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performance of the United States, the
competitive position of the United
States in the international economy, the
international reputation of the United
States as a supplier of goods and
technology; and
6. The ability of the United States to
effectively enforce the controls.
BIS is particularly interested in
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also interested in information relating to
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1. Information on the effect of foreign
policy-based export controls on sales of
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what extent do U.S. trade partners have
similar controls on goods and
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specific destinations?
3. Information on licensing policies or
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that are similar to U.S. foreign policy
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requirements for pre- and post-shipment
verifications (preferably supported by
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4. Suggestions for bringing foreign
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5. Comments or suggestions to make
multilateral controls more effective.
6. Information that illustrates the
effect of foreign policy-based export
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intended targets of the controls.
7. Data or other information on the
effect of foreign policy-based export
controls on overall trade at the level of
individual industrial sectors.
8. Suggestions for measuring the effect
of foreign policy-based export controls
on trade.
9. Information on the use of foreign
policy-based export controls on targeted
countries, entities, or individuals. BIS is
also interested in comments relating
generally to the extension or revision of
existing foreign policy-based export
controls.
Parties submitting comments are
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comments received before the close of
the comment period will be considered
by BIS in reviewing the controls and in
developing the report to Congress. All
comments received in response to this
notice will be displayed on BIS’s
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Web
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comments will be included in a report
to Congress to comply with the
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which directs that BIS report to
Congress the results of its consultations
with industry on the effects of foreign
policy controls.
Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy
Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998).
The Notice of Initiation of Five-Year
(‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews provides further
information regarding what is required
of all parties to participate in Sunset
Reviews.
Dated: August 2, 2011.
Kevin J. Wolf,
Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
Dated: August 25, 2011.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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[FR Doc. 2011–22470 Filed 8–31–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
International Trade Administration
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation; Advance Notification of
Sunset Reviews
[Docket No. 110729450–1450–01]
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
Background
Every five years, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) and the
International Trade Commission
automatically initiate and conduct a
review to determine whether revocation
of a countervailing or antidumping duty
order or termination of an investigation
suspended under section 704 or 734 of
the Act would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
or a countervailable subsidy (as the case
may be) and of material injury.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Hancock, AD/CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone (202) 482–1394.
Upcoming Sunset Reviews for October
2011
There are no Sunset Reviews
scheduled for initiation in October
2011.
For information on the Department’s
procedures for the conduct of sunset
reviews, See 19 CFR 351.218. This
notice is not required by statute but is
published as a service to the
international trading community.
Guidance on methodological or
analytical issues relevant to the
Department’s conduct of Sunset
Reviews is set forth in the Department’s
Policy Bulletin 98.3, Policies Regarding
the Conduct of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Reviews of Antidumping and
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Call for Applications for the
International Buyer Program Calendar
Year 2013
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and Call for
Applications.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth
objectives, procedures and application
review criteria associated with support
for domestic trade shows by the
International Buyer Program (IBP) of the
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).
This announcement covers selection for
International Buyer Program
participation for calendar year 2013
(January 1, 2013 through December 31,
2013). The purpose of the IBP program
is to bring international buyers together
with U.S. firms by promoting leading
U.S. trade shows in industries with high
export potential.
DATES: Applications must be received
by October 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The application may be
downloaded from https://
www.export.gov/IBP. Applications may
be submitted by any of the following
methods: (1) Mail/Hand Delivery
Service: International Buyer Program,
Trade Promotion Programs, U.S. and
Foreign Commercial Service,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Ronald
Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania
Ave., Suite 800M—Mezzanine Level—
Atrium North, Washington DC 20004.
