U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council, 25997-25998 [2018-12062]
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Security provides administrative
support for these Committees.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov, https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Licensing
Responsibilities and Enforcement
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Department of 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 August 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Mark Crace, BIS ICB Liaison,
(202) 482–8093, mark.crace@
bis.doc.gov.
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SUMMARY:
are needed by the Office of Export
Enforcement and Customs to enforce the
Export Administration Regulations and
maintain the national security of the
United States.
II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or on paper.
DATES:
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce Trade
Finance Advisory Council
I. Abstract
AGENCY:
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The U.S. Department of
Commerce Trade Finance Advisory
Council (TFAC or Council) will hold a
meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at
the U.S. Department of Commerce, in
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to
the public with registration instructions
provided below.
SUMMARY:
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694–0122.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,821,891.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
seconds to 2 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 78,576 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Section 758 of the
Export Administration Regulations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This information collection supports
the various collections, notifications,
reports, and information exchanges that
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International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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Thursday, June 21, 2018, from
approximately 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time (EST). The
deadline for members of the public to
register, including requests to make
comments during the meeting and for
auxiliary aids, or to submit written
comments for dissemination prior to the
meeting, is 5:00 p.m. EST on June 14,
2018. Members of the public are
encouraged to submit registration
requests and written comments via
email to ensure timely receipt.
U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
ADDRESSES:
Ericka Ukrow, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Finance and Insurance
Industries (OFII), International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce at (202) 482–0405; email:
Ericka.Ukrow@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On July 25, 2016, the Secretary of
Commerce established the TFAC
pursuant to discretionary authority and
in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
U.S.C. App. The TFAC advises the
Secretary of Commerce in identifying
effective ways to expand access to
finance for U.S. exporters, especially
small- and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) and their foreign buyers. The
TFAC also provides a forum to facilitate
the discussion between a diverse group
of stakeholders such as banks, non-bank
financial institutions, other trade
finance related organizations, and
exporters, to gain a better understanding
regarding current challenges facing U.S.
exporters in accessing finance.
On June 21, 2018, the TFAC will hold
the fifth and last meeting of its current
charter term. During this meeting,
members are expected to discuss
possible recommendations on policies
and programs that can increase
awareness of, and expand access to,
private export financing resources for
U.S. exporters. They will also hear from
officials from the Department of
Commerce and other agencies on issues
impacting the scope of their work and
mission.
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Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the
public and will be accessible to people
with disabilities.
All guests are required to register in
advance by the deadline identified
under the DATE caption. Requests to
register (including to speak or for
auxiliary aids) and any written
comments should be submitted by
either of the following methods: (a)
Electronic Submission: Submit
statements electronically to Ericka
Ukrow, U.S. Department of Commerce
Trade Finance Advisory Council
Designated Federal Officer, via email to
TFAC@trade.gov; or (b) Paper
Submissions: Send paper statements to
Ericka Ukrow, U.S. Department of
Commerce Trade Finance Advisory
Council Designated Federal Officer,
Room 18002, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230. Last
minute requests will be accepted, but
may be impossible to fill.
There will be fifteen (15) minutes
allotted for oral comments from
members of the public joining the
meeting. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, the time for public
comments may be limited to three (3)
minutes per person. Individuals wishing
to reserve speaking time during the
meeting must submit a request at the
time of registration, as well as the name
and address of the proposed speaker. 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 submit a
written copy of their prepared remarks
by 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 14, 2018, for
inclusion in the meeting records and for
circulation to the members of the
Council. In addition, any member of the
public may submit pertinent written
comments concerning matters relevant
to the TFAC’s responsibilities at any
time before or after the meeting.
Comments may be submitted to Ericka
Ukrow, at the contact information
indicated above. To be considered
during the meeting, comments must be
received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on
June 14, 2018, to ensure transmission to
the Council members prior to the
meeting. Comments received after that
date and time will be distributed to the
members but may not be considered
during the meeting. Comments and
statements will be posted on the U.S.
Department of Commerce Trade Finance
Advisory Council website (https://
trade.gov/TFAC) without change,
including any business or personal
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information provided such as names,
addresses, email addresses, or telephone
numbers.
All comments and statements
received, including attachments and
other supporting materials, are part of
the public record and subject to public
disclosure. You should submit only
information that you are prepared to
have made publicly available.
II. Meeting Minutes
Copies of TFAC meeting minutes will
be available within 90 days of the
meeting.
Dated: May 30, 2018.
Michael Fuchs,
Trade and Project Finance Team Lead, Office
of Finance and Insurance Industries.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
From Thailand: Affirmative Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Final Affirmative
Determination of Critical
Circumstances in Part
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that citric acid
and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from
Thailand are being, or are likely to be,
sold in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV) during the period of
investigation (POI) April 1, 2016,
through March 31, 2017. In addition, we
determine that critical circumstances
exist with respect to certain imports of
the subject merchandise.
DATES: Applicable June 5, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy
Zhang (COFCO), George McMahon
(Niran), or Cindy Robinson (Sunshine),
AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1168,
(202) 482–1167, or (202) 482–3797,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary
Determination of sales at LTFV of citric
acid from Thailand on January 8, 2018,
in which we also postponed the final
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is citric acid from
Thailand. For a full description of the
scope of this investigation, see the
‘‘Scope of the Investigation’’ in
Appendix I of this notice.
