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International Trade Administration
Renewal of the Civil Nuclear Trade
Advisory Committee and Solicitation of
Nominations for Membership
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Civil
Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee and
solicitation of nominations for
membership.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) announces the renewal of
the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory
Committee (CINTAC or ‘‘Committee’’)
and requests nominations for
membership. The purpose of the
CINTAC is to provide advice to the
Secretary of Commerce regarding the
development and administration of
programs to expand U.S. exports of civil
nuclear goods and services in
accordance with applicable U.S. laws
and regulations, which will be used by
the Department in its role as a member
of the Civil Nuclear Trade Working
Group of the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee and of the
TeamUSA interagency group to promote
U.S. civil nuclear trade.
DATES: Nominations for members must
be received on or before 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on
September 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Nominations may be
emailed Jonathan.Chesebro@trade.gov;
faxed to the attention of Jonathan
Chesebro at 202–482–5665; or mailed to
Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, Room 28018,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, Room 28018,
SUMMARY:
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Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; phone 202–482–1297; fax
202–482–5665; email
Jonathan.Chesebro@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The CINTAC was established on
September 17, 2008, pursuant to the
Department of Commerce authority
under 15 U.S.C. 1512 and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The CINTAC
functions solely as an advisory
committee in accordance with the
provisions of FACA. As noted in the
SUMMARY, CINTAC provides advice to
the Secretary of Commerce regarding the
development and administration of
programs to expand U.S. exports of civil
nuclear goods and services which will
be used by the Department in its role as
a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade
Working Group of the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee and as a
member of the Atoms for Prosperity
interagency group to promote U.S. civil
nuclear trade. In particular, the
Committee advises on matters
including, but not limited to:
(1) Matters concerning trade policy
development and negotiations relating
to U.S. civil nuclear exports;
(2) The effect of U.S. Government
policies, regulations, programs, and
foreign government policies and
practices on the export of U.S. civil
nuclear goods and services;
(3) The competitiveness of U.S.
industry and its ability to compete for
civil nuclear products and services
opportunities in international markets,
including specific problems in
exporting, and provide specific
recommendations regarding U.S.
Government and public/private actions
to assist civil nuclear companies in
expanding their exports;
(4) The identification of priority civil
nuclear products and services markets
with the potential for high immediate
returns for U.S. exports, as well as
emerging markets with a longer-term
potential for U.S. exports;
(5) Strategies to increase private sector
awareness and effective use of U.S.
Government export promotion
programs, and recommendations on
how U.S. Government programs may be
more efficiently designed and
coordinated;
(6) The development of
complementary industry and trade
association export promotion programs,
including ways for greater and more
effective coordination of U.S.
Government efforts with private sector
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organizations’ civil nuclear industry
export promotion efforts; and
(7) The development of U.S.
Government programs to encourage
producers of civil nuclear products and
services to enter new foreign markets, in
connection with which CINTAC may
advise on how to gather, disseminate,
and promote awareness of information
on civil nuclear exports and related
trade issues.
II. Membership
CINTAC shall consist of
approximately 40 members appointed
by the Secretary, in accordance with
applicable Department of Commerce
guidance and based on their ability to
carry out the objectives of the
Committee. Members shall represent
U.S. entities involved in the export of
civil nuclear products and services and
reflect the diversity of this sector,
including in terms of entities’ size and
geographic location. The Committee
shall also represent the diversity of
company or organizational roles in the
development of civil nuclear energy
projects, including, for example, U.S.
civil nuclear manufacturing and
services companies, U.S. utilities, U.S.
trade associations, and other U.S.
organizations in the U.S. civil nuclear
sector. The Secretary shall appoint to
the Committee at least one individual
representing each of the following:
a. Civil nuclear manufacturing and
services companies;
b. small businesses;
c. utilities;
d. trade associations in the civil
nuclear sector;
e. research institutions and
universities; and
f. private sector organizations
involved in strengthening the export
competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear
products and services.
