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U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012)) (‘‘IEEPA’’).
Specifically, Parsa was convicted of
knowingly and willfully conspiring to
export, reexport, sell and supply from
the United States electronic components
to customers located in Iran, without the
required U.S. Government
authorization. Parsa was sentenced to 36
months of imprisonment and ordered to
pay a $100 assessment.
Section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulation (‘‘EAR’’ or
‘‘Regulations’’) 1 provides, in pertinent
part, that ‘‘[t]he Director of the Office of
Exporter Services, in consultation with
the Director of the Office of Export
Enforcement, may deny the export
privileges of any person who has been
convicted of a violation of the EAA
[Export Administration Act], the EAR,
or any order, license, or authorization
issued thereunder; any regulation,
license or order issued under the
International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706); 18
U.S.C. 793, 794 or 798; section 4(b) of
the Internal Security Act of 1950 (50
U.S.C. 783(b))[;] or section 38 of the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2778).’’ 15 CFR 766.25(a); see also
Section 11(h) of the EAA, 50 U.S.C.
4610(h). The denial of export privileges
under this provision may be for a period
of up to 10 years from the date of the
conviction. 15 CFR 766.25(d); see also
50 U.S.C. 4610(h). In addition, Section
750.8 of the Regulations states that BIS’s
Office of Exporter Services may revoke
any BIS licenses previously issued
pursuant to the Export Administration
Act (‘‘EAA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’) or the
Regulations in which the person had an
interest at the time of his conviction.
BIS has received notice of Parsa’s
conviction for violating IEEPA, and has
provided notice and an opportunity for
Parsa to make a written submission to
BIS, as provided in Section 766.25 of
the Regulations. BIS has received a
submission from Parsa.
Based upon my review and my
consultations with BIS’s Office of
Export Enforcement, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Parsa’s export
privileges under the Regulations for a
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1 The
Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730–
774 (2016). The Regulations issued pursuant to the
Export Administration Act (50 U.S.C. §§ 4601–4623
(Supp. III 2015) (available at https://
uscode.house.gov)) (‘‘EAA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’). Since
August 21, 2001, the Act has been in lapse and the
President, through Executive Order 13222 of August
17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which
has been extended by successive Presidential
Notices, the most recent being that of August 4,
2016 (81 FR 52587 (Aug. 8, 2016)), has continued
the Regulations in effect under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701,
et seq. (2012)).
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period of 10 years from the date of
Parsa’s conviction. I have also decided
to revoke all licenses issued pursuant to
the Act or Regulations in which Parsa
had an interest at the time of his
conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
May 20, 2026, Ali Reza Parsa, Inmate
Number: 71600–054, Moshannon
Valley, Correctional Institution, 555 Geo
Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, and 518
Starboard Crescent, Waterloo, Ontario,
Canada, N2K4G5, and when acting for
or on his behalf, his successors, assigns,
employees, agents or representatives
(the ‘‘Denied Person’’), may not, directly
or indirectly, participate in any way in
any transaction involving any
commodity, software or technology
(hereinafter collectively referred to as
‘‘item’’) exported or to be exported from
the United States that is subject to the
Regulations, including, but not limited
to:
A. Applying for, obtaining, or using
any license, license exception, or export
control document;
B. Carrying on negotiations
concerning, or ordering, buying,
receiving, using, selling, delivering,
storing, disposing of, forwarding,
transporting, financing, or otherwise
servicing in any way, any transaction
involving any item exported or to be
exported from the United States that is
subject to the Regulations, or engaging
in any other activity subject to the
Regulations; or
C. Benefitting in any way from any
transaction involving any item exported
or to be exported from the United States
that is subject to the Regulations, or
from any other activity subject to the
Regulations.
Second, no person may, directly or
indirectly, do any of the following:
A. Export or reexport to or on behalf
of the Denied Person any item subject to
the Regulations;
B. Take any action that facilitates the
acquisition or attempted acquisition by
the Denied Person of the ownership,
possession, or control of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States, including financing or other
support activities related to a
transaction whereby the Denied Person
acquires or attempts to acquire such
ownership, possession or control;
C. Take any action to acquire from or
to facilitate the acquisition or attempted
acquisition from the Denied Person of
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been exported from the United
States;
D. Obtain from the Denied Person in
the United States any item subject to the
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Regulations with knowledge or reason
to know that the item will be, or is
intended to be, exported from the
United States; or
E. Engage in any transaction to service
any item subject to the Regulations that
has been or will be exported from the
United States and which is owned,
possessed or controlled by the Denied
Person, or service any item, of whatever
origin, that is owned, possessed or
controlled by the Denied Person if such
service involves the use of any item
subject to the Regulations that has been
or will be exported from the United
States. For purposes of this paragraph,
servicing means installation,
maintenance, repair, modification or
testing.
