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Market Economy Antidumping
Proceedings: Assessment of
Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694
(October 24, 2011), the Department
clarified its practice with respect to the
collection of final antidumping duties
on imports of merchandise where
intermediate firms are involved. The
public should be aware of this
clarification in determining whether to
request an administrative review of
merchandise subject to antidumping
findings and orders.2
The Department no longer considers
the non-market economy (NME) entity
as an exporter conditionally subject to
an antidumping duty administrative
reviews.3 Accordingly, the NME entity
will not be under review unless the
Department specifically receives a
request for, or self-initiates, a review of
the NME entity.4 In administrative
reviews of antidumping duty orders on
merchandise from NME countries where
a review of the NME entity has not been
initiated, but where an individual
exporter for which a review was
initiated does not qualify for a separate
rate, the Department will issue a final
decision indicating that the company in
question is part of the NME entity.
However, in that situation, because no
review of the NME entity was
conducted, the NME entity’s entries
were not subject to the review and the
rate for the NME entity is not subject to
change as a result of that review
(although the rate for the individual
exporter may change as a function of the
finding that the exporter is part of the
NME entity).
Following initiation of an
antidumping administrative review
when there is no review requested of the
NME entity, the Department will
instruct CBP to liquidate entries for all
exporters not named in the initiation
notice, including those that were
suspended at the NME entity rate.
All requests must be filed
electronically in Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS) on
Enforcement and Compliance’s ACCESS
2 See also the Enforcement and Compliance Web
site at https://trade.gov/enforcement/.
3 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement
of Change in Department Practice for Respondent
Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and
Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy
Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78
FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
4 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), parties
should specify that they are requesting a review of
entries from exporters comprising the entity, and to
the extent possible, include the names of such
exporters in their request.
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Web site at https://access.trade.gov.5
Further, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.303(f)(l)(i), a copy of each request
must be served on the petitioner and
each exporter or producer specified in
the request.
The Department will publish in the
Federal Register a notice of ‘‘Initiation
of Administrative Review of
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty
Order, Finding, or Suspended
Investigation’’ for requests received by
the last day of August 2017. If the
Department does not receive, by the last
day of August 2017, a request for review
of entries covered by an order, finding,
or suspended investigation listed in this
notice and for the period identified
above, the Department will instruct CBP
to assess antidumping or countervailing
duties on those entries at a rate equal to
the cash deposit of (or bond for)
estimated antidumping or
countervailing duties required on those
entries at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption and to continue to collect
the cash deposit previously ordered.
For the first administrative review of
any order, there will be no assessment
of antidumping or countervailing duties
on entries of subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption during the relevant
provisional-measures ‘‘gap’’ period of
the order, if such a gap period is
applicable to the period of review.
This notice is not required by statute
but is published as a service to the
international trading community.
Dated: July 13, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director performing the duties of
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Calendar of Upcoming 2018 Trade
Missions
International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States Department
of Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA) is announcing
four upcoming trade missions that will
SUMMARY:
5 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
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be recruited, organized and
implemented by ITA. These missions
are:
• 10th Annual U.S. Industry Program
at the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) General Conference
Trade Mission to Vienna, Austria—
September 18–19, 2017
• Smart Grid and Energy Storage
Business Development Trade Mission to
India—March 5–9, 2018
• Horizontal Trade Mission to the
Caribbean in Conjunction with Trade
Americas—Business Opportunities in
the Caribbean Region Conference—May
6–11, 2018
• Oil and Gas Trade Mission to Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil—September 19–21, 2018
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 Web site: https://
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 (https://export.gov/
trademissions) and other Internet Web
sites, 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
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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
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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.
Trade Mission members participate in
trade missions and undertake missionrelated 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
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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
https://www.sba.gov/services/contracting
opportunities/sizestandardstopics/
index.html). Parent companies,
affiliates, and subsidiaries will be
considered when determining business
size. The dual pricing reflects the
Commercial Service’s user fee schedule
that became effective May 1, 2008 (see
https://www.export.gov/newsletter/
march2008/initiatives.html for
additional information).
Mission List: (additional information
about each mission can be found at
https://export.gov/trademissions).
10th Annual U.S. Industry Program at
the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) General Conference
Trade Mission to Vienna, Austria,
September 18–19, 2017
Summary
The United States Department of
Commerce’s (DOC) International Trade
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
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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.
Schedule
****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
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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
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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.
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.
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 U.S. Embassy
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.
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.
Summary
Timeline for Recruitment
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 June 30,
2017. The ITA will review applications
and make selection decisions on a
rolling basis. Applications received after
June 30, 2017, will be considered only
if space and scheduling permit.
