80 FR 61373 - Water Infrastructure Business Development Mission to Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 197 (October 13, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-26013 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 61373-61375] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26013] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Water Infrastructure Business Development Mission to Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines July 14-22, 2016. AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is organizing an Executive-led Water Infrastructure Business Development Mission to Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The purpose of the mission is to introduce U.S. firms and trade associations to Southeast Asia's water infrastructure markets and to assist U.S. companies to find business partners and export their products and services to the region. The mission is intended to include representatives from U.S. companies and U.S. trade associations with members that provide water infrastructure-related materials, products, services, and technology. The trade mission will visit three of Southeast Asia's most dynamic markets and will help participants gain first-hand market knowledge and establish business contacts with senior decision makers. Participating firms will gain market insights, make industry contacts, solidify business strategies, and advance specific projects, with the goal of increasing U.S. exports of products and services to Southeast Asia. The mission will include customized one-on- one business appointments with pre-screened potential buyers, agents, distributors and joint venture partners; meetings with state, local government officials (except in the Philippines) and industry leaders; and networking events. The mission will help participating firms and trade associations to gain market insights, make industry contacts, solidify business strategies, and advance specific projects, with the goals of creating and strengthening water infrastructure programs, increasing U.S. exports of plumbing products to the region, as well as resolving waste and salinity contamination in Southeast Asia. By participating in an official U.S. industry delegation, U.S. companies will enhance their ability to secure meetings in these countries and gain greater exposure to the region through association with our diplomatic mission. [[Page 61374]] Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Singapore Thursday July 14........ Trade Mission Participants Arrive in Singapore. Welcome and Country Briefing. Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) site visit (TBC). Regional Briefings. One-on-One business matchmaking appointments. Networking Reception at Ambassador's residence (TBC). Singapore Friday July 15.......... One-on-One business matchmaking appointments. Vietnam Saturday July 16.......... Travel to Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh). Vietnam Sunday July 17............ Travel/Free Day Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh). Vietnam Monday July 18............ Country Briefing. Meeting with Saigon Water Corporation. Luncheon (no-cost). Site visits. Meeting with City People's Committee. Vietnam Tuesday July 19........... One-on-One business matchmaking appointments. Networking Reception at Consul General's residence (TBC). Philippines Wednesday July 20..... Travel to Manila. Networking Reception. Philippines Thursday July 21...... Welcome and Country Briefing. One-on-One business matchmaking appointments Philippines Friday July 22........ Meeting with Asian Development Bank Water Specialists. Site Visit. Mission Wrap-up. Saturday July 23.................. Return Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Web site: Please visit our official mission Web site for more information: http://export.gov/trademissions/asiawater Participation Requirements All parties interested in participating in the trade mission must complete and submit an application package for consideration by the DOC. All applicants will be evaluated on their ability to meet certain conditions and best satisfy the selection criteria as outlined below. A minimum of 15 and maximum of 20 firms and/or trade associations will be selected to participate in the mission from the applicant pool. Fees and Expenses After a firm or trade association has been selected to participate on the mission, a payment to the Department of Commerce in the form of a participation fee is required. Expenses for travel, lodging, meals, and incidentals will be the responsibility of each mission participant. Interpreter and driver services can be arranged for additional cost. Delegation members will be able to take advantage of U.S. Embassy rates for hotel rooms. Participation fee for small or medium sized enterprises (SME): $3,300.00. Participation fee for large firms or trade associations: $4,500.00. Fee for each additional firm representative (large firm or SME/ trade organization): $1,000. Application All interested firms and associations may register via the following link: https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/6R0T Exclusions The mission fee does not include any personal travel expenses such as lodging, most meals, local ground transportation, and air transportation from the U.S. to the mission sites, between mission sites, and return to the United States. Business visas may be required. Government fees and processing expenses to obtain such visas are also not included in the mission costs. However, the U.S. Department of Commerce will provide instructions to each participant on the procedures required to obtain necessary business visas. Timeline 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 (http://export.gov/trademissions) 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 April 29, 2016. The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and inform applicants of selection decisions periodically during the recruitment period beginning October 16, 2016. All applications received subsequent to an evaluation date will be considered at the next evaluation. Applications received after April 29, 2016, will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit. Conditions for Participation The following criteria will be evaluated in selecting participants:Relevance of the company's (or in the case of a trade association/organization, represented companies') business to the mission goals Company's (or in the case of a trade association/ organization, represented companies') market potential for business in Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. Provision of adequate information on the company's products and/or services, and communication of the company's (or in the case of a trade association/organization, represented companies') primary objectives. Diversity of company size and location 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gemal Brangman, Project Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, [[Page 61375]] DC, Tel: 202-482-3773, Fax: 202-482-9000,[email protected]. Frank Spector, Acting Director, Trade Missions Program. [FR Doc. 2015-26013 Filed 10-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P
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DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2015. non-galvanized steel, which is suitable DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob for use in prestressed concrete (both
Palmer (AD Order), AD/CVD pretensioned and post-tensioned) International Trade Administration
Operations, Office V or Brendan Quinn applications. The product definition
Water Infrastructure Business
(CVD Order), AD/CVD Operations, encompasses covered and uncovered
Development Mission to Singapore,
Office III; Enforcement and Compliance, strand and all types, grades, and
Vietnam, and the Philippines
International Trade Administration, diameters of PC strand. PC strand is
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th normally sold in the United States in July 14–22, 2016.