Third, after notice and opportunity for
comment as provided in Section 766.23
of the Regulations, any other person,
firm, corporation, or business
organization related to Parsa by
ownership, control, position of
responsibility, affiliation, or other
connection in the conduct of trade or
business may also be made subject to
the provisions of this Order in order to
prevent evasion of this Order.
Fourth, in accordance with Part 756 of
the Regulations, Parsa may file an
appeal of this Order with the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Industry and
Security. The appeal must be filed
within 45 days from the date of this
Order and must comply with the
provisions of Part 756 of the
Regulations.
Fifth, a copy of this Order shall be
delivered to Parsa and shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sixth, this Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect
until May 20, 2026.
Issued this 7th day of June, 2017.
Karen H. Nies-Vogel,
Director, Office of Exporter Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of 10th Annual U.S. Industry
Program at the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) General
Conference
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Mission Description
The United States Department of
Commerce’s (DOC) International Trade
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Administration (ITA), with participation
from the U.S. Departments of Energy
and State, is organizing the 10th Annual
U.S. Industry Program at the
International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) General Conference, to be held
September 18–19, 2017, in Vienna,
Austria. The IAEA General Conference
is the premier global meeting of civil
nuclear policymakers and typically
attracts senior officials and industry
representatives from all 162 Member
States. The U.S. Industry Program is
part of the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s (DOC) Civil Nuclear Trade
Initiative, a U.S. Government effort to
help U.S. civil nuclear companies
identify and capitalize on commercial
civil nuclear opportunities around the
world. The purpose of the program is to
help the U.S. nuclear industry promote
its services and technologies to an
international audience, including senior
energy policymakers from current and
emerging markets as well as IAEA staff.
Representatives of U.S. companies
from across the U.S. civil nuclear
supply chain are eligible to participate.
In addition, organizations providing
related services to the industry, such as
universities, research institutions, and
U.S. civil nuclear trade associations, are
eligible for participation. The mission
will help U.S. participants gain market
insights, make industry contacts,
solidify business strategies, and identify
or advance specific projects with the
goal of increasing U.S. civil nuclear
exports to a wide variety of countries
interested in nuclear energy.
The schedule includes: Meetings with
foreign delegations and discussions
with senior U.S. Government officials
and IAEA staff on important civil
nuclear topics including regulatory,
technology and standards, liability,
public acceptance, export controls,
financing, infrastructure development,
and R&D cooperation. Past U.S. Industry
Programs have included participation
by the U.S. Secretary of Energy, the
Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) and
senior U.S. Government officials from
the Departments of Commerce, Energy,
State, the U.S. Export-Import Bank and
the National Security Council.
There are significant opportunities for
U.S. businesses in the global civil
nuclear energy market. With 60 reactors
currently under construction in 15
countries and 158 nuclear plant projects
planned in 27 countries over the next 8–
10 years, this translates to a market
demand for equipment and services
totaling $500–740 billion over the next
ten years. This mission contributes to
DOC’s Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative by
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assisting U.S. businesses in entering or
expanding in international markets.
Mission Setting
The IAEA General Conference is the
premier global meeting of civil nuclear
policymakers, and typically attracts over
1,200 senior officials and industry
representatives from all 162 IAEA
Member States. As such, it is an
opportunity to highlight the breadth and
depth of the U.S. civil nuclear sector to
foreign energy policymakers and
potential customers. The U.S. Industry
Program will provide opportunities for
U.S. industry representatives to meet
with U.S. Government representatives
and discuss key issues of interest for
civil nuclear exporters. The program
will also feature briefings from foreign
government representatives, providing
opportunities for participants to develop
contacts in potential export markets.
Mission Goals
The purpose of the U.S. Industry
Program is to highlight the benefits of
U.S. civil nuclear technology to foreign
decision makers in key export markets
and to enable representatives from the
U.S. public and private sector to discuss
U.S. industry’s role in the safe and
secure expansion of civil nuclear power
worldwide. U.S. participants will also
have the opportunity to network and
build relationships in the global civil
nuclear sector, interact with foreign
government and industry officials, and
learn more about current and future
project opportunities. Foreign
government participants will hear about
the expertise that the U.S. industry has
amassed in this sector and may learn
how to better partner with U.S. industry
on future nuclear power projects.
Mission Scenario
On Monday, September 18, trade
mission participants will begin with a
Policymaker’s Roundtable and an
interagency U.S. Government briefing
featuring discussion sessions and
remarks by senior officials from the U.S.
