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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 82 / Thursday, April 28, 2016 / Notices
Dated: April 14, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016–09884 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Opportunity for U.S. Companies To
Submit Smart City Products, Services,
and Capabilities for Showcasing as
Export Listings in the Upcoming Smart
Cities, Regions and Communities:
Global Tools of Engagement
U.S. Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of Opportunity for
Listing.
Located within the U.S.
Department of Commerce International
Trade Administration, Global Markets
(GM) promotes trade and investment.
GM works to improve the global
business environment and helps U.S.
organizations compete abroad. In
furtherance of GM’s mission and the
U.S. Department of Commerce’s
strategic goal of increasing trade and
investment opportunities for U.S.
companies globally, GM is offering a
new for-fee service for U.S. exporters to
be listed in an Export Listing Guide as
part of a larger Smart Cities Resource
Guide inventorying the various
initiatives and programming related to
Smart Cities within the U.S. Department
of Commerce. The Export Listing Guide
aims to showcase U.S. goods and
services in the various sectors
comprising Smart City urban
development globally. For the purposes
of the Export Listing Guide, ‘Smart City’
is a broad urban development term
generally referring to urban planning
and infrastructure development focused
around the integration of multiple
information and communications
technology (ICT) solutions to better
manage a city’s municipal operations;
and to provide real time citizen
feedback for enhanced city governance.
General domains of Smart City products
and services can be categorized as:
Energy & power; water & sanitation;
information and communications
technology; transportation; healthcare;
design & planning; infrastructure
financing; environmental protection/
safety; and/or governance solutions.
Please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for additional detail regarding
submission requirements.
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Submissions and payment must
be received no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT
on May 25, 2016 for publication in the
2016 edition. Please reference the
‘Submissions Instructions’ section for
submission guidance.
ADDRESSES: Please submit showcase
pages by email to Rachael Croft,
International Trade Specialist, Global
Markets, at Rachael.Croft@trade.gov and
Vinay Singh, Senior Advisor, Global
Markets, at Vinay.Singh@trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rachael Croft, International Trade
Specialist, Global Markets, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Telephone:
202–482–3048 or Email: Rachael.Croft@
trade.gov or Vinay Vijay Singh, Senior
Advisor, Global Markets, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Telephone:
202–482–7948 or Email: vinay.singh@
trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
industry is competitive across various
infrastructure and technology sectors
that contribute to global Smart City,
Regional and Community development.
The goal of the Export Listing Guide is
to promote U.S. goods and services that
can be exported to global cities as they
urbanize within a broader U.S.
Department of Commerce smart city
resource guide.
The U.S. Department of Commerce
will publish this smart city resource
guide for distribution at relevant trade
fairs and exhibitions globally. The U.S.
Department of Commerce will also host
a digital version of the Export Listing
Guide.
DATES:
Criteria To Be Eligible for Listing
(1) A U.S. Company must meet the
eligibility requirements for Global
Markets/U.S. & Foreign Commercial
Service for-fee export assistance
services, which requires that a company
be a U.S. exporter that exports or seeks
to export goods or services produced in
the United States. To qualify as a U.S.
exporter, the submitter must be: (a) A
United States citizen; (b) a corporation,
partnership or other association created
under the laws of the United States or
of any State; or (c) a foreign corporation,
partnership, or other association, more
than 95 percent of which is owned by
persons described in (a) and (b) above.
To qualify as a good or service produced
in the United States, the good or service
must be either of United States origin or
have at least 51% U.S. content if not of
United States origin.
(2) A U.S. Company submission
should showcase currently available
U.S. goods and services exportable and
applicable to Smart City urban planning
and infrastructure development with
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export potential in the following sectors:
Energy & power; water & sanitation;
information and communications
technology; transportation; healthcare;
design & planning; infrastructure
financing; environmental protection/
safety; and/or governance solutions.
Preference may be given to submissions
focused on priority global market needs
in the (1) energy & power; (2) water and
sanitation; and (3) transportation smart
sectors leveraging state of the art
technologies.
