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Reduction, 74 FR 64666 (December 8, 

2009), 1349 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 362 

(December 29, 2009) (Green Technology 

Notice). The Green Technology Notice 

indicated that an applicant may have an 

application advanced out of turn 

(accorded special status) for 

examination, if the application 

pertained to green technologies 

including greenhouse gas reduction 

(applications pertaining to 

environmental quality, energy 

conservation, development of renewable 

energy resources or greenhouse gas 

emission reduction) and met other 

requirements specified in the Green 

Technology Notice. The pilot program 

was designed to promote the 

development of green technologies. The 

USPTO received positive feedback and 

suggestions from the stakeholders 

regarding the pilot program. 

The Green Technology Notice 

required inter alia that the application 

be classified in one of the U.S. 

classifications listed in the Green 

Technology Notice to be accorded 

special status under the Green 

Technology Pilot Program. Limiting the 

pilot program to only applications 

classified in these U.S. classifications 

assisted the USPTO to balance the 

workload and gauge resources needed 

for the program. The USPTO has 

determined that the classification 

requirement in the Green Technology 

Notice is unnecessary because the 

workload has been balanced with other 

mechanism, and this requirement was 

causing the denial of petitions for 

applications that are drawn to green 

technologies. Therefore, the USPTO is 

hereby eliminating the classification 

requirement for any petitions that are 

decided on or after the publication date 

of this notice. This will permit more 

applications to qualify for the pilot 

program, thereby allowing more 

inventions related to green technologies 

to be advanced out of turn for 

examination and reviewed earlier. 

Applicants whose petitions were 

dismissed or denied solely on the basis 

that their applications did not meet the 

classification requirement may file a 

renewed petition. If the renewed 

petition is filed within one month of the 

publication date of this notice, it will be 

given priority as of the date applicant 

filed the initial petition. 

To participate in the pilot program, 

applicant must file a petition to make 

special under the Green Technology 

Pilot Program that satisfies all other 

requirements set forth in the Green 

Technology Notice. For example, to 

satisfy the eligibility requirements, the 

petition must contain the following 

statements. The petition must include a 

statement providing the basis for the 

special status (e.g., for an application 

pertaining to environmental quality, the 

petition must state that special status is 

sought because the invention materially 

enhances the quality of the environment 

by contributing to the restoration or 

maintenance of the basic life-sustaining 

natural elements). The petition must 

also include a statement explaining how 

the materiality standard is met, unless 

(1) the application clearly discloses that 

the claimed invention materially 

enhances the quality of the environment 

by contributing to the restoration or 

maintenance of one of the basic lifesustaining natural elements, or (2) the 

application disclosure is clear on its 

face that the claimed invention 

materially contributes to (a) 

development of renewable energy or 

energy conservation, or (b) greenhouse 

gas emission reduction. 

Dated: May 12, 2010. 

David J. Kappos, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12328 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Executive Green ICT & Energy 

Efficiency Trade Mission to Mexico 

City, Mexico 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, and U.S. & Foreign 

Commercial Service are organizing an 

Executive Green ICT & Energy 

Efficiency Trade Mission to Mexico City 

from September 27–29, 2010. This 

Executive led mission will focus on 

assisting U.S. providers of ‘‘Green 

Information & Communication 

Technology (ICT)’’ solutions, as well as 

energy efficiency technologies to enter 

or increase their presence in various 

sectors of the Mexican market. This will 

include data centers, 

telecommunications, utilities, and 

construction. Green ICTs—or smart 

technologies—provide monitoring, 

supervision and automation capabilities 

to reach energy efficiency in the 

mentioned industries, such as smart 

grids and smart buildings. The mission 

will support U.S. delegates to gain 

market insight, local private and public 

contacts, and identify potential business 

opportunities and partners. In addition 

to the welcome reception and 

Matchmaking Services, a 1-day Green 

ICT & Energy Efficiency conference will 

take place at the World Trade Center in 

Mexico City. Relevant issues on energy 

efficiency in data centers, smart grids, 

and green buildings will be discussed. 

Mission delegates will have an 

opportunity to exhibit outside of the 

conference hall during this event. 

Furthermore, this mission will take 

place during the same days as The 

Green Expo at the World Trade Center 

in Mexico City. As a separate activity 

and independent of the mission, 

delegates will be granted a discount by 

EJ Krause, organizer of The Green Expo, 

to exhibit at the show in the USA 

Pavilion. 

Commercial Setting 

On August 10, 2009 during the North 

American Leaders Summit, Presidents 

Obama and Caldero ́n committed their 

two countries to work together on 

environmental cooperation, sustainable 

development, and clean energy 

research, development, and deployment 

issues. 