Telephone (202) 482–4207; (2)
Facsimile: (202) 482–7800; or (3) e-mail:
IBP2013@trade.gov. Facsimile and
e-mail applications will be accepted as
interim applications, but must be
followed by a signed original
application that is received by the
program no later than five (5) business
SUMMARY:
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days after the application deadline. To
ensure that applications are timely
received by the deadline, applicants are
strongly urged to send applications by
hand delivery service (e.g., U.S. Postal
Service Express Delivery, Federal
Express, UPS, etc.).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Blanche Ziv, Director, International
Buyer Program, Trade Promotion
Programs, U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave.,
Ronald Reagan Building, Suite 800M—
Mezzanine Level—Atrium North,
Washington DC 20004; Telephone (202)
482–4207; Facsimile: (202) 482–7800;
E-mail: IBP2013@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
International Buyer Program was
established to bring international buyers
together with U.S. firms by promoting
leading U.S. trade shows in industries
with high export potential. The
International Buyer Program emphasizes
cooperation between the DOC and trade
show organizers to benefit U.S. firms
exhibiting at selected events and
provides practical, hands-on assistance
such as export counseling and market
analysis to U.S. companies interested in
exporting. The assistance provided to
show organizers includes worldwide
overseas promotion of selected shows to
potential international buyers, endusers, representatives and distributors.
The worldwide promotion is executed
through the offices of the DOC U.S. and
Foreign Commercial Service (hereinafter
referred to as the Commercial Service)
in more than 76 countries representing
the United States’ major trading
partners, and also in U.S. Embassies in
countries where the Commercial Service
does not maintain offices.
The Commercial Service is accepting
applications for the International Buyer
Program for trade events taking place
between January 1, 2013 and December
31, 2013. Selection of a trade show is
valid for one event, i.e., a trade show
organizer seeking selection for a
recurring event must submit a new
application for selection for each
occurrence of the event. Even if the
event occurs more than once in the 12month period covered by this
announcement, the trade show
organizer must submit a separate
application for each event.
The Commercial Service expects to
select approximately 35 events from
among applicants to the program for the
January 1, 2013 through December 31,
2013 period. The Commercial Service
will select those events that are
determined to most clearly meet the
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Commercial Service’s statutory mandate
to promote U.S. exports, especially
those of small- and medium-sized
enterprises, and that best meet the
selection criteria articulated below.
Shows selected for the International
Buyer Program will provide a venue for
U.S. companies interested in expanding
their sales into international markets.
Successful show organizer applicants
will be required to enter into a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
with the DOC. The MOA constitutes an
agreement between the DOC and the
show organizer specifying which
responsibilities are to be undertaken by
the DOC as part of the International
Buyer Program and, in turn, which
responsibilities are to be undertaken by
the show organizer. Anyone requesting
application information will be sent a
sample copy of the MOA along with the
application and a copy of this Federal
Register Notice. Applicants are
encouraged to review the MOA closely
as IBP participants are required to
comply with all terms and conditions in
the MOA, including construction of an
international business center at the
trade show and producing an export
interest directory. The responsibilities
to be undertaken by the DOC will be
carried out by the Commercial Service.
There is no fee required to submit an
application. If accepted into the
program, a participation fee of $8,000
for shows of five days or less is required
within 45 days of written notification of
acceptance into the program. For trade
shows more than five days in duration,
or requiring more than one International
Business Center, a participation fee of
$14,000 is required. For trade shows ten
days or more in duration, and/or
requiring more than two International
Business Centers, the participation fee
will be negotiated, but shall not be less
than $19,500.
The DOC selects trade shows to be
International Buyer Program partners
that it determines to be leading
international trade shows appropriate
for participation by U.S. exporting firms
and for promotion in overseas markets
by U.S. Embassies and Consulates.
Selection as an International Buyer
Program partner does not constitute a
guarantee by the U.S. Government of the
show’s success. International Buyer
Program partnership status is not an
endorsement of the show organizer
except as to its international buyer
activities. Non-selection should not be
viewed as a finding that the event will
not be successful in the promotion of
U.S. exports.
Exclusions: Trade shows that are
either first-time or horizontal (non-
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industry specific) events generally will
not be considered.
Eligibility: All 2013 U.S. trade events
are eligible to apply.
