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Advisory Committee, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, Room 28018,
1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20230. For
consideration during the meeting, and
to ensure transmission to the Committee
prior to the meeting, comments must be
received no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on
Thursday, November 7, 2019.
Comments received after that date will
be distributed to the members but may
not be considered at the meeting.
Copies of CINTAC meeting minutes
will be available within 90 days of the
meeting.
Dated: October 22, 2019.
Devin Horne,
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Energy
and Environmental Industries.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
America Crece Industry Roundtable
and Request for Public Comment
International Trade
Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Request for public comments
and notice of a roundtable discussion on
energy and other infrastructure
opportunities in Latin America and the
Caribbean under the America Crece
initiative.
AGENCY:
The International Trade
Administration (ITA) of the Department
of Commerce seeks individual
comments from industry on government
programs aimed at catalyzing U.S.
private sector participation in
commercial opportunities in energy and
other infrastructure in Latin America
and the Caribbean (LAC). Through this
notice, ITA announces a request for
written public comments and
announces a roundtable discussion with
industry representatives and U.S.
government staff. This notice serves as
an initial step in improving ITA’s
understanding of private sector interests
and programmatic and policy needs in
energy and other infrastructure sectors
in the LAC region under the new
America Crece initiative. This notice
further sets forth topics for discussion
and comment.
DATES:
Event: The roundtable will be held on
November 7, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
Written Comments: To be ensured of
consideration, written public comments
must be received on or before November
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22, 2019. Comments should not include
any business confidential information.
Event Registration: ITA will evaluate
registrations based on the submitted
information (see below) and inform
applicants of selection decisions, which
will be made on a rolling basis until 30
participants have been selected.
ADDRESSES:
Event: The roundtable will be held at
the Department of Commerce,
Commerce Research Library, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20230.
Comments: Written comments should
be sent by electronic mail addressed to
AmericaCreceOutreach@trade.gov.
Comments may also be submitted by
mail addressed to: Attn: America Crece,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for the
Western Hemisphere, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave.
NW, Room 30019, Washington, DC
20230. Although comments may be
submitted by mail, ITA prefers to
receive comments via electronic mail.
For alternatives to online or mail
submissions, please contact Christian
Herman, International Trade Specialist,
ITA, at (202) 482–5430.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AmericaCreceOutreach@trade.gov or
Christian Herman, International Trade
Specialist, ITA, at (202) 482–5430.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2018,
the government of the United States
launched the America Crece (Growth in
the Americas) initiative to foster
coordinated, whole-of-government
efforts in support of all U.S. energy and
infrastructure engagement in the LAC
region. This request for comment and
event notification seeks public comment
on priorities and strategies to enhance
commercial engagement in energy and
other infrastructure in the LAC region
through programs under the umbrella of
the America Crece initiative.
The Department seeks individual
input and views at the November 7,
2019 roundtable regarding the LAC
region, including the following topics:
• The principal foreign regulatory
and policy barriers to growing sales and
exports to the LAC region and how to
prioritize these barriers for USG
engagement.
• The principal foreign barriers to
investment in the energy and
infrastructure sectors in LAC countries.
• The challenges U.S. companies face
in seeking and/or providing competitive
financing for projects in the LAC region.
• Proactive solutions or actions that
the U.S. government could pursue that
would have an impact on catalyzing
U.S. private sector participation in
commercial opportunities in LAC.
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• Insights from working with USG
agencies—such as State, Commerce,
Treasury, Energy, USTDA, EXIM, OPIC,
USAID—in doing business in LAC,
including assessments of the strengths
and weaknesses of the U.S. government
tools to promote U.S. businesses in the
energy and infrastructure sectors in LAC
countries.
Event: The November 7, 2019
roundtable will provide an overview of
the America Crece initiative and will
include a discussion session during
which participants will provide insights
and feedback related to the initiative
and energy and infrastructure in the
LAC region. Due to limited space, the
event is closed to press and observers.
Industry participation is limited to 30
qualifying industry representatives.
Selection
To attend, participants should submit
the below information to
AmericaCreceOutreach@trade.gov by
November 1, 2019. I&A will evaluate
registrations based on the submitted
information (and based on the criteria
below) on a rolling basis until 30
participants have been selected and
inform applicants of selection decisions.
Applicants are encouraged to send
representatives at a sufficiently senior
level to be knowledgeable about their
organization’s capabilities, interests and
challenges in the LAC region.
Registrations should include the
following information in their
registration email:
• Name of attendee and short bio.
• Organization and brief organization
description.
