9th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria; September 18-21, 2016, 76663-76664 [2015-31149]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 237 / Thursday, December 10, 2015 / Notices 202–482–8178, Fax: 202–482–9000, Anne.Novak@trade.gov. determination on the ground that the determination is erroneous. Frank Spector, Acting Director, Trade Missions Program. Description of Amended Certificate [FR Doc. 2015–31147 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [Application No. 99–10A005] Export Trade Certificate of Review Notice of Issuance of an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to the California Almond Export Association, LLC (‘‘CAEA’’) (Application No. 99–10A005). ACTION: The Secretary of Commerce, through the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (‘‘OTEA’’), issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to the California Almond Export Association on November 24, 2015. The Certificate has now been amended ten times. The most recent previous amendment was issued to CAEA on August 17, 2015, and a notice of its issuance was published in the Federal Register on September 1, 2015 (80 FR 52738). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis, International Trade Administration, by telephone at (202) 482–5131 (this is not a toll-free number) or email at etca@ trade.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue Export Trade Certificates of Review. An Export Trade Certificate of Review protects the holder and the members identified in the Certificate from State and Federal government antitrust actions and from private treble damage antitrust actions for the export conduct specified in the Certificate and carried out in compliance with its terms and conditions. The regulations implementing Title III are found at 15 CFR part 325 (2015). OTEA is issuing this notice pursuant to 15 CFR 325.6(b), which requires the Secretary of Commerce to publish a summary of the certification in the Federal Register. Under Section 305(a) of the Act and 15 CFR 325.11(a), any person aggrieved by the Secretary’s determination may, within 30 days of the date of this notice, bring an action in any appropriate district court of the United States to set aside the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Dec 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 CAEA’s Export Trade Certificate of Review has been amended to: Add the following new Member of the Certificate within the meaning of section 325.2(1) of the Regulations (15 CFR 325.2(1)): California Gold Almonds, Modesto, CA. CAEA’s Export Trade Certificate of Review complete amended Membership is listed below: Almonds California Pride, Inc., Caruthers, CA Baldwin-Minkler Farms, Orland, CA Blue Diamond Growers, Sacramento, CA California Gold Almonds, Modesto, CA Campos Brothers, Caruthers, CA Chico Nut Company, Chico, CA Del Rio Nut Company, Inc., Livingston, CA Fair Trade Corner, Inc., Chico, CA Fisher Nut Company, Modesto, CA Hilltop Ranch, Inc., Ballico, CA Hughson Nut, Inc., Hughson, CA Mariani Nut Company, Winters, CA Nutco, LLC d.b.a. Spycher Brothers, Turlock, CA Paramount Farms, Inc., Los Angeles, CA P–R Farms, Inc., Clovis, CA Roche Brothers International Family Nut Co., Escalon, CA RPAC Almonds, LLC, Los Banos, CA South Valley Almond Company, LLC, Wasco, CA Sunny Gem, LLC, Wasco, CA Western Nut Company, Chico, CA Dated: December 4, 2015. Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of Trade and Economic Analysis. [FR Doc. 2015–31191 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration 9th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria; September 18–21, 2016 International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The United States Department of Commerce’s (DOC) International Trade Administration (ITA), with participation from the U.S. Departments of Energy and State, is organizing the 9th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy Agency SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76663 (IAEA) General Conference, to be held September 18–21, 2016, in Vienna, Austria. The IAEA General Conference is the premier global meeting of civil nuclear policymakers and typically attracts senior officials and industry representatives from all 162 Member States. The U.S. Industry Program is part of the Department of Commerce-led Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative, a U.S. Government effort to help U.S. civil nuclear companies identify and capitalize on commercial civil nuclear opportunities around the world. The purpose of the program is to help the U.S. nuclear industry promote its services and technologies to an international audience, including senior energy policymakers from current and emerging markets as well as IAEA staff. Representatives of U.S. companies from across the U.S. civil nuclear supply chain are eligible to participate. In addition, organizations providing related services to the industry, such as universities, research institutions, and U.S. civil nuclear trade associations, are eligible for participation. The mission will help U.S. participants gain market insights, make industry contacts, solidify business strategies, and identify or advance specific projects with the goal of increasing U.S. civil nuclear exports to a wide variety of countries interested in nuclear energy. The schedule includes: (1) Meetings with foreign delegations; (2) briefings from senior U.S. Government officials and IAEA staff on important civil nuclear topics including regulatory, technology and standards issues; liability, public acceptance, export controls, financing, infrastructure development, and R&D cooperation; and (3) networking events. Past U.S. Industry Programs have included participation by the U.S. Secretary of Energy, the Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and senior U.S. Government officials from the Departments of Commerce, Energy, State, the U.S. Export-Import Bank and the National Security Council. There are significant opportunities for U.S. businesses in the global civil nuclear energy market. With 172 nuclear plant projects planned in 30 countries over the next 8–10 years, this translates to a market demand for equipment and services totaling $500– 740 billion over the next ten years. This mission contributes to the President’s National Export Initiative NEXT (https://www.trade.gov/neinext) and DOC’s Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative (https://export.gov/civilnuclear), by assisting U.S. businesses in entering or expanding in international markets, and E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1 76664 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 237 / Thursday, December 10, 2015 / Notices enhancing opportunities for U.S. exports. