Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on Energy, Information and Communication Technology, and Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific Region, 58758-58760 [2018-25417]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 14, 2018, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results of the
administrative review.1 Commerce gave
interested parties an opportunity to
comment on the Preliminary Results.2
No interested parties submitted
comments. Commerce has conducted
this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
shipments of certain heavy walled
rectangular welded steel pipes and
tubes of rectangular (including square)
cross section, having a nominal wall
thickness of not less than 4 mm. The
merchandise includes, but is not limited
to, the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) A–500, grade B
specifications, or comparable domestic
or foreign specifications.
Included products are those in which:
(1) Iron predominates, by weight, over
each of the other contained elements; (2)
the carbon content is 2 percent or less,
by weight; and (3) none of the elements
below exceed the quantity, by weight,
respectively indicated:
• 2.50 percent of manganese, or
• 3.30 percent of silicon, or
• 1.50 percent of copper, or
• 1.50 percent of aluminum, or
• 1.25 percent of chromium, or
• 0.30 percent of cobalt, or
• 0.40 percent of lead, or
• 2.0 percent of nickel, or
• 0.30 percent of tungsten, or
• 0.80 percent of molybdenum, or
• 0.10 percent of niobium (also called
columbium), or
• 0.30 percent of vanadium, or
• 0.30 percent of zirconium.
The subject merchandise is currently
provided for in item 7306.61.1000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Subject
merchandise may also enter under
HTSUS 7306.61.3000. While the HTSUS
subheadings and ASTM specification
are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of this order is
dispositive.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
As no parties submitted comments on
the Preliminary Results, we made no
1 See Heavy Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon
Steel Pipes and Tubes from the Republic of Turkey:
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2016, 83 FR 40228 (August
14, 2018) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
2 See Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 40228.
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changes in the final results of this
review.
and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
Final Results of Administrative Review
In accordance with section 777A(e)(1)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we
determine the following countervailable
subsidy rate during the period
December 28, 2015, through April 25,
2016, and September 12, 2016, through
December 31, 2016: 3
Notification to Interested Parties
These final results are issued and
published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Subsidy
rate
(percent)
Company
Ozdemir Boru Profil San. Ve Tic.
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Assessment Rates
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), Commerce shall
determine, and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
countervailing duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review. We
intend to issue assessment instructions
to CBP 15 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review.
Cash Deposit Requirement
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, Commerce also intends to instruct
CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the
amount shown above, on shipments of
subject merchandise by Ozdemir
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication of these final results. For all
non-reviewed firms, we will instruct
CBP to continue to collect cash deposits
at the most-recent company-specific or
all-others rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final
reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3),
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective order is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
3 As we have made no changes to this rate since
the Preliminary Results, no additional disclosure of
calculations under 19 CFR 351.224(b) is necessary
for these final results.
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Dated: November 15, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Request for Comments and Notice of
Roundtable on Energy, Information
and Communication Technology, and
Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific
Region
Global Markets, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce.
ACTION: Request for public comments
and notice of a roundtable discussion on
energy, information and communication
technology (ICT), and infrastructure in
the Indo-Pacific region.
AGENCY:
As part of the commitment to
a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Global
Markets unit of the International Trade
Administration of the Department of
Commerce (GM) seeks individual
comments from industry on government
programs to inform the catalyzation of
U.S. private sector participation in
commercial opportunities in the IndoPacific region in energy, ICT and
infrastructure. Through this notice, GM
announces a request for written public
comments and announces a roundtable
to facilitate a discussion with industry
representatives and U.S. government
staff. This notice serves as an initial step
in improving GM’s understanding of
private sector interests and
programmatic and policy needs in
energy, ICT, and infrastructure sectors
in the Indo-Pacific region. This notice
further sets forth topics for discussion
and comment.
DATES:
Event: The roundtable will be held on
December 12, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to
12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Written Comments: To be ensured of
consideration, written public comments
must be received on or before January 4,
2019. Comments should not include any
business confidential information.
SUMMARY:
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Event Registration: GM will evaluate
registrations based on the submitted
information (see below) and inform
applicants of selection decisions, which
will be made on a rolling basis until 15
participants have been selected for each
breakout session.
ADDRESSES:
Event: The roundtable will be held at
the Department of Commerce, Room
1414, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20230.
Comments: Written comments should
be sent by electronic mail addressed to
IndoPacificOutreach@trade.gov.
Comments may also be submitted by
mail addressed to: Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Asia, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW,
Room 2846, Washington, DC. Although
comments may be submitted by mail,
the GM prefers to receive comments via
the internet.
For alternatives to online or mail
submissions, please contact Stephanie
Smedile, Indo-Pacific Commercial
Coordinator, GM, at (202) 482–0333.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
IndoPacificOutreach@trade.gov or
Stephanie Smedile, Indo-Pacific
Commercial Coordinator, GM, at (202)
482–0333
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
30, 2018 the Trump Administration
announced new economic initiatives in
the Indo-Pacific region to advance a free
and open Indo-Pacific region (See,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefingsstatements/president-donald-j-trumpsadministration-advancing-free-openindo-pacific/). This request for comment
and event notification seeks public
comment on priorities and strategies to
enhance commercial engagement in
each of the three initiatives announced.
The initiatives and topics for public
comment are as follows:
(1) Digital Connectivity and
Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP)—a
new global initiative to promote access
to an open, interoperable, reliable, and
secure internet, with an initial focus on
the Indo-Pacific region. Through this
program, the United States will support
communications infrastructure
development through public-private
partnerships, promote regulatory and
policy reforms, promote exports of U.S.
information and communications
technology (ICT) goods and services,
and build the cybersecurity capacity of
our partners to address shared threats.