Departments of Commerce, Energy and
State, and the NRC. In addition, on
Monday and Tuesday, meetings with
foreign delegation officials from some of
the top markets for U.S. civil nuclear
exports will be scheduled.
Approximately ten such meetings will
be planned throughout the duration of
the event. Throughout the weeklong
conference, participants can attend
IAEA side meetings using their official
IAEA badges, which will be provided as
part of the program.
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Event Dates and Proposed Agenda
****Note that specific events and
meeting times have yet to be
confirmed****
Monday, September 18
7:00 a.m. Industry Program breakfast
begins
8:00–9:45 a.m. U.S. Policymakers
Roundtable
9:45–10:00 a.m. Break
10:00–11:00 a.m. USG Dialogue with
Industry
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. IAEA Side
Events
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Break
12:30–6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for
Industry Delegation (presented by
foreign delegates)
7:30–9:30 p.m. U.S. Mission to the
IAEA Reception
Tuesday, September 19
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Country Briefings
for Industry (presented by foreign
delegates)
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Event
Meetings
Participation Requirements
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 15 and maximum of 50
companies and/or trade associations
and/or U.S. academic and research
institutions 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.
Conditions for Participation
Applicants must submit a completed
mission application signed by a
company, trade association, or academic
or research institution official, together
with supplemental application
materials, including adequate
information on the organization’s
products and/or services, primary
market objectives, and goals for
participation. If the DOC receives an
incomplete application, the DOC may
reject the application, request additional
information, or take the lack of
information into account in its
evaluation.
Each applicant must certify that their
organization is not majority owned or
controlled by a foreign government
entity (or foreign government entities).
Each applicant also must certify that the
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products or 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
demonstrable U.S. content as a
percentage of the value of the finished
product or service. In the case of a trade
association, the applicant must certify
that it will only be representing
companies during the Trade Mission
consistent with the domestic content
criteria laid out in this section. In the
case of an academic or research
institution, the applicant must certify
that as part of its activities at the event,
it will represent the interests of the
organization’s staff that meet the criteria
above.
Applicants 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 U.S. Department of
Commerce;
• Certify that it has identified any
pending litigation (including any
administrative proceedings) to which it
is a party that involves the U.S.
Department of Commerce;
• 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; and
• Certify that it meets the minimum
requirements as stated in this
announcement.
Applicants from a company,
organization or institution that is
majority owned or controlled by a
foreign government entity will not be
considered for participation in the U.S.
Industry Program.
Selection Criteria
Selection will be based on the
following criteria:
• Suitability of the company’s (or, in
the case of another organization,
represented companies’ or constituents’)
products or services to each of the
markets the company or organization
has expressed an interest in exporting to
as part of this trade mission.
• The company’s (or, in the case of
another organization, represented
companies’ or constituents’) potential
for business in each of the markets the
company or organization has expressed
an interest in exporting to as part of this
trade mission, including likelihood of
exports resulting from the mission.
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• Consistency of the applicant
company’s (or, in the case of another
organization, represented companies’ or
constituents’) goals and objectives with
the stated mission scope.
Referrals from political organizations
and any documents containing
references to partisan political activities
(including political contributions) will
be removed from an applicant’s
submission and will not be considered.
Timeframe for Recruitment and
Participation
Recruitment for participation in the
U.S. Industry Program as a
representative of the U.S. nuclear
industry will be conducted in an open
and public manner, including
publication in the Federal Register,
posting on the DOC trade mission
calendar, notices to industry trade
associations and other multiplier
groups. Recruitment will begin 2 weeks
after publication in the Federal Register
and conclude no later than July 14,
2017. The ITA will review applications
and make selection decisions on a
rolling basis. Applications received after
July 14, 2017, will be considered only
if space and scheduling permit.
Fees and Expenses
After a company or organization has
been selected to participate on the
mission, a payment to the DOC in the
form of a participation fee is required.
The fee covers ITA support to register
U.S. industry participants for the IAEA
General Conference Participants will be
able to take advantage of discounted
rates for hotel rooms.
• The fee to participate in the event
is $1,600 for a large company and
$1,200 for a small or medium-sized
company (SME), a trade association, or
a U.S. university or research institution.
The fee for each additional
representative (large company, trade
association, university/research
institution, or SME) is $900.
Æ For purposes of this mission, a SME
is defined as a company/organization
with less than $7 million in average
annual receipts and fewer than five
hundred employees (Source: U.S. Small
Business Administration).
• To apply to the mission, complete
the trade mission application at https://
emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/
7R0W.