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Chesebro, Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482–1297, Email: jonathan.chesebro@ trade.gov. Mr. Robert McEntire, Project Officer— Office of Trade Promotion Programs, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482–5226, Email: Robert.McEntire@trade.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SCHEDULE Sunday, September 18 ........ Monday, September 19 ........ Tuesday, September 20 ....... Wednesday, September 21 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D U.S. Industry Delegation Welcome Reception and Program Orientation/Major Nuclear Markets Overview. Industry Program breakfast meeting begins. U.S. Policymakers Roundtable. Break. USG Dialogue with Industry. IAEA Side Events. Break. Industry Program Meetings: one-on-one meetings with ITA Commercial Service staff and Ex-Im Bank staff over lunch. Country & IAEA Briefings for Industry Delegation (foreign delegates & IAEA staff). IAEA Director General Reception. U.S. Mission to the IAEA Reception. USG Industry Roundtable briefings. Country & IAEA Briefings for Industry (presented by foreign delegates & IAEA staff). IAEA Side Event Meetings. U.S. Industry Reception (America Lounge). Country & IAEA Briefings for Industry (presented by foreign delegates & IAEA staff). IAEA Side Events. Web site: Please visit our official mission Web site for more information: https://www.export.gov/trademissions/. Participation Requirements U.S. companies, U.S. trade associations, and U.S. academic and research institutions interested in participating in the trade mission must complete and submit an application package for consideration by the DOC. All applicants will be evaluated on their ability to meet certain conditions and best satisfy the selection criteria as outlined below. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis in the order that they are received. A minimum of 15 and maximum of 50 companies and/or trade associations and/or U.S. academic and research institutions will be selected to participate in the mission from the applicant pool. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Fees and Expenses After a company or organization has been selected to participate on the mission, a payment to the DOC in the form of a participation fee is required. Participants will be able to take advantage of U.S. Embassy rates for hotel rooms. The fee to participate in the event is $3,500 for a large, small or mediumsized company (SME), a trade association, or a U.S. university or research institution. The fee for each additional representative (large company, trade association, university/ research institution, or SME) is $2,400. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Dec 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 Application All interested firms and associations may register via the following link: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/ TM/6R0R. Exclusions The mission fee does not include any personal travel expenses such as lodging, most meals, local ground transportation, except as stated in the proposed agenda, and air transportation from the United States to the mission site and return to the United States. Timeline for Recruitment and Applications Recruitment for participation in the U.S. Industry Program as a representative of the U.S. nuclear industry will be conducted in an open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the DOC trade mission calendar, notices to industry trade associations and other multiplier groups. Recruitment will begin 2 weeks after publication in the Federal Register and conclude no later than June 24, 2016. The ITA will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis. Applications received after June 24, 2016, will be considered only if space and scheduling permit. Conditions for Participation Applicants must submit a completed mission application signed by a company, trade association, or academic or research institution official, together with supplemental application materials, including adequate PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 information on the organization’s products and/or services, primary market objectives, and goals for participation. If the DOC receives an incomplete application, the DOC may reject the application, request additional information, or take the lack of information into account in its evaluation. Each applicant also must certify that the products or services it seeks to export through the mission 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. In the case of a trade association, the applicant must certify that, for each company to be represented by the trade association or trade organization, the products and services the represented company seeks to export 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. In the case of an academic or research institution, the applicant must certify that as part of its activities at the event, it will represent the interests of constituents that meet the criteria above. Applicants from a company, organization or institution that is majority owned or controlled by a foreign government entity will not be considered for participation in the U.S. Industry Program. Frank Spector, Acting Director, Trade Missions Program. [FR Doc. 2015–31149 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P E:\FR\FM\10DEN1.SGM 10DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


