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and Tube and its individual members 2
(collectively, the petitioners), timely
requested that Commerce conduct an
administrative review of this
antidumping duty order with respect to
Golden Dragon Precise Copper Tube
Group, Inc. (Golden Dragon).3 On
January 11, 2018, Commerce initiated an
administrative review with respect to
Golden Dragon, in accordance with
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i).4 On March 29, 2018,
the petitioners timely withdrew their
request for an administrative review.5
Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested a review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. In
this case, the petitioners withdrew their
request for review by the 90-day
deadline. Because Commerce received
no other request for a review of the
antidumping duty order with respect to
Golden Dragon, and no other requests
were made for a review of the
antidumping duty order with respect to
other companies, we are rescinding this
administrative review covering the
period November 1, 2016, through
October 31, 2017, in accordance with 19
CFR 213(d)(1).
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Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of copper pipe and tube from
China during the POR. Antidumping
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to
the cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time
of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse,
for consumption, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends
to issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 15 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
2 The individual members of Ad Hoc Coalition for
Domestically Produced Seamless Refined Copper
Pipe and Tube are Cerro Flow Products, LLC,
Wieland Copper Products, LLC, Howell Metal
Company, Mueller Copper Tube Products, Inc., and
Mueller Copper Tube Company, Inc.
3 See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from China: Request
for Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’
dated November 21, 2017.
4 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
1329, 1333 (January 11, 2018).
5 See Letter from the petitioners, ‘‘Seamless
Refined Copper Pipe and Tube from China:
Withdrawal of Request for Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review,’’ dated March 29, 2018.
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only
reminder to importers of their
responsibility, under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
presumption that reimbursement of
antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to
judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations and the terms of an APO is
a violation which is subject to sanction.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: July 20, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the duties of Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Annual U.S. Industry Program at the
International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) General Conference; Meeting
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of 11th Annual U.S.
Industry Program at the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General
Conference.
AGENCY:
Mission Description
The United States Department of
Commerce’s (DOC) International Trade
Administration (ITA), with participation
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from the U.S. Departments of Energy
and State, is organizing the 11th Annual
U.S. Industry Program at the
International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) General Conference, to be held
September 16–19, 2018, 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 U.S. Department of
Commerce’s (DOC) 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: Meetings with
foreign delegations and discussions
with senior U.S. Government officials
on important civil nuclear topics
including regulatory, technology and
standards, liability, public acceptance,
export controls, financing, infrastructure
development, and R&D cooperation.
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 ExportImport Bank of the United States and
the National Security Council.
There are significant opportunities for
U.S. businesses in the global civil
nuclear energy market. With 55 reactors
currently under construction in 15
countries and 160 nuclear plant projects
planned in 27 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
DOC’s Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative by
assisting U.S. businesses in entering or
expanding in international markets.
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Mission Setting
The IAEA General Conference is the
premier global meeting of civil nuclear
policymakers, and typically attracts over
1,200 senior officials and industry
representatives from all 162 IAEA
Member States. As such, it is an
opportunity to highlight the breadth and
depth of the U.S. civil nuclear sector to
foreign energy policymakers and
potential customers. The U.S. Industry
Program will provide opportunities for
U.S. industry representatives to meet
with U.S. Government representatives
and discuss key issues of interest for
civil nuclear exporters. The program
will also feature briefings from foreign
government representatives, providing
opportunities for participants to develop
contacts in potential export markets.
Mission Goals
The purpose of the U.S. Industry
Program is to highlight the benefits of
U.S. civil nuclear technology to foreign
decision makers in key export markets
and to enable representatives from the
U.S. public and private sector to discuss
U.S. industry’s role in the safe and
secure expansion of civil nuclear power
worldwide. U.S. participants will also
have the opportunity to network and
build relationships in the global civil
nuclear sector, interact with foreign
government and industry officials, and
learn more about current and future
project opportunities. Foreign
government participants will hear about
the expertise that U.S. industry has
amassed in this sector and may learn
how to better partner with U.S. industry
on future nuclear power projects.
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Mission Scenario
On Sunday September 16, trade
mission participants will have one-onone meetings with visiting ITA staff
from top export markets as part of ITA’s
Showtime Program (meetings are subject
to availability of visiting ITA staff) and
an evening U.S. Industry Welcome
Reception. On Monday, September 17,
mission participants will begin with a
Policymaker’s Roundtable and an
interagency U.S. Government briefing
featuring discussion sessions and
remarks by senior officials from the U.S.
Departments of Commerce, Energy and
State, and the NRC. In addition, on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,
meetings with foreign delegation
officials from some of the top markets
for U.S. civil nuclear exports will be
scheduled. Approximately ten such
meetings will be planned throughout
the duration of the event. Throughout
the weeklong conference, participants
can attend IAEA side meetings using
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their official IAEA badges, which will
be provided as part of the program.
number of participants has been
selected.
