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liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in the Secretary’s assumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and subsequent assessment of 

double antidumping duties. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with section 777(i) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: March 14, 2011. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Trade Mission to South Africa 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. and Foreign 

Commercial Service is organizing a 

Trade Mission to South Africa 

September 19–23, 2011, to help U.S. 

firms find business partners and help 

export equipment and services in 

Johannesburg and Cape Town, South 

Africa. 

Targeted sectors are: 

• Sustainable and Efficient Energy 

Technologies, Equipment and Products. 

• Electrical generating equipment. 

• Renewable energy technologies. 

• Clean coal technology. 

• Transmission and distribution 

equipment and technology. 

• Energy efficiency building 

technologies and products. 

• Productivity Enhancing 

Agricultural Technologies and 

Equipment. 

• Crop production equipment and 

machinery. 

• Irrigation equipment and 

technology. 

• Crop storage and handling. 

• Precision farming technologies. 

• Educational Services and Skills 

Development. 

• Training and education services 

and systems. 

• Educational and training franchises. 

• Educational materials. 

Although focused on the sectors 

above, the mission also will consider 

participation from companies in other 

appropriate sectors as space permits. 

This mission will be led by a senior 

Department of Commerce Official and 

will include business-to-business 

matchmaking with local companies, 

market briefings, and meetings with key 

government officials. 

Commercial Setting 

South Africa represents the largest 

economy and most sophisticated and 

diversified industrial and services 

sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. Recent 

reports show the economy recovering 

well from the recent global recession. 

Projections are for economic growth in 

gross domestic product (GDP) to average 

five percent for the next decades as the 

country continues to develop. Sectors 

such as energy, health care, agriculture, 

vehicles, processed foods, and others 

are poised for solid growth in South 

Africa. The country also stands to 

benefit from rapid growth anticipated in 

many of its Sub-Saharan African trading 

partners, where South African-based 

companies have strong market 

prospects. In 2009, total U.S.-South 

Africa trade was $10.3 billion, a 

significant decrease from 2008 levels of 

$16.4 billion. However, 2010 trade 

figures for January to September show 

growth in trade of over 40 percent above 

corresponding 2009 levels and indicate 

a strong recovery in U.S. exports to the 

country. Leading U.S. exports are 

machinery, vehicles, aircraft, chemicals, 

IT equipment and services. 

Best Prospects in Mission Targeted 

Sectors 

Energy 

State-owned utility Eskom produces 

about 95 percent of the electricity used 

in South Africa and about 60 percent of 

the electricity generated on the African 

continent. Its operations incorporate 

power generation, transmission and 

distribution. Although Eskom has a total 

of 24 power stations in commission, 

with a total generating capacity of 

42,011 MW, this has proved inadequate 

for the current electricity demand. 

Eskom is building additional power 

stations and power lines on a massive 

scale to meet rising electricity demand 

in South Africa. Eskom’s capacity 

expansion budget is $56 billion (R385 

billion) up to 2013 and is expected to 

grow to more than R1 trillion ($144 

billion) by 2026. It plans to double 

capacity to 80,000 MW by 2026. Since 

2005 Eskom commissioned projects 

totaling an additional 4,454 MW and 

plans to deliver an additional 16,304 

MW in power station capacity by 2017. 

This creates opportunities for U.S. firms 

to provide products, services and the 

latest clean coal technologies to the 

South African energy market. 

According to the South African 

Government, 30 percent of all new 

power generation will be the 

responsibility of independent power 

producers (IPPs). In response to South 

Africa’s plans to limit its CO2 emissions 

to below 275 million tons by 2025, 

Eskom, still the single buyer of all 

privately produced generation capacity, 

is studying the integration of solar 

generation from the Northern Cape 

Province, including its own World Bank 

supported Concentrating Solar Power 

(CSP) project, into the grid. The focus is 

to connect the first 1,000 MW, which 

could be introduced by 2016. Eskom is 

already rolling out plans for a 400-kV 

transmission system in the area. 