Contacts
Jonathan Chesebro, Industry & Analysis,
Office of Energy and Environmental
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Smart Grid and Energy Storage
Business Development Mission to India,
March 5–9, 2018
The United States Department of
Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), is organizing an
executive-led Smart Grid and Energy
Storage Business Development Mission
to India.
At a time when India strives to bring
modernization, stability, and efficiency
to its expanding power grid, U.S.
companies can offer expertise,
technology and solutions to meet the
demand for innovative power
transmission and distribution
equipment, smart grid technology, and
energy storage products and services.
Mission participants will have the
opportunity to discuss with key Indian
decision makers how to foster policies,
regulations, and financial investment
that support the development of a
sustainable and profitable grid.
Participants will network with Indian
Government officials, be introduced to
prospective business partners, and
facilitate discussions on best practices
in their areas of technical expertise.
Mission participants will visit New
Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai to gain
market insights, make industry contacts,
solidify business strategies, and advance
specific projects, with the goal of
increasing U.S. exports of products and
services to India. The mission will
include customized one-on-one
business appointments, meetings with
state and local government officials, and
networking events. In New Delhi,
mission participants will have special
access to the India Smart Grid Week
conference, which will entail
matchmaking and networking with
utilities and officials visiting New Delhi
from other states/regions.
Proposed Timetable
* Note: The final schedule and
potential site visits will depend on the
availability of host government and
business officials, specific goals of
mission participants, and ground
transportation.
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Trade Mission Participants Arrive to New Delhi.
Welcome Breakfast Briefing.
U.S. Embassy Briefing with Energy Agencies.
Site Visit to Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd/Energy Storage Facility.
Networking Lunch with Industry Chamber Membership.
B2G Ministry Meetings/National Power Generation Co/National Grid Co.
G2G Ministry Meetings in New Delhi.
Networking Reception at Ambassador’s Residence.
India Smart Grid Week Inauguration/Keynote by USG Executive Lead.
Networking Lunch.
One-on-One Business Matchmaking Appointments.
India Smart Grid Week Conference.
India Smart Grid Week Conference.
U.S.-India Smart Grid Workshop (Finance, Standards, etc).
Invitational Lunch with Regional Utilities.
One-on-One Business Matchmaking Appointments.
Travel to Hyderabad.
Breakfast Briefing with U.S. Consul General Hyderabad.
Group Meeting with State of Telangana, Energy Officials.
Site Visit to Telangana Distribution Company.
Networking Lunch with Industry Chamber/Regional Utilities.
One-on-One Business Matchmaking Appointments.
Travel to Mumbai.
Briefing with U.S. Consul General Mumbai.
Energy Finance Roundtable with Financial Institutions.
Meeting with State of Maharastra, Energy Officials.
Networking Lunch with Industry Chamber.
One-on-One Business Matchmaking Appointments.
Closing Remarks/Networking Cocktail.
Trade Mission Participants Depart.
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. A minimum of 10 and
maximum of 15 firms and/or trade
associations will be selected to
participate in the mission.
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Fees and Expenses
After a firm or trade association has
been selected to participate on the
mission, a payment to the U.S.
Department of Commerce in the form of
a participation fee is required. The
participation fee for this Business
Development Mission will be $5,800 for
small or medium-sized enterprises
(SME) 1; and $6,300 for large firms or
trade associations. The fee for each
additional firm representative (large
firm, SME or trade association) is $500.
Participants selected for the Trade
Mission will be expected to pay for the
cost of all personal expenses, but not
limited to, international travel, lodging,
meals, transportation, communication,
and incidentals, unless otherwise noted.
1 An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer
employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small
business under SBA regulations (see https://
www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/size
standardstopics/). Parent companies,
affiliates, and subsidiaries will be considered when
determining business size. The dual pricing reflects
the Commercial Service’s user fee schedule that
became effective May 1, 2008 (see https://
www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/
initiatives.html for additional information).
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In the event that the Mission is
cancelled, no personal expenses paid in
anticipation of the 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
anticipation of the Mission. Delegation
members will be able to take advantage
of U.S. Embassy rates for hotel room
package, which typically includes
breakfast and airport-hotel transfers.
Local ground transportation within New
Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai for
meetings and events will be provided
for the group.
Participation in the India Smart Grid
Week 2018 conference and networking
lunches are included in the Trade
Mission fee. Companies interested in
opportunities for sponsoring, speaking,
or exhibiting at India Smart Grid Week
2018 may contact the show organizers
directly.
Participants must obtain a visa to
enter India. Government fees and
processing expenses to obtain visas are
not included in the mission costs. The
U.S. Department of Commerce will
provide instructions to each participant
on the procedures to obtain the required
visas.
