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and local ground transportation and
personal interpreters used during the
networking sessions. Delegation
members will be able to take advantage
of U.S. Embassy rates for hotel rooms.
Business visas may be required.
Government fees and processing
expenses to obtain such visas are also
not included in the Fukushima
Recovery Forum costs. However, the
U.S. Department of Commerce will
provide instructions to each participant
on the procedures required to obtain
necessary business visas.
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Conditions for Participation
Applicants must submit a completed
mission application signed by a
company official, together with
supplemental application materials,
including adequate information on the
company’s products and/or services,
interest in doing business in Japan, and
goals for participation by January 15,
2014. If the U.S. Department of
Commerce receives an incomplete
application, the U.S. Department of
Commerce may reject the application,
request additional information, or take
the lack of information into account in
its evaluation.
Each applicant must also certify that
the products or services it seeks to
export through its participation in the
Fukushima Recovery Forum are either
produced in the United States, or, if not,
marketed under the name of a U.S. firm
and that the promotion of the products
or services the applicant seeks to export
would be consistent with CS’s statutory
mission.
Selection Criteria for Participation
Selection will be based on the
following criteria:
• Suitability of the company’s
products or services to the Japanese
decommissioning or remediation sector,
including water management and waste
management;
• The company’s potential for
business in Japan, including likelihood
of exports resulting from participation
in the Fukushima Recovery Forum;
• The company’s ability to identify
and engage on policy issues relevant to
U.S. competitiveness in the
decontamination or remediation sectors
in Japan; and
• Consistency of the company’s goals
and objectives with the scope of the
Fukushima Recovery Forum.
Additional factors, such as diversity
of company size, industry subsector,
location, and demographics, may also be
considered during the review process.
Referrals from political organizations
and any documents containing
references to partisan political activities
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(including political contributions) will
be removed from an applicant’s
submission and not considered during
the selection process.
Timeframe for Recruitment and
Participation
Recruitment for the Fukushima
Recovery Forum will be conducted in
an open and public manner, including
publication in the Federal Register,
posting on CS Japan’s Web site, notices
by industry trade associations and other
multiplier groups, and publicity through
the Commercial Service network.
Recruitment will begin immediately and
conclude no later than January 15, 2014.
The U.S. Department of Commerce will
review applications and make selection
decisions beginning on or about January
6, 2014. Applications received after
January 15, 2014 will be considered
only if space and scheduling constraints
permit.
Applications for participation in the
Fukushima Recovery Forum are
available on line at: https://export.gov/
japan/fukushima/forum/
DATES: The Fukushima Recovery Forum
will take place February 18–19, 2014.
Applications are due no later than
January 15, 2014.
Contacts
Danius Barzdukas, Office of East Asia
and APEC, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, Phone: 202–482–1147,
email: Danius.Barzdukas@trade.gov.
Gregory Briscoe, U.S. Commercial
Service Tokyo, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, Phone: +81–3–3224–5088,
email: Gregory.Briscoe@trade.gov.
David Kincaid, Designated Federal
Officer for the Civil Nuclear Trade
advisory Committee & Representative
of the USG Civil Nuclear
Coordination Team, International
Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce, Phone: 202–482–1706,
email: David.Kincaid@trade.gov.
Elnora Moye,
Trade Program Assistant.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Advisory Committee
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of an Open Meeting.
The Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
(RE&EEAC) will meet via conference
call on January 23, 2014 to consider and
vote on proposed recommendations
from the U.S. Competitiveness, Trade
Policy, Finance and Trade Promotion
Subcommittees that address issues
affecting U.S. competitiveness in
exporting renewable energy and energy
efficiency (RE&EE) products and
services.
DATES: January 23, 2014, from 2:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
(EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via conference call.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Mulholland, Office of Energy and
Environmental Technologies Industries
(OEEI), International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce at (202) 482–4693; email:
ryan.mulholland@trade.gov. This
conference call is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to OEEI at (202)
482–4693 at least 3 working days prior
to the event.
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 June 19, 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. RE&EE
industries. The RE&EEAC held its first
meeting on February 20, 2013 and
several subsequent meetings throughout
2013. The Committee’s charter expires
June 18, 2014.
The meeting is open to the public.
Members of the public wishing to attend
the conference call must notify Mr.
Ryan Mulholland at the contact
information above by 5:00 p.m. EDT on
Monday, January 20, in order to preregister and receive call-in instructions.
Please specify any request for
reasonable accommodation by Monday,
January 20. Last minute requests will be
accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
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
ryan.mulholland@trade.gov or to the
Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Advisory Committee, Office
SUMMARY:
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of Energy and Environmental
Technologies Industries (OEEI),
International Trade Administration,
Room 4053; 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230. To be
considered during the meeting,
comments must be received no later
than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, January
20, 2014, 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.
Edward A. O’Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark
Office
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[Docket No.: 130927852–3852–01]
Extension of Comment Period for
Public Comments on Department of
Commerce Green Paper, Copyright
Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the
Digital Economy
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, U.S. Department of
Commerce; National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period.
