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publication of the notice of initiation. 

Therefore, because DMC’s request for an 

administrative review was timely 

withdrawn and the Department received 

no other requests for an administrative 

review of the antidumping duty order 

on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils 

from Korea, we are rescinding this 

review. 

Assessment 

The Department will instruct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

assess antidumping duties on all 

appropriate entries. Antidumping duties 

shall be assessed at the rate equal to the 

cash deposit of estimated antidumping 

duties required at the time of entry, or 

withdrawal from warehouse, for 

consumption, in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department 

will issue appropriate assessment 

instructions directly to CBP within 15 

days of publication of this notice. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with section 751 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 

CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: September 17, 2007. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Clean Energy Trade Mission, China 

and India, January 8–17, 2008 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce is organizing a Clean 

Energy Trade Mission to China and 

India, January 8–17, 2008. The trade 

mission will target a broad range of 

clean energy technologies such as 

renewable energy, biofuels, energy 

efficiency, clean coal, and distributed 

generation, and be led by Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce David Bohigian. 

ITA seeks to match participating U.S. 

companies with prescreened partners, 

agents, distributors, representatives, 

licensees or retailers in each of these 

important sectors. In addition to one-onone business meetings, the agenda will 

also include meetings with national and 

local government officials, networking 

opportunities, country briefings, and 

site visits. 

This mission builds on the first U.S. 

Clean Energy Technologies Trade 

Mission, which took place in April 2007 

and brought 17 U.S. companies to China 

and India. The trade mission takes place 

within the context of both the 

President’s new international 

framework on climate change, energy 

security, and economic growth 

involving the 15 major economies (the 

Global-15), as well as the Asia-Pacific 

Partnership on Clean Development and 

Climate (APP). 

On May 31, 2007, President Bush 

announced an effort to develop and 

implement the Global-15 framework by 

2012, which would complement the 

current United Nations Framework 

Convention on Climate Change and 

advance the APP. The APP is a publicprivate partnership in which member 

countries work together to facilitate 

commercial deployment of technologies 

that reduce greenhouse gas emissions 

and enhance energy security. 

DATES: Recruitment will begin 

immediately and will close on 

November 5, 2007. The Trade Mission 

will take place January 8–17, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Rathke, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, E-mail: 

cleanenergymission@mail.doc.gov, 

Telephone: 202–482–7916, Mission Web 

site: http://www.export.gov/ 

cleanenergymission. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Commercial Setting 

China 

To decrease its dependence on 

traditional fossil energy, China seeks to 

lower its share of fossil fuel 

consumption in its energy mix and 

increase its use of alternative energy 

sources over the next five years. 

Recently, China unveiled an energy 

strategy as part of its Eleventh Five-Year 

Plan (2006–2010). The plan aims to 

double the country’s renewable energy 

supply by 2020. 

In another promising move, the 

Chinese Government passed the Law on 

Renewable Energy, which seeks to 

promote cleaner energy technologies 

and seeks to increase renewable energy 

to 10 percent of the country’s electricity 

consumption by 2020 (up from roughly 

3 percent in 2003). This law is partly 

responsible for the increase in new 

renewable energy projects, particularly 

in the areas of wind, solar, and biomass. 

Achieving the targets for wind energy 

alone (30 GW from 1.2 GW in 2005) will 

require $21–28 billion in investment. 

China invested $7 billion in renewable 

energy capacity in 2005. 

More recently, China announced its 

first national plan to address climate 

change. The plan calls for a 20 percent 

reduction in energy consumption per 

unit of GDP by 2010 while increasing 

the use of renewable energy. The 

Chinese Government specified wind, 

nuclear and hydropower, as well as 

more energy-efficient coal-fired plants, 

as the technology approaches that it 

would use to achieve the reductions. 

All these initiatives underscore 

China’s intention to deploy cleaner and 

more efficient technologies. U.S. 

technology providers with accurate 

market information and a sound 

business strategy have the potential to 

take advantage of the growing Chinese 

clean energy market. 

Beijing: With a population of over 15 

million, Beijing is China’s largest city. 

Its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 

$84 billion in 2005, an increase of 

11.1% from the previous year. As the 

national capital, Beijing offers 

unparalleled access to Chinese 

policymakers. Since China’s energy 

sector is regulated by the central 

government, interaction with these 

officials can be critical to a companies’

success. 