9th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria; September 
18-21, 2016

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce's (DOC) International 
Trade Administration (ITA), with participation from the U.S. 
Departments of Energy and State, is organizing the 9th Annual U.S. 
Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 
General Conference, to be held September 18-21, 2016, in Vienna, 
Austria. The IAEA General Conference is the premier global meeting of 
civil nuclear policymakers and typically attracts senior officials and 
industry representatives from all 162 Member States. The U.S. Industry 
Program is part of the Department of Commerce-led Civil Nuclear Trade 
Initiative, a U.S. Government effort to help U.S. civil nuclear 
companies identify and capitalize on commercial civil nuclear 
opportunities around the world. The purpose of the program is to help 
the U.S. nuclear industry promote its services and technologies to an 
international audience, including senior energy policymakers from 
current and emerging markets as well as IAEA staff.
    Representatives of U.S. companies from across the U.S. civil 
nuclear supply chain are eligible to participate. In addition, 
organizations providing related services to the industry, such as 
universities, research institutions, and U.S. civil nuclear trade 
associations, are eligible for participation. The mission will help 
U.S. participants gain market insights, make industry contacts, 
solidify business strategies, and identify or advance specific projects 
with the goal of increasing U.S. civil nuclear exports to a wide 
variety of countries interested in nuclear energy.
    The schedule includes: (1) Meetings with foreign delegations; (2) 
briefings from senior U.S. Government officials and IAEA staff on 
important civil nuclear topics including regulatory, technology and 
standards issues; liability, public acceptance, export controls, 
financing, infrastructure development, and R&D cooperation; and (3) 
networking events. Past U.S. Industry Programs have included 
participation by the U.S. Secretary of Energy, the Chairman of the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and senior U.S. Government 
officials from the Departments of Commerce, Energy, State, the U.S. 
Export-Import Bank and the National Security Council.
    There are significant opportunities for U.S. businesses in the 
global civil nuclear energy market. With 172 nuclear plant projects 
planned in 30 countries over the next 8-10 years, this translates to a 
market demand for equipment and services totaling $500-740 billion over 
the next ten years. This mission contributes to the President's 
National Export Initiative NEXT (https://www.trade.gov/neinext) and 
DOC's Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative (https://export.gov/civilnuclear), 
by assisting U.S. businesses in entering or expanding in international 
markets, and

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enhancing opportunities for U.S. exports.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Chesebro, Industry & 
Analysis, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries, Washington, 
DC, Tel: (202) 482-1297, Email: jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov.
    Mr. Robert McEntire, Project Officer--Office of Trade Promotion 
Programs, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482-
5226, Email: Robert.McEntire@trade.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

