80 FR 76672 - U.S. Education Mission to Central America: Panama and Honduras (Optional Stop to Guatemala)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 237 (December 10, 2015)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 237 (December 10, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-31144 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 76672-76674] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31144] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration U.S. Education Mission to Central America: Panama and Honduras (Optional Stop to Guatemala) May 2-5, 2016. AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 76673]] SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, is organizing an education mission to Panama and Honduras with an optional stop to Guatemala. The Department of Commerce is partnering with the Department of State's EducationUSA Advising Centers. This trade mission is designed to emphasize U.S. higher education, focusing on, in order of importance, intensive English language programs, community colleges, summer, undergraduate and graduate programs. The trade mission follows a successful trade mission to El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua in March 2015 and was of high demand given the previous successes. This mission will seek to connect U.S. higher education institutions to potential students and university/institution partners in Central America. The mission will include student fairs organized by EducationUSA, embassy briefings, site visits, and networking events. Panama City, San Pedro Sula and Guatemala City, are three of the top cities for recruiting students from Central America to the United States. Participating in the Education Mission, rather than traveling to these markets independently, will enhance the participants ability to secure appropriate meetings, especially in light of the high level engagement and support of U.S. education by the U.S. ambassadors in Panama and Honduras. Certain criteria must be fulfilled by schools attending this trade mission. Summer programs seeking to participate should be appropriately accredited by an accreditation body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Intensive English language programs seeking to participate should be accredited by the Commission on English Language Programs Accreditation (CEA) or appropriately accredited by an accreditation body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Community colleges, undergraduate and graduate programs seeking to participate should be accredited by a recognized accreditation body listed in Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or Accrediting Council for Education and Training (ACCET), in the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA), or any accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monday, May 2................ [ssquf] Arrive in Panama City. [ssquf] Check into hotel. [ssquf] Welcome Dinner and Embassy Briefing. Tuesday, May 3............... [ssquf] Group departure to secondary school and university visits. [ssquf] Group lunch with American Chamber of Commerce/Panama. [ssquf] Group return to hotel for one-on- one appointments and networking opportunities. [ssquf] Afternoon: Student Information Sessions and Education Fair organized by EducationUSA in conjunction with the Commercial Service. Wednesday, May 4............. [ssquf] Group departs Panama City for San Pedro Sula. [ssquf] Arrive in San Pedro Sula; Check into hotel. [ssquf] Group Lunch and Country Briefing with U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, EducationUSA and U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer. [ssquf] Networking coffee with local universities. [ssquf] Afternoon: Student Information Sessions and Education Fair organized by EducationUSA in conjunction with the Commercial Service. Thursday, May 5.............. [ssquf] Group departs to Guatemala City. [ssquf] Arrive in Guatemala City; Check into Hotel. [ssquf] Lunch and Embassy Briefing with U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service and Public Affairs. [ssquf] One-on-one opportunities with local institutions. [ssquf] Afternoon: Student Information Sessions and Education Fair organized by a local contractor in conjunction with the Commercial Service. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Web site: Please visit our official mission Web site for more information: http://export.gov/industry/education/centralamericamission/. Participation Requirements All parties interested in participating in the mission to Central America must submit a complete application package for consideration to the U.S. Department of Commerce. All applicants will be evaluated on their ability to meet certain conditions and best satisfy the selection criteria as outlined below. Participants in the mission will be selected on a rolling basis to a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 20 appropriately accredited U.S. educational institutions. Both, U.S. educational institutions already recruiting students and developing partnerships in the region and those who are new to recruiting and developing