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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Notice Announcing the Americas
Competitiveness Forum and
Opportunities for Sponsorship and
Media Partnership
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Carlos Gutierrez will host the inaugural
Americas Competitiveness Forum on
June 11–12, 2007, in Atlanta. This
notice announces the Americas
Competitiveness Forum and
opportunities for sponsorship and
media partnership.
DATES: The Americas Competitiveness
Forum will be held on June 11–12,
2007. Applications for sponsorship and
media partnership should be received
no later than May 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: For sponsorship
opportunities please contact Alex
Feldman, International Trade
Administration at 202–482–2867 or
Alex.Feldman@mail.doc.gov. For media
partnership opportunities please contact
Charles Skuba, Director of Public
Affairs, International Trade
Administration at 202–482–3809.
Registration for the Forum can be found
at https://trade.gov/competitiveness/acf/
registration.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Americas Competitiveness Forum at
ACF@mail.doc.gov or call the
International Trade Administration at
1–800–USA–Trade or 202–482–0543.
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approval of that collection of
information.
The Commission received two
comments. Both commenters, Safe Kids
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez Worldwide (Safe Kids) and Carol
Pollack-Nelson, supported the
will host the inaugural Americas
collection of information because it
Competitiveness Forum on June 11–12,
would inform the Commission’s plans
2007, in Atlanta.
The Americas Competitiveness Forum in the areas of public education, recall
effectiveness, product research and
(ACF) will provide a venue for
government ministers from the Western voluntary standards development. Safe
Kids requested that a special emphasis
Hemisphere to come together with
be placed on children’s products. Safe
leaders from the private sector,
Kids also requested that the focus
academia, and non-governmental
groups and any subsequent reports
organizations, to explore cutting edge
resulting from the focus groups be made
ideas and best practices in several key
available to the public. Staff is currently
areas of competitiveness.
developing the format for specific focus
The ACF’s main tracks are:
• Sparking and sustaining innovation; groups and will evaluate whether
• Creating solutions in education and making such focus groups and any
resulting reports public may be useful
workforce development;
after the program is fully operational.
• Designing successful global supply
The information collected from the
chain strategies; and
Consumer Focus Groups will help
• Fostering small business
inform the Commission’s evaluation of
development and growth.
consumer products and product use by
The ACF intends to serve as an onproviding insight and information into
going vehicle for governments, the
consumer perceptions and usage
private sector, academia, and nonpatterns. Such information may also
governmental organizations to explore
assist the Commission in its efforts to
best practices and case studies on the
issue of competitiveness in the Western support voluntary standards activities,
and help the staff identify areas
Hemisphere. By highlighting practical
regarding consumer safety issues that
examples, the ACF intends to provide
need additional research. In addition,
information for decision makers to take
based on the information obtained, the
steps to strengthen competitiveness in
staff may be able to provide safety
each country and in the region, in
information to the public that is easier
general.
to read and is more easily understood by
Dated: April 12, 2007.
a wider range of consumers. The
Alysia Wilson,
Consumer Focus Groups also may be
Director of Programs, Western Hemisphere.
used to solicit consumer opinions and
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Comment Request—Consumer Focus
Commission may not have available
Groups
certain useful information regarding
consumer experiences, opinions, and
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
perceptions related to specific product
Commission.
use, which the Commission uses, in
ACTION: Notice.
part, in its ongoing efforts to improve
the safety of consumer products on
SUMMARY: On January 18, 2007, the
behalf of consumers.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC or Commission) published a
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notice in accordance with provisions of
Request for Approval of a Collection of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Information
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) (PRA), to
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announce the agency’s intention to seek
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approval for a collection of information
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to be conducted through Consumer
Title of information collection:
Focus Groups. 72 FR 2264. The
Consumer Focus Groups.
Commission now announces that it is
Type of request: Approval of
submitting to the Office of Management
collection of information.
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Additional information can be found at
https://trade.gov/competitiveness/acf/
index.asp.
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 25, 2007)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Notice Announcing the Americas Competitiveness Forum and
Opportunities for Sponsorship and Media Partnership
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez will host the
inaugural Americas Competitiveness Forum on June 11-12, 2007, in
Atlanta. This notice announces the Americas Competitiveness Forum and
opportunities for sponsorship and media partnership.
DATES: The Americas Competitiveness Forum will be held on June 11-12,
2007. Applications for sponsorship and media partnership should be
received no later than May 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: For sponsorship opportunities please contact Alex Feldman,
International Trade Administration at 202-482-2867 or
Alex.Feldman@mail.doc.gov. For media partnership opportunities please
contact Charles Skuba, Director of Public Affairs, International Trade
Administration at 202-482-3809. Registration for the Forum can be found
at https://trade.gov/competitiveness/acf/registration.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Americas Competitiveness Forum at
ACF@mail.doc.gov or call the International Trade Administration at 1-
800-USA-Trade or 202-482-0543. Additional information can be found at
https://trade.gov/competitiveness/acf/index.asp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez
will host the inaugural Americas Competitiveness Forum on June 11-12,
2007, in Atlanta.
The Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) will provide a venue for
government ministers from the Western Hemisphere to come together with
leaders from the private sector, academia, and non-governmental
organizations, to explore cutting edge ideas and best practices in
several key areas of competitiveness.
The ACF's main tracks are:
Sparking and sustaining innovation;
Creating solutions in education and workforce development;
Designing successful global supply chain strategies; and
Fostering small business development and growth.
The ACF intends to serve as an on-going vehicle for governments,
the private sector, academia, and non-governmental organizations to
explore best practices and case studies on the issue of competitiveness
in the Western Hemisphere. By highlighting practical examples, the ACF
intends to provide information for decision makers to take steps to
strengthen competitiveness in each country and in the region, in
general.
Dated: April 12, 2007.
Alysia Wilson,
Director of Programs, Western Hemisphere.
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