83 FR 48416 - Calendar of June 2018 Approved International Trade Administration Trade Missions
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 186 (September 25, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 186 (September 25, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-20805 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 48416-48420] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20805] [[Page 48416]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Calendar of June 2018 Approved International Trade Administration Trade Missions AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA) is announcing three upcoming trade missions that will be recruited, organized, and implemented by ITA. These missions are:Healthcare Technologies Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar--April 6-11, 2019 Horizontal Trade Mission to Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile in Conjunction with Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Southern Cone Region Conference--March 24-29, 2019 Horizontal Trade Mission to Central America in conjunction with the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in Central America Conference--August 18-23, 2019 A summary of each mission is found below. Application information and more detailed mission information, including the commercial setting and sector information, can be found at the trade mission website: http://export.gov/trademissions. For each 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 websites, press releases to general and trade media, direct mail, broadcast fax, notices by industry trade associations and other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and trade shows. The Following Conditions for Participation Will Be Used for Each Mission Applicants must submit a completed and signed mission application and supplemental application materials, including adequate information on their products and/or services, primary market objectives, and goals for participation. If the Department of Commerce receives an incomplete application, the Department may either: Reject the application, request additional information/clarification, or take the lack of information into account when evaluating the application. If the requisite minimum number of participants is not selected for a particular mission by the recruitment deadline, the mission may be cancelled. 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, are marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and have at least fifty-one percent U.S. content by value. In the case of a trade association or organization, the applicant must certify that, for each firm or service provider to be represented by the association/ organization, the products and/or services the represented firm or service provider seeks to export are either produced in the United States or, if not, marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and have at least 51% U.S. content. A trade association/organization applicant must certify to the above for all of the companies it seeks to represent on the mission. In addition, each applicant must: Certify that the products and services that it wishes to market through the mission would be in compliance with U.S. export controls and regulations; Certify that it has identified any matter pending before any bureau or office in the Department of Commerce; Certify that it has identified any pending litigation (including any administrative proceedings) to which it is a party that involves the Department of Commerce; and Sign and submit an agreement that it and its affiliates (1) have not and will not engage in the bribery of foreign officials in connection with a company's/participant's involvement in this mission, and (2) maintain and enforce a policy that prohibits the bribery of foreign officials. In the case of a trade association/organization, the applicant must certify that each firm or service provider to be represented by the association/organization can make the above certifications. The Following Selection Criteria Will Be Used for Each Mission Targeted mission participants are U.S. firms, services providers and trade associations/organizations providing or promoting U.S. products and services that have an interest in entering or expanding their business in the mission's destination country. The following criteria will be evaluated in selecting participants: Suitability of the applicant's (or in the case of a trade association/organization, represented firm or service provider's) products or services to these markets; The applicant's (or in the case of a trade association/ organization, represented firm or service provider's) past, present, and prospective business activity in relation to the Mission's target market(s) and sector(s); The applicant's (or in the case of a trade association/ organization, represented firm or service provider's) potential for business in the markets, including likelihood of exports resulting from the mission; and Consistency of the applicant's (or in the case of a trade association/organization, represented firm or service provider's) goals and objectives with the stated scope of the mission. Referrals from a political party or partisan political group or any information, including on the application, containing references to political contributions or other partisan political activities will be excluded from the application and will not be considered during the selection process. The sender will be notified of these exclusions. Trade Mission Participation Fees If and when an applicant is selected to participate on a particular mission, a payment to the Department of Commerce in the amount of the designated participation fee below is required. Upon notification of acceptance to participate, those selected have 5 business days to submit payment or the acceptance may be revoked. Participants selected for a trade mission will be expected to pay for the cost of personal