President Felipe Calderon in his 2007 

National Strategy on Climate Change 

recognized the importance and need for 

environmentally friendly policies and 

solutions within Mexico and set a target 

of reducing 107 million tons of green 

house gases (GHG) by 2014 in the 

energy sector alone. Mexico currently 

has several green friendly projects 

funded by the World Bank, including 

wind technologies, waste management, 

renewable energy development projects, 

modernization of the water and 

sanitation sectors, and a hybrid solar 

thermal power plant. With a 

demonstrated interest in expanding 

environmentally friendly projects and 

policies, Mexico provides a growing 

market for green technologies. 

The Information and Communications 

Technology industry (ICT), which 

includes telecom service operators 

(fixed, wireless, cable, Internet, etc.) as 

well as IT service and management 

firms, integrators, software developers, 

and equipment manufacturers, have a 

fundamental role in reducing the 

negative environmental impact of 

emissions. 

ICT has increased productivity and 

competitiveness, and supported 

economic growth around the world. 

Today, ICT is an important supporter of 

a sustainable environment by becoming 

an enabler of energy efficiencies in 

multiple industrial sectors, particularly 


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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/services/contractingopportunities/ 

sizestandardstopics/index.html). 

in power transmission and distribution, 

manufacturing, construction, and 

transportation emissions. Furthermore, 

the ICT sector has its own energy 

efficiency challenges to overcome, such 

as to reduce energy consumption in 

enterprise IT and Data Center 

operations. 

Mission Goals 

The goals of the Green ICT and Energy 

Efficiency Trade Mission to Mexico City 

are to (1) create business, networking, 

and exhibition opportunities for 

participating companies, and create 

awareness in Mexico of the U.S. green 

information technology and energy 

efficiency technologies available; (2) 

provide information and energy 

efficiency solutions for the Mexican 

Government, public utility company, 

construction sector, and IT companies 

and telecommunication operators by 

highlighting U.S. company solutions; (3) 

showcase ICT sustainable environment 

and energy efficiency solutions for 

different industry sectors to improve 

monitoring and supervision. 

Mission Scenario 

The Green ICT and Energy Efficiency 

Trade Mission will promote and 

showcase mission delegates at different 

levels. They will be able to attend and 

exhibit in a specialized conference. 

Additionally, they will have the 

opportunity to formally exhibit in the 

USA Pavilion during The Green Expo. 

Finally, delegates will have various 

opportunities for high level 

matchmaking and networking with 

Mexican companies, government, 

organizations and specialists. 

The mission will have the following 

components: 

• Networking and Welcome 

Reception. September 27—7 p.m.–9:30 

p.m. A networking reception will be 

held the evening before the Green ICT 

and Energy Efficiency Conference. 

Attendees will include mission 

members, U.S. Government officials, 

Government of Mexico officials, 

speakers and sponsors. The venue will 

be the Ambassador’s Residence. 

• Green ICT and Energy Efficiency 

Conference. September 28—8 a.m.–6 

p.m. There will be 8 keynote speakers 

discussing key issues of Green ICT and 

Energy Efficiency solutions in three 

sectors: Telecommunications, electric 

grid, and construction. The speakers 

will be any or a combination of the 

following: Industry, sponsors, USG, and 

GOM officials. The focus will be on U.S. 

products/solutions and their application 

to Mexico. 

• Exhibition. September 28—8 a.m.–6 

p.m. Mission members can exhibit 

products and services on tabletop 

displays outside of the conference hall. 

• Matchmaking. September 29—8 

a.m.–6 p.m. Pre-screened one-on-one 

appointments will be arranged in 

Mexico City. 

• The Green Expo Trade Show. 

September 28–30. CS Mexico will host 

a USA Pavilion for companies providing 

environmental solutions, such as water, 

alternative energy, etc. EJ Krause will 

grant a discount to those mission 

members that would like to exhibit at 

the pavilion during their visit to Mexico 

City. 

Proposed Mission Timetable 

Mission participants will be 

encouraged to arrive no later than early 

afternoon Monday, September 27 in 

order to participate in the evening 

networking and welcome reception. 

Monday, Sept. 27 .......................... 6:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Trade Mission briefing in hotel.

7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Networking Reception, Ambassador’s Residence.

Tuesday, Sept. 28 .......................... Mexico City.

8 a.m.–6 p.m. Green ICT and Energy Efficiency Conference, Room Olmeca 3, WTC Mexico City.

Wednesday, Sept. 29 ..................... Mexico City.

8 a.m.–6 p.m. Gold Key Appointments, Mexico City.

End Mission.

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the Executive Green ICT and Energy 

Efficiency Trade Mission must complete 

and submit an application package for 

consideration by the Department of 

Commerce. All applicants will be 

evaluated on their ability to meet certain 

conditions and best satisfy the selection 

criteria as outlined below. A minimum 

of fifteen U.S. companies and maximum 

of twenty-five U.S. companies will be 

selected to participate in the mission 

from the applicant pool. The Executive 

Green ICT and Energy Efficiency Trade 

Mission will seek to recruit U.S. IT 

small and medium size companies that 

provide products, solutions, 

technologies, and ‘‘know-how’’ aimed at 

efficient energy use in the telecom, 

energy and construction sectors. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a company has been selected to 

participate in the mission, a payment to 

the Department of Commerce in the 

form of a participation fee is required. 

