Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee, 20896-20897 [2013-08145]

Download as PDF 20896 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 67 / Monday, April 8, 2013 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES the trade mission. A minimum of 13 and maximum of 17 applicants will be selected to participate. In the event that fewer than 13 applicants are selected, Commerce may carry out the mission with the applicants it has selected; cancel the mission; or postpone it. Targeted mission participants include: U.S. law firms that have an interest in entering or expanding their business in the Chinese legal services market, or in providing legal services to Chinese companies or individuals in the U.S. market; and bar associations or other trade organizations that represent U.S. legal service providers that have such interests. The following criteria will be evaluated in selecting participants: • Suitability of the applicant firm’s (or in the case of an applicant bar association or other trade organization, represented legal service providers’) services to the Chinese market, with respect either to providing services in China or legal services to Chinese companies in the United States. • Applicant firm’s (or in the case of an applicant bar association or other trade organization, represented legal service providers’) potential for business in China, including likelihood of U.S. services exports resulting from the mission. • Consistency of the applicant firm’s (or in the case of a bar association or other trade organization, represented legal service providers’) goals and objectives with the scope of the mission. The Department of Commerce may also consider factors related to the designated representative that will participate in the mission on behalf of the applicant, including: his/her practice area and level of seniority; his/ her experience conducting business in China; any experience opening a foreign law office; and whether he/she is admitted to practice law in the United States. As the Department is seeking a diverse group of participants, the size, location, and areas of expertise of the applicant may also be considered. Referrals from political organizations and any documents, including the application, containing references to partisan political activities (including political contributions) will be removed from an applicant’s submission and not considered during the selection process. Timeframe for Recruitment and Application Mission recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the Commerce Department trade mission calendar (https://www.export.gov/ trademissions) and other Internet Web VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:02 Apr 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 sites, press releases to general and trade media, direct mail, broadcast fax, notices by industry trade associations and other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and trade shows. Recruitment for this mission will begin immediately and conclude no later than August 16, 2013. The Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis beginning April 15, 2013 until the maximum number of participants is selected. Applications received after August 16, 2013 will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit. Contacts U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service David McCormack, U.S. Commercial Service, Washington, DC, Tel: 202.482.2833, Email: david.mccormack@trade.gov. U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of General Counsel Brett Gerson, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief Counsel for International Commerce, Washington, DC, Tel: 202.482.5595, Email: bgerson@doc.gov. U.S. Embassy—Beijing Mark A. Lewis, Commercial Officer, (t) 8610–8531–3280, (f) 8610–8531– 3701, mark.lewis@trade.gov. Elnora Moye, Trade Program Assistant. [FR Doc. 2013–08091 Filed 4–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. AGENCY: The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (RE&EEAC) will hold a meeting on May 1, 2013. The meeting is open to the public and the room is disabledaccessible. Public seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. SUMMARY: May 1, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting must notify Ryan Mulholland at the contact information DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 below by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 26, 2013, in order to pre-register for clearance into the building. 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 be impossible to fill. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 1414, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Mulholland, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482–4693; email: ryan.mulholland@trade.gov. This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to OEEI at (202) 482–4693. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Secretary of Commerce established the RE&EEAC pursuant to his discretionary authority and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) on July 14, 2010. The RE&EEAC was rechartered on June 18, 2012. The RE&EEAC provides the Secretary of Commerce with consensus advice from the private sector on the development and administration of programs and policies to enhance the international competitiveness of the U.S. renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. The May 1, 2013 meeting of the RE&EEAC will consist of presentations from four industry-specific teams— renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage and transmission, and biofuels—on the market dynamics affecting their respective industry sectors; key export markets; challenges; and opportunities for further U.S. Government support and coordination. Additionally, the RE&EEAC will form subcommittees; receive presentations from representatives from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and receive presentations from officials from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) regarding DOD programs relating to the renewable energy and energy efficiency supply chain that may have linkages to promoting exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency goods and services. A limited amount of time, from 3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m., will be available for pertinent brief oral comments from members of the public attending the meeting. To accommodate as many E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 67 / Monday, April 8, 2013 / Notices speakers as possible, the time for public comments will be limited to five minutes per person. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time during the meeting must contact Mr. Mulholland 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. EDT on Friday, April 26, 2013. 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 bring at least 20 copies of their oral comments for distribution to the participants and public at the meeting. Any member of the public may submit pertinent written comments concerning the RE&EEAC’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: Ryan Mulholland, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mail Stop: 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. To be considered during the meeting, written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 26, 2013, 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. Copies of RE&EEAC meeting minutes will be available within 30 days of the meeting. Dated: April 2, 2013. Edward A. O’Malley, Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries. [FR Doc. 2013–08145 Filed 4–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Special Accommodations National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC609 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council) SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:02 Apr 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Advisory Panel will hold a public meeting. DATES: The meeting will be held on May 3, 2013, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Philadelphia— Airport, 9000 Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153; telephone: (215) 365–4500. Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review fishery performance and create an Advisory Panel Fishery Performance Report for the surfclam and ocean quahogs fisheries in preparation for setting specifications for 2014–16. In addition, the Advisory Panel will review and provide comments on a proposed data collection protocol for the management of surfclam and ocean quahog individual transferable quotas (ITQs). Specifically, the proposed data collection protocol will be used to monitor and regulate ITQ ownership and lease activity in these fisheries. This data would then be used to support future development of an excessive shares cap by the Council. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to M. Jan Saunders at the Mid-Atlantic Council Office, (302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Dated: April 2, 2013. William D. Chappell, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–07999 Filed 4–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20897 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Office of Consumer Outreach (OCO), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), invites public comment on its proposed Information Collection Request (ICR), in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), for the Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. The ICR has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, and describes the nature of the information collection and its expected costs and burden. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 8, 2013. ADDRESSES: An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register notice with a 60day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on January 28, 2013 (78 FR 5780). Comments were solicited and continue to be invited. Send comments regarding the burden estimated or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the addresses listed below. Please refer to OMB Control No. 3038–XXXX, Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery, in any correspondence: Nisha Smalls, Office of Consumer Outreach, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC 20581 and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Office for CFTC, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20896-20897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08145]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