partnerships in the region may apply. The optional stop of Guatemala City will also be available on a rolling basis up to a maximum of 10 participants. Fees and Expenses After an institution has been selected to participate on the mission, a payment to the Department of Commerce in the form of a participation fee is required. The participation fee is $2,550 for one principal representative from each non-profit educational institution or educational institution with less than 500 employees and $ $2,939 for for-profit universities with over 500 employees. An institution can choose to participate in the optional stop in Guatemala for an additional $1,646 for one principal representative from each non-profit educational institution or educational institution with less than 500 employees and $1,872 for for-profit universities with over 500 employees. The fee for each additional representative is $500. Expenses for lodging, some meals, incidentals, and all travel (except for transportation to and from airports in-country, previously noted) will be the responsibility of each mission participant. The U.S. Department of Commerce can facilitate government rates in some hotels. The cost of participating in the student fairs at each location will be included in the registration fee. Application All interested firms and associations may register via the following link: http://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/6R0R. Exclusions The mission fee does not include any personal travel expenses such as [[Page 76674]] lodging, most meals, local ground transportation, except as stated in the proposed agenda, and air transportation from the United States to the mission site and return to the United States. 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/industry/education/) 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 March 1, 2016. Applications for the mission will be accepted on a rolling basis. Applications received after March 1, 2016, will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit. Conditions for Participation An applicant must submit a timely, completed and signed mission application and supplemental application materials, including adequate information on course offerings, primary market objectives, and goals for participation. The institution must have appropriate accreditation as specified per paragraph one above. The institution must be represented at the student fair by an employee. No agents will be allowed to represent a school on the mission or participate at the student fair. Agents will also not be allowed into the fairs to solicit new partnerships. 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. Participants must travel to both stops in Panama and Honduras on the mission. Guatemala is the only optional stop. Each applicant must certify that the 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 service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Goldberg, Industry & Analysis, Office of Trade Promotion Programs, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482- 1706, Email: [email protected]. Frank Spector, Acting Director, Trade Missions Program. [FR Doc. 2015-31144 Filed 12-9-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P
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security training services, retail security
systems, sensor tags.
SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 15, 2016, San Pedro Sula, Honduras ... D Travel Day/Arrival in San Pedro Sula, Honduras Welcome Reception.
Monday, May 16, 2016, San Pedro Sula, Honduras .. D Market Briefing.
D Business-to-Business (B2B) Matchmaking Appointments.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Guatemala City, Guatemala D Site Visit in San Pedro Sula (TBD).
D Travel to Guatemala City.
D Market Briefing and Networking Reception.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Guatemala City, Guate- D Business-to-Business (B2B) Matchmaking Appointments.
mala.
Thursday, May 19, 2016, San Salvador, El Salvador D Travel to San Salvador, El Salvador.
D Market Briefing and Networking Reception.
Friday, May 20, 2016, San Salvador, El Salvador ...... D Business-to-Business (B2B) Matchmaking Appointments.
Saturday, May 21, 2016 .............................................. D Depart for the United States/Travel Day.
Web site: Please visit our official Exclusions information, or take the lack of
mission Web site for more information: The mission fee does not include any information into account when
http://export.gov/eac/show_detail_trade personal travel expenses such as evaluating the applications.
_events.asp?EventID+36399&Input lodging, most meals, local ground Each applicant must also certify that
Type=EVENT. transportation, except as stated in the the products and services it seeks to
Participation Requirements proposed agenda, and air transportation export through the mission are either
from the United States to the mission produced in the United States, or, if not,
All parties interested in participating site and return to the United States. marketed under the name of a U.S. firm
in the Safety and Security Trade and have at least fifty-one percent U.S.