The participation fee will be $2,900 for 

large firms and $2,450 for a small or 

medium-sized enterprise (SME).1 The 

fee includes participation of two 

company representatives; the fee for 

each additional firm representative 

(large firm or SME) is $500. Expenses 

for travel, transportation, lodging, most 

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 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 Criteria for Participation 

Selection will be based on the 

following criteria: 

• Suitability of a company’s products 

or services to the mission’s goals. 

• Applicant’s potential for business 

in Mexico, including likelihood of 

exports resulting from the trade mission. 

• Consistency of the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope of 

the trade mission. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents containing 

references to partisan political activities 

(including political contributions) will 

be removed from an applicant’s 


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submission and not considered during 

the selection process. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

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 (www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/ 

tmcal.html) and other Internet Web 

sites, press releases to general and trade 

media, direct mail, 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 no later than August 2, 2010. 

Applications received after that date 

will be considered only if space and 

scheduling constraints permit. 

Contacts 

U.S. Commercial Service in Mexico 

City: 

Aliza Totayo, Commercial Officer, T: 

+52 (55) 5140–2635, 

Aliza.Totayo@mail.doc.gov; 

Juan Carlos Prieto, Commercial 

Specialist, T: +52 (55) 5140–2634, 

JuanCarlos.Prieto@mail.doc.gov. 

Natalia Susak, 

Global Trade Programs, Commercial Service 

Trade Missions Program. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12207 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–549–502)] 

Circular Welded Carbon Steel Pipes 

and Tubes From Thailand: Extension 

of Time Limit for Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective Date: May 21, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 6, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 13, 2010, the Department of 

Commerce (the Department) published 

the preliminary results of the 

administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on circular 

welded carbon steel pipes and tubes 

from Thailand. See Circular Welded 

Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes from 

Thailand: Preliminary Results and 

Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping 

Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 

18788 (April 13, 2010) (Preliminary 

Results). This administrative review 

covers the period March 1, 2008 through 

February 28, 2009. This review covers 

one producer/exporter of the subject 

merchandise to the United States, Saha 

Thai Steel Pipe (Public) Company, Ltd. 

Extension of Time Limit for Final 

Results 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1), the 

Department shall issue final results in 

an administrative review of an 

antidumping duty order within 120 

days after the date on which notice of 

the preliminary results is published in 

the Federal Register. However, if the 

Department determines that it is not 

practicable to complete the review 

within the time limits, section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(2) allow the Department to 

extend the 120-day period up to a 180- 

day period. 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), we 

determine that it is not practicable to 

complete the results of this review 

within the original time limit. The 

Department requested comments from 

interested parties on the effect, if any, of 

the application of the quarterly cost 

methodology on the Department’s level 

of trade analysis. In particular, the 

Department requested that parties 

comment on whether the quarterly cost 

approach requires an evaluation on a 

quarterly basis of the pattern of price 

differences and how any such 

differences should be analyzed for 

purposes of determining whether a level 

of trade adjustment is warranted. 

Consequently, the Department needs 

additional time to consider comments 

that were filed by the parties and to 

develop an appropriate analytical 

approach. 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.213(h)(2), the Department has 

decided to extend the time limit for the 

final results from 120 days to 180 days, 

making the new due date for the final 

results, October 10, 2010. However, 

October 10, 2010 falls on a Sunday, and 

Monday, October 11, 2010 is a federal 

holiday. It is the Department’s longstanding practice to issue a 

determination the next business day 

when the statutory deadline falls on a 

weekend, federal holiday, or any other 

day when the Department is closed. See 

Notice of Clarification: Application of 

‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for 

Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As 

Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 

Accordingly, the deadline for the 

completion of the final results is now 

October 12, 2010, the first business day 

following the 180-day period. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: May 14, 2010. 

John M. Andersen, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12305 Filed 5–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–946] 

Pre–Stressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) determines that 

countervailable subsidies are being 

provided to producers and exporters of 

pre–stressed concrete steel wire strand 

from the People’s Republic of China (the 

PRC). For information on the estimated 

subsidy rates, see the ‘‘Suspension of 

Liquidation’’ section of this notice. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 21, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 3, Operations, Import 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Room 4014, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2209. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This investigation covers 61 programs 

and the following producers/exporters: 

Fasten Group Import & Export Co., Ltd. 

(Fasten I&E), Fasten Group Corporation 

(Fasten Corp.), Jiangyin Fasten Steel 

(Fasten Steel), Jiangyin Hongyu Metal 

Products Co., Ltd. (Hongyu Metal), 

Jiangyin Walsin Steel Cable Co., Ltd. 

(Walsin) and Jiangyin Hongsheng Co., 

Ltd. (Hongsheng) (collectively, the 


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