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 
(RE&EEAC) will hold a meeting on May 1, 2013. The meeting is open to 
the public and the room is disabled-accessible. Public seating is 
limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

DATES: May 1, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT). Members of the public wishing to attend the meeting must notify 
Ryan Mulholland at the contact information below by 5:00 p.m. EDT on 
Friday, April 26, 2013, in order to pre-register for clearance into the 
building. 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 be impossible to fill.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Room 1414, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Mulholland, Office of Energy and 
Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-4693; email: 
ryan.mulholland@trade.gov. This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be 
directed to OEEI at (202) 482-4693.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Secretary of Commerce established the RE&EEAC pursuant to his 
discretionary authority and in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) on July 14, 2010. The RE&EEAC was re-
chartered on June 18, 2012. The RE&EEAC provides the Secretary of 
Commerce with consensus advice from the private sector on the 
development and administration of programs and policies to enhance the 
international competitiveness of the U.S. renewable energy and energy 
efficiency industries.
    The May 1, 2013 meeting of the RE&EEAC will consist of 
presentations from four industry-specific teams--renewable energy, 
energy efficiency, energy storage and transmission, and biofuels--on 
the market dynamics affecting their respective industry sectors; key 
export markets; challenges; and opportunities for further U.S. 
Government support and coordination. Additionally, the RE&EEAC will 
form subcommittees; receive presentations from representatives from the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States; and receive presentations from officials from the 
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) regarding DOD programs relating to the 
renewable energy and energy efficiency supply chain that may have 
linkages to promoting exports of renewable energy and energy efficiency 
goods and services.
    A limited amount of time, from 3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m., will be 
available for pertinent brief oral comments from members of the public 
attending the meeting. To accommodate as many

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speakers as possible, the time for public comments will be limited to 
five minutes per person. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking time 
during the meeting must contact Mr. Mulholland 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. EDT on Friday, 
April 26, 2013. 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 bring at least 20 
copies of their oral comments for distribution to the participants and 
public at the meeting.
    Any member of the public may submit pertinent written comments 
concerning the RE&EEAC'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: Ryan Mulholland, Office of Energy 
and Environmental Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mail Stop: 
4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. To be 
considered during the meeting, written comments must be received no 
later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 26, 2013, 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.
    Copies of RE&EEAC meeting minutes will be available within 30 days 
of the meeting.

    Dated: April 2, 2013.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2013-08145 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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