expenses, including, but not limited to, international travel, lodging, meals, transportation, communication, and incidentals, unless otherwise noted. Participants will, however, be able to take advantage of U.S. Government rates for hotel rooms. In the event that a mission is cancelled, no personal expenses paid in anticipation of a mission will be reimbursed. However, participation fees for a cancelled mission will be reimbursed to the extent they have not already been expended in anticipation of the mission. If a visa is required to travel on a particular mission, applying for and obtaining such visas will be the responsibility of the mission participant. Government fees and processing expenses to obtain such visas are not included in the participation fee. However, the Department of Commerce will provide instructions to each participant on the procedures required to obtain business visas. [[Page 48417]] Trade Mission members participate in trade missions and undertake mission-related travel at their own risk. The nature of the security situation in a given foreign market at a given time cannot be guaranteed. The U.S. Government does not make any representations or guarantees as to the safety or security of participants. The U.S. Department of State issues U.S. Government international travel alerts and warnings for U.S. citizens available at https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings.html. Any question regarding insurance coverage must be resolved by the participant and its insurer of choice. Definition of Small and Medium Sized Enterprise For purposes of assessing participation fees, the Department of Commerce defines Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME) 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). Parent companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries will be considered when determining business size. Mission List: (additional information about each mission can be found at http://export.gov/trademissions). Healthcare Technologies Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar--April 6-11, 2019 Summary The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is organizing a Healthcare Technologies Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar from April 6-11, 2019. The purpose of the mission is to introduce U.S. firms to the rapidly expanding healthcare sectors in these three countries and to assist U.S. companies in pursuing opportunities in these sectors. Target sectors holding high potential for U.S companies include: Home healthcare and rehabilitation Medical devices Trauma care and training Emergency services, training, equipment and supplies Hospital operation and management Healthcare training and staffing services Healthcare education Health information technology The mission will help participating U.S. firms and associations/ organizations gain market insights, make industry and government contacts, solidify business strategies and advance specific projects with the goal of increasing U.S. healthcare products and services exports. The trade mission will start in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where participants will receive market briefings from U.S. Commercial Service and industry experts, hold one-on-one business meetings, meet with Saudi government officials and organizations, and participate in networking events. The trade mission participants will next travel to Kuwait and subsequently Qatar, where they will have additional opportunities to meet with key contacts and decision makers. Participating in an official U.S. industry delegation, rather than traveling on their own, will enhance the companies' abilities to identify opportunities and meet with local healthcare officials in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. Schedule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday--April 6, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Arrive Riyadh and hotel check-in. Welcome reception/ice breaker. Sunday--April 7, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.. Welcome and overview of Trade Mission (TM). Market briefings from the U.S. Commercial Service and industry experts. One-on-one business meetings. Networking reception in Riyadh. Monday--April 8, Riyadh and Kuwait City Government meetings. Travel to Kuwait. Tuesday--April 9, Kuwait City.......... Market briefing. One-on-one business meetings. Government meetings. Networking reception. Wednesday--April 10, Kuwait City and Additional meetings. Doha. Depart for Doha. Networking reception in Doha. Thursday--April 11, Doha............... Market briefing. Government meetings. One-on-one business meetings. Mission ends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Participation Requirements All parties interested in participating in the trade mission must complete and submit an application package for consideration by 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 and will be notified whether they are chosen to participate in the mission. A minimum of 12 and maximum of 15 companies and/or trade associations/organizations will be selected from the applicant pool to participate in the trade mission. Fees and Expenses The participation fee for the trade mission to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar is $3,800 for small or medium-sized enterprises (SME) and $4,900 for large companies. The fee for each additional representative (large firm or SME or trade association/organization) is $750. Timeline for Recruitment Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude no later than February 15, 2019. The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis beginning September 10, 2018 until the maximum of 15 participants is selected. Applications received after February 15, 2019, will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit. Contacts Melissa Hill, U.S. Department of Commerce, New York, NY, Tel: 212-471- 0062, Email: [email protected]. Kuwait City, Kuwait [[Page 48418]] Yousif Almahadi, U.S. Commercial Service--Kuwait, Tel: +96522591487, Email: [email protected]. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Nasir Abbasi, U.S. Commercial Service--Riyadh, Tel: +603-2168-4869, Email: [email protected]. Jeff Hamilton, U.S. Commercial Service--Kuwait, Tel: +965-2259-1354, Email: [email protected]. Maher Siblini, U.S. Commercial Service--Riyadh, Tel: +966-11-488-3800 x 4302, Email: [email protected]. Doha, Qatar Anissa Lahreche, U.S. Commercial Service--Qatar, Tel: 974-488-4101 x6040, Email: [email protected]. Ilona Shtrom, U.S. Commercial Service--Qatar, Tel: 974- 696-6739, Email: [email protected]. Horizontal Trade Mission to Central America in Conjunction With the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in Central America Conference-- August 18-23, 2019 Summary The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration is organizing a trade mission to Central America that will include the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in Central America Conference in Washington, DC on August 18-23, 2019. U.S. trade mission delegation participants will arrive in Washington, DC on or before August 18 to attend the opening reception for the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in Central America Conference, which is also open to U.S. companies not participating in the trade mission. Trade mission participants will attend the Conference on August 19. Following the morning session of the conference, trade mission participants will participate in one-on-one consultations with U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS) Commercial Officers and/or Department of State Economic/Commercial Officers from the following U.S. Embassies in the region: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, Nicaragua, and Panama. The following day, August 20, trade mission participants will travel to engage in business-to-business appointments, each of which will be with a pre-screened potential buyer, agent, distributor or joint-venture partner, in up-to two markets in the Central America Region. The Department of Commerce's Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in Central America Conference will focus on regional and industry- specific sessions, market entry strategies, legal, logistics, and trade financing resources as well as pre-arranged one-one-one consultations with US&FCS Commercial Officers and/or Department of State Economic/ Commercial Officers with expertise in commercial markets throughout the region. The mission is open to U.S. companies and trade associations/ organizations from a cross section of industries with growing potential in Central America, but is focused on U.S. companies representing best prospects sectors such as infrastructure and construction, safety & security, auto parts and service equipment, renewable energy, energy & oil & gas, medical equipment, and logistics. The combination of the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in Central America Conference and business-to-business matchmaking opportunities in seven Central American countries will provide participants with access to substantive information on strategies for entering or expanding their business across the Central America region. Proposed Timetable August 18 Travel Day/Arrive in Washington, DC Afternoon: Registration, Market Briefings, and U.S. Embassy Officer Consultations, Evening: Networking Reception August 19 Washington, DC Morning: Registration and Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in Central America Conference, Afternoon: U.S. Embassy Officer Consultations, Evening: Networking Reception Optional August 20-23 Travel and Business-to-Business Meetings in (choice of up to two markets): Option (A) Costa Rica. Option (B) Guatemala. Option (C) El Salvador. Option (D) Belize. Option (E) Nicaragua. Option (F) Honduras. Option (G) Panama. August 24 Travel Day. Return to the U.S. Participation Requirements All applicants must sign and submit a completed Trade Mission application form and satisfy all of the conditions of participation in order to be eligible for consideration. Applications will be evaluated on the applicant's ability to best satisfy the participation criteria. A minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 companies will be selected to participate in the mission. The Department of Commerce will evaluate applications and inform applicants of selection decisions on a rolling basis until the maximum number of participants has been selected. During the registration process, applicants will indicate their markets of choice and will receive a brief market assessment for each of those markets. Applicants can select up-to two markets based on the selection criteria below. Companies that received favorable market opportunities in various markets may be able to participate in business-to-business meetings in a third market, if that post can accommodate those meetings. The number of companies that may be selected for each country are as follows: 20 Companies for Costa Rica, 10 companies for Guatemala, 10 companies for El Salvador; 4 companies for Belize; 10 companies for Honduras; 10 companies for Nicaragua; and 10 companies for Panama. U.S. companies already doing business in, or seeking to enter these markets for the first time may apply. 