The country’s power supply shortfall 

has accelerated the need to diversify 

Eskom’s energy mix and its move 

towards alternative energy sources, 

including various forms of renewable 

energy. The South African Department 

of Energy (DoE) recently released the 

Integrated Resource Plan (IRP 2010) for 

public comment. The IRP calls for 

diversifying sources of power and will 

call for renewable energy sources to 

supply 16 percent and nuclear sources 

to supply 14 percent of power by 2030. 

In addition, detailed work is currently 

under way to determine a range of nearterm electricity demand-reduction 

options that could yield the equivalent 

of some 5,000 MW and help stabilize 

the South African system between now 

and 2016. Specific opportunities 

include renewable-energy generation, 

cogeneration, own generation, 

municipal generation and other 

independent power producer programs. 

As part of its financial restructuring 

and capital expansion program, Eskom 

has received authorization to increase 

electricity prices to consumers by an 

average of 25 percent per year for the 

next three years, and will seek 

additional increases for the following 

several years. The effect of steadily 

rising energy costs for industry and 

consumers will be to create market 

opportunities for a wide range of energy 

saving technologies ranging from energy 

efficient building products, lighting, 

heating and air conditioning, metering, 

and similar products and technologies. 

Agricultural Equipment 

South Africa has by far the most 

modern, productive and diverse 

agricultural economy in Sub-Saharan 

Africa. It is a net exporter of agricultural 

and food products and is self sufficient 

in food products. South Africa offers 

U.S. exporters of agricultural equipment 


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1An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer 

employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small 

business under SBA regulations. See http://

www.sba.gov/contractingopportunities/owners/

basics/whatismallbusiness/index.html. Parent 

companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries will be 

considered when determining business size. The 

dual pricing reflects the Commercial Service’s user 

fee schedule that became effective May 1, 2008. See 

http://www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/

initiatives.html. 

and technology a wide range of 

opportunities. The country’s annual 

agricultural equipment market is 

estimated at approximately US$919 

million. Tractor sales constitute 60 

percent of the total agricultural 

equipment market followed by combine 

and baler sales. Five percent of all new 

agriculture equipment is being 

produced locally; 95 percent of all 

agriculture equipment and parts are 

being sourced from international 

markets, and at least 20 percent of new 

equipment and technologies are 

currently being sourced from the U.S. 

However, used equipment has limited 

market opportunities. 

Agriculture is a leading component of 

the South African economy, employing 

a million people, and agro-industrial 

activity amounts to about fifteen percent 

of GDP, with substantial growth 

potential. Although eighty percent of 

South Africa’s land is used for 

agriculture only 15 percent of that is 

arable, with the rest used for pastoral 

and other purposes. South Africa’s 

recent broad-based agriculture 

empowerment charter (AgriBEE) aims to 

boost land reforms and black ownership 

of farmland to 30 percent by 2014. With 

the implementation of AgriBEE creating 

new land owners from previously 

disadvantaged communities, mission 

participants will have an opportunity to 

explore new emerging market 

opportunities for equipment and 

technology. 

Educational Materials and Services 

Many of South Africa’s universities 

are world-class academic institutions, at 

the cutting edge of research in certain 

spheres such as mining and engineering. 

At about 5.3 percent of GDP and 20 

percent of total state expenditure, South 

Africa has one of the highest rates of 

public investment in education in world 

terms. However, there are still huge 

imbalances in education in the country. 

The greatest challenges lie in the poorer, 

rural provinces like the Eastern Cape 

and KwaZulu-Natal. One of the 

country’s greatest challenges is 

persistent unemployment as it grapples 

with the effects of a large unskilled 

labor force. For that reason, improving 

education and skills development are 

priorities for the government. 

There is potential for U.S. companies 

offering training programs that will 

address the serious shortage of skilled 

labor force in sectors such as 

hospitality, utilities, construction, and 

transportation. On the business skills 

area, there is a need for programs that 

offer job skills assessment systems 

which help employers select, hire, train 

and develop prospective employees. 

