[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28474-28476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12610]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of 10th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International 
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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Mission Description

    The United States Department of Commerce's (DOC) International 
Trade

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Administration (ITA), with participation from the U.S. Departments of 
Energy and State, is organizing the 10th Annual U.S. Industry Program 
at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, to 
be held September 18-19, 2017, 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 
U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) 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: Meetings with foreign delegations and 
discussions with senior U.S. Government officials and IAEA staff on 
important civil nuclear topics including regulatory, technology and 
standards, liability, public acceptance, export controls, financing, 
infrastructure development, and R&D cooperation. 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 60 reactors currently under 
construction in 15 countries and 158 nuclear plant projects planned in 
27 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 DOC's Civil Nuclear Trade 
Initiative by assisting U.S. businesses in entering or expanding in 
international markets.

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 
representatives and discuss key issues of interest for civil nuclear 
exporters. The program will also feature briefings from foreign 
government representatives, providing opportunities for participants to 
develop contacts in potential export markets.

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 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.

Mission Scenario

    On Monday, September 18, trade mission participants 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, and the NRC. In 
addition, on Monday and Tuesday, 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. Throughout the weeklong 
conference, participants can attend IAEA side meetings using their 
official IAEA badges, which will be provided as part of the program.

Event Dates and Proposed Agenda

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

Monday, September 18

7:00 a.m. Industry Program breakfast begins
8:00-9:45 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
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Break
12:30-6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for Industry Delegation (presented by 
foreign delegates)
7:30-9:30 p.m. U.S. Mission to the IAEA Reception

Tuesday, September 19

9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for Industry (presented by 
foreign delegates)
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Event Meetings

Participation Requirements

    Applicants must sign and submit a completed Trade Mission 
application form and satisfy all of the conditions of participation in 
order to be eligible for consideration. Applications will be evaluated 
on the applicant's ability to best satisfy the participation criteria.
    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. The Department of Commerce will 
evaluate applications and inform applicants of selection decisions on a 
rolling basis until the maximum number of participants has been 
selected.

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 must certify that their organization is not majority 
owned or controlled by a foreign government entity (or foreign 
government entities). Each applicant also must certify that the

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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 it will only be 
representing companies during the Trade Mission consistent with the 
domestic content criteria laid out in this section. 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 
the organization's staff that meet the criteria above.
    Applicants must:
     Certify that the products and services that it wishes to 
market through the mission would be in compliance with U.S. export 
controls and regulations;
     Certify that it has identified any matter pending before 
any bureau or office in the U.S. Department of Commerce;
     Certify that it has identified any pending litigation 
(including any administrative proceedings) to which it is a party that 
involves the U.S. Department of Commerce;
     Sign and submit an agreement that it and its affiliates 
(1) have not and will not engage in the bribery of foreign officials in 
connection with a company's/participant's involvement in this mission, 
and (2) maintain and enforce a policy that prohibits the bribery of 
foreign officials; and
     Certify that it meets the minimum requirements as stated 
in this announcement.
    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.
    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 July 14, 2017. The ITA will review applications and make selection 
decisions on a rolling basis. Applications received after July 14, 
2017, will be considered only if space and scheduling permit.

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. The fee covers ITA support to register U.S. industry 
participants for the IAEA General Conference Participants will be able 
to take advantage of discounted rates for hotel rooms.
     The fee to participate in the event is $1,600 for a large 
company and $1,200 for a 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 $900.
    [cir] For purposes of this mission, a SME is defined as a company/
organization with less than $7 million in average annual receipts and 
fewer than five hundred employees (Source: U.S. Small Business 
Administration).
     To apply to the mission, complete the trade mission 
application at https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/7R0W.
    Participants selected for the Trade Mission will be expected to pay 
for the cost of all personal expenses, including, but not limited to, 
international travel, lodging, meals, transportation, communication, 
and incidentals, unless otherwise noted. In the event that the Mission 
is cancelled, no personal expenses paid in anticipation of a Trade 
Mission will be reimbursed. However, participation fees for a cancelled 
Trade Mission will be reimbursed to the extent they have not already 
been expended in the anticipation of the Mission.

Contacts

Jonathan Chesebro, Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy and 
Environmental Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482-1297, Email: 
[email protected].
Devin Horne, Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy and Environmental 
Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482-0775, Email: 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 13, 2017.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2017-12610 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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