Participants selected for the Trade
Mission will be expected to pay for the
cost of all personal expenses, including,
but not limited to, international travel,
lodging, meals, transportation,
communication, and incidentals, unless
otherwise noted. In the event that the
Mission is cancelled, no personal
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expenses paid in anticipation of a Trade
Mission will be reimbursed. However,
participation fees for a cancelled Trade
Mission will be reimbursed to the extent
they have not already been expended in
the anticipation of the Mission.
Contacts
Jonathan Chesebro, Industry & Analysis,
Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202)
482–1297, Email: jonathan.chesebro@
trade.gov.
Devin Horne, Industry & Analysis,
Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202)
482–0775, Email: devin.horne@
trade.gov.
Dated: June 13, 2017.
Edward A. O’Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries.
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(978) 281–9244.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of 10th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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Mission Description
The United States Department of Commerce's (DOC) International
Trade
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Administration (ITA), with participation from the U.S. Departments of
Energy and State, is organizing the 10th Annual U.S. Industry Program
at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference, to
be held September 18-19, 2017, in Vienna, Austria. The IAEA General
Conference is the premier global meeting of civil nuclear policymakers
and typically attracts senior officials and industry representatives
from all 162 Member States. The U.S. Industry Program is part of the
U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative, a
U.S. Government effort to help U.S. civil nuclear companies identify
and capitalize on commercial civil nuclear opportunities around the
world. The purpose of the program is to help the U.S. nuclear industry
promote its services and technologies to an international audience,
including senior energy policymakers from current and emerging markets
as well as IAEA staff.
Representatives of U.S. companies from across the U.S. civil
nuclear supply chain are eligible to participate. In addition,
organizations providing related services to the industry, such as
universities, research institutions, and U.S. civil nuclear trade
associations, are eligible for participation. The mission will help
U.S. participants gain market insights, make industry contacts,
solidify business strategies, and identify or advance specific projects
with the goal of increasing U.S. civil nuclear exports to a wide
variety of countries interested in nuclear energy.
The schedule includes: Meetings with foreign delegations and
discussions with senior U.S. Government officials and IAEA staff on
important civil nuclear topics including regulatory, technology and
standards, liability, public acceptance, export controls, financing,
infrastructure development, and R&D cooperation. Past U.S. Industry
Programs have included participation by the U.S. Secretary of Energy,
the Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and senior
U.S. Government officials from the Departments of Commerce, Energy,
State, the U.S. Export-Import Bank and the National Security Council.
There are significant opportunities for U.S. businesses in the
global civil nuclear energy market. With 60 reactors currently under
construction in 15 countries and 158 nuclear plant projects planned in
27 countries over the next 8-10 years, this translates to a market
demand for equipment and services totaling $500-740 billion over the
next ten years. This mission contributes to DOC's Civil Nuclear Trade
Initiative by assisting U.S. businesses in entering or expanding in
international markets.
Mission Setting
The IAEA General Conference is the premier global meeting of civil
nuclear policymakers, and typically attracts over 1,200 senior
officials and industry representatives from all 162 IAEA Member States.
As such, it is an opportunity to highlight the breadth and depth of the
U.S. civil nuclear sector to foreign energy policymakers and potential
customers. The U.S. Industry Program will provide opportunities for
U.S. industry representatives to meet with U.S. Government
representatives and discuss key issues of interest for civil nuclear
exporters. The program will also feature briefings from foreign
government representatives, providing opportunities for participants to
develop contacts in potential export markets.
Mission Goals
The purpose of the U.S. Industry Program is to highlight the
benefits of U.S. civil nuclear technology to foreign decision makers in
key export markets and to enable representatives from the U.S. public
and private sector to discuss U.S. industry's role in the safe and
secure expansion of civil nuclear power worldwide. U.S. participants
will also have the opportunity to network and build relationships in
the global civil nuclear sector, interact with foreign government and
industry officials, and learn more about current and future project
opportunities. Foreign government participants will hear about the
expertise that the U.S. industry has amassed in this sector and may
learn how to better partner with U.S. industry on future nuclear power
projects.
Mission Scenario
On Monday, September 18, trade mission participants will begin with
a Policymaker's Roundtable and an interagency U.S. Government briefing
featuring discussion sessions and remarks by senior officials from the
U.S. Departments of Commerce, Energy and State, and the NRC. In
addition, on Monday and Tuesday, meetings with foreign delegation
officials from some of the top markets for U.S. civil nuclear exports
will be scheduled. Approximately ten such meetings will be planned
throughout the duration of the event. Throughout the weeklong
conference, participants can attend IAEA side meetings using their
official IAEA badges, which will be provided as part of the program.