General Evaluation Criteria: The
Commercial Service will evaluate shows
to be International Buyer Program
partners using the following criteria:
(a) Level of Intellectual Property
Rights Protection: The trade show
organizer includes in the terms and
conditions of its exhibitor contracts
provisions for the protection of
intellectual property rights (IPR); has
procedures in place at the trade show to
address IPR infringement, which, at a
minimum, provides information to help
U.S. exhibitors procure legal
representation during the trade show;
and agrees to assist the DOC to reach
and educate U.S. exhibitors on the
Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy
(STOP!), IPR protection measures
available during the show, and the
means to protect IPR in overseas
markets, as well as in the United States.
(b) Export Potential: The trade show
promotes products and services from
U.S. industries that have high export
potential, as determined by DOC
sources, e.g., Commercial Service best
prospects lists and U.S. export statistics
(certain industries are rated as priorities
by our domestic and international
commercial officers in their Country
Commercial Guides, available through
the Web site, https://www.export.gov).
(c) Level of International Interest: The
trade show meets the needs of a
significant number of overseas markets
and corresponds to marketing
opportunities as identified by the posts
in their Country Commercial Guides
(e.g., best prospect lists). Previous
international attendance at the show
may be used as an indicator.
(d) Scope of the Show: The event must
offer a broad spectrum of U.S. made
products and services for the subject
industry. Trade shows with a majority
of U.S. firms as exhibitors are given
priority.
(e) U.S. Content of Show Exhibitors:
Trade shows with exhibitors featuring a
high percentage of products produced in
the United States or products with a
high degree of U.S. content will be
preferred.
(f) Stature of the Show: The trade
show is clearly recognized by the
industry it covers as a leading event for
the promotion of that industry’s
products and services both domestically
and internationally, and as a showplace
for the latest technology or services in
that industry.
(g) Level of Exhibitor Interest: There is
demonstrated interest on the part of U.S.
exhibitors in receiving international
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business visitors during the trade show.
A significant number of U.S. exhibitors
should be new-to-export (NTE) or
seeking to expand their sales into
additional export markets.
(h) Level of Overseas Marketing: There
has been a demonstrated effort to market
prior shows overseas. In addition, the
applicant should describe in detail the
international marketing program to be
conducted for the event, and explain
how efforts should increase individual
and group international attendance.
(Planned cooperation with Visit USA
Committees overseas is desirable. For
more information on Visit USA
Committees go to: https://
www.visitusa.com)
(i) Logistics: The trade show site,
facilities, transportation services, and
availability of accommodations at the
site of the exhibition must be capable of
accommodating large numbers of
attendees whose native language will
not be English.
(j) Level of Cooperation: The applicant
demonstrates a willingness to cooperate
with the Commercial Service to fulfill
the program’s goals and adhere to the
target dates set out in the MOA and in
the event timetables, both of which are
available from the program office (see
the ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT’’ section above). Past
experience in the International Buyer
Program will be taken into account in
evaluating the applications received for
the January 1, 2013 through December
31, 2013 period.
(k) Delegation Incentives: Show
organizers should offer a range of
incentives to be offered to delegations
and/or delegation leaders recruited by
the Commercial Service overseas posts.
Examples of incentives to international
visitors and to organized delegations
include, but are not limited to: Waived
or reduced admission fees; special
organized events, such as receptions,
meetings with association executives,
briefings, and site tours; and
complimentary accommodations for
delegation leaders. Waived or reduced
admission fees are required for
international attendees who are
members of Commercial Service
recruited delegations under this
program. Delegation leaders also must
be provided complimentary admission
to the event.
Application Requirements: Show
organizers submitting applications for
the 2013 International Buyer Program
are requested to submit: (1) A narrative
statement addressing each question in
the application, Form ITA–4102P; (2) a
signed statement that ‘‘The above
information provided is correct and the
applicant will abide by the terms set
forth in this Call for Applications for the
2013 International Buyer Program
(January 1, 2013 through December 31,
2013)’’; and (3) two copies of the
application, on company letterhead, and
one electronic copy submitted on a CDRW (preferably in Microsoft Word®
format), on or before the deadline noted
above. There is no fee required to apply.