Mission to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Timeline for Recruitment and content. In the case of a trade
Honduras must complete and submit an Applications association or trade organization, the
application for consideration by the U.S. Mission recruitment will be applicant must certify that, for each
Department of Commerce. All conducted in an open and public company to be represented by the trade
applicants will be evaluated on their manner, including publication in the association or trade organization, the
ability to meet certain conditions and Federal Register, posting on the U.S. products and services the represented
best satisfy the selection criteria as Department of Commerce trade mission company seeks to export are either
outlined below. A minimum of 10 U.S. calendar (www.export.gov/ produced in the United States or, if not,
companies and/or trade associations trademissions) and other Internet Web marketed under the name of a U.S. firm
and a maximum of 12 companies and/ sites, press releases to general and trade and have at least fifty-one percent U.S.
or trade associations will be selected to media, notices by industry trade content.
participate in the mission from the associations and other multiplier FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
applicant pool. U.S. companies or trade groups, and publicity at industry Ms. April Redmon, Industry &
associations already doing business meetings, symposia, conferences, and Analysis, Safety and Security Team,
with Guatemala, El Salvador, and trade shows. Arlington, VA, Tel: (703) 235–0103,
Honduras, as well as U.S. companies or Recruitment will begin immediately Email: april.redmon@trade.gov.
trade associations seeking to enter these and conclude no later than Friday, Ms. Jessica Dulkadir, International
countries for the first time may apply. March 4, 2016. The U.S. Department of Trade Specialist, Trade Missions, U.S.
Fees and Expenses Commerce will review applications and Department of Commerce, Washington,
make selection decisions on a rolling DC 20230, Tel: 202 482 2026, Fax: 202–
After a company and/or trade basis until the maximum of participants 482–9000, Jessica.Dulkadir@trade.gov.
association has been selected to is reached. We will inform all
applicants of selection decisions as soon Frank Spector,
participate on the mission, a payment to
the U.S. Department of Commerce in the as possible after applications are Acting Director, Trade Missions Program.
form of a participation fee is required. reviewed. Applications received after [FR Doc. 2015–31139 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am]
The participation fee will be US$3,800 the deadline will be considered only if BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
for a small or medium-sized enterprise space and scheduling constraints
(SME) and US$4,800 for a large firm. permit.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
The fee for each additional Conditions for Participation
representative is US$450. International Trade Administration
An applicant must submit a
Expenses for travel to and from the completed and signed mission
mission, lodging, most meals, and U.S. Education Mission to Central
application and supplemental
incidentals will be the responsibility of America: Panama and Honduras
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application materials, including
each mission participant. (Optional Stop to Guatemala)
adequate information on the company’s
Application products and/or services primary May 2–5, 2016.
market objectives, and goals for AGENCY: International Trade
All interested firms and associations participation. If the Department of Administration, Department of
may register via the following link: Commerce receives an incomplete Commerce.
http://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/ application, the Department may reject
ACTION: Notice.
TM/6R0R. the application, request additional
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lodging, most meals, local ground Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482–1706, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
transportation, except as stated in the Email: jeffrey.goldberg@trade.gov. Baker, Deborah Scott, or Robert James
proposed agenda, and air transportation AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Frank Spector,
from the United States to the mission Enforcement and Compliance,
Acting Director, Trade Missions Program.
site and return to the United States. International Trade Administration,
[FR Doc. 2015–31144 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am] U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Timeline for Recruitment and BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Applications Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
Mission recruitment will be 482–2924, (202) 482–2657, and (202)
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 482–0649, respectively.
conducted in an open and public
manner, including publication in the International Trade Administration SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Register, posting on the [A–489–501] Background
Commerce Department trade mission On June 5, 2015, the Department
calendar (http://export.gov/industry/ Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe published the Preliminary Results of
education/) and other Internet Web and Tube Products From Turkey: Final this review in the Federal Register. We
sites, press releases to general and trade Results of Antidumping Duty invited parties to comment on the
media, direct mail, notices by industry Administrative Review and Final Preliminary Results. On July 26, 2015,
trade associations and other multiplier Determination of No Shipments; 2013– we received a case brief from Toscelik.
groups, and publicity at industry 2014 On July 27, 2015, we received case
meetings, symposia, conferences, and briefs from Allied Tube & Conduit and
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
trade shows. Recruitment for the TMK IPSCO (petitioner) and from
International Trade Administration,
mission will begin immediately and Borusan. On August 10, 2015, we
Department of Commerce.