Event Dates and Proposed Agenda
Conditions for Participation
****Note that specific events and
meeting times have yet to be
confirmed****
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 must certify one’s
organization is not majority-owned or
-controlled by a foreign government
entity (or foreign government entities).
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 it will only be representing
companies during the Trade Mission
consistent with the domestic content
criteria laid out in this section. 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 the
organization’s staff that meet the criteria
above.
Applicants must:
• Certify that the products and
services that it wishes to market through
the mission would be in compliance
with U.S. export controls and
regulations;
• Certify that it has identified any
matter pending before any bureau or
office in the U.S. Department of
Commerce;
• Certify that it has identified any
pending litigation (including any
administrative proceedings) to which it
is a party that involves the U.S.
Department of Commerce;
• Sign and submit an agreement that
it and its affiliates (1) have not and will
not engage in the bribery of foreign
officials in connection with a
company’s/participant’s involvement in
this mission, and (2) maintain and
enforce a policy that prohibits the
bribery of foreign officials; and
• Certify that it meets the minimum
requirements as stated in this
announcement.
Sunday, September 16
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. 1–1 Showtime
Meetings with visiting ITA Staff
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. U.S. Industry
Welcome Reception
Monday, September 17
7:00 a.m. Industry Program Breakfast
Begins
8:00–9:45 a.m. U.S. Policymakers
Roundtable
9:45–10:00 a.m. Break
10:00–11:00 a.m. USG Dialogue with
Industry
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. IAEA Side
Events
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Break
12:30–6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for
Industry (presented by foreign
delegates)
7:30–9:30 p.m. U.S. Mission to the
IAEA Reception
Tuesday, September 18
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Country Briefings
for Industry (presented by foreign
delegates)
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Event
Meetings
Wednesday, September 19
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Country Briefings
for Industry (presented by foreign
delegates)
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Event
Meetings
Participation Requirements
Applicants must sign and submit a
completed Trade Mission application
form and satisfy all of the conditions of
participation in order to be eligible for
consideration. Applications will be
evaluated on the applicant’s ability to
best satisfy the participation criteria. 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. The first
fifteen applicants will be permitted to
send two representatives per
organization (if desired). After the first
fifteen applicants, additional
representatives will be permitted only if
space is available. The Department of
Commerce will evaluate applications
and inform applicants of selection
decisions [three weeks after publication
in the Federal Register] and on a rolling
basis thereafter until the maximum
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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.
Selection Criteria
Selection will be based on the
following criteria:
• Suitability of the company’s (or, in
the case of another organization,
represented companies’ or constituents’)
products or services to each of the
markets the company or organization
has expressed an interest in exporting to
as part of this trade mission.
• The company’s (or, in the case of
another organization, represented
companies’ or constituents’) potential
for business in each of the markets the
company or organization has expressed
an interest in exporting to as part of this
trade mission, including likelihood of
exports resulting from the mission.
• Consistency of the applicant
company’s (or, in the case of another
organization, represented companies’ or
constituents’) goals and objectives with
the stated mission scope.
Referrals from political organizations
and any documents containing
references to partisan political activities
(including political contributions) will
be removed from an applicant’s
submission and will not be considered.
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Timeframe for Recruitment and
Participation
Recruitment for participation in the
U.S. Industry Program as a
representative of the U.S. civil 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 after
publication in the Federal Register and
conclude no later than August 3, 2018.
The ITA will review applications and
make selection decisions on a rolling
basis thereafter. Applications received
after August 3, 2018, will be considered
only if space and scheduling permit.
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.
The fee covers ITA support to register
U.S. industry participants for the IAEA
General Conference. Participants will be
able to take advantage of discounted
rates for hotel rooms.
• The fee to participate in the event
is $2,700 for a large company and
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$2,266 for a 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 $1,100.
• To apply to the mission, complete
the trade mission application at https://
emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/
8R0V.
Participants selected for the Trade
Mission will be expected to pay for the
cost of all personal expenses, including,
but not limited to, international travel,
lodging, meals, transportation,
communication, and incidentals, unless
otherwise noted. In the event that the
Mission is canceled, no personal
expenses paid in anticipation of a Trade
Mission will be reimbursed. However,
participation fees for a canceled Trade
Mission will be reimbursed to the extent
they have not already been expended in
the anticipation of the Mission.
Contacts
Jonathan Chesebro, DOC, ITA,
Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy
and Environmental Industries,
Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482–1297,
Email: jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov.
