[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5735-5737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02042]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


8th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International Atomic 
Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference

AGENCY: International Trade Administration (/ITA), Department of 
Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice

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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 8th Annual U.S. 
Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 
General Conference, to be held September 13-16, 2015, 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 Department of Commerce-led 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: (1) Meetings with foreign delegations; (2) 
briefings from senior U.S. Government officials and IAEA staff on 
important civil nuclear topics including regulatory, technology and 
standards issues; liability, public acceptance, export controls, 
financing, infrastructure development, and R&D cooperation; and (3) 
networking events. 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 U.S. 
Export-Import Bank and the National Security Council.
    There are significant opportunities for U.S. businesses in the 
global civil nuclear energy market. With 174 nuclear plant projects 
planned in 30 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 the President's 
National Export Initiative NEXT (http://www.trade.gov/neinext) and 
DOC's Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative (http://export.gov/civilnuclear), 
by assisting U.S. businesses in entering or expanding in international 
markets, and enhancing opportunities for U.S. exports.

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 and IAEA 
officials and discuss key issues of interest for civil nuclear 
exporters. The program will also feature exclusive briefings from 
foreign government representatives, providing opportunities for 
participants to develop contacts in potential export markets. Past U.S. 
Industry Programs have included participation from U.S. companies and 
organizations from across the U.S. civil nuclear supply chain, 
including large reactor and small modular reactor (SMR) designers; 
component manufacturers; engineering, procurement, and construction 
firms; civil nuclear program management providers; advisory services 
firms; fuel cycle service providers (including uranium enrichment); 
National Laboratories; and industry trade associations and professional 
organizations.

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

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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 the U.S. industry has 
amassed in this sector and may learn how to better partner with U.S. 
industry on future nuclear power projects, thus potentially leading to 
increased U.S. exports. Participants will also be able to schedule one-
on-one meetings with visiting ITA staff from key markets to learn about 
export opportunities and how to identify potential buyers, agents and 
distributors in those markets.

Mission Scenario

    Prior to the start of the IAEA General Conference, on September 13, 
trade mission participants can attend a welcome reception hosted by ITA 
officials. Monday, September 14, 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, the NRC, and the National 
Security Council. Participants will receive invitations to the IAEA 
Director General's Reception and the U.S. Mission to the IAEA 
Reception, offering further opportunities for networking. Tuesday, 
September 15, will feature panel discussions with U.S. government 
officials, industry representatives, and other experts that will focus 
on relevant nuclear issues. On Tuesday evening, a special reception for 
Industry Program participants and invited foreign government officials 
will be held. 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.
    Participants will have access to the catered America lounge which 
includes meeting space. In addition, the U.S. Government will support 
an exhibit within the IAEA General Conference venue to showcase U.S. 
nuclear energy policies, programs, technology and services, where 
participating organizations will have the option to provide company 
literature that will be integrated into the exhibit. The U.S. exhibit 
will be staffed by DOC staff throughout the conference. Exhibit staff 
will be instructed to note interest on the part of country delegates 
and pass those contacts on to program participants. The exhibit will 
also serve as a meeting-point for U.S. company representatives at the 
conference.

Mission Dates and Proposed Agenda

****Note that specific events and meeting times have yet to be 
confirmed****

Sunday, September 13

6:00-8:00 p.m. U.S. Industry Delegation Welcome Reception and Program 
Orientation/Major Nuclear Markets Overview

Monday, September 14

7:45 a.m. Industry Program breakfast meeting begins
8:10-9:45 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
12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Break
12:30-2:00 p.m. Industry Program Meetings: One-on-one meetings with ITA 
Commercial Service staff and Ex-Im Bank staff over lunch
2:00-3:00 p.m. Secretary of Energy visits U.S. Exhibit
3:00-6:00 p.m. Country & IAEA Briefings for Industry Delegation 
(foreign delegates & IAEA staff)
6:30-7:30 p.m. IAEA Director General Reception
7:30-9:30 p.m. U.S. Mission to the IAEA Reception

Tuesday, September 15

9:00-11:00 a.m. USG/Industry Roundtable briefings
11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Country & IAEA Briefings for Industry (presented 
by foreign delegates & IAEA staff)
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Event Meetings
6:00-8:00 p.m. U.S. Industry Reception (America Lounge)

Wednesday, September 16

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Country & IAEA Briefings for Industry (presented 
by foreign delegates & IAEA staff)
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Events

Participation Requirements

    U.S. companies, U.S. trade associations, and U.S. academic and 
research institutions interested in participating in the trade mission 
must complete and submit an application package for consideration by 
the DOC. All applicants will be evaluated on their ability to meet 
certain conditions and best satisfy the selection criteria as outlined 
below. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis in the order 
that they are received. 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 from the 
applicant pool.

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. Participants will be able to take advantage of U.S. Embassy 
rates for hotel rooms.
     The fee to participate in the event is $3,300 for a large, 
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 $2,200.

Exclusions

    The mission fee does not include any personal travel expenses such 
as lodging, most meals, local ground transportation, except as stated 
in the proposed agenda, and air transportation from the United States 
to the mission site and return to the United States.

Sponsorship Opportunities

    In order to afford interested companies with the opportunity to 
define a higher profile during the program, we are offering a number of 
marketing partnership opportunities for the program. More information 
about these opportunities will be posted online soon.

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 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, for each company to be represented

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by the trade association or trade organization, the products and 
services the represented company seeks to export 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. 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 
constituents that meet the criteria above.
    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.
    Diversity of company size, sector or subsector, and location also 
may be considered in the review process. 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. 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 2 
weeks after publication in the Federal Register and conclude no later 
than June 26, 2015. The ITA will review applications and make selection 
decisions on a rolling basis. Applications received after June 26, 
2015, will be considered only if space and scheduling permit.

Contacts

Jonathan Chesebro, Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy and 
Environmental Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482-1297, Email: 
[email protected]

Marta Haustein, Embassy of the United States of America, U.S. 
Commercial Service, Vienna, Austria, Tel: +43(0) 1 313 39 2205, Email: 
[email protected]

Ryan Russell, U.S. Commercial Service, Pittsburgh, PA, Tel: (412) 644-
2817, Email: [email protected]

    Dated: January 22, 2015.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2015-02042 Filed 2-2-15; 8:45 am]
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