• A statement self-certifying how the
organization meets each of the following
criteria:
1. It is not majority owned by a
foreign government entity (or entities).
2. Its existing products or services 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 and/or it
is a major investor in projects in LAC in
which companies with such products
may compete.
3. It has already exported from the
United States to or invested in the LAC
region.
4. In the case of a trade association,
academic or research institution, the
applicant will only be representing
companies during the Roundtable that
satisfy each of the criteria above.
Selection will be based on the
following criteria:
• Suitability of the company’s (or in
the case of another organization,
represented companies’ or constituents’)
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existing products or services to
commercial opportunities in the energy
and infrastructure sectors in the LAC
region.
• Suitability of the company’s (or in
the case of another organization,
represented companies’ or constituents’)
experience pursuing commercial
opportunities in the LAC region.
• Suitability of the representative’s
position and biography to be able to
engage in the conversation.
Dated: October 22, 2019.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of Availability of a Draft Revised
Management Plan for the North
Carolina National Estuarine Research
Reserve
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
Notice of availability of a draft
revised management plan; request for
comments.
ACTION:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is
soliciting comments from the public on
a draft revised management plan for the
North Carolina National Estuarine
Research Reserve. The revision of the
existing plan is necessitated by the
applicable requirements of the National
Estuarine Research Reserve System. The
North Carolina Research Reserve revised
plan is intended to replace the plan
approved in 2009.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received at
the appropriate address (see ADDRESSES)
on or before November 27, 2019.
DATES:
Copies of the draft
management plan can be downloaded or
viewed on the internet at https://
deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/coastalmanagement/nc-coastal-reserve/aboutreserve/management-plans/review-2020.
The document is also available by
sending a written request to the point of
contact identified below (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION).
You may submit comments on this
draft Management Plan by any of the
following methods:
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Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments by email to
Steph.Robinson@noaa.gov.
Mail: Submit written comments to
Stephanie Robinson, Office for Coastal
Management, 2234 South Hobson
Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405.
Comments submitted by any other
method or after the comment period
may not be considered. All comments
are a part of the public record and may
be publicly accessible. Any personal
identifying information (e.g., name,
address) submitted voluntarily by the
sender may also be accessible. NOAA
will accept anonymous comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Robinson of NOAA’s Office
for Coastal Management by email at
Steph.Robinson@noaa.gov, phone at
(843) 740–1174, or mail at Office for
Coastal Management, 2234 South
Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state must revise
its reserve management plan at least
every five years. The North Carolina
National Estuarine Research Reserve
revised plan will replace the plan
previously approved in 2009.
The revised management plan
outlines a strategic plan; administrative
structure; research and monitoring,
education, stewardship, wetland
science, and training programs of the
reserve; resource protection and
manipulation plans; restoration
management plan; public access and
visitor use plan; consideration for future
land acquisition; and facility
development to support reserve
operations. This plan will focus on
inspiring target audiences to protect
coastal and estuarine ecosystems
through training and education
programs; advancing understanding of
coastal and estuarine ecosystems and
informing coastal management through
research and monitoring; contributing to
the study and appreciation of coastal
and estuarine ecosystems through the
stewardship of protected sites; and
gaining recognition of the reserve in
coastal and estuarine ecosystem
research, training, education, and
stewardship through effective
administration and communication
strategies.
Since 2009, the reserve has completed
its habitat map and added marsh
vegetation and surface elevation
monitoring; conducted a habitat
vulnerability assessment to understand
marsh vulnerability; led a number of
research and training initiatives related
to living shorelines; increased education
programming at the Masonboro Island
component of the reserve; begun
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implementing Teachers on the Estuary
(TOTE) training; expanded use of
volunteers to conduct citizen science
regarding sensitive species and site
conditions; and implemented training
focused on informing real estate
professionals of coastal issues. The
revised management plan will serve as
the guiding document for the 10,568acre research reserve for the next five
years.
NOAA’s Office for Coastal
Management will conduct an
environmental analysis in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act on the proposed approval of the
reserve’s revised management plan. The
public is invited to provide comment or
information about any potential
environmental impacts of the proposed
action, and these comments will be used
to inform NOAA’s decision on whether
to approve the revised management
plan.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.
Keelin S. Kuipers,
Deputy Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Administration
RIN 0648–XV118
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Ecosystem and Ocean Planning (EOP)
Committee will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, November 13, 2019, from 9
a.m. through 12 p.m. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for agenda
details.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
over webinar with a telephone-only
connection option. Details on how to
connect to the webinar by computer and
by telephone will be available at: https://
www.mafmc.org.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
America Crece Industry Roundtable and Request for Public Comment
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Request for public comments and notice of a roundtable
discussion on energy and other infrastructure opportunities in Latin
America and the Caribbean under the America Crece initiative.