There is also a strong local market for 

clean energy technologies in Beijing, 

due to its size, its political and 

economic importance, and the poor 

environmental conditions caused by 

development. Beijing is unique in China 

in that it has provincial status, which 

enables its municipal government to 

approve independent foreign 

investment projects up to a value of $30 

million. This has positioned Beijing as 

an attractive location for foreign 

investment in China. The selection of 

the city as host of the 2008 Summer 

Olympic Games has spurred substantial 

government investment in projects that 

improve environmental quality. 

To facilitate trade and investment in 

clean energy technologies and help 

create commercial opportunities for 

mission participants, ITA is working 

with the Chinese Government to hold 

the first U.S.-China Clean Energy 

Technologies Industry Forum (CETIF). 

The creation of a U.S.-China CETIF 

would establish an annual forum 

designed to establish dialogue between 

U.S. and Chinese industry and 

appropriate government representatives 

on a variety of energy and 

environmental trade, technology, and 

policy issues. This event is expected to 

take place on Wednesday, January 9, 

2008, and is open to all mission 

participants. 

Guangzhou: Guangzhou is the 

economic center of the Pearl River Delta 

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leading commercial and manufacturing 

regions. With an estimated population 

of 12 million, Guangzhou is the third 

most populous metropolitan area in 

China. Its proximity to Hong Kong has 

provided the region with an influx of 

investment and fostered a Western 

business culture that has made 

Guangdong province one of the most 

developed provinces in the Pearl River 

Delta. In 2005, Guangdong’s GDP rose to 

$278.9 billion, ranking first in the 

country and accounting for about 10 

percent of the national GDP. By the end 

of 2006, Guangdong had received 

$177.37 billion in total stock of foreign 

direct investment (FDI), representing 

one fourth of the national total, and 

accounted for 40 percent of all 

international trade between China and 

other countries. 

The Pearl River Delta has experienced 

serious environmental problems due to 

its rapid industrialization and heavy 

manufacturing base. The Guangdong 

Government has budgeted 3 percent of 

its GDP for overall environmental 

spending during the Eleventh Five-Year 

Plan, more than $8 billion. 

Strong commercial prospects for 

Guangdong include energy efficiency 

and cleaner production technologies, 

combined heat and power, wind energy, 

solar energy, hydropower, biogas, and 

waste-to-energy. The Guangdong 

Government plans to spend $726 

million between 2005 and 2010 and 

$1.93 billion between 2010 and 2020 on 

wind power projects, and China’s 

renewable energy law contains 

incentives to make wind power more 

cost competitive with coal-fired 

generation. The city of Guangzhou plans 

to treat 90 percent of its solid waste 

using waste-to-energy plants. 

Hong Kong: Hong Kong is affected by 

pollution from the mainland and 

particularly from Guangdong Province 

and the Pearl River Delta. The Pollution 

Prevention and Energy Efficiency (P2E2) 

environmental financing program is 

designed to address this issue and to 

develop business opportunities for U.S. 

companies. Through financial support 

from the Asian Development Bank, 

International Finance Corporation, and 

U.S. Export-Import Bank, the P2E2 

program encourages Hong Kong-based 

Environment and Energy Service 

Companies (EESCOs) to develop 

pollution prevention and energy 

efficiency projects throughout mainland 

China and other developing Asian 

countries. These projects focus on 

correcting production and energy 

consumption inefficiencies in existing 

manufacturing plants and other 

facilities, thereby creating cost savings 

while addressing the region’s growing 

pollution problem. The technology 

upgrades required to complete these 

projects provide significant 

opportunities for American technology 

vendors. 

India 

India is experiencing dramatic 

economic growth and a rapidly 

increasing demand for energy. Currently 

the world’s sixth-largest energy 

consumer, India will be the third largest 

by 2030. Both India’s cities and villages 

lack adequate energy supply, so there is 

need to add on-grid and off-grid power 

generation. The Government of India 

has specified renewable energy in its 

development plans and has developed 

numerous government incentives. The 

federal government has set a goal of 

electrifying 18,000 remote villages and 

meeting 10 percent of its energy demand 

with clean energy by 2012. The Indian 

market for clean energy is estimated at 

$600 million with an annual growth rate 

of 25 percent. The current 8,000 MW of 

installed capacity is expected to reach 

20,000 MW by 2012. 

The clean energy market in India 

offers strong business prospects to U.S. 

companies, particularly in solar, 

biomass, gasification, wind, hydro, and 

solid and industrial waste-to-energy. 

The market for energy efficiency is 

estimated to be about $2 billion, 

concentrated especially in energyintensive industries such as cement, 

aluminum, fertilizers, pulp and paper, 

petrochemicals, and steel. 

