78 FR 185 pgs. 58520-58521 - U.S. Environmental Solutions Toolkit
Type: NOTICEVolume: 78Number: 185Pages: 58520 - 58521
Pages: 58520, 58521FR document: [FR Doc. 2013-23111 Filed 9-23-13; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Environmental Solutions Toolkit
AGENCY:
International Trade Administration, DOC.
ACTION:
Notice and Request for Comment.
SUMMARY:
[top] This notice sets forth a request for input from U.S. businesses capable of exporting their goods or services relevant to (a) arsenic removal
DATES:
U.S. companies capable of exporting goods or services relevant to the environmental issues outlined above that are interested in participating in the U.S. Environmental Solutions Toolkit should self-identify by November 1, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ADDRESSES:
Please indicate interest in participating in the U.S. Environmental Solutions Toolkit by post, email, or fax to the attention of Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 4053, Washington, DC 20230; 202-482-0627; email envirotech@trade.gov ; fax 202-482-5665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The development of the U.S. Environmental Solutions Toolkit requires the identification of U.S. vendors capable of supplying relevant goods and services to foreign buyers. U.S. exporters interested in being listed on the Toolkit Web site are encouraged to submit their company's name, Web site address, contact information, and environmental solution category of interest from the following list:
(1) Arsenic removal from drinking water
(2) Management, use, or disposal of biosolids
(3) Secondary and advanced wastewater treatment
For purposes of participation in the Toolkit, "United States exporter" has the meaning found in 15 U.S.C. 4721(j), which provides: "United States exporter means (A) a United States citizen; (B) a corporation, partnership, or other association created under the laws of the United States or of any State; or (C) a foreign corporation, partnership, or other association, more than 95 percent of which is owned by persons described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), that exports, or seeks to export, goods or services produced in the United States . . . ."
An expression of interest in being listed on the Toolkit Web site in response to this notice will serve as a certification that the company is a United States exporter, as defined by 15 U.S.C. 4721(j), and seeks to export environmental solutions that fall within the category or categories indicated in the response. Responding to this notification constitutes consent to participate in the Toolkit and to the public sharing of the company name. It also constitutes consent to the inclusion of the name of the company on the Toolkit Web site. The company name will be listed along with a link to the company-specific Web site indicated in the response to this notice. No additional company information will be posted.
The U.S. Environmental Solutions Toolkit will refer users in foreign markets to U.S. approaches to solving environmental problems and to U.S. companies that can export related technologies. The Toolkit Web site will note that its contents and links do not constitute an official endorsement or approval by the U.S. Commerce Department or the U.S. Government of any of the companies, Web sites, products, or services listed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & Environmental Industries (OEEI), International Trade Administration, Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202-482-0627; Fax: 202-482-5665; email: maureen.hinman@trade.gov ).
Dated: September 18, 2013.
Catherine Vial,
Team Leader, Environmental and Renewable Energy Industries, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2013-23111 Filed 9-23-13; 8:45 am]
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