Trade mission members participate in
this Business Development Mission and
undertake mission-related travel at their
own risk. The nature of a security
situation in a given foreign market at a
given time cannot be guaranteed. The
U.S. Government does not make any
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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
his/her insurers of choice.
Mission recruitment will be
conducted in an open and public
manner, including publication in the
Federal Register, posting on the U.S.
Department of Commerce trade mission
calendar (https://export.gov/
trademissions) and other Internet Web
sites, press releases to general and trade
media, direct mail, notices by industry
trade associations and other multiplier
groups, and publicity at industry
meetings, symposia, conferences, and
trade shows. Recruitment for the
mission will begin immediately and
conclude no later than December 12,
2017.
The Department of Commerce will
evaluate applications and inform
applicants of selection decisions three
times during the recruitment period. All
applications received subsequent to an
evaluation date will be considered at the
next evaluation. Deadlines for each
round of evaluation are as follows:
• First round: July 28
• Second round: September 28
• Final round: December 12
Applications received after December
12, 2017, will be considered only if
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space and scheduling constraints
permit.
Contacts
Dinah McDougall, Commercial Officer,
U.S. Embassy New Delhi, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Tel: +91–
11–2347–2192, Fax: +91–11–2331–
5172, Email: dinah.mcdougall@
trade.gov.
Victoria Gunderson, International Trade
Specialist, Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce,
victoria.gunderson@trade.gov,
Office: +1–202–482–7890, Mobile:
+1–202–839–0000.
David Nufrio, International Trade
Specialist, Office of South Asia,
U.S. Department of Commerce,
Phone: 202–482–5175, Email:
david.nufrio@trade.gov.
Shannon Fraser, Global Energy Team,
U.S. Commercial Service—San Jose/
Silicon Valley, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Email: shannon.fraser@
trade.gov, Cell: 408–335–8979.
Mark Wells, Project Officer, U.S.
Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC, Tel: 202–482–
0904, Email: mark.wells@trade.gov.
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Horizontal Trade Mission to the
Caribbean Region in Conjunction With
the Trade Americas—Business
Opportunities in the Caribbean Region
Conference—May 6–11, 2018
Summary
The United States Department of
Commerce, International Trade
Administration, is organizing a trade
mission to the Caribbean region, in
conjunction with the Department of
Commerce’s Trade Americas—Business
Opportunities in the Caribbean Region
Conference in Miami, Florida. Trade
mission participants will arrive in
Miami on May 6, and will attend the
Trade Americas—Business
Opportunities in the Caribbean Region
Conference on May 6th and 7th. On May
7th, following the morning session of
the conference, trade mission
participants will participate in one-onone 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 Caribbean region:
The Bahamas, Barbados, Dominican
Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad
and Tobago. The following day, May 8,
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
Caribbean Region.
The Department of Commerce’s Trade
Americas—Business Opportunities in
the Caribbean Region Conference will
focus on regional specific sessions,
market access, logistics and trade
financing resources as well as prearranged 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 from a cross section of
industries with growing potential in the
Caribbean region, but is focused on U.S.
companies in best prospects sectors
such as Automotive Parts and Services,
Construction Equipment/Road Building
Machinery/Building Products/
Infrastructure projects, Medical
Equipment and Devices/
Pharmaceuticals, ICT, Energy
Equipment and Services, Safety and
Security Equipment, Hotel and
Restaurant Equipment, Franchise,
Manufacturing Equipment, Yachting
industry/Maritime services/Sailing
Equipment.
The combination of participation in
the Trade Americas—Business
Opportunities in the Caribbean Region
Conference and business-to-business
matchmaking appointments in six
Caribbean countries, will provide
participants with access to substantive
information about and strategies for
entering or expanding their business
across the Caribbean region.
Schedule
Travel Day/Arrival in Miami, FL.
Miami, FL.
Morning: Registration and Trade Americas—Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference.
Afternoon: U.S. Embassy Officer Consultations.
Evening: Networking Reception.
Optional
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Option (A) Dominican Republic.
Option (B) Bahamas.
Option (C) Barbados.
Option (D) Haiti.
Option (E) Jamaica.
Option (F) Trinidad and Tobago.
Travel Day.
Participation Requirements
All applicants must sign and submit
a completed Trade Mission application
form and satisfy all of the conditions of
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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 Dominican Republic,
3 companies for the Bahamas; 3
companies for Barbados; 4 companies
for Haiti; 3 companies for Jamaica; and
3 companies for Trinidad and Tobago.
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 on 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
$2,100 for a small or medium-sized
enterprise (SME) * and $3,100 for large
firms *.
For business-to-business meetings in
two markets, the participation fee will
be $2,800 for a small or medium-sized
enterprise (SME) 2 * and $3,800 for large
firms *.