Kolkata: With a metropolitan 

population of 13 million, Kolkata 

(formerly Calcutta) is the capital of the 

state of West Bengal. Kolkata is the main 

commercial and financial hub of eastern 

India, which is home to a population of 

280 million people living in 12 states 

and contributing 22 percent of India’s 

annual net domestic product. The 

Communist party-led state government 

has in recent years adopted more 

investor-friendly policies, which has led 

to regional growth, consistently among 

the highest in all of India. Over 100 U.S. 

firms have a presence in Kolkata in 

sectors such as IT, mining, chemicals 

and petrochemicals, food processing, 

financial services, consumer goods, and 

engineering. Significant opportunities 

are emerging in infrastructure 

development projects, including power 

generation. 

West Bengal is implementing one of 

the largest clean energy programs in 

India, covering a broad spectrum of 

energy technologies such as solar 

thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind 

turbines, micro-turbines, biogas plants, 

biomass gasifiers, small hydro and tidal 

power. The total current generation 

from renewable sources is about 62 MW, 

and another 100 MW in renewable 

power capacity is being added through 

$183 million in private investment in 

the next two years. Much more private 

investment is being sought to meet the 

State’s rapidly growing energy demands. 

Bangalore: With a population of 7 

million, Bangalore is the capital of the 

State of Karnataka and is ‘‘the Silicon 

Valley of India.’’ Also known as the 

Knowledge Capital and Biotechnology 

Capital, the city is India’s high-profile 

Information Technology (IT) center. In 

addition to its thriving IT and biotech 

sectors, Bangalore is the hub of India’s 

aerospace, electronics, machine tools, 

automation and food processing 

industries. These growing industrial and 

commercial entities need access to 

reliable energy and the State of 

Karnataka is known for its clean energy 

initiatives. 

The state agency in this sector, the 

Karnataka Renewable Energy 

Development Ltd. (KREDL), is widely 

known as one of the most progressive in 

India and has many programs to 

promote clean energy. Karnataka 

currently has 1,600 MW of installed 

renewable energy capacity. This is 

expected to reach 2,500 MW by 2012. 

The wind sector is witnessing very high 

growth rates, and the State has plans to 

increase installed wind capacity 

(especially in and around the 

Chitradurga area of the State) at the rate 

of 200 MW per year. Biomass 

cogeneration, solar, and small hydro are 

also areas of high growth. 

Mission Goals: The Trade Mission 

will facilitate market entry or increased 

sales into these significant markets for 

U.S. clean energy technologies and 

services firms, and to assist mission 

participants in gaining first-hand market 

information and access to key 

government officials and potential 

business partners. 

Mission Scenario: In China and India, 

the International Trade Administration 

will: 

• Provide a market briefing 

highlighting opportunities in the clean 

energy technologies sectors. 

• Schedule one-on-one appointments 

with potential business partners for 

each participant. 

• Provide a venue for the one-on-one 

appointments and provide interpreters 

as needed. 

• Provide networking opportunities 

with the private and public sectors. 

• Organize relevant site visits. 

Proposed Mission Timetable: 

Tuesday, January 8, 2008. Arrive in 

Beijing, Embassy Briefing, Welcome 

Reception. 


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Wednesday, January 9, 2008. U.S.- 

China Clean Energy Technologies 

Industry Forum, One-on-One Business 

Meetings, Networking Reception. 

Thursday, January 10, 2008. Meeting 

with China’s National Development and 

Reform Commission, Site Visit, One-onOne Business Meetings (Optional), 

Depart Beijing, Arrive Guangzhou. 

Friday, January 11, 2008. Consulate 

Briefing, Local Government Meetings, 

One-on-One Business Meetings, Depart 

Guangzhou, Arrive Hong Kong. 

Saturday, January 12, 2008. Clean 

Energy Finance Seminars and 

Networking Events in Hong Kong. 

Sunday, January 13, 2008. Depart 

Hong Kong, Arrive Kolkata. 

Monday, January 14, 2008. Consulate 

Briefing, Local Clean Energy Market 

Briefing, One-on-One Business 

Meetings, Networking Reception. 

Tuesday, January 15, 2008. 

Depart Kolkata, 

Arrive Bangalore, 

Local Clean Energy Market Briefing, 

Consulate Briefing, 

Dinner or Reception. 

Wednesday, January 17, 2008. 

Government/Business Meetings, 

One-on-One Business Meetings, 

Dinner or Reception. 

Thursday, January 18, 2008. 

Depart Bangalore. 