The DOC expects to issue the results of
this process in April 2012.
Legal Authority: The Commercial
Service has the legal authority to enter
into MOAs with show organizers
(partners) under the provisions of the
Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961 (MECEA), as
amended (22 U.S.C. sections 2455(f) and
2458(c)). MECEA allows the
Commercial Service to accept
contributions of funds and services from
firms for the purposes of furthering its
mission. The statutory program
authority for the Commercial Service to
conduct the International Buyer
Program is 15 U.S.C. 4724.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has approved the information
collection requirements of the
application to this program (Form ITA–
4102P) under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (OMB Control No.
0625–0151).
Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, no person is required to respond
to, nor shall a person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with, a
collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act, unless that collection of
information displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number.
Dated: August 24, 2011.
Blanche Ziv,
Director, International Buyer Program, U.S.
and Foreign Commercial Service,
International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of
Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is
automatically initiating a five-year
review (‘‘Sunset Review’’) of the
antidumping duty orders listed below.
The International Trade Commission
(‘‘the Commission’’) is publishing
concurrently with this notice its notice
of Institution of Five-Year Review which
covers the same orders.
DATES: Effective Date: September 1,
2011.
AGENCY:
The
Department official identified in the
Initiation of Review section below at
AD/CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
For information from the Commission
contact Mary Messer, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission at (202) 205–3193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
The Department’s procedures for the
conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth
in its Procedures for Conducting FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998)
and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005).
Guidance on methodological or
analytical issues relevant to the
Department’s conduct of Sunset
Reviews is set forth in the Department’s
Policy Bulletin 98.3—Policies Regarding
the Conduct of Five-year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Reviews of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders: Policy
Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998).
Initiation of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset
Review of the following antidumping
duty orders:
DOC Case No.
ITC Case No.
Country
Product
A–821–807 ..............
731–TA–702
Russia ....................
A–570–831 ..............
A–570–835 ..............
731–TA–683
731–TA–703
PRC .......................
PRC .......................
Ferrovanadium and Nitrided Vanadium
(3rd Review).
Fresh Garlic (3rd Review) ......................
Furfuryl Alcohol (3rd Review) ................
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Department contact
David Goldberger (202) 482–4136.
Dana Mermelstein (202) 482–1391.
Julia Hancock (202) 482–1394.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[Docket No. 110729450-1450-01]
Call for Applications for the International Buyer Program
Calendar Year 2013
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and Call for Applications.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth objectives, procedures and application
review criteria associated with support for domestic trade shows by the
International Buyer Program (IBP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce
(DOC). This announcement covers selection for International Buyer
Program participation for calendar year 2013 (January 1, 2013 through
December 31, 2013). The purpose of the IBP program is to bring
international buyers together with U.S. firms by promoting leading U.S.
trade shows in industries with high export potential.
DATES: Applications must be received by October 31, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The application may be downloaded from https://www.export.gov/IBP. Applications may be submitted by any of the
following methods: (1) Mail/Hand Delivery Service: International Buyer
Program, Trade Promotion Programs, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Ronald
Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 800M--Mezzanine Level--
Atrium North, Washington DC 20004. Telephone (202) 482-4207; (2)
Facsimile: (202) 482-7800; or (3) e-mail: IBP2013@trade.gov. Facsimile
and e-mail applications will be accepted as interim applications, but
must be followed by a signed original application that is received by
the program no later than five (5) business
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days after the application deadline. To ensure that applications are
timely received by the deadline, applicants are strongly urged to send
applications by hand delivery service (e.g., U.S. Postal Service
Express Delivery, Federal Express, UPS, etc.).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blanche Ziv, Director, International
Buyer Program, Trade Promotion Programs, U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., Ronald Reagan Building, Suite 800M--
Mezzanine Level--Atrium North, Washington DC 20004; Telephone (202)
482-4207; Facsimile: (202) 482-7800; E-mail: IBP2013@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The International Buyer Program was
established to bring international buyers together with U.S. firms by
promoting leading U.S. trade shows in industries with high export
potential. The International Buyer Program emphasizes cooperation
between the DOC and trade show organizers to benefit U.S. firms
exhibiting at selected events and provides practical, hands-on
assistance such as export counseling and market analysis to U.S.