The mission registration fee includes
the Trade Americas—Business
Opportunities in the Caribbean Region
Conference registration fee of $400 per
participant from each firm.
There will be a $200 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.
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Timeframe for Recruitment and
Application
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 on www.export.gov, the Trade
Americas Web page at https://export.gov/
tradeamericas/index.asp, and other
Internet Web sites, press releases to the
general and trade media, direct mail and
broadcast fax, notices by industry trade
associations and other multiplier groups
and announcements at industry
meetings, symposia, conferences, and
trade shows.
Recruitment for the mission will
begin immediately and conclude no
later than Friday, March 16, 2018. The
U.S. Department of Commerce will
review applications and make selection
decisions on a rolling basis until the
maximum of 30 participants are
selected. After March 16, 2018,
companies will be considered only if
space and scheduling constraints
permit.
Contacts
U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact
Information
Diego Gattesco, Director, U.S.
Commercial Service—Wheeling,
WV, Diego.Gattesco@trade.gov, Tel:
304–243–5493.
Delia Valdivia, Senior International
Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial
Service—Los Angeles (West), CA,
Delia.Valdivia@trade.gov, Tel: 310–
235–7203.
Caribbean Region Contact Information
David McNeill, Senior Commercial
Officer, U.S. Commercial Service—
U.S. Embassy, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic,
David.McNeill@trade.gov.
Maria Elena Portorreal, Regional
Commercial Specialist, U.S.
Commercial Service—U.S.
Embassy, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic,
Maria.Portorreal@trade.gov.
Oil and Gas Trade Mission to Rio De
Janiero, Brazil—September 19–21, 2018
Summary
The United States Department of
Commerce International Trade
Administration’s (ITA) is organizing an
Oil and Gas Trade Mission to Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, September 19–21, 2018.
The Trade Mission offers a timely and
cost-effective means for U.S. firms to
engage with key stakeholders and to
enter the promising Brazilian oil and gas
market for oil and gas equipment,
technology, and services. The delegation
will be comprised of at least 10 U.S.
firms and a maximum of 15 U.S. firms
representing a cross-section of U.S. oil
and gas segments that have developed
products and services for subsea (deep
water) and onshore, oil and gas
exploration and production U.S. oil and
gas operators and representatives of U.S.
oil and gas trade associations may also
apply to be part of the 10–15 total
participants.
Schedule
Delegation arrives in Rio.
Welcome lunch at hotel restaurant.
Afternoon free.
Country Team Briefing at U.S. Consulate General Rio de Janeiro by Brazil Mission team. Topics: Brazil’s economy, commercial environment, investment climate, IP issues, etc.
Commercial & Legal Briefing by key industry players and a Law Office. Topics: Oil and Gas Opportunities in
Brazil/Understanding Petrobras Tenders.
Lunch with the Brazilian Speakers of the Commercial/Legal Briefing.
One group meeting with Petrobras (U.S. companies to make presentations to Petrobras).
Welcome cocktail Reception.
U.S. companies individual business-to-business appointments at the Brazilian company’s offices.
2 An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer
employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small
business under SBA regulations (see https://
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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.
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Site visit to a U.S. OEM (e.g.: Oceaneering or GE Wellstream—TBD).
Mission participants lunch.
One group meeting with another oil company (e.g.: Shell—TBD).
Evening Departure (**).
(**) As an option, trade mission participants may stay over the weekend and attend at least one day of the Rio Oil and Gas Trade Show that
will take place from September 24–27, 2018. There is no additional costs to the participation fee for the optional trade show participation. There
is free transportation offered by the show organizers to and from the conference grounds. All additional costs that TM participants will have do
not apply to the TM participation fee.
Participation Requirements
Recruitment for the mission will
begin immediately and conclude no
later than July 30, 2018. All parties
interested in participating in the trade
mission must complete and submit an
application package for consideration by
the Department of Commerce. All
applications must be submitted before
July 30, 2018. The Department of
Commerce will evaluate all applications
and inform applicants of selection
decisions as soon as possible after this
application deadline.
Applications received after July 30,
2018, will be considered only if space
and scheduling constraints permit.
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Fees and Expenses
After a company or organization has
been selected to participate in the
mission, a payment to the Department of
Commerce in the form of a participation
fee is required. The participation fee for
the Trade Mission will be $2,010 for a
small or medium-sized firm (SME), and
$2,320 for large firms. The fee for each
additional firm representative (large
firm or SME/trade organization) is USD
$750.00.
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.
Participants will be able to take
advantage of U.S. Government rates for
hotel rooms. Business or entry visas
may be required to participate in the
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 necessary
business visas.