(It is possible for companies to 

participate in one or both countries of 

this trade mission.) 

Criteria for Participation: 

• Relevance of the company’s 

business line to the mission scope and 

goals; 

• Potential for business in the 

selected markets; 

• Timeliness of the company’s 

completed application, participation 

agreement, and payment of the mission 

participation fee; 

• Provision of adequate information 

on the company’s products and/or 

services and communication of the 

company’s primary objectives to 

facilitate appropriate matching with 

potential business partners; 

• Certification that the company’s 

products and/or services are 

manufactured or produced in the United 

States or, if manufactured/produced 

outside of the United States, the 

products/services must be marketed 

under the name of a U.S. firm and have 

U.S. content representing at least 51 

percent of the value of the finished 

goods or services; and 

• Diversity of sectors represented. 

Any partisan political activities of an 

applicant, including political 

contributions, will be entirely irrelevant 

to the selection process. 

The mission will be promoted 

through the following venues: ITA’s 

Export Assistance Centers, the Energy 

Team, the Asia Pacific Team, the Africa, 

Near East, and South Asia Team, Global 

Trade Programs; the Trade Events List 

http://www.export.gov; industry 

newsletters; the Federal Register; the 

Asia-Pacific Partnership for Clean 

Development and Climate; relevant 

trade publications; relevant trade 

associations; past Commerce trade 

mission participants; various in-house 

and purchased industry lists; the 

Commerce Department trade missions 

calendar: http://www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/ 

tmcal.html; and the Web: http:// 

www.export.gov/cleanenergymission. 

Recruitment will begin immediately 

and will close on November 5, 2007. 

Qualified U.S companies/applicants 

will be selected on a rolling basis. The 

trade mission participation fee will be 

U.S.$3,500 per company. (If a company 

would like to participate in just the 

China or India portion of the trade 

mission, the participation fee will be 

$1,750) There will be an additional fee 

of $750 per country for each additional 

participant a company sends. The 

participation fee does not include the 

cost of travel, lodging, some ground 

transportation, or some meals. 

Participation is open to 25 qualified 

U.S. companies. Invited companies 

must submit the trade mission 

participation fee and completed 

participation agreement within two 

weeks of receipt of their invitation in 

order to secure their place in the 

mission. After that time other 

companies may be invited to fill that 

spot. Applications received after the 

closing date will be considered only if 

space and scheduling constraints 

permit. 

Dated: September 12, 2007. 

Stephen Jacobs, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Market Access & Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Announcement of Great Bay National 

Estuarine Research Reserve Revised 

Management Plan Including a 

Boundary Expansion 

AGENCY: Estuarine Reserves Division, 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Approval and 

Availability of the Revised Management 

Plan for the Great Bay National 

Estuarine Research Reserve. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office 

of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), U.S. 

Department of Commerce has approved 

the revised management plan and 

expansion of the boundary for the Great 

Bay National Estuarine Research 

Reserve. 

The Great Bay Reserve was designated 

in 1989 pursuant to section 315 of the 

Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, 

as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1461. The reserve 

has been operating under a management 

plan approved in 1989. Pursuant to 15 

CFR 921.33(c), a state must revise their 

management plan every five years. The 

submission of this plan fulfills this 

requirement and sets a course for 

successful implementation of the goals 

and objectives of the reserve. 

The mission of the Great Bay Reserve 

is to promote informed management of 

the Great Bay estuary and estuarine 

habitats through linked programs of 

stewardship, public education, and 

scientific understanding. 

The management plan establishes 

goals consistent with the reserve’s 

mission. These goals cover three general 

areas: (1) Protect and improve habitat 

and biological diversity within the 

boundary of the Reserve, (2) improve 

decisions affecting estuarine and coastal 

resources, and (3) promote education, 

stewardship, and scientific research 

focusing on estuarine ecosystems. 

Organized in a framework of 

programmatic goals and objectives, the 

Great Bay Reserve’s management plan 

identifies specific strategies or actions 

for research, education/interpretation, 

public access, construction, acquisition, 

and resource protection, restoration, and 

manipulation. Overall, the plan seeks to 

accomplish the mission of the reserve 

by facilitating scientific research, 

encouraging stewardship, and 

addressing the local education and 

outreach needs. 

Specifically, stewardship is 

encompassed under resource protection, 

habitat restoration, and resource 

manipulation plans. These plans 

address reserve efforts to evaluate 

natural and anthropogenic processes 

that affect the reserve and its habitats, 

support for research and monitoring of 

important resources, restore and protect 

natural habitats and to actively educate 


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