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., sizes ranging from 0.25 inches to 0.70 AGENCY: International Trade
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) inches in diameter. PC strand made Administration, Department of
482–9068 and (202) 482–5848, from galvanized wire is only excluded Commerce.
respectively. from the scope if the zinc and/or zinc ACTION: Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: oxide coating meets or exceeds the 0.40
oz./ft2 standard set forth in ASTM–A– SUMMARY: The United States Department
Background of Commerce, International Trade
475. Imports of the subject merchandise
On May 1, 2015, the Department are currently classifiable under Administration (ITA), is organizing an
initiated 1 and the ITC instituted 2 five- subheadings 7312.10.3010 and Executive-led Water Infrastructure
year (sunset) review of the AD and CVD 7312.10.3012 of the Harmonized Tariff Business Development Mission to
orders on PC Strand from the PRC,3 Singapore, Vietnam, and the
Schedule of the United States
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Philippines.
(‘‘HTSUS’’). Although the HTSUS
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As The purpose of the mission is to
subheadings are provided for introduce U.S. firms and trade
a result of its reviews, the Department convenience and customs purposes, the
determined that revocation of the AD associations to Southeast Asia’s water
written description of the scope of this infrastructure markets and to assist U.S.
order would likely lead to continuation
investigation is dispositive. companies to find business partners and
or recurrence of dumping, and that
revocation of the CVD order would Continuation of the Order export their products and services to the
likely lead to the continuation of region. The mission is intended to
recurrence of net countervailable As a result of the determinations by include representatives from U.S.
subsidies. Therefore, the Department the Department and the ITC that companies and U.S. trade associations
notified the ITC of the magnitude of the revocation of the AD and CVD orders with members that provide water
margins of dumping and subsidy rates would likely lead to a continuation or infrastructure-related materials,
likely to prevail should the orders be recurrence of dumping and net products, services, and technology. The
revoked, pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) countervailable subsidies, and of trade mission will visit three of
and 752(b) and (c) of the Act.4 material injury to an industry in the Southeast Asia’s most dynamic markets
On October 1, 2015, the ITC United States, pursuant to sections and will help participants gain first-
published its determination that 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act, the hand market knowledge and establish
revocation of the AD and CVD orders on Department hereby orders the business contacts with senior decision
PC Strand from the PRC would likely continuation of the AD and CVD orders makers. Participating firms will gain
lead to continuation or recurrence of market insights, make industry contacts,
on PC Strand from the PRC. U.S.
material injury to an industry in the solidify business strategies, and advance
Customs and Border Protection will
United States within a reasonably specific projects, with the goal of
continue to collect AD and CVD cash
foreseeable time, pursuant to section increasing U.S. exports of products and
deposits at the rates in effect at the time services to Southeast Asia. The mission
751(c) of the Act.5
of entry for all imports of subject will include customized one-on-one
Scope of the Order merchandise. business appointments with pre-
The merchandise subject to the The effective date of the continuation screened potential buyers, agents,
antidumping duty orders is PC strand, of the orders will be the date of distributors and joint venture partners;
produced from wire of non-stainless, publication in the Federal Register of meetings with state, local government
this notice of continuation. Pursuant to officials (except in the Philippines) and
1 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 80
section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the industry leaders; and networking
FR 24900 (May 1, 2015). events.
2 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from
Department intends to initiate the next
five-year review of the orders not later The mission will help participating
China; Institution of a Five-Year Review, 80 FR
24976 (May 1, 2015). than 30 days prior to the fifth firms and trade associations to gain
3 See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order:
anniversary of the effective date of market insights, make industry contacts,
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the
continuation. solidify business strategies, and advance
People’s Republic of China, 75 FR 37382 (June 29, specific projects, with the goals of
2010) and Pre-Stressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand This five-year (sunset) review and this creating and strengthening water
from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of notice are in accordance with section
Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty infrastructure programs, increasing U.S.
Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty 751(c) of the Act and published exports of plumbing products to the
Order, 75 FR 38977 (July 7, 2010). pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act region, as well as resolving waste and
4 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand
and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
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salinity contamination in Southeast
From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results
of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Dated: October 6, 2015. Asia. By participating in an official U.S.
Duty Order, 80 FR 43063 (July 21, 2015) and Paul Piquado, industry delegation, U.S. companies
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the will enhance their ability to secure
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
meetings in these countries and gain
Expedited First Sunset Review of Countervailing Compliance.
Duty Order, 80 FR 53497 (September 4, 2015). greater exposure to the region through
[FR Doc. 2015–25978 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am]
5 See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from association with our diplomatic
China, 80 FR 59195 (October 1, 2015). BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P mission.
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| FR Citation | 80 FR 61373 |
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