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Application
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 (https://export.gov/
trademissions) and other Internet Web
sites, press releases to general and trade
media, direct mail, notices by industry
trade associations and other multiplier
groups, and publicity at industry
meetings, symposia, conferences, and
trade shows.
Recruitment for the mission will
begin immediately and conclude no
later than July 30, 2018. Applications
received after July 30, 2018, will be
considered only if space and scheduling
constraints permit.
Contacts
Regina Cunha, Senior Commercial
Specialist, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Address: U.S. Consulate
General. Avenida Presidente Wilson
147. Centro, Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.
Tel.: # +55 21 38232416, Email:
regina.cunha@trade.gov.
Rodrigo Correa, Commercial Assistant,
U.S. Department of Commerce,
Address: U.S. Consulate General.
Avenida Presidente Wilson 147.
Centro, Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Tel.:
# +55 21 38232406, Email:
rodrigo.correa@trade.gov.
Stefan Popescu, Commercial Specialist,
CS Toronto, Tel: 1 416–595–5412
x223, Stefan.Popescu@trade.gov.
Connie Irrera, Commercial Specialist,
CS Montreal, Tel: 1 514–908–3662,
Connie.Irrera@trade.gov.
Julius Svoboda, Senior Oil & Gas Trade
Specialist, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Address: 1401
Constitution Ave., Tel.: +1–202–
482–5430, Email: Julius.Svoboda@
trade.gov.
Frank Spector,
Senior Advisor for Trade Missions.
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National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Multistakeholder Process on Internet
of Things Security Upgradability and
Patching
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) will convene a
meeting of a multistakeholder process
on Internet of Things Security
Upgradability and Patching on
September 12, 2017.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
September 12, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the American Institute of Architects,
1735 New York Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allan Friedman, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room 4725, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482–4281;
email: afriedman@ntia.doc.gov. Please
direct media inquiries to NTIA’s Office
of Public Affairs: (202) 482–7002; email:
press@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: In March of 2015 the
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration issued a
Request for Comment to ‘‘identify
substantive cybersecurity issues that
affect the digital ecosystem and digital
economic growth where broad
consensus, coordinated action, and the
development of best practices could
substantially improve security for
organizations and consumers.’’ 1 We
received comments from a range of
SUMMARY:
1 U.S. Department of Commerce, Internet Policy
Task Force, Request for Public Comment,
Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the
Digital Ecosystem, 80 FR 14360, Docket No.
150312253–5253–01 (Mar. 19, 2015), available at:
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/files/ntia/publications/
cybersecurity_rfc_03192015.pdf.
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International Trade Administration
Calendar of Upcoming 2018 Trade Missions
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA) is announcing four upcoming trade missions that
will be recruited, organized and implemented by ITA. These missions
are:
10th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference Trade Mission to Vienna,
Austria--September 18-19, 2017
Smart Grid and Energy Storage Business Development Trade
Mission to India--March 5-9, 2018
Horizontal Trade Mission to the Caribbean in Conjunction
with Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region
Conference--May 6-11, 2018
Oil and Gas Trade Mission to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil--
September 19-21, 2018
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 Web site:
https://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 (https://export.gov/trademissions) and other Internet Web sites, 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
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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.
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 https://www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/sizestandardstopics/). Parent companies, affiliates, and
subsidiaries will be considered when determining business size. The
dual pricing reflects the Commercial Service's user fee schedule that
became effective May 1, 2008 (see https://www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/initiatives.html for additional information).
Mission List: (additional information about each mission can be
found at https://export.gov/trademissions).
10th Annual U.S. Industry Program at the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) General Conference Trade Mission to Vienna, Austria,
September 18-19, 2017
Summary
The United States Department of Commerce's (DOC) International
Trade 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
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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.
Schedule
****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.
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 U.S. Embassy 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.
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.
Timeline for Recruitment
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 June 30, 2017. The ITA will review applications and make selection
decisions on a rolling basis. Applications received after June 30,
2017, will be considered only if space and scheduling permit.
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.
Smart Grid and Energy Storage Business Development Mission to India,
March 5-9, 2018
Summary
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade
Administration (ITA), is organizing an executive-led Smart Grid and
Energy Storage Business Development Mission to India.
At a time when India strives to bring modernization, stability, and
efficiency to its expanding power grid, U.S. companies can offer
expertise, technology and solutions to meet the demand for innovative
power transmission and distribution equipment, smart grid technology,
and energy storage products and services. Mission participants will
have the opportunity to discuss with key Indian decision makers how to
foster policies, regulations, and financial investment that support the
development of a sustainable and profitable grid. Participants will
network with Indian Government officials, be introduced to prospective
business partners, and facilitate discussions on best practices in
their areas of technical expertise.