AGENCY:
On October 3, 2013, the
Department of Commerce’s Internet
Policy Task Force (Task Force)
published a notice of public meeting
and a request for public comments on
five separate copyright policy issues
critical to economic growth, job
creation, and cultural development that
were identified in the Department’s
Green Paper on Copyright Policy,
Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital
Economy (Green Paper). The purpose of
this notice is to announce an extension
of the period for filing post-meeting
comments.
DATES: To be ensured of consideration,
post-meeting comments are due on or
before January 17, 2014. The filing of
pre-meeting comments is not a
prerequisite for filing post-meeting
comments.
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Interested parties are
encouraged to file comments
electronically by email to: Copyright
Comments2013@uspto.gov. Comments
submitted by email should be machinesearchable and should not be copyprotected. Written comments also may
be submitted by mail to Office of Policy
and International Affairs, United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),
Mail Stop External Affairs, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Responders should include the name of
the person or organization filing the
comment, as well as a page number, on
each page of their submissions. Paper
submissions should also include a CD or
DVD containing the submission in
Word, WordPerfect, or .pdf format. CDs
or DVDs should be labeled with the
name and organizational affiliation of
the filer, and the name of the word
processing program used to create the
document. All comments received are a
part of the public record and will be
made available to the public at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/internetpolicy
taskforce and https://www.uspto.gov/ip/
global/copyrights/index.jsp without
change. All personally identifiable
information (for example, name,
address) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter may be publicly accessible.
Do not submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information. The Task Force
will accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding the public
comments, contact Garrett Levin or Ben
Golant, Office of Policy and
International Affairs, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, Madison
Building, 600 Dulany Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314; telephone (571)
272–9300; email garrett.levin@uspto.gov
or benjamin.golant@uspto.gov. Please
direct all media inquiries to the Office
of the Chief Communications Officer,
USPTO, at (571) 272–8400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 3, 2013, the Task Force
published a notice of public meeting
and a request for public comments on
five separate copyright policy issues
critical to economic growth, job
creation, and cultural development that
were identified in the Department’s
Green Paper. The deadline for filing premeeting comments was November 13,
2013. See Request for Public Comments
and Notice of Public Meeting, 78 Fed.
Reg. 61337 (Oct. 3, 2013), available at
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/
publications/ntia_pto_
rfc_10032013.pdf. The public meeting
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was held on December 12, 2013.
Pursuant to a Federal Register Notice
published on November 5, 2013, the
deadline for filing post-meeting
comments was set for January 10, 2014.
See Notice of Change in Public Meeting
Date and Change in Public Comment
Periods, 78 Fed. Reg. 66337 (Nov. 5,
2013), available at https://
www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/
publications/copyright_green_
paper_public_meeting.pdf.
The Task Force is now extending the
period for submission of public postmeeting comments until January 17,
2014. Archived recordings of the public
meeting are available at https://
new.livestream.com/uspto/copyright.
Dated: December 19, 2013.
Lawrence E. Strickling,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information.
Margaret A. Focarino,
Commissioner for Patents, Performing the
functions and duties of the Under Secretary
of Commerce for Intellectual Property and
Director of the United States Patent and
Trademark Office.
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No: CFPB–2013–0037]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (Bureau) is proposing
a new information collection titled,
‘‘Development of Metrics to Measure
Financial Well-being of Working-age
and Older American Consumers.’’
DATES: Written comments are
encouraged and must be received on or
before January 27, 2014 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection, OMB Control Number (see
below), and docket number (see above),
by any of the following methods:
• Electronic: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
(Attention: PRA Office), 1700 G Street
NW., Washington, DC 20552.
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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 meet via conference call on January 23, 2014 to consider
and vote on proposed recommendations from the U.S. Competitiveness,
Trade Policy, Finance and Trade Promotion Subcommittees that address
issues affecting U.S. competitiveness in exporting renewable energy and
energy efficiency (RE&EE) products and services.
DATES: January 23, 2014, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via conference call.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Mulholland, Office of Energy and
Environmental Technologies Industries (OEEI), International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-4693; email:
ryan.mulholland@trade.gov. This conference call is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary aids should be directed to
OEEI at (202) 482-4693 at least 3 working days prior to the event.
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 June 19, 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.
RE&EE industries. The RE&EEAC held its first meeting on February 20,
2013 and several subsequent meetings throughout 2013. The Committee's
charter expires June 18, 2014.
The meeting is open to the public. Members of the public wishing to
attend the conference call must notify Mr. Ryan Mulholland at the
contact information above by 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday, January 20, in
order to pre-register and receive call-in instructions. Please specify
any request for reasonable accommodation by Monday, January 20. Last
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
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 ryan.mulholland@trade.gov or to
the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee, Office
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of Energy and Environmental Technologies Industries (OEEI),
International Trade Administration, Room 4053; 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230. To be considered during the meeting,
comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday,
January 20, 2014, 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.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
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