WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SCM/Q2/USA/47 
3 May 2011 
 (11-2297) 
Committee on Subsidies 
and Countervailing Measures Original:   English 
  
 
  
SUBSIDIES 
 
Replies to Questions Posed by CANADA
1 Regarding the New and Full  
Notification of the UNITED STATES2 
  
 The following communication, dated 2 May 2011, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States.  
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US R&D programs for renewable and fossil fuel energy sources
 
(Various programs on pages 14-21)  
 
Question 1  
 What are the eligibility criteria for applicants  to each program, and what is the process? 
 Reply
 
 
 The general competitive procedures used to determine participation are set forth in Department of Energy Regulations at Title 10, C ode of Federal Regulations, Part 600.  Under these 
regulations, DOE is required to solicit applicati ons for financial assistance in a manner which 
provides for the maximum amount of competition feasible (10 CFR 600.6).  Specific awards under the referenced programs are based on a review of the applications received and the amount of funding 
available. 
  If DOE restricts eligibility, an explanation of wh y the restriction of eligibility is considered 
necessary shall be included in the solicitation, program rule, or published notice.  Except when 
authorized by statute or program rule, if the aggregate amount of DOE funds available for award under a solicitation or published noti ce is $1,000,000 or more, such r estriction of eligibility must be 
supported by a written determination initiated by the program office and approved by an official no 
less than two levels above the initiating program offi cial and concurred in by the Contracting Officer 
and legal counsel.  Where the amount of DOE fund s is less than $1,000,000, the DOE Head of 
Contracting Activity and the Contracting Officer may approve the determination. 
  DOE may award a grant or cooperative ag reement on a noncompetitive basis only if the 
application satisfies one or more of the specific sel ection criteria set forth in the regulation.  These 
                                                     
 
1 G/SCM/Q2/USA/41. 
2 G/SCM/N/186/USA. 
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  criteria include cases where the applicant has excl usive domestic capability to perform the activity 
successfully, based upon unique equipment, proprietary data, technical expertise, or other such unique 
qualifications as well as cases where the award im plements an agreement between the United States 
Government and a foreign government to fund a foreign applicant. 
 
Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program:  Fi sheries Research and Development (p. 38)
 
 
Question 1  
 This program is funded by duties on fishery imports.  Have there been changes to this 
program resulting from varying levels of fishery imports into the United States? 
 
Reply
 
  The Saltonstall-Kennedy ('S-K') Grant program funding priorities and goals are to address the 
needs of fishing communities by rebuilding and main taining sustainable fisheries, and dealing with 
impacts of conservation and management measures.   The goals and objectives of the S–K program 
remains the same throughout the varying levels of funding by the fishery imports.  However, please 
note that due to the lack of av ailable funds NOAA will not be able to conduct an S-K competition for 
FY2011.  For further information, please see the following website:  
 http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mb/financial_services/skhome.htm
. 
 Question 2 
 
 The duration of this program is indicated as  "indefinite".  Is this program still active? 
 
Reply
 
  Yes 
 
Empowerment Zones, Enterprise, Enterprise Communities
 
and Renewal Communities (p. 54)  
 
Question 1  
 Where are these empowerment zones located? 
 Reply
 
 
 A listing of the location of the 40 empowerment  zones by round is found below.  Maps for 
each empowerment zone can be found at: 
 http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevel opment/programs/rc/tour/roundnumber.cfm . 
  Round I Urban EZs (6) 
Atlanta, Georgia 
Baltimore, Maryland Chicago, Illinois 
Detroit, Michigan 
New York, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Camden, New Jersey  G/SCM/Q2/USA/47 
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Round I Rural EZs (3) Kentucky Highlands, Kentucky 
Mid-Delta, Mississippi 
Rio Grande Valley, Texas 
 
Round I Supplemental Empowerment Zones (2) 
Cleveland, Ohio Los Angeles, California 
 
Round II Urban EZs (15) Boston, Massachusetts 
Cincinnati, Ohio 
Columbia/Sumter, South Carolina Columbus, Ohio 
Cumberland County, New Jersey 
El Paso, Texas Gary/Hammond/East Chicago, Indiana 
Ironton, Ohio/Huntington, West Virginia 
Knoxville, Tennessee Miami/Dade County, Florida 
Minneapolis, Minnesota 
New Haven, Connecticut Norfolk/Portsmouth, Virginia 
Santa Ana, California 
St.  Louis, Missouri/East St.  Louis, Illinois 
 
Round II Rural EZs (5) 
Desert Communities, California Griggs-Steele, North Dakota 
Oglala Sioux Tribe, South Dakota 
Southernmost Illinois Delta, Illinois Southwest Georgia United, Georgia 
 
Round III Urban EZs (8) Fresno, California 
Jacksonville, Florida 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Pulaski County, Arkansas 
San Antonio, Texas 
Syracuse, New York Tucson, Arizona 
Yonkers, New York 
 
Round III Rural EZs (2) 
Aroostook County, Maine 
Futuro, Texas 
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  Question 2 
  Has the number of empowermen t zones increased/decreased? 
 
Reply
 
 
 Round I empowerment zones were designate d in December 1994, Round II empowerment 
zones were designated in December 1998, and R ound III empowerment zones were designated in 
January 2002.  No other zones have been designated since 2002. 
 
Question 3  
 The program was slated to end in December 2009.  Was an extension granted? 
 Reply
 
 
 The tax benefits for these zones have been extended through the end of 2011. 
 
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