Devin Horne, DOC, ITA, Industry &
Analysis, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries, Washington,
DC, Tel: (202) 482–0775, Email:
devin.horne@trade.gov.
Dated: July 23, 2018.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–967]
Aluminum Extrusions From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2016–
2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on aluminum
extrusions from the People’s Republic of
China (China) for the period of review
(POR) May 1, 2016, through April 30,
2017. We determine that 25 of the
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companies for which an administrative
review was requested, and not
withdrawn, failed to demonstrate
eligibility for a separate rate; therefore,
each is part of the China-wide entity.
We also determine that Guangdong Xin
Wei Aluminum Products Co., Ltd., Xin
Wei Aluminum Company Limited, and
Xin Wei Aluminum Co. Ltd. made no
entries, exports, or sales of the subject
merchandise during the POR covered by
this administrative review.
DATES: Applicable July 27, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Scott or Mark Flessner, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–2657 or (202) 482–6312,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce initiated this review on
July 6, 2017.1 On February 8, 2018,
Commerce published the Preliminary
Results of this administrative review.2
At that time, we invited interested
parties to comment on the Preliminary
Results.3 On March 13, 2018, we
received case briefs from the Aluminum
Extrusions Fair Trade Committee (the
petitioner) 4 and Xin Wei Aluminum
Company Limited, Guangdong Xin Wei
Aluminum Products Co., Ltd., Xin Wei
Aluminum Co. Ltd., Xin Wei Aluminum
Co., and Regal Ideas Inc. (collectively,
Xin Wei/Regal).5 On March 19, 2018, we
received rebuttal briefs from the
petitioner 6 and Tai-Ao Aluminium
(Taishan) Co., Ltd. (Tai-Ao).7 No other
party submitted case or rebuttal briefs.
These final results cover 29 companies
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
31292 (July 6, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Rescission of Review in Part; 2016–2017, 83 FR
5604 (February 8, 2018) (Preliminary Results) and
accompanying preliminary decision memorandum
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
3 See Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 5606; see also
19 CFR 351.309.
4 See Petitioner Letter re: Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Case Brief,
dated March 13, 2018.
5 See Xin Wei/Regal Letter re: Aluminum
Extrusions from the People’s Republic of China:
Case Brief, dated March 13, 2018.
6 See Petitioner Letter re: Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Rebuttal Brief,
dated March 19, 2018.
7 See Tai-Ao Letter re: Tai-Ao’s Administrative
Rebuttal Brief: Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Review
Period—5/1/16–4/30/17, dated March 19, 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) General Conference; Meeting
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of 11th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference.
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Mission Description
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 11th Annual U.S.
Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
General Conference, to be held September 16-19, 2018, 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 U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) 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: Meetings with foreign delegations and
discussions with senior U.S. Government officials on important civil
nuclear topics including regulatory, technology and standards,
liability, public acceptance, export controls, financing,
infrastructure development, and R&D cooperation. 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 Export-Import Bank of the United States and the National
Security Council.
There are significant opportunities for U.S. businesses in the
global civil nuclear energy market. With 55 reactors currently under
construction in 15 countries and 160 nuclear plant projects planned in
27 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 DOC's Civil Nuclear Trade
Initiative by assisting U.S. businesses in entering or expanding in
international markets.
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Mission Setting
The IAEA General Conference is the premier global meeting of civil
nuclear policymakers, and typically attracts over 1,200 senior
officials and industry representatives from all 162 IAEA Member States.
As such, it is an opportunity to highlight the breadth and depth of the
U.S. civil nuclear sector to foreign energy policymakers and potential
customers. The U.S. Industry Program will provide opportunities for
U.S. industry representatives to meet with U.S. Government
representatives and discuss key issues of interest for civil nuclear
exporters. The program will also feature briefings from foreign
government representatives, providing opportunities for participants to
develop contacts in potential export markets.
Mission Goals
The purpose of the U.S. Industry Program is to highlight the
benefits of U.S. civil nuclear technology to foreign decision makers in
key export markets and to enable representatives from the U.S. public
and private sector to discuss U.S. industry's role in the safe and
secure expansion of civil nuclear power worldwide. U.S. participants
will also have the opportunity to network and build relationships in
the global civil nuclear sector, interact with foreign government and
industry officials, and learn more about current and future project
opportunities. Foreign government participants will hear about the
expertise that U.S. industry has amassed in this sector and may learn
how to better partner with U.S. industry on future nuclear power
projects.
