8616 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 32 / Wednesday, February 18, 2015 / Notices 

95See Certification of Factual Information to 

Import Administration during Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 

17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also frequently asked 

questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 1One of the key measurements of any grade of 

paper is brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter 

the paper the better the contrast between the paper 

and the ink. Brightness is measured using a GE 

Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of 

light off a grade of paper. One is the lowest 

reflection, or what would be given to a totally black 

grade, and 100 is the brightest measured grade. 

‘‘Colored paper’’ as used in this scope definition 

means a paper with a hue other than white that 

reflects one of the primary colors of magenta, 

yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a 

combination of such primary colors. 

the end of the Final Rule.95 The 

Department intends to reject factual 

submissions if the submitting party does 

not comply with the applicable revised 

certification requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On 

January 22, 2008, the Department 

published Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Documents Submission Procedures; 

APO Procedures, 73 FR 3627 (January 

22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate 

in these investigations should ensure 

that they meet the requirements of these 

procedures (e.g., the filing of letters of 

appearance as discussed in 19 CFR 

351.103(d)). 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to section 777(i) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: February 10, 2015. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigations 

The merchandise covered by these 

investigations includes uncoated paper in 

sheet form; weighing at least 40 grams per 

square meter but not more than 150 grams 

per square meter; that either is a white paper 

with a GE brightness level 1 of 85 or higher 

or is a colored paper; whether or not surfacedecorated, printed (except as described 

below), embossed, perforated, or punched; 

irrespective of the smoothness of the surface; 

and irrespective of dimensions (Certain 

Uncoated Paper). 

Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a) 

uncoated free sheet paper that meets this 

scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood 

paper produced from bleached chemithermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that meets 

this scope definition; and (c) any other 

uncoated paper that meets this scope 

definition regardless of the type of pulp used 

to produce the paper. 

Specifically excluded from the scope are 

(1) paper printed with final content of 

printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper 

products, typically school supplies, 

composed of paper that incorporates straight 

horizontal and/or vertical lines that would 

make the paper unsuitable for copying or 

printing purposes. 

Imports of the subject merchandise are 

provided for under Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

categories 4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000, 

4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000, 

4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000, 

4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and 

4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject 

merchandise may also be classified under 

4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000, 

4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040, 

4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 4802.69.3000, 

4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080. While 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of the 

investigations is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03338 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Second Japan-U.S. Decommissioning 

and Remediation Fukushima Recovery 

Forum, Tokyo, Japan April 9–10, 2015 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Event Description 

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s 

International Trade Administration 

(ITA), with the support of the U.S. 

Department of Energy, is organizing the 

second Japan-United States 

Decommissioning and Remediation 

Fukushima Recovery Forum 

(‘‘Fukushima Recovery Forum’’) on 

April 9–10, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. 

Building on the first Fukushima 

Recovery Forum held in February 2014, 

the 2nd Fukushima Recovery Forum 

will continue to develop U.S.-Japanese 

cooperation on Fukushima recovery 

efforts. The event will allow U.S. firms 

to hear from Japanese Ministries, 

utilities, and commissioning entities on 

the status of Fukushima recovery. It will 

be a forum for U.S. and Japanese firms 

to make contacts while sharing 

experiences, expertise, and lessons 

learned in remediation and 

decommissioning, including work 

underway at Fukushima Dai-ichi 

Nuclear Power Station, and in Tohoku, 

the area affected by the accident at 

Fukushima. The event also addresses 

interest in cooperation in areas related 

to nuclear power as Japan moves 

forward with its plan for restarting its 

nuclear reactors and decommissioning 

some of its commercial reactor fleet. 

U.S. firms will also network with 

Japanese firms and identify potential 

business partners. 

ITA hopes that this cooperation 

between the U.S. and Japanese private 

sectors will lead to solutions that will 

enhance Fukushima recovery efforts. 