(3) Provision of adequate information
on the company’s products and/or
services.
In addition to the above criteria, in
making selection decisions, GM will
consider the diversity of the
submissions to arrive at an Export
Listing Guide that will (a) represent the
diversity of business sectors applicable
to smart cities, as well as a cross-section
of small, medium, and large-sized firms;
(b) represent multiple technologies,
products, and services within each
sector; and (c) include new exporters in
addition to companies with
technologies, products, and services
already implemented in foreign markets.
COST: The cost of a showcase 8.5 x
11 inch page for a large firm, defined as
a U.S. firm with more than 500
employees, is $795 per single side page.
The cost of a showcase 8.5 x 11 inch
page for a small or medium-sized
business, defined as a U.S. company
with fewer than 500 employees, is $395
per single side page. Large and small
U.S. firms can submit a minimum of one
single sided page and maximum two
single sided pages of content priced
respectively at $795 and $395 per page.
These fees will cover the expenses of
designing, printing and distributing the
Export Listing Guide.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All
interested firms should (1) first register
using this link: https://emenuapps.ita.
doc.gov/ePublic/newRegistration.jsp
?SmartCode=6S4B; (2) After registering,
a representative from Global Markets
will contact you with a Participation
Agreement that will need to be signed
and returned to us by email. The
Participation Agreement can be emailed
to Rachael.Croft@trade.gov; and
Vinay.Singh@trade.gov; (3) Please
submit your showcase page(s) by email
to Rachael.Croft@trade.gov; and
Vinay.Singh@trade.gov; (4) Lastly, a
representative from Global Markets will
contact you to complete payment over
the phone.
U.S. companies must follow the
instructions outlined below to format
their submissions.
The address and deadline for
submissions are as stated above in this
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notice. Showcase pages must be
submitted by email to ensure timely
receipt and acceptance. Payment must
also be received by the May 25, 2016
5:00PM EDT for inclusion of your
submission. The fee will be refunded to
companies whose submissions are not
selected for inclusion in the Guide.
Instructions:
Regarding format, please email
submissions as a completed showcase
8.5 x 11 inch page in a Microsoft Word
document. For images and/or graphics
used, including logos please use a
minimum resolution quality of 300 DPI
(dots per inch). All images and logos
used should be included in the
Microsoft Word document, they should
NOT be sent as a separate attachment.
Please note that listings will contain
only factual information. The following
information must be included within
the showcase page: (1) Name of U.S.
company, Web site, and contact
information; (2) Brief factual description
of the company; and (3) Factual
information on the U.S. products and
services the U.S. company wishes to
highlight for export to global ‘Smart
Cities’.
The final publication and order will
be at the discretion of Global Markets,
U.S. Department of Commerce. The
Export Listing Guide and future Web
site will note that its contents and links
do not constitute an official
endorsement or approval by the U.S.
Department of Commerce or the U.S.
Government of any of the companies,
Web sites, products, and/or services
listed.
Dated: April 20, 2016.
Arun Kumar,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global
Markets & Director General of the U.S. and
Foreign Commercial Service.
[FR Doc. 2016–09883 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am]
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Alaska Sablefish; Peer Review Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
NMFS has requested the
Center for Independent Experts (CIE) to
conduct a peer review of the agency’s
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stock assessment of Alaska Sablefish
(Anopoploma fimbria). The CIE is a
group affiliated with the University of
Miami that provides independent peer
reviews of NMFS science nationwide,
including reviews of stock assessments
for fish and marine mammals. The
Alaska Sablefish stock assessment is
reviewed annually by the Alaska
Fisheries Science Center, the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(NPFMC) Plan Team, and the NPFMC
Scientific and Statistical Committee.
The CIE review will examine whether
the assessment incorporates the best
scientific information available for
making management decisions and
provides a reasonable approach to
understanding the population dynamics
and stock status of Alaska Sablefish.