conclude no later than March 1, 2016. received rebuttal briefs from petitioner,
SUMMARY: On June 5, 2015, the
Applications for the mission will be Borusan, and Toscelik. The Department
accepted on a rolling basis. Applications Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary conducted this review in accordance
received after March 1, 2016, will be with section 751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act
considered only if space and scheduling results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on welded of 1930, as amended (the Act).
constraints permit.
carbon steel standard pipe and tube Scope of the Order
Conditions for Participation products (welded pipe and tube) from The merchandise subject to the order
Turkey.1 The period of review (POR) is is welded pipe and tube. The welded
An applicant must submit a timely, May 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014.
completed and signed mission pipe and tube subject to the order is
The review covers the following currently classifiable under subheading
application and supplemental producers/exporters of the subject
application materials, including 7306.30.1000, 7306.30.5025,
merchandise: Borusan Istikbal Ticaret 7306.30.5032, 7306.30.5040,
adequate information on course T.A.S. and Borusan Mannesmann Boru 7306.30.5055, 7306.30.5085, and
offerings, primary market objectives, Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (collectively, 7306.30.5090 of the Harmonized Tariff
and goals for participation. The Borusan); 2 Toscelik Profil ve Sac Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
institution must have appropriate Endustrisi A.S. and Tosyali Dis Ticaret The HTSUS subheadings are provided
accreditation as specified per paragraph A.S. (collectively, Toscelik); 3 and for convenience and customs purposes
one above. The institution must be ERBOSAN Erciyas Boru Sanayi ve only. The written description is
represented at the student fair by an Ticaret A.S. (Erbosan). Based on our dispositive.4
employee. No agents will be allowed to analysis of the comments received, we
represent a school on the mission or have made certain changes in the Final Determination of No Shipments
participate at the student fair. Agents margin calculations. Therefore, the final In the Preliminary Results, the
will also not be allowed into the fairs to results differ from the preliminary Department preliminarily determined
solicit new partnerships. If the results. The final weighted-average that Erbosan had no shipments during
Department of Commerce receives an dumping margins for the reviewed firms the POR.5 Following publication of the
incomplete application, the Department are listed below in the section entitled, Preliminary Results, we received no
may reject the application, request ‘‘Final Results of the Review.’’ Further, comments from interested parties
additional information, or take the lack we find that one of the companies regarding this company. As a
of information into account when covered by this review had no consequence, and because the record
evaluating the applications. shipments of subject merchandise contains no evidence to the contrary, we
during the POR. continue to find that Erbosan made no
Participants must travel to both stops
DATES: Effective date: December 10,
in Panama and Honduras on the
mission. Guatemala is the only optional 2015. 4 A full written description of the scope of the
order is contained in the memorandum from Gary
stop. 1 See Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Each applicant must certify that the Tube Products From Turkey: Preliminary Results of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013– to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
services it seeks to export through the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
2014, 80 FR 32090 (June 5, 2015) (Preliminary
mission are either produced in the Results). ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
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United States, or, if not, marketed under 2 As explained in the Preliminary Results, the Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative
the name of a U.S. firm and have at least Department treats Borusan Mannesmann Boru Review: Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and Borusan Istikbal Ticaret Tube Products from Turkey; 2013–2014,’’ (Issues
51 percent U.S. content of the value of and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently
T.A.S. as the same legal entity. See Preliminary
the service. Results, 80 FR at 32090 and n. 3. with this notice and which is incorporated herein
3 As explained in the Preliminary Results, the by reference.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 5 See Preliminary Results, 80 FR at 32091 and the
Department treats Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi
Jeffrey Goldberg, Industry & Analysis, A.S. and Tosyali Dis Ticaret A.S. as the same legal accompanying preliminary decision memorandum
Office of Trade Promotion Programs, entity. Id. at 3–4.
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