companies interested in exporting. The assistance provided to show
organizers includes worldwide overseas promotion of selected shows to
potential international buyers, end-users, representatives and
distributors. The worldwide promotion is executed through the offices
of the DOC U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (hereinafter referred to
as the Commercial Service) in more than 76 countries representing the
United States' major trading partners, and also in U.S. Embassies in
countries where the Commercial Service does not maintain offices.
The Commercial Service is accepting applications for the
International Buyer Program for trade events taking place between
January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013. Selection of a trade show is
valid for one event, i.e., a trade show organizer seeking selection for
a recurring event must submit a new application for selection for each
occurrence of the event. Even if the event occurs more than once in the
12-month period covered by this announcement, the trade show organizer
must submit a separate application for each event.
The Commercial Service expects to select approximately 35 events
from among applicants to the program for the January 1, 2013 through
December 31, 2013 period. The Commercial Service will select those
events that are determined to most clearly meet the Commercial
Service's statutory mandate to promote U.S. exports, especially those
of small- and medium-sized enterprises, and that best meet the
selection criteria articulated below. Shows selected for the
International Buyer Program will provide a venue for U.S. companies
interested in expanding their sales into international markets.
Successful show organizer applicants will be required to enter into a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the DOC. The MOA constitutes an
agreement between the DOC and the show organizer specifying which
responsibilities are to be undertaken by the DOC as part of the
International Buyer Program and, in turn, which responsibilities are to
be undertaken by the show organizer. Anyone requesting application
information will be sent a sample copy of the MOA along with the
application and a copy of this Federal Register Notice. Applicants are
encouraged to review the MOA closely as IBP participants are required
to comply with all terms and conditions in the MOA, including
construction of an international business center at the trade show and
producing an export interest directory. The responsibilities to be
undertaken by the DOC will be carried out by the Commercial Service.
There is no fee required to submit an application. If accepted into
the program, a participation fee of $8,000 for shows of five days or
less is required within 45 days of written notification of acceptance
into the program. For trade shows more than five days in duration, or
requiring more than one International Business Center, a participation
fee of $14,000 is required. For trade shows ten days or more in
duration, and/or requiring more than two International Business
Centers, the participation fee will be negotiated, but shall not be
less than $19,500.
The DOC selects trade shows to be International Buyer Program
partners that it determines to be leading international trade shows
appropriate for participation by U.S. exporting firms and for promotion
in overseas markets by U.S. Embassies and Consulates. Selection as an
International Buyer Program partner does not constitute a guarantee by
the U.S. Government of the show's success. International Buyer Program
partnership status is not an endorsement of the show organizer except
as to its international buyer activities. Non-selection should not be
viewed as a finding that the event will not be successful in the
promotion of U.S. exports.
Exclusions: Trade shows that are either first-time or horizontal
(non-industry specific) events generally will not be considered.
Eligibility: All 2013 U.S. trade events are eligible to apply.
General Evaluation Criteria: The Commercial Service will evaluate
shows to be International Buyer Program partners using the following
criteria:
(a) Level of Intellectual Property Rights Protection: The trade
show organizer includes in the terms and conditions of its exhibitor
contracts provisions for the protection of intellectual property rights
(IPR); has procedures in place at the trade show to address IPR
infringement, which, at a minimum, provides information to help U.S.
exhibitors procure legal representation during the trade show; and
agrees to assist the DOC to reach and educate U.S. exhibitors on the
Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!), IPR protection measures
available during the show, and the means to protect IPR in overseas
markets, as well as in the United States.
(b) Export Potential: The trade show promotes products and services
from U.S. industries that have high export potential, as determined by
DOC sources, e.g., Commercial Service best prospects lists and U.S.
export statistics (certain industries are rated as priorities by our
domestic and international commercial officers in their Country
Commercial Guides, available through the Web site, https://www.export.gov).