ITA is seeking the participation of a 

maximum of 25 U.S. companies or 

representatives of trade organizations 

that produce technology or provide 

services in the decommissioning or 

remediation sector, including water 

treatment and waste management. Staff 

from the U.S. Department of 

Commerce’s Global Markets, Industry & 

Analysis (I&A), and U.S. & Foreign 

Commercial Service (CS) units will also 

be available in Tokyo to provide export 

counseling and civil nuclear trade 

policy guidance to participating 

companies. 

Support for the Fukushima Recovery 

Forum was confirmed at meetings of the 

U.S-Japan Bilateral Commission on Civil 

Nuclear Cooperation. The Bilateral 

Commission is a senior-level, forum for 

consultations on mutual issues of 

concern to further strengthen bilateral 

cooperation and advance shared 

interests in the area of civil nuclear 

cooperation. The Bilateral Commission 

is chaired by the Department of Energy 

and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, 

Trade, and Industry (METI). 

The Decommissioning and 

Environmental Management Working 

Group (DEMWG) under the Bilateral 

Commission addresses the long-term 

consequences of the Fukushima 

accident, including facility 

decommissioning, spent fuel storage, 

decontamination, and remediation of 

contaminated areas. The Fukushima 

Recovery Forum is under the auspices 

of the DEMWG to further industry 

cooperation in support of Fukushima 

recovery efforts. 

Event Goals 

The Fukushima Recovery Forum is an 

event to bring together U.S. and 

Japanese private sector firms in the 

remediation, decommissioning, and 

waste management industries to 

develop relationships that will assist 

with the recovery of the Fukushima 

region. The Forum is intended to create 

better market opportunities for U.S. 

companies. It will do this by: 

• Allowing U.S. firms to meet key 

Japanese officials involved in the 

planning of decommissioning, 

remediation, and other work related to 

Fukushima Recovery. 

• Creating a venue where U.S. and 

Japanese firms can share experiences, 


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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/size). 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. For additional information, 

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

initiatives.html. 

expertise, and lessons learned in 

remediation and decommissioning, 

including on work already completed at 

Fukushima Dai-ichi, and in Tohoku. 

• Giving U.S. and Japanese firms an 

opportunity to discuss key technical 

challenges related to Fukushima cleanup and nuclear decommissioning. 

• Fostering collaboration between the 

U.S. and Japanese private sector to solve 

other challenges related to remediation 

and decommissioning. 

• Providing an opportunity for 

companies from both the United States 

and Japan to network, build 

relationships and identify partners for 

current projects and potential joint 

future work. 

Event Scenario 

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake 

and tsunami hit Japan and led to a series 

of events at the Fukushima Dai-ichi 

Nuclear Power Station in which several 

units and their adjacent spent fuel pools 

experienced beyond-design-basis 

accidents. The four reactors at the site 

(Units 1–4) that received the brunt of 

the damage (of the six reactors at the 

site) also have integral spent fuel pools 

containing significant amounts of spent 

nuclear fuel, which were also damaged 

by the disaster and the subsequent 

explosions. Japan faces an 

unprecedented cleanup and 

decontamination challenge that will 

take many years to resolve as it strives 

to decommission Fukushima Dai-ichi 

and remediate the surrounding areas. In 

response to the Fukushima nuclear 

accident, the Japanese government 

introduced a system that limits the 

maximum operating period for nuclear 

power plants to 40 years. In January 

2015, Japanese utilities announced 

plans to decommission five aging 

nuclear reactors. 

The U.S. Government, and 

specifically the U.S. Department of 

Energy and its National Laboratories, 

have been involved in numerous 

exchanges of scientific and technical 

information and expertise with the 

Government of Japan to find solutions to 

problems created by the accident at 

Fukushima Dai-ichi related to 

decommissioning and decontamination. 

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s 

International Trade Administration 

(ITA), with the support of the U.S. 