Mission Scenario
On Sunday September 16, trade mission participants will have one-
on-one meetings with visiting ITA staff from top export markets as part
of ITA's Showtime Program (meetings are subject to availability of
visiting ITA staff) and an evening U.S. Industry Welcome Reception. On
Monday, September 17, mission participants will begin with a
Policymaker's Roundtable and an interagency U.S. Government briefing
featuring discussion sessions and remarks by senior officials from the
U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy and State, and the NRC. In
addition, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, meetings with foreign
delegation officials from some of the top markets for U.S. civil
nuclear exports will be scheduled. Approximately ten such meetings will
be planned throughout the duration of the event. Throughout the
weeklong conference, participants can attend IAEA side meetings using
their official IAEA badges, which will be provided as part of the
program.
Event Dates and Proposed Agenda
****Note that specific events and meeting times have yet to be
confirmed****
Sunday, September 16
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 1-1 Showtime Meetings with visiting ITA Staff
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. U.S. Industry Welcome Reception
Monday, September 17
7:00 a.m. Industry Program Breakfast Begins
8:00-9:45 a.m. U.S. Policymakers Roundtable
9:45-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00-11:00 a.m. USG Dialogue with Industry
11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Events
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Break
12:30-6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for Industry (presented by foreign
delegates)
7:30-9:30 p.m. U.S. Mission to the IAEA Reception
Tuesday, September 18
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for Industry (presented by
foreign delegates)
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Event Meetings
Wednesday, September 19
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for Industry (presented by
foreign delegates)
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Event Meetings
Participation Requirements
Applicants must sign and submit a completed Trade Mission
application form and satisfy all of the conditions of participation in
order to be eligible for consideration. Applications will be evaluated
on the applicant's ability to best satisfy the participation criteria.
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. The first fifteen applicants will be
permitted to send two representatives per organization (if desired).
After the first fifteen applicants, additional representatives will be
permitted only if space is available. The Department of Commerce will
evaluate applications and inform applicants of selection decisions
[three weeks after publication in the Federal Register] and on a
rolling basis thereafter until the maximum number of participants has
been selected.
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 must certify one's organization is not majority-
owned or -controlled by a foreign government entity (or foreign
government entities). 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 it will only be
representing companies during the Trade Mission consistent with the
domestic content criteria laid out in this section. 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
the organization's staff that meet the criteria above.
Applicants must:
Certify that the products and services that it wishes to
market through the mission would be in compliance with U.S. export
controls and regulations;
Certify that it has identified any matter pending before
any bureau or office in the U.S. Department of Commerce;
Certify that it has identified any pending litigation
(including any administrative proceedings) to which it is a party that
involves the U.S. Department of Commerce;
Sign and submit an agreement that it and its affiliates
(1) have not and will not engage in the bribery of foreign officials in
connection with a company's/participant's involvement in this mission,
and (2) maintain and enforce a policy that prohibits the bribery of
foreign officials; and
Certify that it meets the minimum requirements as stated
in this announcement.
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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.
Selection Criteria
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
Suitability of the company's (or, in the case of another
organization, represented companies' or constituents') products or
services to each of the markets the company or organization has
expressed an interest in exporting to as part of this trade mission.
The company's (or, in the case of another organization,
represented companies' or constituents') potential for business in each
of the markets the company or organization has expressed an interest in
exporting to as part of this trade mission, including likelihood of
exports resulting from the mission.
Consistency of the applicant company's (or, in the case of
another organization, represented companies' or constituents') goals
and objectives with the stated mission scope.
Referrals from political organizations and any documents containing
references to partisan political activities (including political
contributions) will be removed from an applicant's submission and will
not be considered.
Timeframe for Recruitment and Participation
Recruitment for participation in the U.S. Industry Program as a
representative of the U.S. civil 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 after publication in the Federal Register and conclude no
later than August 3, 2018. The ITA will review applications and make
selection decisions on a rolling basis thereafter. Applications
received after August 3, 2018, will be considered only if space and
scheduling permit.
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. The fee covers ITA support to register U.S. industry
participants for the IAEA General Conference. Participants will be able
to take advantage of discounted rates for hotel rooms.
The fee to participate in the event is $2,700 for a large
company and $2,266 for a 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 $1,100.
To apply to the mission, complete the trade mission
application at https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/8R0V.
Participants selected for the Trade Mission will be expected to pay
for the cost of all personal expenses, including, but not limited to,
international travel, lodging, meals, transportation, communication,
and incidentals, unless otherwise noted. In the event that the Mission
is canceled, no personal expenses paid in anticipation of a Trade
Mission will be reimbursed. However, participation fees for a canceled
Trade Mission will be reimbursed to the extent they have not already
been expended in the anticipation of the Mission.
Contacts
Jonathan Chesebro, DOC, ITA, Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy
and Environmental Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482-1297,
Email: [email protected].
Devin Horne, DOC, ITA, Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482-0775, Email:
[email protected].
Dated: July 23, 2018.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2018-16099 Filed 7-26-18; 8:45 am]
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