Scope Comments
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determination until May 26, 2018.1 We
invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Determination.
Commerce exercised its discretion to
toll all deadlines affected by the closure
of the Federal Government from January
20 through 22, 2018. The revised
deadline for the final determination of
this investigation is now May 29, 2018.2
A summary of the events that
occurred since Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination, as well as a
full discussion of the issues raised by
parties for this final determination, may
be found in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is adopted by this
notice.3
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Prior to the Preliminary
Determination, we issued a Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum.4 We
subsequently invited parties to submit
additional scope comments in their case
briefs, but received none. Therefore, for
the final determination, we continue to
find that the scope of the investigation
as defined in the Initiation Notice 5 and
the Preliminary Determination 6 remains
applicable. See Appendix I.
1 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary
Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination,
in Part, and Postponement of Final Determination
and Extension of Provisional Measures, 83 FR 784
(January 8, 2018) (Preliminary Determination), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum for The Record from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government’’ (Tolling Memorandum),
dated January 23, 2018. All deadlines in this
segment of the proceeding have been extended by
3 days.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Less-Than- Fair-Value
Investigation of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
from Thailand,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
4 See Memorandum ‘‘Scope Comments Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Determinations,’’
dated December 1, 2017 (Preliminary Scope
Decision Memorandum).
5 See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from
Belgium, Colombia, and Thailand: Initiation of
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 82 FR 29828
(June 30, 2017) (Initiation Notice) and
accompanying Initiation Checklist.
6 See Preliminary Determination, 83 FR at 786.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council
(TFAC or Council) will hold a meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2018, at
the U.S. Department of Commerce, in Washington, DC. The meeting is open
to the public with registration instructions provided below.
DATES: Thursday, June 21, 2018, from approximately 1:30 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The deadline for members of the
public to register, including requests to make comments during the
meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for
dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. EST on June 14, 2018.
Members of the public are encouraged to submit registration requests
and written comments via email to ensure timely receipt.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ericka Ukrow, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Finance and Insurance Industries (OFII),
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at
(202) 482-0405; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On July 25, 2016, the Secretary of Commerce established the TFAC
pursuant to discretionary authority and in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The TFAC advises the
Secretary of Commerce in identifying effective ways to expand access to
finance for U.S. exporters, especially small- and medium-sized
enterprises (SMEs) and their foreign buyers. The TFAC also provides a
forum to facilitate the discussion between a diverse group of
stakeholders such as banks, non-bank financial institutions, other
trade finance related organizations, and exporters, to gain a better
understanding regarding current challenges facing U.S. exporters in
accessing finance.
On June 21, 2018, the TFAC will hold the fifth and last meeting of
its current charter term. During this meeting, members are expected to
discuss possible recommendations on policies and programs that can
increase awareness of, and expand access to, private export financing
resources for U.S. exporters. They will also hear from officials from
the Department of Commerce and other agencies on issues impacting the
scope of their work and mission.
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Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the public and will be accessible to
people with disabilities.
All guests are required to register in advance by the deadline
identified under the DATE caption. Requests to register (including to
speak or for auxiliary aids) and any written comments should be
submitted by either of the following methods: (a) Electronic
Submission: Submit statements electronically to Ericka Ukrow, U.S.
Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council Designated
Federal Officer, via email to [email protected]; or (b) Paper Submissions:
Send paper statements to Ericka Ukrow, U.S. Department of Commerce
Trade Finance Advisory Council Designated Federal Officer, Room 18002,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Last minute requests
will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.
There will be fifteen (15) minutes allotted for oral comments from
members of the public joining the meeting. To accommodate as many
speakers as possible, the time for public comments may be limited to
three (3) minutes per person. Individuals wishing to reserve speaking
time during the meeting must submit a request at the time of
registration, as well as the name and address of the proposed speaker.
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 submit a written copy of their prepared
remarks by 5:00 p.m. EDT on June 14, 2018, for inclusion in the meeting
records and for circulation to the members of the Council. In addition,
any member of the public may submit pertinent written comments
concerning matters relevant to the TFAC's responsibilities at any time
before or after the meeting. Comments may be submitted to Ericka Ukrow,
at the contact information indicated above. To be considered during the
meeting, comments must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on June 14,
2018, to ensure transmission to the Council members prior to the
meeting. Comments received after that date and time will be distributed
to the members but may not be considered during the meeting. Comments
and statements will be posted on the U.S. Department of Commerce Trade
Finance Advisory Council website (https://trade.gov/TFAC) without
change, including any business or personal information provided such as
names, addresses, email addresses, or telephone numbers.
All comments and statements received, including attachments and
other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject
to public disclosure. You should submit only information that you are
prepared to have made publicly available.
II. Meeting Minutes
Copies of TFAC meeting minutes will be available within 90 days of
the meeting.
Dated: May 30, 2018.
Michael Fuchs,
Trade and Project Finance Team Lead, Office of Finance and Insurance
Industries.
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