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. For business-to-business meetings in one market, the participation fee will be $2,500 for a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) * and $3,500 for large firms *. For business-to-business meetings in two markets, the participation fee will be $3,500 for a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) \[2]\ * and $4,500 for large firms *. The mission participation fee includes the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in Central America Conference registration fee of $500 per participant from each firm. There will be a $300 fee for each additional firm representative (large firm or SME) that wishes to participate in business-to-business meetings in any of the markets selected. Timeframe for Recruitment and Application Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude no later than Friday, May 31, 2019. The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis until the maximum of 40 participants are selected. After Friday, May 31, 2019, companies will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit. [[Page 48419]] Contacts U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact Information Diego Gattesco, Director, U.S. Commercial Service--Wheeling, WV, [email protected], Tel: 304-243-5493. Delia Valdivia, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service--Los Angeles (West), CA, [email protected], Tel: 310-235-7203. Central America Region Contact Information Eric B. Wolff, Regional Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service--Costa Rica, [email protected], Tel: 506-519-2293. Horizontal Trade Mission to the Americas Southern Cone Region in Conjunction With Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Southern Cone Region Conference March 24-29, 2019 Summary The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration is organizing a trade mission to Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile (Southern Cone Region) that will include the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Southern Cone Region Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Trade mission participants will arrive in Buenos Aires on or before March 24rd, and will attend a mission briefing, and will engage in one-on-one consultations with U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS) Commercial Officers and/or Economic/Commercial Officers from the following U.S. Embassies in the Southern Cone region: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile as well as key service providers and resources. On March 25th, following the morning session of the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Southern Cone Region Conference, mission participants will meet again one-on-one with Commercial Officers and will network with foreign buyers in the evening. The following day, March 26th, selected trade mission participants will engage in business-to-business appointments in Argentina, or will travel to one or up-to two markets in the Southern Cone Region. All business-to- business appointments in the region will be with a pre-screened potential buyer, agent, distributor or joint-venture partner. The Department of Commerce's Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Southern Cone Region Conference will focus on regional specific sessions, market access, logistics and trade financing resources as well as pre-arranged one-one-one consultations with US&FCS Commercial Officers and/or Department of State Economic/Commercial Officers with expertise in commercial markets throughout the region. The mission is open to U.S. companies and trade associations/ organizations from a cross section of industries with growing potential in the Southern Cone Region, but is focused on U.S. companies representing best prospects sectors such as infrastructure and construction, architecture services, engineering services, construction equipment, building products, airports, ports, transportation, housing, environmental technologies, safety & security, energy & oil & gas, mining equipment, medical equipment, aerospace & defense, ICT & digital services and logistics. The combination of participation in the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Southern Cone Region Conference and business-to- business matchmaking appointments in five countries, will provide participants with access to substantive information about and strategies for entering or expanding their business across the Southern Cone region. Schedule March 23, 2019 Travel Day/Arrival in Buenos Aires. Optional Local Tour March 24, 2019 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Afternoon: Registration, Briefing and U.S. Embassy Officer Consultations. Evening: Networking Reception. March 23, 2019 Travel Day/Arrival in Buenos Aires. Optional Local Tour March 25, 2019 Buenos Aires, Argentina. Morning: Registration and Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Southern Cone Region Conference. Afternoon: U.S. Embassy Officer Consultations. Evening: Networking Reception. Optional March 26-29, 2019 Travel and Business-to-Business Meetings in (choice of two markets): Option (A) Argentina. Option (B) Bolivia. Option (C) Chile. Option (D) Paraguay. Option (E) Uruguay March 30, 2019 Travel Day. Participation Requirements All applicants must sign and submit a completed Trade Mission application form and satisfy all of the conditions of participation in order to be eligible for consideration. Applications will be evaluated on the applicant's ability to best satisfy the participation criteria. A minimum of 20 and a maximum of 40 companies will be selected to participate in the mission. The Department of Commerce will evaluate applications and inform applicants of selection decisions on a rolling basis until the maximum number of participants has been selected. During the registration process, applicants will indicate their markets of choice and will receive a brief market assessment for each of those markets. Applicants can select up-to two markets based on the selection criteria below. Companies that received favorable market opportunities in various markets may be able to participate in business-to-business meetings in a third market, if that post can accommodate those meetings. The number of companies that may be selected for each country are as follows: 25 Companies for Argentina, 5 companies for Bolivia; 15 companies for Chile; 8 companies for Paraguay; and 5 companies for Uruguay. U.S. companies already doing business in, or seeking to enter these markets for the first time may apply. 