Department of Energy, proposed the 

Japan-United States Decontamination 

and Remediation Fukushima Recovery 

Forum to bring U.S. and Japanese firms 

together to complement the existing 

exchanges of information and expertise 

by providing an opportunity for 

coordination between the U.S. and 

Japanese private sectors to find 

solutions from U.S. firms that would 

assist Japan with its recovery process. In 

February 2014, ITA organized the first 

Japan-U.S. Decommissioning and 

Remediation Fukushima Recovery 

Forum in Tokyo. This two day event 

brought together 51 representatives from 

26 U.S. firms and 101 representatives 

from 46 Japanese firms to discuss 

potential partnerships to help with 

Fukushima recovery. 

Participating firms will: 

• Receive a briefing on the status of 

Fukushima Dai-ichi decommissioning 

and decontamination work from 

relevant officials from the Japanese 

Government and industry. 

• Participate in panel or breakout 

discussions focusing on 

decontamination, remediation and 

waste management. Firms with 

appropriate experience or technologies 

will be asked to present during these 

discussions. 

• Exchange views on viable solutions 

to the challenges on Fukushima 

recovery with counterparts from the 

Japanese private sector; 

• Participate in one-on-one 

networking sessions with interested 

Japanese firms; 

• Attend a networking reception with 

senior leaders from Japan’s Government 

and industry hosted by a senior U.S. 

Government representative from the 

U.S. Embassy in Tokyo; 

• Take advantage of the Commercial 

Service in Tokyo’s business advisory 

services if there is sufficient interest by 

participating U.S. firms and mission 

resources can accommodate such 

interest. 

• There may be an opportunity to 

participate in an optional tour to the 

Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power 

Plant. This tour would incur additional 

fees. 

Proposed Schedule 

April 9 

Participate in discussions with U.S. 

and Japanese firms consisting of 

presentations and dialogues on specific 

aspects of Fukushima Recovery, 

including decommissioning, 

remediation, waste management, and 

water management. 

Participate in networking 

opportunities with Japanese firms. 

Attend a networking reception with 

senior leaders from Japan’s Government 

and industry hosted by a senior U.S. 

Government representative from the 

U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. 

April 10 

Participate in briefings by Japanese 

Government officials and other entities 

on the status of the situation at the 

Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power 

Station and surrounding area. 

Participate in networking activities 

coordinated by ITA staff. 

Event updates related to the 

Fukushima Recovery Forum can be 

found at: http://export.gov/japan/

fukushima/forum/. 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the Fukushima Recovery Forum must 

submit an application package for 

consideration by the U.S. Department of 

Commerce. All applicants will be 

evaluated based on their ability to meet 

certain conditions and best satisfy the 

selection criteria as outlined below. A 

maximum of 25 companies will be 

selected to participate in the Forum 

from the applicant pool. U.S. companies 

already doing business in Japan as well 

as U.S. companies seeking to enter to 

the Japanese market for the first time 

may apply. 

Fees and Expenses: 

After a company has been selected to 

participate in the Forum, a participation 

fee is required. The participation fee is 

$930 for large firms and $665 for small 

or medium-sized firms.1 The fee for 

each additional company representative 

is $500. As space permits, up to four 

additional representatives can be 

accommodated per company. Fees will 

cover the cost for interpreters, a booklet 

containing information about 

participating U.S. and Japanese firms, 

and reception costs. 

Exclusions: 

The participation fee does not include 

personal travel expenses such as airfare, 

lodging, most meals, incidentals, and 

local ground transportation and 

personal interpreters used during the 

networking sessions. Delegation 

members will be able to take advantage 

of U.S. Embassy rates for hotel rooms. 

Business visas may be required. 

Government fees and processing 

expenses to obtain visas are also not 

included in the Fukushima Recovery 

Forum costs. However, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce will provide 

instructions to each participant on the 

procedures required to obtain necessary 

business visas. 


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Conditions for Participation 

Applicants must submit a completed 

mission application signed by a 

company official, together with 

supplemental application materials, 

including adequate information on the 

company’s products and/or services, 

interest in doing business in Japan, and 

goals for participation by February 27, 

2015. If the U.S. Department of 

Commerce receives an incomplete 

application, it may reject the 

application, request additional 

information, or take the lack of 

information into account in its 

evaluation. 