Mission participants will visit New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai to
gain market insights, make industry contacts, solidify business
strategies, and advance specific projects, with the goal of increasing
U.S. exports of products and services to India. The mission will
include customized one-on-one business appointments, meetings with
state and local government officials, and networking events. In New
Delhi, mission participants will have special access to the India Smart
Grid Week conference, which will entail matchmaking and networking with
utilities and officials visiting New Delhi from other states/regions.
Proposed Timetable
* Note: The final schedule and potential site visits will depend on
the availability of host government and business officials, specific
goals of mission participants, and ground transportation.
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Sunday, March 4................... Trade Mission Participants
Arrive to New Delhi.
Monday, March 5................... Welcome Breakfast Briefing.
U.S. Embassy Briefing with
Energy Agencies.
Site Visit to Tata Power
Delhi Distribution Ltd/Energy
Storage Facility.
Networking Lunch with
Industry Chamber Membership.
B2G Ministry Meetings/
National Power Generation Co/
National Grid Co.
G2G Ministry Meetings in
New Delhi.
Networking Reception at
Ambassador's Residence.
Tuesday, March 6.................. India Smart Grid Week
Inauguration/Keynote by USG
Executive Lead.
Networking Lunch.
One-on-One Business
Matchmaking Appointments.
India Smart Grid Week
Conference.
Wednesday, March 7................ India Smart Grid Week
Conference.
U.S.-India Smart Grid
Workshop (Finance, Standards, etc).
Invitational Lunch with
Regional Utilities.
One-on-One Business
Matchmaking Appointments.
Travel to Hyderabad.
Thursday, March 8................. Breakfast Briefing with
U.S. Consul General Hyderabad.
Group Meeting with State of
Telangana, Energy Officials.
Site Visit to Telangana
Distribution Company.
Networking Lunch with
Industry Chamber/Regional
Utilities.
One-on-One Business
Matchmaking Appointments.
Travel to Mumbai.
Friday, March 9................... Briefing with U.S. Consul
General Mumbai.
Energy Finance Roundtable
with Financial Institutions.
Meeting with State of
Maharastra, Energy Officials.
Networking Lunch with
Industry Chamber.
One-on-One Business
Matchmaking Appointments.
Closing Remarks/Networking
Cocktail.
Trade Mission Participants
Depart.
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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. A minimum of 10 and maximum of
15 firms and/or trade associations will be selected to participate in
the mission.
Fees and Expenses
After a firm or trade association has been selected to participate
on the mission, a payment to the U.S. Department of Commerce in the
form of a participation fee is required. The participation fee for this
Business Development Mission will be $5,800 for small or medium-sized
enterprises (SME) \1\; and $6,300 for large firms or trade
associations. The fee for each additional firm representative (large
firm, SME or trade association) is $500.
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\1\ An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer employees or
that otherwise qualifies as a small business under SBA regulations
(see https://www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/sizestandardstopics/). Parent companies, affiliates, and
subsidiaries will be considered when determining business size. The
dual pricing reflects the Commercial Service's user fee schedule
that became effective May 1, 2008 (see https://www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/initiatives.html for additional information).
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Participants selected for the Trade Mission will be expected to pay
for the cost of all personal expenses, 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 the 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 anticipation of the Mission. Delegation members will
be able to take advantage of U.S. Embassy rates for hotel room package,
which typically includes breakfast and airport-hotel transfers. Local
ground transportation within New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai for
meetings and events will be provided for the group.
Participation in the India Smart Grid Week 2018 conference and
networking lunches are included in the Trade Mission fee. Companies
interested in opportunities for sponsoring, speaking, or exhibiting at
India Smart Grid Week 2018 may contact the show organizers directly.
Participants must obtain a visa to enter India. Government fees and
processing expenses to obtain visas are not included in the mission
costs. The U.S. Department of Commerce will provide instructions to
each participant on the procedures to obtain the required visas.
Trade mission members participate in this Business Development
Mission and undertake mission-related travel at their own risk. The
nature of a 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 his/her insurers of choice.
Mission recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner,
including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the U.S.
Department of Commerce trade mission calendar (https://export.gov/trademissions) and other Internet Web sites, press releases to general
and trade media, direct mail, notices by industry trade associations
and other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings,
symposia, conferences, and trade shows. Recruitment for the mission
will begin immediately and conclude no later than December 12, 2017.
The Department of Commerce will evaluate applications and inform
applicants of selection decisions three times during the recruitment
period. All applications received subsequent to an evaluation date will
be considered at the next evaluation. Deadlines for each round of
evaluation are as follows:
First round: July 28
Second round: September 28
Final round: December 12
Applications received after December 12, 2017, will be considered
only if
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space and scheduling constraints permit.