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. For business-to-business meetings in one market, the participation fee will be $2,800 for a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) * and $3,800 for large firms *. For business-to-business meetings in two markets, the participation fee will be $3,800 for a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) \[2]\ * and $4,800 for large firms *. The mission participation fee includes the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Southern Cone Region Conference registration fee of $500 per participant from each firm. There will be a $300 fee for each additional firm representative (large firm or SME) that wishes to participate in business-to-business meetings in any of the markets selected. Timeframe for Recruitment and Application Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude no later than Friday, January 18, 2019. The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis until the maximum of 40 participants are selected. After January 18, 2019, companies will be considered only if [[Page 48420]] space and scheduling constraints permit. Contacts U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact Information Diego Gattesco, Director, U.S. Commercial Service--Wheeling, WV, [email protected], Tel: 304-243-5493. Dakshina Voetsch, Argentina Desk Officer, U.S. Commercial Service-- Washington, DC, [email protected], Tel: 202-482-470. Southern Cone Region Contact Information Rick de Lambert, Regional Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service--U.S. Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, [email protected]. Tiara Hampton-Diggs, Trade Promotion Programs. [FR Doc. 2018-20805 Filed 9-24-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DR-P
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Yousif Almahadi, U.S. Commercial on regional and industry-specific Department of Commerce will evaluate
Service—Kuwait, Tel: +96522591487, sessions, market entry strategies, legal, applications and inform applicants of
Email: Yousif.almahadi@trade.gov. logistics, and trade financing resources selection decisions on a rolling basis
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as well as pre-arranged one-one-one until the maximum number of
Nasir Abbasi, U.S. Commercial consultations with US&FCS Commercial participants has been selected. During
Service—Riyadh, Tel: +603–2168– Officers and/or Department of State the registration process, applicants will
4869, Email: Nasir.Abbasi@trade.gov. Economic/Commercial Officers with indicate their markets of choice and will
Jeff Hamilton, U.S. Commercial expertise in commercial markets receive a brief market assessment for
Service—Kuwait, Tel: +965–2259– throughout the region. each of those markets. Applicants can
1354, Email: Jeff.Hamilton@trade.gov. The mission is open to U.S. select up-to two markets based on the
Maher Siblini, U.S. Commercial companies and trade associations/ selection criteria below. Companies that
Service—Riyadh, Tel: +966–11–488– organizations from a cross section of received favorable market opportunities
3800 x 4302, Email: maher.siblini@ industries with growing potential in in various markets may be able to
trade.gov. Central America, but is focused on U.S. participate in business-to-business
Doha, Qatar companies representing best prospects meetings in a third market, if that post
Anissa Lahreche, U.S. Commercial sectors such as infrastructure and can accommodate those meetings. The
Service—Qatar, Tel: 974–488–4101 construction, safety & security, auto number of companies that may be
x6040, Email: Anissa.Lahreche@ parts and service equipment, renewable selected for each country are as follows:
trade.gov. energy, energy & oil & gas, medical 20 Companies for Costa Rica, 10
Ilona Shtrom, U.S. Commercial equipment, and logistics. companies for Guatemala, 10 companies
Service—Qatar, Tel: 974- 696–6739, The combination of the Trade for El Salvador; 4 companies for Belize;
Email: Ilona.shtrom@trade.gov. Americas—Business Opportunities in 10 companies for Honduras; 10
Central America Conference and companies for Nicaragua; and 10
Horizontal Trade Mission to Central
business-to-business matchmaking companies for Panama. U.S. companies
America in Conjunction With the Trade
opportunities in seven Central already doing business in, or seeking to
Americas—Business Opportunities in
American countries will provide enter these markets for the first time
Central America Conference—August
participants with access to substantive may apply.
18–23, 2019
information on strategies for entering or
Summary expanding their business across the Fees and Expenses
The United States Department of Central America region. After a company has been selected to
Commerce, International Trade Proposed Timetable participate in the mission, a payment to
Administration is organizing a trade the Department of Commerce in the
August 18 Travel Day/Arrive in form of a participation fee is required.
mission to Central America that will Washington, DC
include the Trade Americas—Business Afternoon: Registration, Market For business-to-business meetings in
Opportunities in Central America Briefings, and U.S. Embassy Officer one market, the participation fee will be
Conference in Washington, DC on Consultations, Evening: Networking $2,500 for a small or medium-sized
August 18–23, 2019. Reception enterprise (SME) * and $3,500 for large
U.S. trade mission delegation August 19 Washington, DC firms *.
participants will arrive in Washington, Morning: Registration and Trade For business-to-business meetings in
DC on or before August 18 to attend the Americas—Business Opportunities two markets, the participation fee will
opening reception for the Trade in Central America Conference, be $3,500 for a small or medium-sized
Americas—Business Opportunities in Afternoon: U.S. Embassy Officer enterprise (SME) [2] * and $4,500 for
Central America Conference, which is Consultations, Evening: Networking large firms *.