Each applicant must also certify that 

the products or services it seeks to 

export through its participation in the 

Fukushima Recovery Forum are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

marketed under the name of a U.S. firm 

and have at least fifty-one percent U.S. 

content. 

Selection Criteria for Participation 

Selection will be based on the 

following criteria: 

• Suitability of the company’s 

products or services to the Japanese 

decommissioning or remediation sector, 

including water management and waste 

management; 

• The company’s potential for 

business in Japan, including likelihood 

of exports resulting from participation 

in the Fukushima Recovery Forum; 

• The company’s ability to identify 

and engage on policy issues relevant to 

U.S. competitiveness in the Japanese 

decontamination or remediation sectors; 

and 

• Consistency of the company’s goals 

and objectives with the scope of the 

Fukushima Recovery Forum. 

Additional factors, such as balance of 

company size, industry subsector, 

location, and demographics, may also be 

considered during the review 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. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Participation 

Recruitment for the Fukushima 

Recovery Forum will be conducted in 

an open and public manner, including 

publication in the Federal Register, 

posting on CS Japan’s Web site, notices 

by industry trade associations and other 

multiplier groups, and publicity through 

the ITA network. Recruitment will begin 

immediately and conclude no later than 

February 27, 2015. The U.S. Department 

of Commerce will review applications 

and make selection decisions beginning 

on or about March 2, 2015. Applications 

received after March 2, 2015 will be 

considered only if space and scheduling 

constraints permit. 

Applications for participation in the 

Fukushima Recovery Forum are 

available on line at: http://export.gov/

japan/fukushima/forum/. 

DATES: The Fukushima Recovery Forum 

will take place April 9–10, 2015. 

Applications are due no later than 

February 27, 2015. 

Contacts 

Danius Barzdukas, Japan Desk/Office of 

East Asia and APEC, U.S. Department 

of Commerce | International Trade 

Administration, Phone: 202–482– 

1147, Danius.Barzdukas@trade.gov 

Gregory Taevs, U.S. Commercial Service 

Tokyo, U.S. Department of Commerce 

| International Trade Administration, 

+81–3–3224–5070, Gregory.Taevs@

trade.gov 

Jon Chesebro, Senior Nuclear Trade 

Specialist, Industry & Analysis | 

Office of Energy and Environmental 

Industries, U.S. Department of 

Commerce | International Trade 

Administration, Phone: (202) 482– 

1297, jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov 

Frank Spector, 

International Trade Specialist. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03366 Filed 2–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Application and 

Reports for Scientific Research and 

Enhancement Permits under the 

Endangered Species Act 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Gary Rule, NOAA Fisheries, 

1201 NE Lloyd Blvd. Suite 1100, 

Portland, OR 97232, (503) 230–5424 or 

gary.rule@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 

(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposed 

prohibitions against the taking of 

endangered species. Section 10 of the 

ESA allows permits authorizing the 

taking of endangered species for 

research/enhancement purposes. The 

corresponding regulations established 

procedures for persons to apply for such 

permits. In addition, the regulations set 

forth specific reporting requirements for 

such permit holders. The regulations 

contain two sets of information 

collections: (1) Applications for 

research/enhancement permits, and (2) 

reporting requirements for permits 

issued. 

The required information is used to 

evaluate the impacts of the proposed 

activity on endangered species, to make 

the determinations required by the ESA 

prior to issuing a permit, and to 

establish appropriate permit conditions. 

To issue permits under ESA Section 

10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) must 

determine that (1) such exceptions were 

applied for in good faith, (2) if granted 

and exercised, will not operate to the 

disadvantage of such endangered 

species, and (3) will be consistent with 

the purposes and policy set forth in 

Section 2 of the ESA. 

The currently approved application 

and reporting requirements apply to 

Pacific marine and anadromous fish 

species, as requirements regarding other 

species are being addressed in a 

separate information collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Submissions may be electronically or 

on paper. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0402. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 


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