Other opportunities include ‘‘learning 

centers’’ franchises, focusing on afterschool care and tuition, both for primary 

and secondary students/learners, in the 

areas of arithmetic, math and science 

respectively. Franchising opportunities 

also exist for adult learning centers, 

given the large number of people with 

gaps in their formal education, in the 

area of languages, computer training, 

and general business skills. 

Mission Goals 

The goal of the South Africa Trade 

Mission is to provide U.S. participants 

with first-hand market information, oneon-one meetings with business contacts, 

including potential agents, distributors 

and partners so they can position 

themselves to enter or expand their 

presence in the South African market. 

South Africa, with its well developed 

business and financial sector, its 

indigenous multinational enterprises, 

substantial foreign investment, and well 

developed infrastructure, is often seen 

as the point of access to develop 

markets throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. 

Subject to prior consultation and 

confirmations, mission participants will 

have the opportunity to explore contacts 

with local firms active in the region and 

will have the option of extending their 

stay for additional business 

development activities in South Africa 

or meetings in neighboring countries. 

Mission Scenario 

The South Africa Mission will visit 

both Johannesburg and Cape Town, 

allowing participants to access the two 

largest markets and business centers in 

the country. In each city, participants 

will meet with new business contacts. 

PROPOSED TIMETABLE

Day of week Date Activity 

Sunday ............................................................... Sept. 18 ............................................................ Arrive in Johannesburg. 

Monday .............................................................. Sept. 19, Johannesburg ................................... Mission Meetings Officially Start. 

Breakfast briefing with U.S. Embassy Staff. 

One-on-one business appointments. 

Evening business reception. 

Tuesday ............................................................. Sept. 20, Johannesburg ................................... One-on-one business appointments continue. 

Wednesday ........................................................ Sept. 21, Travel to Cape Town ........................ Briefing by Cape Town Consulate Staff. 

One-on-one business meetings. 

Evening business reception. 

Thursday ............................................................ Sept. 22, Cape Town ....................................... One-on-one business appointments continue. 

Mission Officially Ends. 

*Note: The final schedule and potential 

site visits will depend on the availability of 

local government and business officials, 

specific goals of mission participants, and air 

travel schedules. 

Participation Requirements 

All applicants will be evaluated on 

their ability to meet certain conditions 

and best satisfy the selection criteria as 

outlined below. The mission is designed 

for a minimum of 15 and a maximum 

of 20 companies to participate in the 

mission from the applicant pool. U.S. 

companies already doing business in the 

target markets as well as U.S. companies 

seeking to enter these markets for the 

first time are encouraged to apply. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a company has been selected to 

participate on the mission, a 

participation fee to the U.S. Department 

of Commerce is required. The 

participation fee for one representative 

is $2,125 for a small or medium-sized 

enterprise (SME) 1 and $2,565 for large 

firms. The fee for each additional firm 

representative (SME or large) is $450. 

Expenses for travel, lodging, some 


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meals, and incidentals will be the 

responsibility of each mission 

participant. 

Conditions for Participation 

• An applicant must submit a 

completed and signed mission 

application and supplemental 

application materials, including 

adequate information on the company’s 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation. If the U.S. Department of 

Commerce receives an incomplete 

application, the Department may reject 

the application, request additional 

information, or take the lack of 

information into account when 

evaluating the applications. 

• Each applicant must also certify 

that the products and 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 at least 51 percent U.S. 

content of the value of the finished 

product or service. 

Selection for Participation 

• Suitability of the company’s 

products or services to the mission 

goals. 

• Applicant’s potential for business 

in South Africa, including likelihood of 

exports resulting from the mission. 

• Consistency of the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope of 

the mission. 

Additional factors, such as diversity 

of company size, type, location, and 

demographics, may also be considered 

during the selection 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 not considered during 

the selection process. 

Selection Timeline 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar—http://www.trade.gov/trademissions/—and other Internet Web sites, 

press releases to general and trade 

media, direct mail, broadcast fax, 

notices by industry trade associations 

and other multiplier groups, and 

publicity at industry meetings, 

symposia, conferences, and trade shows. 