Contacts
Dinah McDougall, Commercial Officer, U.S. Embassy New Delhi, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Tel: +91-11-2347-2192, Fax: +91-11-2331-5172,
Email: dinah.mcdougall@trade.gov.
Victoria Gunderson, International Trade Specialist, Office of Energy
and Environmental Industries, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, victoria.gunderson@trade.gov, Office: +1-202-
482-7890, Mobile: +1-202-839-0000.
David Nufrio, International Trade Specialist, Office of South Asia,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Phone: 202-482-5175, Email:
david.nufrio@trade.gov.
Shannon Fraser, Global Energy Team, U.S. Commercial Service--San Jose/
Silicon Valley, U.S. Department of Commerce, Email:
shannon.fraser@trade.gov, Cell: 408-335-8979.
Mark Wells, Project Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington,
DC, Tel: 202-482-0904, Email: mark.wells@trade.gov.
Horizontal Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region in Conjunction With
the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region
Conference--May 6-11, 2018
Summary
The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade
Administration, is organizing a trade mission to the Caribbean region,
in conjunction with the Department of Commerce's Trade Americas--
Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference in Miami,
Florida. Trade mission participants will arrive in Miami on May 6, and
will attend the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Caribbean
Region Conference on May 6th and 7th. On May 7th, 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 Economic/Commercial Officers from
the following U.S. Embassies in the Caribbean region: The Bahamas,
Barbados, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The following day, May 8, 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 Caribbean Region.
The Department of Commerce's Trade Americas--Business Opportunities
in the Caribbean 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 from a cross section of
industries with growing potential in the Caribbean region, but is
focused on U.S. companies in best prospects sectors such as Automotive
Parts and Services, Construction Equipment/Road Building Machinery/
Building Products/Infrastructure projects, Medical Equipment and
Devices/Pharmaceuticals, ICT, Energy Equipment and Services, Safety and
Security Equipment, Hotel and Restaurant Equipment, Franchise,
Manufacturing Equipment, Yachting industry/Maritime services/Sailing
Equipment.
The combination of participation in the Trade Americas--Business
Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference and business-to-
business matchmaking appointments in six Caribbean countries, will
provide participants with access to substantive information about and
strategies for entering or expanding their business across the
Caribbean region.
Schedule
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May 6, 2018....................... Travel Day/Arrival in Miami, FL.
May 7, 2018....................... Miami, FL.
Morning: Registration and Trade
Americas--Business Opportunities in
the Caribbean Region Conference.
Afternoon: U.S. Embassy Officer
Consultations.
Evening: Networking Reception.
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May 8-11, 2018.................... Travel and Business-to-Business
Meetings in (choice of two
markets):
Option (A) Dominican Republic.
Option (B) Bahamas.
Option (C) Barbados.
Option (D) Haiti.
Option (E) Jamaica.
Option (F) Trinidad and Tobago.
May 12, 2018...................... Travel Day.
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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 30 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
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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 Dominican Republic, 3 companies for the Bahamas; 3
companies for Barbados; 4 companies for Haiti; 3 companies for Jamaica;
and 3 companies for Trinidad and Tobago. 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 on 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 $2,100 for a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) * and
$3,100 for large firms *.
For business-to-business meetings in two markets, the participation
fee will be $2,800 for a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) \2\ *
and $3,800 for large firms *.
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\2\ An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer employees or
that otherwise qualifies as a small business under SBA regulations
(see https://www.sba.gov/services/contractingopportunities/sizestandardstopics/). Parent companies, affiliates, and
subsidiaries will be considered when determining business size. The
dual pricing reflects the Commercial Service's user fee schedule
that became effective May 1, 2008 (see https://www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/initiatives.html for additional information).
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The mission registration fee includes the Trade Americas--Business
Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference registration fee of
$400 per participant from each firm.
There will be a $200 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.
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.
Timeframe for Recruitment and Application
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 on www.export.gov, the Trade Americas
Web page at https://export.gov/tradeamericas/index.asp, and other
Internet Web sites, press releases to the general and trade media,
direct mail and broadcast fax, notices by industry trade associations
and other multiplier groups and announcements at industry meetings,
symposia, conferences, and trade shows.
Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude no
later than Friday, March 16, 2018. The U.S. Department of Commerce will
review applications and make selection decisions on a rolling basis
until the maximum of 30 participants are selected. After March 16,
2018, companies will be considered only if space and scheduling
constraints permit.
Contacts
U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact Information
Diego Gattesco, Director, U.S. Commercial Service--Wheeling, WV,
Diego.Gattesco@trade.gov, Tel: 304-243-5493.
Delia Valdivia, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial
Service--Los Angeles (West), CA, Delia.Valdivia@trade.gov, Tel: 310-
235-7203.