also open to U.S. companies not Reception
participating in the trade mission. Trade The mission participation fee
mission participants will attend the Optional includes the Trade Americas—Business
Conference on August 19. Following the Opportunities in Central America
August 20–23 Travel and Business-to- Conference registration fee of $500 per
morning session of the conference, trade Business Meetings in (choice of up
mission participants will participate in participant from each firm.
to two markets):
one-on-one consultations with U.S. and Option (A) Costa Rica. Option (B) There will be a $300 fee for each
Foreign Commercial Service (US&FCS) Guatemala. Option (C) El Salvador. additional firm representative (large
Commercial Officers and/or Department Option (D) Belize. Option (E) firm or SME) that wishes to participate
of State Economic/Commercial Officers Nicaragua. Option (F) Honduras. in business-to-business meetings in any
from the following U.S. Embassies in Option (G) Panama. of the markets selected.
the region: Costa Rica, El Salvador, August 24 Travel Day. Return to the Timeframe for Recruitment and
Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, U.S. Application
Nicaragua, and Panama. The following
day, August 20, trade mission Participation Requirements Recruitment for the mission will
participants will travel to engage in All applicants must sign and submit begin immediately and conclude no
business-to-business appointments, a completed Trade Mission application later than Friday, May 31, 2019. The
each of which will be with a pre- form and satisfy all of the conditions of U.S. Department of Commerce will
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distributor or joint-venture partner, in consideration. Applications will be decisions on a rolling basis until the
up-to two markets in the Central evaluated on the applicant’s ability to maximum of 40 participants are
America Region. best satisfy the participation criteria. selected. After Friday, May 31, 2019,
The Department of Commerce’s Trade A minimum of 20 and a maximum of companies will be considered only if
Americas—Business Opportunities in 40 companies will be selected to space and scheduling constraints
Central America Conference will focus participate in the mission. The permit.
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Contacts will focus on regional specific sessions, evaluated on the applicant’s ability to
market access, logistics and trade best satisfy the participation criteria.
U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact
financing resources as well as pre- A minimum of 20 and a maximum of
Information
arranged one-one-one consultations 40 companies will be selected to
Diego Gattesco, Director, U.S. with US&FCS Commercial Officers and/ participate in the mission. The
Commercial Service—Wheeling, WV, or Department of State Economic/ Department of Commerce will evaluate
Diego.Gattesco@trade.gov, Tel: 304– Commercial Officers with expertise in applications and inform applicants of
243–5493. commercial markets throughout the selection decisions on a rolling basis
Delia Valdivia, Senior International region. until the maximum number of
Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial The mission is open to U.S. participants has been selected. During
Service—Los Angeles (West), CA, companies and trade associations/ the registration process, applicants will
delia.valdivia@trade.gov, Tel: 310–235– organizations from a cross section of indicate their markets of choice and will
7203. industries with growing potential in the receive a brief market assessment for
Southern Cone Region, but is focused on each of those markets. Applicants can
Central America Region Contact
U.S. companies representing best select up-to two markets based on the
Information
prospects sectors such as infrastructure selection criteria below. Companies that
Eric B. Wolff, Regional Senior and construction, architecture services, received favorable market opportunities
Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial engineering services, construction in various markets may be able to
Service—Costa Rica, Eric.Wolff@ equipment, building products, airports, participate in business-to-business
trade.gov, Tel: 506–519–2293. ports, transportation, housing, meetings in a third market, if that post
Horizontal Trade Mission to the environmental technologies, safety & can accommodate those meetings. The
Americas Southern Cone Region in security, energy & oil & gas, mining number of companies that may be
Conjunction With Trade Americas— equipment, medical equipment, selected for each country are as follows:
Business Opportunities in the Southern aerospace & defense, ICT & digital 25 Companies for Argentina, 5
Cone Region Conference March 24–29, services and logistics. companies for Bolivia; 15 companies for
2019 The combination of participation in Chile; 8 companies for Paraguay; and 5
the Trade Americas—Business companies for Uruguay. U.S. companies
Summary Opportunities in the Southern Cone already doing business in, or seeking to
The United States Department of Region Conference and business-to- enter these markets for the first time
Commerce, International Trade business matchmaking appointments in may apply.
