Commercial Participation in Domestic and International Events on Safety, Sustainability, and Emerging Markets in Outer Space, 10808 [2020-03684]

Download as PDF 10808 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2020 / Notices or closed by visiting www.opm.gov/ status/. Jeremy M. Greenwood, Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2020–03682 Filed 2–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–09–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 11025] Commercial Participation in Domestic and International Events on Safety, Sustainability, and Emerging Markets in Outer Space ACTION: Notice of meeting. Following up on the success of the Space Enterprise Summit in June 2019, the U.S. Department of State seeks commercial space industry participation in a series of domestic and international events promoting space commerce as well as best practices for safety, sustainability, and emerging markets in outer space. These events and industry participation are in line with the President’s Space Policy Directive-2 regarding Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of Space and Space Policy Directive-3 concerning National Space Traffic Management Policy. DATES: Participants will be invited to one or more workshops, meetings, symposia, and other such events related to safety, sustainability, and emerging markets in outer space between February 25, 2020 and December 31, 2020. SUMMARY: Attendance information, including addresses, will be posted on https://www.state.gov/events-office-ofspace-and-advanced-technology/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Guglietta, Foreign Affairs Officer, Office for Space and Advanced Technology, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20522, phone 202–663– 3968, or email gugliettart@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Events will vary in location and may be stand alone or on the margins of related events, and may include (but are not limited to) the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) Legal Subcommittee in Vienna in March 2019, the COPUOS plenary in Vienna in June 2019, and the 36th Space Symposium in Colorado in March/April 2019. Participants should focus on the following: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:34 Feb 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 Safety: Identify key safety issues for crewed and/or uncrewed outer space operations. Discuss current attempts to address these issues and suggest new concerns that may develop as the space sector advances. Sustainability: Explore efforts to improve responsible behavior in space. Examine best practices and guidelines in Long-Term Sustainability for preserving the outer space environment for future civil and commercial space investment and use. Emerging Markets: Discuss the challenges to an economically viable space industry and how these challenges relate to the domestic and international regulatory environment. Share recent advances within the commercial space sector and how they may develop in the future. Johnathan A. Margolis, Deputy Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–03684 Filed 2–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–09–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Notice of Product Exclusion: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice of Product Exclusion and Amendment. AGENCY: Effective August 23, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional duties on goods of China with an annual trade value of approximately $16 billion as part of the action in the Section 301 investigation of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. The U.S. Trade Representative’s determination included a decision to establish a product exclusion process. The U.S. Trade Representative initiated the exclusion process in September 2018, and stakeholders have submitted requests for the exclusion of specific products. The U.S. Trade Representative is issuing determinations to grant exclusion requests on a rolling basis. This notice announces the U.S. Trade Representative’s determination to grant the additional exclusion specified in the Annex to this notice, and to make a technical amendment to a previously granted exclusion. DATES: The product exclusion will apply as of the August 23, 2018 effective date of the $16 billion action, and will SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 extend through October 1, 2020. The technical amendment announced in this notice applies to the time period established for the original exclusion, that is, retroactive to the original date of October 2, 2019, and ending on October 1, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. U.S. Customs and Border Protection will issue instructions on entry guidance and implementation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about this notice, contact Assistant General Counsel Philip Butler or Director of Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at (202) 395– 5725. For specific questions on customs classification or implementation of the product exclusions identified in the Annex to this notice, contact traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Background For background on the proceedings in this investigation, please see the prior notices issued in the investigation, including 82 FR 40213 (August 23, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018), 83 FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608 (July 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7, 2018), 83 FR 40823 (August 16, 2018), 83 FR 47236 (September 18, 2018), 83 FR 47974 (September 21, 2018), 83 FR 65198 (December 19, 2018), 84 FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84 FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 FR 29576 (June 24, 2019), 84 FR 37381 (July 31, 2019), 84 FR 49600 (September 20, 2019), 84 FR 52553 (October 2, 2019), and 84 FR 69011 (December 17, 2019). Effective August 23, 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative imposed additional 25 percent duties on goods of China classified in 279 8-digit subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), with an approximate annual trade value of $16 billion. See 83 FR 40823. The U.S. Trade Representative’s determination included a decision to establish a process by which U.S. stakeholders may request exclusion of particular products classified within an 8-digit HTSUS subheading covered by the $16 billion action from the additional duties. The U.S. Trade Representative issued a notice setting out the process for the product exclusions, and opened a public docket. See 83 FR 47236 (the September 18 notice). Under the September 18 notice, requests for exclusion had to identify the product subject to the request in terms of the physical characteristics that distinguish the product from other products within the relevant 8-digit subheading covered by the $16 billion E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03684]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11025]


Commercial Participation in Domestic and International Events on 
Safety, Sustainability, and Emerging Markets in Outer Space

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Following up on the success of the Space Enterprise Summit in 
June 2019, the U.S. Department of State seeks commercial space industry 
participation in a series of domestic and international events 
promoting space commerce as well as best practices for safety, 
sustainability, and emerging markets in outer space. These events and 
industry participation are in line with the President's Space Policy 
Directive-2 regarding Streamlining Regulations on Commercial Use of 
Space and Space Policy Directive-3 concerning National Space Traffic 
Management Policy.

DATES: Participants will be invited to one or more workshops, meetings, 
symposia, and other such events related to safety, sustainability, and 
emerging markets in outer space between February 25, 2020 and December 
31, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Attendance information, including addresses, will be posted 
on https://www.state.gov/events-office-of-space-and-advanced-technology/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Guglietta, Foreign Affairs 
Officer, Office for Space and Advanced Technology, Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of 
State, Washington, DC 20522, phone 202-663-3968, or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Events will vary in location and may be 
stand alone or on the margins of related events, and may include (but 
are not limited to) the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses 
of Outer Space (COPUOS) Legal Subcommittee in Vienna in March 2019, the 
COPUOS plenary in Vienna in June 2019, and the 36th Space Symposium in 
Colorado in March/April 2019.
    Participants should focus on the following:
    Safety: Identify key safety issues for crewed and/or uncrewed outer 
space operations. Discuss current attempts to address these issues and 
suggest new concerns that may develop as the space sector advances.
    Sustainability: Explore efforts to improve responsible behavior in 
space. Examine best practices and guidelines in Long-Term 
Sustainability for preserving the outer space environment for future 
civil and commercial space investment and use.
    Emerging Markets: Discuss the challenges to an economically viable 
space industry and how these challenges relate to the domestic and 
international regulatory environment. Share recent advances within the 
commercial space sector and how they may develop in the future.

Johnathan A. Margolis,
Deputy Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-03684 Filed 2-24-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4710-09-P
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