
softwood lumber products during the
period July 1 through December, 2012,
to select the countries subject to the
next report.
Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists
where a government authority: (i)
Provides a financial contribution; (ii)
provides any form of income or price
support within the meaning of Article
XVI of the GATT 1994; or (iii) makes a
payment to a funding mechanism to
provide a financial contribution to a
person, or entrusts or directs a private
entity to make a financial contribution,
if providing the contribution would
normally be vested in the government
and the practice does not differ in
substance from practices normally
followed by governments, and a benefit
is thereby conferred. See section
771(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended.
Parties should include in their
comments: (1) The country which
provided the subsidy; (2) the name of
the subsidy program; (3) a brief
description (at least 3–4 sentences) of
the subsidy program; and (4) the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Civil Nuclear
Trade Advisory Committee
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the
Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department), as of September
2012, has rechartered the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
(CINTAC) and is seeking nominations for 40 members to be appointed for
the new two-year charter term. The purpose of the CINTAC is to advise
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 United States laws and
regulations, for use by the Department as chair of the Civil Nuclear
Trade Working Group (CINTWG) of the Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee (TPCC).
DATES: All applications for immediate consideration for appointment
must be received by close of business on December 7, 2012. After that
date, ITA will continue to accept applications under this notice for a
period of up to two years from the deadline to fill any vacancies that
may arise.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be submitted in pdf or MS Word format
via email to David.Kincaid@trade.gov, via FAX to 202-482-5665, or via
mail to David Kincaid, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries,
Room 4053, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kincaid, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, Room 4053, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-
482-1706; fax 202-482-5665; email David.Kincaid@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The Department of Commerce, as of September 6, 2012, has
rechartered the CINTAC in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, for another two-year term,
to be concluded September 6, 2014. The CINTAC functions solely as an
advisory committee advising the Secretary of Commerce regarding the
development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of
civil nuclear goods and services for use by the Department of Commerce
in its role as a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade Working Group of the
Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee. In particular, the Committee
advises on matters including, but not limited to:
(1) Trade policy development and negotiations relating to U.S.
civil nuclear exports;
(2) The effect of U.S. and foreign government policies,
regulations, programs, and practices on the export of U.S. civil
nuclear goods and services;
(3) The competitiveness of U.S. industry and its ability to compete
for civil nuclear products and services opportunities in international
markets, including specific problems in exporting, and provide specific
recommendations regarding U.S. Government and public/private actions to
assist civil nuclear companies in expanding their exports;
(4) The identification of priority civil nuclear products and
services markets with the potential for high immediate returns for U.S.
exports, as well as emerging markets with a longer-term potential for
U.S. exports;
(5) Strategies to increase private sector awareness and effective
use of U.S. Government export promotion programs, and recommendations
on how U.S. Government programs may be more efficiently designed and
coordinated;
(6) The development of complementary industry and trade association
export promotion programs, including ways for greater or more effective
coordination of U.S. Government efforts with private sector
organizations' civil nuclear industry export promotion efforts; and
(7) The development of U.S. Government programs to encourage
producers of civil nuclear products and services to enter new foreign
markets, in connection with which the CINTAC may advise on how to
gather, disseminate, and promote awareness of information on civil
nuclear exports and related trade issues.
II. Membership and Nominations
The CINTAC shall consist of approximately 40 members appointed by
the Secretary, in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce
guidance and based on their ability to carry out the objectives of the
CINTAC. Members shall represent U.S. entities involved in the export of
civil nuclear products and services and reflect the diversity of this
sector, including in terms of entities' size and geographic location,
and shall be drawn from U.S. civil nuclear manufacturing and services
companies, U.S. utilities, U.S. trade associations, and other U.S.
organizations in the U.S. civil nuclear sector. The Secretary shall
appoint to the Committee at least one individual representing each of
the following:
a. Civil nuclear manufacturing and services companies;
b. Small businesses;
c. Utilities;
d. Trade associations in the civil nuclear sector; and
e. Private sector organizations involved in strengthening the
export competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear products and services.
Members shall serve in a representative capacity, expressing the
views and interests of a U.S. entity or organization, as well as its
particular
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sector; they are, therefore, not Special Government Employees. Each
member of the CINTAC must be a U.S. citizen, and must not be registered
as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. No member
shall represent a company that is majority owned or controlled by a
foreign government entity or entities.
Members shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary from the date
of appointment to the Committee to the date on which the Committee's
charter terminates. The Secretary shall designate the CINTAC Chair and
Vice Chair. The Chair and Vice Chair shall serve in those positions at
the pleasure of the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Manufacturing and Services shall designate a Designated Federal Officer
(DFO) from among the employees of the Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries. The Committee meets approximately four times
a year, usually in Washington, D.C.
III. Compensation
Members of the CINTAC will not be compensated for their services or
reimbursed for their travel expenses.
IV. Nominations
The Secretary of Commerce invites nominations to the CINTAC for the
charter term consistent with the above membership requirements. Self-
nominations will be accepted. If you are interested in nominating
someone to become a member of the CINTAC, please provide the following
information (2 pages maximum):
(1) Name;
(2) Title;
(3) Work phone, fax, and, email address;
(4) Company or trade association name and address including Web
site address;
(5) Short biography of nominee including credentials;
(6) Brief description of the company or trade association and its
business activities, company size (number of employees and annual
sales), and export markets served; and,
(7) An affirmative statement that the applicant and entity to be
represented meet all eligibility criteria, specifically addressing that
the applicant:
(a) Is a U.S. citizen;
(b) Is not required to register as a foreign agent under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended; and,
(c) Is not a federally-registered lobbyist, and that the applicant
understands that if appointed, the applicant will not be allowed to
continue to serve as a CINTAC member if the applicant becomes a
federally-registered lobbyist.
Please do not send company or trade association brochures or any
other information.
All nominations should be submitted in pdf or MS Word format via
email to David.Kincaid@trade.gov, via FAX to 202-482-5665, or via mail
to David Kincaid, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, Room
4053, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
Nominations for immediate consideration must be received by close
of business December 7, 2012. Nominees selected for appointment to
CINTAC will be notified by return mail.
Dated: October 31, 2012.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2012-26998 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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