Administration is organizing a trade five countries, will provide participants
with access to substantive information Fees and Expenses
mission to Argentina, Uruguay,
Paraguay, Bolivia and Chile (Southern about and strategies for entering or After a company has been selected to
Cone Region) that will include the expanding their business across the participate in the mission, a payment to
Trade Americas—Business Southern Cone region. the Department of Commerce in the
Opportunities in the Southern Cone Schedule form of a participation fee is required.
Region Conference in Buenos Aires, For business-to-business meetings in
March 23, 2019 Travel Day/Arrival in one market, the participation fee will be
Argentina. Trade mission participants
Buenos Aires. Optional Local Tour $2,800 for a small or medium-sized
will arrive in Buenos Aires on or before
March 24, 2019 Buenos Aires, enterprise (SME) * and $3,800 for large
March 24rd, and will attend a mission
Argentina. Afternoon: Registration, firms *.
briefing, and will engage in one-on-one
Briefing and U.S. Embassy Officer For business-to-business meetings in
consultations with U.S. and Foreign
Consultations. Evening: Networking two markets, the participation fee will
Commercial Service (US&FCS)
Reception. be $3,800 for a small or medium-sized
Commercial Officers and/or Economic/ March 23, 2019 Travel Day/Arrival in
Commercial Officers from the following enterprise (SME) [2] * and $4,800 for
Buenos Aires. Optional Local Tour
U.S. Embassies in the Southern Cone large firms *.
March 25, 2019 Buenos Aires,
region: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina. Morning: Registration and The mission participation fee
Bolivia and Chile as well as key service Trade Americas—Business includes the Trade Americas—Business
providers and resources. On March Opportunities in the Southern Cone Opportunities in the Southern Cone
25th, following the morning session of Region Conference. Afternoon: U.S. Region Conference registration fee of
the Trade Americas—Business Embassy Officer Consultations. $500 per participant from each firm.
Opportunities in the Southern Cone Evening: Networking Reception. There will be a $300 fee for each
Region Conference, mission participants additional firm representative (large
will meet again one-on-one with Optional firm or SME) that wishes to participate
Commercial Officers and will network March 26–29, 2019 Travel and in business-to-business meetings in any
with foreign buyers in the evening. The Business-to-Business Meetings in of the markets selected.
following day, March 26th, selected (choice of two markets):
trade mission participants will engage Timeframe for Recruitment and
Option (A) Argentina. Option (B) Application
in business-to-business appointments in Bolivia. Option (C) Chile. Option
Argentina, or will travel to one or up- (D) Paraguay. Option (E) Uruguay Recruitment for the mission will
to two markets in the Southern Cone March 30, 2019 Travel Day. begin immediately and conclude no
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Region. All business-to-business later than Friday, January 18, 2019. The
appointments in the region will be with Participation Requirements U.S. Department of Commerce will
a pre-screened potential buyer, agent, All applicants must sign and submit review applications and make selection
distributor or joint-venture partner. a completed Trade Mission application decisions on a rolling basis until the
The Department of Commerce’s Trade form and satisfy all of the conditions of maximum of 40 participants are
Americas—Business Opportunities in participation in order to be eligible for selected. After January 18, 2019,
the Southern Cone Region Conference consideration. Applications will be companies will be considered only if
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space and scheduling constraints Amy Kreps, Designated Federal Officer/ shall serve at the pleasure of the
permit. ETTAC, Office of Energy & Secretary from the date of appointment
Environmental Industries, International to the Committee to the date on which
Contacts
Trade Administration, U.S. Department the Committee’s charter terminates
U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue (normally two years).
Information NW, Room 28018, Washington, DC If you are interested in becoming a
Diego Gattesco, Director, U.S. 20230; phone 202–482–3835; email member of ETTAC, please provide the
Commercial Service—Wheeling, WV, amy.kreps@trade.gov; fax 202–482– following information (2 pages
Diego.Gattesco@trade.gov, Tel: 304– 5665. Electronic responses should be maximum):
243–5493. submitted in Microsoft Word format. (1) Name
Dakshina Voetsch, Argentina Desk SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(2) Title
Officer, U.S. Commercial Service— Nominations: The Secretary of (3) Work phone; fax; and email
Washington, DC, Dakshina.Voetsch@ Commerce invites nominations to address
trade.gov, Tel: 202–482–470. (4) Organization name and address,
ETTAC of U.S. citizens who will
including website address
Southern Cone Region Contact represent U.S. environmental goods and
(5) Short biography of nominee,
Information services companies that trade
including written certification of U.S.