Members shall serve in a
representative capacity, expressing the
views and interests of a U.S. entity, as
well as its particular subsector; they are,
therefore, not Special Government
Employees. Each member of the
Committee must be a U.S. citizen and
must not be registered as a foreign agent
under the Foreign Agents Registration
Act. No member may represent a U.S.
entity that is majority owned or
controlled by a foreign government
entity (or foreign government entities).
The Secretary of Commerce invites
applications for the CINTAC, consistent
with the above membership
requirements. To be considered for
membership, submit the following
information (2 pages maximum) by 5:00
p.m. EDT on September 28, 2018 to the
email or mailing address listed in the
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ADRRESSES section. If you are interested
in nominating someone to become a
member of the CINTAC, please provide
the following information (2 pages
maximum):
(1) Name;
(2) Title;
(3) Work phone, fax, and, email
address;
(4) Name of entity to be represented
and address including website address;
(5) Short biography of nominee
including credentials;
(6) Brief description of the entity and
its business activities, size (number of
employees and annual sales), and export
markets served; and,
(7) An affirmative statement that the
applicant and entity to be represented
meet all eligibility criteria, specifically
addressing that the applicant:
(a) Is a U.S. citizen; and
(b) Is not required to register as a
foreign agent under the Foreign Agents
Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Please do not send organization
brochures or any other information.
All applications should be submitted
in pdf or MS Word format via email to
jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov, or via
mail to Jonathan Chesebro, Office of
Energy & Environmental Industries,
Room 28018, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
Nominees selected for appointment to
the Committee will be notified by mail.
Dated: August 29, 2018.
Edward O’Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries.
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Large Power Transformers From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
(HHI) and Hyundai Electric & Energy
Systems Co. (HEES) (collectively,
Hyundai) made sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value,
and that Hyosung Corporation
(Hyosung) did not make sales of subject
merchandise at less than normal value,
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during the period of review (POR)
August 1, 2016, through July 31, 2017.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable September 7, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua DeMoss, Tyler Weinhold, or John
Drury, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3362,
(202) 482–1121, or (202) 482–0195,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce initiated this review on
October 16, 2017.1 We selected two
mandatory respondents in this review,
Hyosung and HHI.2 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 preliminary results of this review
is August 31, 2018.3 For a more detailed
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
dated concurrently with these results
and hereby adopted by this notice.4
The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
48051 (October 16, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
2 In accordance with Commerce’s decision in the
LPTs from Korea changed circumstances review,
Commerce has determined that HEES is the
successor-in-interest to HHI. See Large Power
Transformers from the Republic of Korea: Notice of
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 83 FR 24973 (May 31, 2018)
(LPTs from Korea CCR) (unchanged in Large Power
Transformers from the Republic of Korea: Notice of
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, signed August 28, 2018;
pending publication).
3 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.
4 See Memorandum to Gary Taverman, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from
James Maeder, Senior Director, performing the
duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review: Large Power Transformers from the
Republic of Korea; 2016–2017’’ (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with
this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Renewal of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee and
Solicitation of Nominations for Membership
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
and solicitation of nominations for membership.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
the Department of Commerce (the Department) announces the renewal of
the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC or ``Committee'')
and requests nominations for membership. The purpose of the CINTAC is
to provide advice to the Secretary of Commerce regarding the
development and administration of programs to expand U.S. exports of
civil nuclear goods and services in accordance with applicable U.S.
laws and regulations, which will be used by the Department in its role
as a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade Working Group of the Trade
Promotion Coordinating Committee and of the TeamUSA interagency group
to promote U.S. civil nuclear trade.