Caribbean Region Contact Information
David McNeill, Senior Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service--U.S.
Embassy, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, David.McNeill@trade.gov.
Maria Elena Portorreal, Regional Commercial Specialist, U.S. Commercial
Service--U.S. Embassy, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
Maria.Portorreal@trade.gov.
Oil and Gas Trade Mission to Rio De Janiero, Brazil--September 19-21,
2018
Summary
The United States Department of Commerce International Trade
Administration's (ITA) is organizing an Oil and Gas Trade Mission to
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 19-21, 2018.
The Trade Mission offers a timely and cost-effective means for U.S.
firms to engage with key stakeholders and to enter the promising
Brazilian oil and gas market for oil and gas equipment, technology, and
services. The delegation will be comprised of at least 10 U.S. firms
and a maximum of 15 U.S. firms representing a cross-section of U.S. oil
and gas segments that have developed products and services for subsea
(deep water) and onshore, oil and gas exploration and production U.S.
oil and gas operators and representatives of U.S. oil and gas trade
associations may also apply to be part of the 10-15 total participants.
Schedule
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Tuesday, Sep 18, 2018........ Delegation arrives in Rio.
Welcome lunch at hotel
restaurant.
Afternoon free.
Wednesday, Sep 19, 2018...... Country Team Briefing at U.S.
Consulate General Rio de Janeiro by
Brazil Mission team. Topics: Brazil's
economy, commercial environment,
investment climate, IP issues, etc.
Commercial & Legal Briefing by
key industry players and a Law Office.
Topics: Oil and Gas Opportunities in
Brazil/Understanding Petrobras Tenders.
Lunch with the Brazilian
Speakers of the Commercial/Legal
Briefing.
One group meeting with Petrobras
(U.S. companies to make presentations to
Petrobras).
Welcome cocktail Reception.
Thursday, Sep 20, 2018....... U.S. companies individual
business-to-business appointments at the
Brazilian company's offices.
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Friday, Sep 21, 2018......... Site visit to a U.S. OEM (e.g.:
Oceaneering or GE Wellstream--TBD).
Mission participants lunch.
One group meeting with another
oil company (e.g.: Shell--TBD).
Evening Departure (**).
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(**) As an option, trade mission participants may stay over the weekend
and attend at least one day of the Rio Oil and Gas Trade Show that
will take place from September 24-27, 2018. There is no additional
costs to the participation fee for the optional trade show
participation. There is free transportation offered by the show
organizers to and from the conference grounds. All additional costs
that TM participants will have do not apply to the TM participation
fee.
Participation Requirements
Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude no
later than July 30, 2018. All parties interested in participating in
the trade mission must complete and submit an application package for
consideration by the Department of Commerce. All applications must be
submitted before July 30, 2018. The Department of Commerce will
evaluate all applications and inform applicants of selection decisions
as soon as possible after this application deadline.
Applications received after July 30, 2018, will be considered only
if space and scheduling constraints permit.
Fees and Expenses
After a company or organization has been selected to participate in
the mission, a payment to the Department of Commerce in the form of a
participation fee is required. The participation fee for the Trade
Mission will be $2,010 for a small or medium-sized firm (SME), and
$2,320 for large firms. The fee for each additional firm representative
(large firm or SME/trade organization) is USD $750.00.
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.
Participants will be able to take advantage of U.S. Government
rates for hotel rooms. Business or entry visas may be required to
participate in the 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
necessary business visas.
Timeframe for Recruitment and Application
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 (https://export.gov/trademissions) and
other Internet Web sites, press releases to general and trade media,
direct mail, notices by industry trade associations and other
multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia,
conferences, and trade shows.
Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and conclude no
later than July 30, 2018. Applications received after July 30, 2018,
will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit.
Contacts
Regina Cunha, Senior Commercial Specialist, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Address: U.S. Consulate General. Avenida Presidente Wilson
147. Centro, Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Tel.: # +55 21 38232416, Email:
regina.cunha@trade.gov.
Rodrigo Correa, Commercial Assistant, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Address: U.S. Consulate General. Avenida Presidente Wilson 147. Centro,
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Tel.: # +55 21 38232406, Email:
rodrigo.correa@trade.gov.
Stefan Popescu, Commercial Specialist, CS Toronto, Tel: 1 416-595-5412
x223, Stefan.Popescu@trade.gov.
Connie Irrera, Commercial Specialist, CS Montreal, Tel: 1 514-908-3662,
Connie.Irrera@trade.gov.
Julius Svoboda, Senior Oil & Gas Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Address: 1401 Constitution Ave., Tel.: +1-202-482-5430,
Email: Julius.Svoboda@trade.gov.
Frank Spector,
Senior Advisor for Trade Missions.
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