Event Dates and Proposed Agenda
****Note that specific events and meeting times have yet to be
confirmed****
Monday, September 18
7:00 a.m. Industry Program breakfast begins
8:00-9:45 a.m. U.S. Policymakers Roundtable
9:45-10:00 a.m. Break
10:00-11:00 a.m. USG Dialogue with Industry
11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Events
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Break
12:30-6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for Industry Delegation (presented by
foreign delegates)
7:30-9:30 p.m. U.S. Mission to the IAEA Reception
Tuesday, September 19
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Country Briefings for Industry (presented by
foreign delegates)
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. IAEA Side Event Meetings
Participation Requirements
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 15 and maximum of 50 companies and/or trade
associations and/or U.S. academic and research institutions 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.
Conditions for Participation
Applicants must submit a completed mission application signed by a
company, trade association, or academic or research institution
official, together with supplemental application materials, including
adequate information on the organization's products and/or services,
primary market objectives, and goals for participation. If the DOC
receives an incomplete application, the DOC may reject the application,
request additional information, or take the lack of information into
account in its evaluation.
Each applicant must certify that their organization is not majority
owned or controlled by a foreign government entity (or foreign
government entities). Each applicant also must certify that the
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products or 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 demonstrable U.S. content as a percentage of the
value of the finished product or service. In the case of a trade
association, the applicant must certify that it will only be
representing companies during the Trade Mission consistent with the
domestic content criteria laid out in this section. In the case of an
academic or research institution, the applicant must certify that as
part of its activities at the event, it will represent the interests of
the organization's staff that meet the criteria above.
Applicants 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 U.S. Department of Commerce;
Certify that it has identified any pending litigation
(including any administrative proceedings) to which it is a party that
involves the U.S. Department of Commerce;
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; and
Certify that it meets the minimum requirements as stated
in this announcement.
Applicants from a company, organization or institution that is
majority owned or controlled by a foreign government entity will not be
considered for participation in the U.S. Industry Program.
Selection Criteria
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
Suitability of the company's (or, in the case of another
organization, represented companies' or constituents') products or
services to each of the markets the company or organization has
expressed an interest in exporting to as part of this trade mission.
The company's (or, in the case of another organization,
represented companies' or constituents') potential for business in each
of the markets the company or organization has expressed an interest in
exporting to as part of this trade mission, including likelihood of
exports resulting from the mission.
Consistency of the applicant company's (or, in the case of
another organization, represented companies' or constituents') goals
and objectives with the stated mission scope.
Referrals from political organizations and any documents containing
references to partisan political activities (including political
contributions) will be removed from an applicant's submission and will
not be considered.
Timeframe for Recruitment and Participation
Recruitment for participation in the U.S. Industry Program as a
representative of the U.S. nuclear industry will be conducted in an
open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register,
posting on the DOC trade mission calendar, notices to industry trade
associations and other multiplier groups. Recruitment will begin 2
weeks after publication in the Federal Register and conclude no later
than July 14, 2017. The ITA will review applications and make selection
decisions on a rolling basis. Applications received after July 14,
2017, will be considered only if space and scheduling permit.
Fees and Expenses
After a company or organization has been selected to participate on
the mission, a payment to the DOC in the form of a participation fee is
required. The fee covers ITA support to register U.S. industry
participants for the IAEA General Conference Participants will be able
to take advantage of discounted rates for hotel rooms.
The fee to participate in the event is $1,600 for a large
company and $1,200 for a small or medium-sized company (SME), a trade
association, or a U.S. university or research institution. The fee for
each additional representative (large company, trade association,
university/research institution, or SME) is $900.
[cir] For purposes of this mission, a SME is defined as a company/
organization with less than $7 million in average annual receipts and
fewer than five hundred employees (Source: U.S. Small Business
Administration).
To apply to the mission, complete the trade mission
application at https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/TM/7R0W.
Participants selected for the Trade Mission will be expected to pay
for the cost of all personal expenses, including, but not limited to,
international travel, lodging, meals, transportation, communication,
and incidentals, unless otherwise noted. In the event that the Mission
is cancelled, no personal expenses paid in anticipation of a Trade
Mission will be reimbursed. However, participation fees for a cancelled
Trade Mission will be reimbursed to the extent they have not already
been expended in the anticipation of the Mission.
Contacts
Jonathan Chesebro, Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482-1297, Email:
jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov.
Devin Horne, Industry & Analysis, Office of Energy and Environmental
Industries, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 482-0775, Email:
devin.horne@trade.gov.
Dated: June 13, 2017.
Edward A. O'Malley,
Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Industries.
[FR Doc. 2017-12610 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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