[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67417-67419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18623]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Industry and Analysis, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee 
and solicitation of nominations for membership.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended (FACA), the Department of Commerce (Department) announces 
the renewal of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (CINTAC or 
Committee) and requests nominations for membership. The purpose of the 
CINTAC is to provide advice to the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) 
regarding the development and administration of programs to expand U.S. 
exports of civil nuclear goods and services in accordance with 
applicable U.S. laws and regulations, which will be used by the 
Department in its role as a member of the Civil Nuclear Trade Working 
Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee and of the TeamUSA 
interagency group to promote U.S. civil nuclear trade.

DATES: Nominations for members must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 6, 2024. After that date, the 
International Trade Administration (ITA) may continue to accept 
nominations under this notice to fill any vacancies that may arise.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be emailed to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Chesebro, Senior Nuclear 
Trade Specialist, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, U.S. 
Department of Commerce; telephone: (202) 603-4968; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background and Authority

    The CINTAC was established on August 13, 2008, pursuant to the 
Department of Commerce authority under 15 U.S.C. 1512 and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The 
CINTAC functions solely as an advisory committee in accordance with the 
provisions of FACA. The CINTAC provides advice to the Secretary of 
Commerce regarding the development and administration of programs to

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expand U.S. exports of civil nuclear goods and services which will be 
used by the Department in its role as a member of the Civil Nuclear 
Trade Working Group of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee and 
as a member of the TeamUSA interagency group to promote U.S. civil 
nuclear trade. In particular, the Committee advises on matters 
including, but not limited to:
    (1) Matters concerning trade policy development and negotiations 
relating to U.S. civil nuclear exports;
    (2) The effect of U.S. Government policies, regulations, programs, 
and foreign government policies and practices on the export of U.S. 
civil nuclear goods and services;
    (3) The competitiveness of U.S. industry and its ability to compete 
for civil nuclear products and services opportunities in international 
markets, including specific problems in exporting, and provide specific 
recommendations regarding U.S. Government and public/private actions to 
assist civil nuclear companies in expanding their exports;
    (4) The identification of priority civil nuclear products and 
services markets with the potential for high immediate returns for U.S. 
exports, as well as emerging markets with a longer-term potential for 
U.S. exports;
    (5) Strategies to increase private sector awareness and effective 
use of U.S. Government export promotion programs, and recommendations 
on how U.S. Government programs may be more efficiently designed and 
coordinated;
    (6) The development of complementary industry and trade association 
export promotion programs, including ways for greater and more 
effective coordination of U.S. Government efforts with private sector 
organizations' civil nuclear industry export promotion efforts; and
    (7) The development of U.S. Government programs to encourage 
producers of civil nuclear products and services to enter new foreign 
markets, in connection with which CINTAC may advise on how to gather, 
disseminate, and promote awareness of information on civil nuclear 
exports and related trade issues.

II. Membership

    CINTAC shall consist of approximately 40 members appointed by the 
Secretary, in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce 
guidance and based on their ability to carry out the objectives of the 
Committee. Members shall represent U.S. entities involved in the export 
of civil nuclear products and services and reflect the diversity of 
this sector, including in terms of entities' size, geographic location, 
and subsector. The Committee shall also represent the diversity of 
company or organizational roles in the development of civil nuclear 
energy projects, including, for example, U.S. civil nuclear 
manufacturing and services companies, U.S. utilities, U.S. trade 
associations, civil society groups, and other U.S. organizations in the 
U.S. civil nuclear sector. Members will be selected based on their 
ability to carry out the objectives of the CINTAC, in accordance with 
applicable Department of Commerce guidelines. In selecting members, 
priority will be given to the selection of executives, i.e., Chief 
Executive Officer, Executive Chairperson, President, or an officer with 
a comparable level of responsibility. The diverse membership of the 
Committee assures perspectives reflecting the breadth of the 
Committee's responsibilities, and, where possible, the Department will 
also consider the ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, and 
gender identity diversity and various abilities of the United States 
population. The Department is committed to achieving diversity in the 
membership of the Council to the maximum extent permitted by law 
consistent with the need for balanced industry representation. The 
Department may seek additional nominations as necessary to attain 
membership balance and demographic diversity. The Secretary shall 
appoint to the Committee at least one individual representing each of 
the following:
    a. civil nuclear manufacturing and services companies;
    b. small businesses;
    c. utilities;
    d. trade associations in the civil nuclear sector;
    e. research institutions and universities; and
    f. private sector organizations or other appropriate civil society 
groups, such as labor representatives, involved in strengthening the 
export competitiveness of U.S. civil nuclear products and services.
    Members shall serve in a representative capacity, expressing the 
views and interests of a U.S. entity or organization, as well as its 
particular subsector; they are, therefore, not Special Government 
Employees as defined in Title 18 of the United States Code, section 
202(a). Each member of the Committee must be a U.S. citizen and must 
not be registered as a foreign agent under the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act. No member may represent a U.S. company that is 
majority owned or controlled by a foreign government entity (or foreign 
government entities). The Secretary of Commerce invites applications 
for the CINTAC, consistent with the above membership requirements. To 
be considered for membership, submit the following information (2 pages 
maximum) by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 6, 2024, to the email listed in 
the ADRRESSES section. If you are interested in nominating someone to 
become a member of the CINTAC, please provide the following information 
(2 pages maximum):
    (1) Name;
    (2) Title;
    (3) Work phone and email address;
    (4) Name of entity to be represented and address including website 
address;
    (5) Short biography of nominee including credentials;
    (6) Brief description of the entity and its business activities, 
size (number of employees and annual sales), and export markets served; 
and,
    (7) An affirmative statement that the applicant and entity to be 
represented meet all eligibility criteria, specifically addressing that 
the applicant:
    (a) Is a U.S. citizen; and
    (b) Is not required to register as a foreign agent under the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
    Please do not send organization brochures or any other information.
    All applications should be submitted in PDF or MS Word format via 
email to Jonathan Chesebro, Lead Nuclear Trade Specialist at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce's Office of Energy & Environmental Industries at 
[email protected].
    Nominees selected for appointment to the Committee will be notified 
by email.

Privacy Act Statement

    The collection, maintenance, and disclosure of applicant 
information is governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). The 
Department of Commerce is authorized to collect this information 
pursuant to authorities that include, but are not limited to, the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 U.S.C. chapter 10. 
The principal purpose for which the Department will use the information 
is to assist in choosing members of the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory 
Committee (CINTAC). Information received will be maintained in a 
Privacy Act system of records, COMMERCE/DEPT-11, entitled ``Candidates 
for Membership, Members, and Former Members of Department of Commerce 
Advisory Committees.'' A notice describing that system, including a

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complete set of routine disclosures, has been published both in the 
Federal Register and on the Department's website at: https://www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/SORN/SORN-DEPT-11. Although providing 
this information is voluntary, an individual cannot be considered for 
membership without an application submission, whether self-nominated or 
nominated by someone else.

Man K. Cho,
Deputy Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2024-18623 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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