Recruitment for the mission will 

begin immediately, and conclude at 

11:59 p.m. on July 18, 2011. 

Applications received after 11:59 p.m. 

on July 18, 2011, will be considered 

only if space and scheduling constraints 

permit. 

Contacts 

Teresa Yung, International Trade 

Specialist, Global Trade Programs, 

U.S. Commercial Service, 

Washington, DC 20230, Tel: 202–482– 

5496, Fax: 202–482–9000, E-mail: 

teresa.yung@trade.gov. 

Larry Farris, Senior Commercial Officer, 

U.S. Consulate, Johannesburg, South 

Africa, Tel: +55–11 290–3316, Fax: 

+55–11 884–0538, E-mail: larry.farris

@trade.gov. 

Teresa Yung, 

Global Trade Programs, Commercial Service 

Trade Missions Program. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA303 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Application for Exempted 

Fishing Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Northeast Region, NMFS (Assistant 

Regional Administrator), has made a 

preliminary determination that an 

Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) 

application contains all of the required 

information and warrants further 

consideration. In support of research 

conducted by the Coonamessett Farm 

Foundation, Inc. (CFFI), this EFP would 

grant exemptions from the limited 

access scallop days-at-sea (DAS) 

program to allow CFFI to conduct tests 

with its low profile excluder dredge 

(CFFI dredge). In addition, limited 

access and limited access general 

category (LAGC) vessels would be 

authorized to temporarily retain fish 

that would otherwise be restricted by 

commercial fishing regulations. Such 

regulations include minimum fish sizes; 

fish possession limits; species quota 

closures; prohibited fish species, not 

including species protected under the 

Endangered Species Act; and gearspecific fish possession restrictions. The 

Assistant Regional Administrator has 

made a preliminary determination that 

the activities authorized under this EFP 

would be consistent with the goals and 

objectives of the Atlantic sea scallop 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP). 

However, further review and 

consultation may be necessary before a 

final determination is made to issue an 

EFP. 

Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act require publication of 

this notification to provide interested 

parties the opportunity to comment on 

applications for proposed EFPs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 4, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• E-mail: NERO.EFP@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments 

on CFFI flounder bycatch EFP.’’ 

• Mail: Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, NE Regional 

Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside 

of the envelope ‘‘Comments on CFFI 

flounder bycatch EFP.’’ 

• Fax: (978) 281–9135. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Biegel, Fisheries 

Management Specialist, 978–281–9112. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFFI has 

been awarded a research grant through 

the Commercial Fisheries Research 

Foundation titled, ‘‘Testing of a Low 

Profile Excluder Dredge for Winter 

Flounder Bycatch Reduction.’’ The goal 

of this research is to examine how 

modifications to the CFFI excluder 

dredge will impact the bycatch of winter 

flounder by commercial scallop vessels. 

The research will consist of three or four 

trips of 5 to 7 days each, for a total of 

21 days, and deploy the CFFI dredge to 

document the impacts of dredge 

modifications on catch and bycatch 

rates. Over the course of the project, 

there will be 240 tows of less than 30 

minutes at 4.5 knots. The vessel is 

expected to catch the following: 

Scallops 45,000 lb (20,412 kg); winter 

flounder 4,000 lb (1,815 kg); yellowtail 

flounder 300 lb (136 kg); monkfish 2,000 

lb (907 kg); and little skate 8,000 lb 

(3,629 kg). All catch will be discarded 

after standard species composition, size, 

and catch rate data have been collected. 

The gear testing would occur between 

April 2011 and April 2012, in open 

areas of offshore of Massachusetts and 

Rhode Island at a depth of 15 to 30 

fathoms (30–60 m), including Cape Cod 

Bay, South Channel, and Southern New 

England. 

CFFI submitted a complete EFP 

application on February 4, 2011, 

requesting exemption allowing 

commercial fishing vessels to fish 


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