internationally, or trade associations
Rick de Lambert, Regional Senior citizenship (this may take form of the
and non-profit organizations whose
Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial statement ‘‘I am a citizen of the United
members include U.S. companies that
Service—U.S. Embassy, Buenos Aires, States’’) and a list of citizenships of
trade internationally. Companies must
Argentina, Rick.DeLambert@trade.gov. foreign countries
be at least 51 percent owned by U.S. (6) Brief description of the
Tiara Hampton-Diggs, persons. No member may represent a organization and its business activities,
Trade Promotion Programs. company that is majority-owned or including
[FR Doc. 2018–20805 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am] controlled by a foreign government (7) Company size (number of
BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
entity or foreign government entities. employees and annual sales)
Membership in a committee operating (8) Exporting experience.
under the Federal Advisory Committee (9) An affirmative statement that the
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Act must be balanced in terms of nominee will be able to meet the
economic subsector, geographic expected time commitments of
International Trade Administration location, and company size. Committee Committee work. Committee work
members serve in a representative includes (1) attending in-person
Environmental Technologies Trade capacity and must be able to generally committee meetings approximately four
Advisory Committee (ETTAC), Notice represent the views and interests of a times per year, (2) undertaking
of Reestablishment and Solicitation of certain subsector of the U.S. additional work outside of full
Nominations for Membership environmental industry. Candidates committee meetings including
AGENCY: International Trade should be senior executive-level subcommittee conference calls or
Administration, DOC. representatives from environmental meetings as needed, and (3) drafting or
ACTION: Notice of reestablishment of the
technology companies, trade commenting on proposed
Environmental Technologies Trade associations, and non-profit recommendations to be evaluated at
Advisory Committee (ETTAC) and organizations. Members of the ETTAC Committee meetings. Please do not send
solicitation of nominations for must have experience in the exportation company or trade association brochures
membership. of environmental goods and/or services, or any other information.
including: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to provisions under (1) Air pollution control and Amy Kreps, Office of Energy &
Title IV of the Jobs Through Trade monitoring technologies; Environmental Industries (OEEI),
Expansion Act, and under the Federal (2) Analytic devices and services; International Trade Administration,
Advisory Committee Act, the (3) Environmental engineering and Room 28018, 1401 Constitution Avenue
Department of Commerce announces the consulting services; NW, Washington, DC 20230. (Phone:
reestablishment of the Environmental (4) Financial services relevant to the 202–482–3835; Fax: 202–482–5665;
Technologies Trade Advisory environmental sector; email: amy.kreps@trade.gov).
Committee (ETTAC), as of August 16, (5) Process and pollution prevention
2018. ETTAC was first chartered on May technologies; Dated: September 13, 2018.
31, 1994. ETTAC serves as an advisory (7) Solid and hazardous waste Edward O’Malley,
body to the Environmental Trade management technologies; and/or Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
Working Group of the Trade Promotion (8) Water and wastewater treatment Industries.
Coordinating Committee (TPCC), technologies. [FR Doc. 2018–20774 Filed 9–24–18; 8:45 am]
reporting directly to the Secretary of Nominees will be evaluated based BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
Commerce in his/her capacity as upon their ability to carry out the goals
Chairman of the TPCC. ETTAC advises of the ETTAC’s enabling legislation. A
on the development and administration copy of ETTAC’s current Charter is DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
of policies and programs to expand U.S. available on www.export.gov/ettac.
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exports of environmental technologies, Appointments will be made to create a International Trade Administration
goods, and services. balanced Committee in terms of
Submission for OMB Review;
DATES: Nominations for membership subsector representation, product lines,
Comment Request
must be received on or before October firm size, geographic area, and other
19, 2018. criteria. Nominees must be U.S. citizens. The Department of Commerce will
ADDRESSES: Please send nominations by All appointments are made without submit to the Office of Management and
post, email, or fax to the attention of regard to political affiliation. Members Budget (OMB) for clearance the
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