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Information System (SEVIS) and then 

printed and signed by a sponsor official, 

and sent to the Department by mail or 

fax. The Department is currently 

working with the Department of 

Homeland Security to expand SEVIS 

functions and enable the collection of 

electronic signatures. Annual reports 

will be submitted to the Department 

electronically as soon as the mechanism 

for doing so is approved and in place. 

DHS has announced a delay in 

implementation of SEVIS II. Please 

follow the indicated electronic link for 

complete details: http://www.ice.gov/

sevis/sevisii/sevisii_update_032010.htm. 

Dated: October 12, 2010. 

Stanley S. Colvin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector 

Exchange, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Exchange, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Delegation of Authority No. 334] 

Delegation by the Secretary of State to 

the Assistant Secretary of State for 

Oceans and International 

Environmental and Scientific Affairs To 

Notify Foreign Governments of 

Proposed Hazardous Waste Exports 

Under the Solid Waste Disposal Act 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

me as Secretary of State, including 

Section 1 of the State Department Basic 

Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 

2651a), I hereby delegate to the 

Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans 

and International Environmental and 

Scientific Affairs, to the extent 

authorized by law, the authority to 

approve notifications to foreign 

governments of proposed exports from 

the United States of hazardous waste, as 

provided under Section 3017 of the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 

6938. 

Any act, executive order, regulation, 

or procedure subject to, or affected by, 

this delegation shall be deemed to be 

such act, executive order, regulation, or 

procedure as amended from time to 

time. 

Notwithstanding this delegation of 

authority, the Secretary, the Deputy 

Secretary, or the Deputy Secretary of 

State for Management and Resources, 

and the Under Secretary for Democracy 

and Global Affairs may at any time 

exercise any authority or function 

delegated by this delegation of 

authority. 

This delegation of authority shall be 

published in the Federal Register. 

September 28, 2010. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton, 

Secretary of State. 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket No. USTR–2010–0028] 

Initiation of Section 302 Investigation 

and Request for Public Comment: 

China—Acts, Policies and Practices 

Affecting Trade and Investment in 

Green Technology 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of initiation of 

investigation and request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Trade 

Representative (‘‘Trade Representative’’) 

has initiated an investigation under 

section 302(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, 

as amended (‘‘Trade Act’’), with respect 

to acts, policies, and practices of the 

People’s Republic of China (China) 

affecting trade and investment in green 

technology. The Trade Representative 

has initiated the investigation in 

response to a petition filed on 

September 9, 2010, and the 

investigation will cover the acts, 

policies, and practices identified in the 

petition. The investigation will consider 

whether these acts, policies, and 

practices deny U.S. rights or benefits 

under the GATT 1994, under the 

Agreement on Subsidies and 

Countervailing Measures (‘‘SCM 

Agreement’’), and under China’s 

Protocol of Accession to the WTO. 

USTR invites written comments from 

the public on the matters covered in the 

investigation. 

DATES: The Trade Representative 

initiated this investigation on October 

15, 2010. Written comments are due on 

or before 5 p.m. on November 15, 2010. 

Any request for a public hearing must 

be made no later than 5 p.m. on 

November 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Non-confidential comments 

(as explained below) should be 

submitted electronically via the Internet 

at www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2010–0028. If you are unable to 

provide submissions by 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. If (as explained below) the 

comments contain confidential 

information, the person wishing to 

submit such comments should contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Garfinkel, Chief Counsel for China 

Trade, (202) 395–3150, Terry McCartin, 

(202) 395–3900, Deputy Assistant USTR 

for China Affairs, (202) 395–3900, or 

Jean Kemp, Director, Steel Trade Policy, 

(202) 395–5656 for questions concerning 

the issues in the investigation; William 

Busis, Deputy Assistant USTR for 

Monitoring and Enforcement and Chair 

of the Section 301 Committee, (202) 

395–3150, for questions concerning 

procedures under Section 301; or 

Gwendolyn Diggs, Staff Assistant to the 

Section 301 Committee, (202) 395–5830, 

for questions concerning procedures for 

filing submissions in response to this 

notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. USW Petition 

On September 9, 2010, the United 

Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 

Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial and Service Workers 

International Union, AFL–CIO CLC filed 

a petition under Section 302 of the 

Trade Act addressed to China’s acts, 

policies, and practices affecting trade 

and investment in green technologies. 

The text of the petition has been posted 

on http://www.ustr.gov, under 

‘‘Enforcement.’’ 

The petition defines products of green 

technology ‘‘as products used to produce 

renewable energy or reduce the 

emissions associated with the 

production and use of energy. These are 

the products necessary to produce 

energy from wind, solar, biomass, 

geothermal, hydro, and nuclear 

resources, products to enable the 

production of energy from coal with 

fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and 

products that consume less energy or 

alternative sources of energy, such as 

energy-efficient vehicles and energyefficient lighting.’’ The petition also 

covers ‘‘a wide range of upstream inputs 

to green technology products.’’ 

The petition alleges that China 

‘‘employs a wide range of policies to 

stimulate and protect its domestic 

producers of green technology, from 

wind and solar energy products to 

advanced batteries and energy-efficient 

vehicles,’’ enabling China to become the 

dominant global supplier of a number of 

green technologies. The petition alleges 

that China’s acts, policies, and practices 

in the area of green technology violate 

China’s WTO commitments under the 

GATT 1994, under the Subsidies and 

Countervailing Measures Agreement 

(‘‘SCM Agreement’’), and under China’s 

Protocol of Accession to the WTO. 


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