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SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration (ITA) of the Department
of Commerce seeks individual comments from industry on government
programs aimed at catalyzing U.S. private sector participation in
commercial opportunities in energy and other infrastructure in Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC). Through this notice, ITA announces a
request for written public comments and announces a roundtable
discussion with industry representatives and U.S. government staff.
This notice serves as an initial step in improving ITA's understanding
of private sector interests and programmatic and policy needs in energy
and other infrastructure sectors in the LAC region under the new
America Crece initiative. This notice further sets forth topics for
discussion and comment.
DATES:
Event: The roundtable will be held on November 7, 2019 from 9:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
Written Comments: To be ensured of consideration, written public
comments must be received on or before November 22, 2019. Comments
should not include any business confidential information.
Event Registration: ITA will evaluate registrations based on the
submitted information (see below) and inform applicants of selection
decisions, which will be made on a rolling basis until 30 participants
have been selected.
ADDRESSES:
Event: The roundtable will be held at the Department of Commerce,
Commerce Research Library, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20230.
Comments: Written comments should be sent by electronic mail
addressed to [email protected]. Comments may also be
submitted by mail addressed to: Attn: America Crece, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for the Western Hemisphere, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Room 30019, Washington, DC 20230. Although comments may be submitted by
mail, ITA prefers to receive comments via electronic mail.
For alternatives to online or mail submissions, please contact
Christian Herman, International Trade Specialist, ITA, at (202) 482-
5430.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected] or
Christian Herman, International Trade Specialist, ITA, at (202) 482-
5430.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2018, the government of the United States
launched the America Crece (Growth in the Americas) initiative to
foster coordinated, whole-of-government efforts in support of all U.S.
energy and infrastructure engagement in the LAC region. This request
for comment and event notification seeks public comment on priorities
and strategies to enhance commercial engagement in energy and other
infrastructure in the LAC region through programs under the umbrella of
the America Crece initiative.
The Department seeks individual input and views at the November 7,
2019 roundtable regarding the LAC region, including the following
topics:
The principal foreign regulatory and policy barriers to
growing sales and exports to the LAC region and how to prioritize these
barriers for USG engagement.
The principal foreign barriers to investment in the energy
and infrastructure sectors in LAC countries.
The challenges U.S. companies face in seeking and/or
providing competitive financing for projects in the LAC region.
Proactive solutions or actions that the U.S. government
could pursue that would have an impact on catalyzing U.S. private
sector participation in commercial opportunities in LAC.
Insights from working with USG agencies--such as State,
Commerce, Treasury, Energy, USTDA, EXIM, OPIC, USAID--in doing business
in LAC, including assessments of the strengths and weaknesses of the
U.S. government tools to promote U.S. businesses in the energy and
infrastructure sectors in LAC countries.
Event: The November 7, 2019 roundtable will provide an overview of
the America Crece initiative and will include a discussion session
during which participants will provide insights and feedback related to
the initiative and energy and infrastructure in the LAC region. Due to
limited space, the event is closed to press and observers. Industry
participation is limited to 30 qualifying industry representatives.
Selection
To attend, participants should submit the below information to
[email protected] by November 1, 2019. I&A will evaluate
registrations based on the submitted information (and based on the
criteria below) on a rolling basis until 30 participants have been
selected and inform applicants of selection decisions.
Applicants are encouraged to send representatives at a sufficiently
senior level to be knowledgeable about their organization's
capabilities, interests and challenges in the LAC region.
Registrations should include the following information in their
registration email:
Name of attendee and short bio.
Organization and brief organization description.
A statement self-certifying how the organization meets
each of the following criteria:
1. It is not majority owned by a foreign government entity (or
entities).
2. Its existing products or services 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 and/or it is a major investor in projects
in LAC in which companies with such products may compete.
3. It has already exported from the United States to or invested in
the LAC region.
4. In the case of a trade association, academic or research
institution, the applicant will only be representing companies during
the Roundtable that satisfy each of the criteria above.
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
Suitability of the company's (or in the case of another
organization, represented companies' or constituents')
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existing products or services to commercial opportunities in the energy
and infrastructure sectors in the LAC region.
Suitability of the company's (or in the case of another
organization, represented companies' or constituents') experience
pursuing commercial opportunities in the LAC region.
Suitability of the representative's position and biography
to be able to engage in the conversation.
Dated: October 22, 2019.
Man Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
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