[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 39209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16581]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


U.S.-China Environmental Industries Forum

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth a request for input from private 
businesses, trade associations, academia, labor organizations, non-
governmental organizations, and other interested parties regarding 
foreign or domestic policies or conditions that impede U.S. 
environmental technology exports to China, with emphasis on those 
pertaining to water management. This may include, but is not limited 
to, the development of Chinese environmental regulations, licensing 
procedures, technical standards, and laws, or issues pertaining to 
their enforcement, that create barriers to trade. Comments may also 
propose approaches intended to strengthen the U.S.-China trade 
relationship in this sector. This input will be used to guide the 
Environment Working Group of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on 
Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in its formulation of a U.S.-China 
Environmental Industries Forum conference agenda, the development of 
related projects, and to outline trade issues to be addressed within 
the framework of the JCCT.

DATES: The Second EIF is scheduled for: Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 
from approximately 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) at the 
Hilton Riverside New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LA.

ADDRESSES: To provide input to the JCCT Environment Working Group, 
please send comments by post, e-mail, or fax to the attention of Todd 
DeLelle, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Room 4053, Washington, DC 20230; 202-482-4877; e-mail 
[email protected]; fax 202-482-5665. Electronic responses should 
be submitted in Microsoft Word format. Information identified as 
confidential will be protected to the extent permitted by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Todd DeLelle, Office of Energy & 
Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration, Room 
4053, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202-
482-4877; Fax: 202-482-5665; e-mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The biennial U.S.-China 
Environmental Industries Forum was created by the JCCT Environment 
Working Group co-chairing agencies (U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce, and Chinese Ministry of 
Environmental Protection) to encourage dialogue between representatives 
from the U.S. and Chinese governments and their respective 
environmental industries on a variety of environmental technology, 
trade, and policy issues. These discussions intend to enhance 
cooperation in environmental protection and increase bilateral trade in 
products and services related to the environmental sector. The Second 
EIF will focus on water/wastewater management issues and related 
technologies.

    Dated: July 1, 2010.
Henry P. Misisco,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing, Acting.
[FR Doc. 2010-16581 Filed 7-7-10; 8:45 am]
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