The public is invited to attend and
observe the presentations and
discussions between the CIE panel and
the NMFS scientists who collected and
processed the data, and designed the
underlying model.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
from May 10 through May 12, 2016, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: The review will be held at
the Ted Stevens Marine Research
Institute, 17109 Pt. Lena Loop Rd,
Juneau, AK 99801. Visitors will need to
sign in at the front desk.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dana Hanselman, 907–789–6626.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CIE
panel will consist of three peer
reviewers who will assess materials
related to the topic, participate in a
review workshop with the NMFS
scientists who developed the model and
the analytical approach, and produce a
report. This review will be highly
technical in nature and will cover
mathematical details of the analytical
approach. More information about the
CIE is available on its Web site at
www.ciereviews.org.
Members of the public are invited to
observe, and will be provided
opportunities to contribute on May 10
and May 12, 2016. The final report will
be available prior to the September
NPFMC Plan Team meetings and will
consist of individual reports from each
panelist and a summary report. The
results of the review will be presented
during the September 2016 NPFMC Plan
Team meeting, which will be
announced at a later time in the Federal
Register.
Special Accommodations
These workshops will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
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should be directed to Pete Hagen, 907–
789–6029, at least 10 working days prior
to the meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: April 22, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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Comment Request; Marine
Recreational Information Program
Fishing Effort Survey
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before June 27, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Rob Andrews, NOAA
Fisheries, Office of Science and
Technology, (301) 427–8105 or
rob.andrews@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Marine recreational anglers are
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fish biology data, and angler
socioeconomic characteristics. These
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of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended,
regarding conservation and management
of fishery resources.
Marine recreational fishing catch and
effort data are collected through a
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Opportunity for U.S. Companies To Submit Smart City Products,
Services, and Capabilities for Showcasing as Export Listings in the
Upcoming Smart Cities, Regions and Communities: Global Tools of
Engagement
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade
Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Opportunity for Listing.
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SUMMARY: Located within the U.S. Department of Commerce International
Trade Administration, Global Markets (GM) promotes trade and
investment. GM works to improve the global business environment and
helps U.S. organizations compete abroad. In furtherance of GM's mission
and the U.S. Department of Commerce's strategic goal of increasing
trade and investment opportunities for U.S. companies globally, GM is
offering a new for-fee service for U.S. exporters to be listed in an
Export Listing Guide as part of a larger Smart Cities Resource Guide
inventorying the various initiatives and programming related to Smart
Cities within the U.S. Department of Commerce. The Export Listing Guide
aims to showcase U.S. goods and services in the various sectors
comprising Smart City urban development globally. For the purposes of
the Export Listing Guide, `Smart City' is a broad urban development
term generally referring to urban planning and infrastructure
development focused around the integration of multiple information and
communications technology (ICT) solutions to better manage a city's
municipal operations; and to provide real time citizen feedback for
enhanced city governance. General domains of Smart City products and
services can be categorized as: Energy & power; water & sanitation;
information and communications technology; transportation; healthcare;
design & planning; infrastructure financing; environmental protection/
safety; and/or governance solutions. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for additional detail regarding submission requirements.
DATES: Submissions and payment must be received no later than 5:00 p.m.
EDT on May 25, 2016 for publication in the 2016 edition. Please
reference the `Submissions Instructions' section for submission
guidance.
ADDRESSES: Please submit showcase pages by email to Rachael Croft,
International Trade Specialist, Global Markets, at
Rachael.Croft@trade.gov and Vinay Singh, Senior Advisor, Global
Markets, at Vinay.Singh@trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachael Croft, International Trade
Specialist, Global Markets, U.S. Department of Commerce, Telephone:
202-482-3048 or Email: Rachael.Croft@trade.gov or Vinay Vijay Singh,
Senior Advisor, Global Markets, U.S. Department of Commerce, Telephone:
202-482-7948 or Email: vinay.singh@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. industry is competitive across various
infrastructure and technology sectors that contribute to global Smart
City, Regional and Community development. The goal of the Export
Listing Guide is to promote U.S. goods and services that can be
exported to global cities as they urbanize within a broader U.S.
Department of Commerce smart city resource guide.
The U.S. Department of Commerce will publish this smart city
resource guide for distribution at relevant trade fairs and exhibitions
globally. The U.S. Department of Commerce will also host a digital
version of the Export Listing Guide.