(c) Level of International Interest: The trade show meets the needs
of a significant number of overseas markets and corresponds to
marketing opportunities as identified by the posts in their Country
Commercial Guides (e.g., best prospect lists). Previous international
attendance at the show may be used as an indicator.
(d) Scope of the Show: The event must offer a broad spectrum of
U.S. made products and services for the subject industry. Trade shows
with a majority of U.S. firms as exhibitors are given priority.
(e) U.S. Content of Show Exhibitors: Trade shows with exhibitors
featuring a high percentage of products produced in the United States
or products with a high degree of U.S. content will be preferred.
(f) Stature of the Show: The trade show is clearly recognized by
the industry it covers as a leading event for the promotion of that
industry's products and services both domestically and internationally,
and as a showplace for the latest technology or services in that
industry.
(g) Level of Exhibitor Interest: There is demonstrated interest on
the part of U.S. exhibitors in receiving international
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business visitors during the trade show. A significant number of U.S.
exhibitors should be new-to-export (NTE) or seeking to expand their
sales into additional export markets.
(h) Level of Overseas Marketing: There has been a demonstrated
effort to market prior shows overseas. In addition, the applicant
should describe in detail the international marketing program to be
conducted for the event, and explain how efforts should increase
individual and group international attendance. (Planned cooperation
with Visit USA Committees overseas is desirable. For more information
on Visit USA Committees go to: https://www.visitusa.com)
(i) Logistics: The trade show site, facilities, transportation
services, and availability of accommodations at the site of the
exhibition must be capable of accommodating large numbers of attendees
whose native language will not be English.
(j) Level of Cooperation: The applicant demonstrates a willingness
to cooperate with the Commercial Service to fulfill the program's goals
and adhere to the target dates set out in the MOA and in the event
timetables, both of which are available from the program office (see
the ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT'' section above). Past experience
in the International Buyer Program will be taken into account in
evaluating the applications received for the January 1, 2013 through
December 31, 2013 period.
(k) Delegation Incentives: Show organizers should offer a range of
incentives to be offered to delegations and/or delegation leaders
recruited by the Commercial Service overseas posts. Examples of
incentives to international visitors and to organized delegations
include, but are not limited to: Waived or reduced admission fees;
special organized events, such as receptions, meetings with association
executives, briefings, and site tours; and complimentary accommodations
for delegation leaders. Waived or reduced admission fees are required
for international attendees who are members of Commercial Service
recruited delegations under this program. Delegation leaders also must
be provided complimentary admission to the event.
Application Requirements: Show organizers submitting applications
for the 2013 International Buyer Program are requested to submit: (1) A
narrative statement addressing each question in the application, Form
ITA-4102P; (2) a signed statement that ``The above information provided
is correct and the applicant will abide by the terms set forth in this
Call for Applications for the 2013 International Buyer Program (January
1, 2013 through December 31, 2013)''; and (3) two copies of the
application, on company letterhead, and one electronic copy submitted
on a CD-RW (preferably in Microsoft Word[supreg] format), on or before
the deadline noted above. There is no fee required to apply. The DOC
expects to issue the results of this process in April 2012.
Legal Authority: The Commercial Service has the legal authority to
enter into MOAs with show organizers (partners) under the provisions of
the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (MECEA), as
amended (22 U.S.C. sections 2455(f) and 2458(c)). MECEA allows the
Commercial Service to accept contributions of funds and services from
firms for the purposes of furthering its mission. The statutory program
authority for the Commercial Service to conduct the International Buyer
Program is 15 U.S.C. 4724.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the
information collection requirements of the application to this program
(Form ITA-4102P) under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (OMB Control No. 0625-0151).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required
to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure
to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements
of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
Dated: August 24, 2011.
Blanche Ziv,
Director, International Buyer Program, U.S. and Foreign Commercial
Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2011-22157 Filed 8-31-11; 8:45 am]
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