                                Schedule
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Sunday, September 18.........  [ssquf] U.S. Industry Delegation Welcome
                                Reception and Program Orientation/Major
                                Nuclear Markets Overview.
Monday, September 19.........  [ssquf] Industry Program breakfast
                                meeting begins.
                               [ssquf] U.S. Policymakers Roundtable.
                               [ssquf] Break.
                               [ssquf] USG Dialogue with Industry.
                               [ssquf] IAEA Side Events.
                               [ssquf] Break.
                               [ssquf] Industry Program Meetings: one-on-
                                one meetings with ITA Commercial Service
                                staff and Ex-Im Bank staff over lunch.
                               [ssquf] Country & IAEA Briefings for
                                Industry Delegation (foreign delegates &
                                IAEA staff).
                               [ssquf] IAEA Director General Reception.
                               [ssquf] U.S. Mission to the IAEA
                                Reception.
Tuesday, September 20........  [ssquf] USG Industry Roundtable
                                briefings.
                               [ssquf] Country & IAEA Briefings for
                                Industry (presented by foreign delegates
                                & IAEA staff).
                               [ssquf] IAEA Side Event Meetings.
                               [ssquf] U.S. Industry Reception (America
                                Lounge).
Wednesday, September 21......  [ssquf] Country & IAEA Briefings for
                                Industry (presented by foreign delegates
                                & IAEA staff).
                               [ssquf] IAEA Side Events.
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    Web site: Please visit our official mission Web site for more 
information: https://www.export.gov/trademissions/.

Participation Requirements

    U.S. companies, U.S. trade associations, and U.S. academic and 
research institutions interested in participating in the trade mission 
must complete and submit an application package for consideration by 
the DOC. All applicants will be evaluated on their ability to meet 
certain conditions and best satisfy the selection criteria as outlined 
below. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis in the order 
that they are received. A minimum of 15 and maximum of 50 companies 
and/or trade associations and/or U.S. academic and research 
institutions will be selected to participate in the mission from the 
applicant pool.

Fees and Expenses

    After a company or organization has been selected to participate on 
the mission, a payment to the DOC in the form of a participation fee is 
required. Participants will be able to take advantage of U.S. Embassy 
rates for hotel rooms.
    The fee to participate in the event is $3,500 for a large, small or 
medium-sized company (SME), a trade association, or a U.S. university 
or research institution. The fee for each additional representative 
(large company, trade association, university/research institution, or 
SME) is $2,400.

Application

    All interested firms and associations may register via the 
following link: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/6R0R.

Exclusions

    The mission fee does not include any personal travel expenses such 
as lodging, most meals, local ground transportation, except as stated 
in the proposed agenda, and air transportation from the United States 
to the mission site and return to the United States.

Timeline for Recruitment and Applications

    Recruitment for participation in the U.S. Industry Program as a 
representative of the U.S. nuclear industry will be conducted in an 
open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register, 
posting on the DOC trade mission calendar, notices to industry trade 
associations and other multiplier groups. Recruitment will begin 2 
weeks after publication in the Federal Register and conclude no later 
than June 24, 2016. The ITA will review applications and make selection 
decisions on a rolling basis. Applications received after June 24, 
2016, will be considered only if space and scheduling permit.

Conditions for Participation

    Applicants must submit a completed mission application signed by a 
company, trade association, or academic or research institution 
official, together with supplemental application materials, including 
adequate information on the organization's products and/or services, 
primary market objectives, and goals for participation. If the DOC 
receives an incomplete application, the DOC may reject the application, 
request additional information, or take the lack of information into 
account in its evaluation.
    Each applicant also must certify that the products or services it 
seeks to export through the mission 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. In the case of a trade association, the applicant 
must certify that, for each company to be represented by the trade 
association or trade organization, the products and services the 
represented company seeks to export 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. In the case of an academic or research 
institution, the applicant must certify that as part of its activities 
at the event, it will represent the interests of constituents that meet 
the criteria above.
    Applicants from a company, organization or institution that is 
majority owned or controlled by a foreign government entity will not be 
considered for participation in the U.S. Industry Program.

Frank Spector,
Acting Director, Trade Missions Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-31149 Filed 12-9-15; 8:45 am]
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