Criteria To Be Eligible for Listing
(1) A U.S. Company must meet the eligibility requirements for
Global Markets/U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service for-fee export
assistance services, which requires that a company be a U.S. exporter
that exports or seeks to export goods or services produced in the
United States. To qualify as a U.S. exporter, the submitter must be:
(a) A United States citizen; (b) a corporation, partnership or other
association created under the laws of the United States or of any
State; or (c) a foreign corporation, partnership, or other association,
more than 95 percent of which is owned by persons described in (a) and
(b) above. To qualify as a good or service produced in the United
States, the good or service must be either of United States origin or
have at least 51% U.S. content if not of United States origin.
(2) A U.S. Company submission should showcase currently available
U.S. goods and services exportable and applicable to Smart City urban
planning and infrastructure development with export potential in the
following sectors: Energy & power; water & sanitation; information and
communications technology; transportation; healthcare; design &
planning; infrastructure financing; environmental protection/safety;
and/or governance solutions. Preference may be given to submissions
focused on priority global market needs in the (1) energy & power; (2)
water and sanitation; and (3) transportation smart sectors leveraging
state of the art technologies.
(3) Provision of adequate information on the company's products
and/or services.
In addition to the above criteria, in making selection decisions,
GM will consider the diversity of the submissions to arrive at an
Export Listing Guide that will (a) represent the diversity of business
sectors applicable to smart cities, as well as a cross-section of
small, medium, and large-sized firms; (b) represent multiple
technologies, products, and services within each sector; and (c)
include new exporters in addition to companies with technologies,
products, and services already implemented in foreign markets.
COST: The cost of a showcase 8.5 x 11 inch page for a large firm,
defined as a U.S. firm with more than 500 employees, is $795 per single
side page. The cost of a showcase 8.5 x 11 inch page for a small or
medium-sized business, defined as a U.S. company with fewer than 500
employees, is $395 per single side page. Large and small U.S. firms can
submit a minimum of one single sided page and maximum two single sided
pages of content priced respectively at $795 and $395 per page. These
fees will cover the expenses of designing, printing and distributing
the Export Listing Guide.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All interested firms should (1) first
register using this link: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=6S4B; (2) After registering, a
representative from Global Markets will contact you with a
Participation Agreement that will need to be signed and returned to us
by email. The Participation Agreement can be emailed to
Rachael.Croft@trade.gov; and Vinay.Singh@trade.gov; (3) Please submit
your showcase page(s) by email to Rachael.Croft@trade.gov; and
Vinay.Singh@trade.gov; (4) Lastly, a representative from Global Markets
will contact you to complete payment over the phone.
U.S. companies must follow the instructions outlined below to
format their submissions.
The address and deadline for submissions are as stated above in
this
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notice. Showcase pages must be submitted by email to ensure timely
receipt and acceptance. Payment must also be received by the May 25,
2016 5:00PM EDT for inclusion of your submission. The fee will be
refunded to companies whose submissions are not selected for inclusion
in the Guide.
Instructions:
Regarding format, please email submissions as a completed showcase
8.5 x 11 inch page in a Microsoft Word document. For images and/or
graphics used, including logos please use a minimum resolution quality
of 300 DPI (dots per inch). All images and logos used should be
included in the Microsoft Word document, they should NOT be sent as a
separate attachment. Please note that listings will contain only
factual information. The following information must be included within
the showcase page: (1) Name of U.S. company, Web site, and contact
information; (2) Brief factual description of the company; and (3)
Factual information on the U.S. products and services the U.S. company
wishes to highlight for export to global `Smart Cities'.
The final publication and order will be at the discretion of Global
Markets, U.S. Department of Commerce. The Export Listing Guide and
future Web site will note that its contents and links do not constitute
an official endorsement or approval by the U.S. Department of Commerce
or the U.S. Government of any of the companies, Web sites, products,
and/or services listed.
Dated: April 20, 2016.
Arun Kumar,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets & Director General
of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service.
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