DATES: Nominations for members must be received on or before 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Nominations may be emailed [email protected];
faxed to the attention of Jonathan Chesebro at 202-482-5665; or mailed
to Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, Room
28018, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, Room 28018, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; phone 202-482-1297; fax
202-482-5665; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
The CINTAC was established on September 17, 2008, pursuant to the
Department of Commerce authority under 15 U.S.C. 1512 and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The CINTAC
functions solely as an advisory committee in accordance with the
provisions of FACA. As noted in the SUMMARY, CINTAC provides advice to
the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration
of programs to expand U.S. exports of civil nuclear goods and services
which will be used by the Department in its role as a member of the
Civil Nuclear Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee and as a member of the Atoms for Prosperity interagency group
to promote U.S. civil nuclear trade. In particular, the Committee
advises on matters including, but not limited to:
(1) Matters concerning trade policy development and negotiations
relating to U.S. civil nuclear exports;
(2) The effect of U.S. Government policies, regulations, programs,
and foreign government policies and practices on the export of U.S.
civil nuclear goods and services;
(3) The competitiveness of U.S. industry and its ability to compete
for civil nuclear products and services opportunities in international
markets, including specific problems in exporting, and provide specific
recommendations regarding U.S. Government and public/private actions to
assist civil nuclear companies in expanding their exports;
(4) The identification of priority civil nuclear products and
services markets with the potential for high immediate returns for U.S.
exports, as well as emerging markets with a longer-term potential for
U.S. exports;
(5) Strategies to increase private sector awareness and effective
use of U.S. Government export promotion programs, and recommendations
on how U.S. Government programs may be more efficiently designed and
coordinated;
(6) The development of complementary industry and trade association
export promotion programs, including ways for greater and more
effective coordination of U.S. Government efforts with private sector
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organizations' civil nuclear industry export promotion efforts; and
(7) The development of U.S. Government programs to encourage
producers of civil nuclear products and services to enter new foreign
markets, in connection with which CINTAC may advise on how to gather,
disseminate, and promote awareness of information on civil nuclear
exports and related trade issues.
II. Membership
CINTAC shall consist of approximately 40 members appointed by the
Secretary, in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce
guidance and based on their ability to carry out the objectives of the
Committee. Members shall represent U.S. entities involved in the export
of civil nuclear products and services and reflect the diversity of
this sector, including in terms of entities' size and geographic
location. The Committee shall also represent the diversity of company
or organizational roles in the development of civil nuclear energy
projects, including, for example, U.S. civil nuclear manufacturing and
services companies, U.S. utilities, U.S. trade associations, and other
U.S. organizations in the U.S. civil nuclear sector. The Secretary
shall appoint to the Committee at least one individual representing
each of the following:
a. Civil nuclear manufacturing and services companies;
b. small businesses;
c. utilities;
d. trade associations in the civil nuclear sector;
e. research institutions and universities; and
f. private sector organizations involved in strengthening the
export competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear products and services.
Members shall serve in a representative capacity, expressing the
views and interests of a U.S. entity, as well as its particular
subsector; they are, therefore, not Special Government Employees. Each
member of the Committee must be a U.S. citizen and must not be
registered as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents Registration
Act. No member may represent a U.S. entity that is majority owned or
controlled by a foreign government entity (or foreign government
entities). The Secretary of Commerce invites applications for the
CINTAC, consistent with the above membership requirements. To be
considered for membership, submit the following information (2 pages
maximum) by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 28, 2018 to the email or mailing
address listed in the ADRRESSES section. If you are interested in
nominating someone to become a member of the CINTAC, please provide the
following information (2 pages maximum):
(1) Name;
(2) Title;
(3) Work phone, fax, and, email address;
(4) Name of entity to be represented and address including website
address;
(5) Short biography of nominee including credentials;
(6) Brief description of the entity and its business activities,
size (number of employees and annual sales), and export markets served;
and,
(7) An affirmative statement that the applicant and entity to be
represented meet all eligibility criteria, specifically addressing that
the applicant:
(a) Is a U.S. citizen; and
(b) Is not required to register as a foreign agent under the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
Please do not send organization brochures or any other information.
All applications should be submitted in pdf or MS Word format via
email to [email protected], or via mail to Jonathan Chesebro,
Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, Room 28018, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
Nominees selected for appointment to the Committee will be notified
by mail.
Dated: August 29, 2018.
Edward O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
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