(2) Infrastructure Transaction and
Assistance Network (ITAN)—The ITAN
will prioritize support for strategically
important infrastructure and catalyze
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opportunities for U.S. business;
establish a new Indo-Pacific Transaction
Advisory Fund to provide independent
legal support for negotiations; and
coordinate capacity-building programs
to improve partner countries’ project
evaluation processes, regulatory and
procurement environments, and project
preparation and financing capabilities.
(3) Enhancing Development and
Growth through Energy, or Asia EDGE,
is a U.S. whole of government effort to
grow sustainable and secure energy
markets throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Asia EDGE seeks to strengthen energy
security, increase energy diversification
and trade, and expand energy access
across the Indo-Pacific.
The Department seeks input at the
December 12th roundtable on the
following topics:
• What are the principal U.S. and/or
foreign policy and regulatory barriers to
growing sales and exports to the IndoPacific region? How would you
prioritize these barriers for USG
engagement?
• What are the principal barriers (U.S.
and/or foreign) to investment in
infrastructure (ICT networks, energy,
transportation, other) in countries in the
Indo-Pacific?
• Have you worked with USG
agencies—such as State, Commerce,
USTDA, EXIM, OPIC, USAID—in doing
business in the Indo-Pacific? What is
your assessment of the strengths and
weaknesses of the U.S. government tools
to promote U.S. businesses in this
sector?
• What proactive solutions or actions
could the U.S. government pursue that
would have an impact on catalyzing
U.S. private sector participation in
commercial opportunities in the IndoPacific region?
Event: The December 12 roundtable
hosted by the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Asia will provide an
overview of the President’s vision for
the Indo-Pacific region and will include
three break-out sessions—one for each
initiative—during which participants
will provide insights and feedback
related to the energy, ICT, and
infrastructure sectors in the Indo-Pacific
region. Due to limited space, the event
is closed to press and observers.
Industry participation is limited to 15
qualifying industry representatives per
break-out session (energy, ICT, and
infrastructure).
Selection
To attend, participants should submit
the below information to
IndoPacificOutreach@trade.gov by
December 5, 2018. GM will evaluate
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registrations based on the submitted
information on a rolling basis until 15
participants have been selected for each
break-out session and inform applicants
of selection decisions.
Applicants are encouraged to send
representatives at a sufficiently senior
level to be knowledgeable about their
organization’s capabilities, interests and
challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
Please see the following hyperlink for a
definition of the Indo-Pacific region:
https://www.pacom.mil/AboutUSINDOPACOM/USPACOM-Area-ofResponsibility/.
Registrations should include the
following information in their
registration email:
• Name of attendee and short bio.
• Organization and brief organization
description.
• The initiative discussion in which
the registrant prefers to participate
(DCCP, ITAN, or Asia EDGE).
Registrants cannot register for all three
as the break-outs happen concurrently.
Registrants may indicate a second
choice if the preferred choice is filled.
• A statement self-certifying how the
organization meets each of the following
criteria:
1. Is not majority owned or controlled
by a foreign government entity (or
foreign government entities).
2. Its existing products or services 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 AND/OR
it is a major investor in projects in the
Indo-Pacific in which companies with
such products may compete.
3. It has already exported from the
United States to or invested in the IndoPacific region.
4. In the case of a trade association,
academic or research institution, the
applicant will only be representing
companies during the Roundtable that
satisfy each of the criteria above.
Selection will be based on the
following criteria:
• Suitability of the company’s (or in
the case of another organization,
represented companies’ or constituents’)
existing products or services to energy,
ICT, and infrastructure commercial
opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.
• Suitability of the company’s (or in
the case of another organization,
represented companies’ or constituents’)
experience pursuing commercial
opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.
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• Suitability of the representative’s
position and biography to be able to
engage in the conversation.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Anthony Diaz,
Program Analyst, SelectUSA, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
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The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Submission of Conservation
Efforts to Make Listings Unnecessary
Under the Endangered Species Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0466.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 2,500
hours to complete each agreement or
plan that has the intention of making
listing unnecessary; 320 hours to
conduct monitoring for successful
agreements; and 80 hours to prepare a
report for successful agreements.
Burden Hours: 2,900.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
On March 28, 2003, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Services) announced a final policy on
the criteria the Services will use to
evaluate conservation efforts by states
and other non-Federal entities (68 FR
15100). The Services take these efforts
into account when making decisions on
whether to list a species as threatened
or endangered under the Endangered
Species Act. The efforts usually involve
the development of a conservation plan
or agreement, procedures for monitoring
the effectiveness of the plan or
agreement, and an annual report.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; State, local or tribal
governments.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
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United States Patent and Trademark
Office
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request; ‘‘Patents for
Humanity Program’’
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for clearance the following
proposal for collection of information
under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: United States Patent and
Trademark Office, Commerce.
Title: Patents for Humanity Program.
OMB Control Number: 0651–0066.
Form Number(s):
• PTO/PFH/001
• PTO/PFH/002
• PTO/SB/431
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 55 responses
per year.
Average Hours per Response: The
USPTO estimates that it will take the
public approximately four hours to
complete the humanitarian program
application. Those selected as winners
(about 5 to 10 per year) may
additionally require one hour to
complete a petition to extend their
acceleration certificate redemption
beyond 12 months, if needed. These
estimated times include gathering the
necessary information, preparing the
application and any supplemental
materials, and submitting the completed
request to USPTO.
Burden Hours: 205 hours per year.
Cost Burden: $0 per year.
Needs and Uses: The USPTO has
developed two application forms that
applicants can use to apply for
participation in the Patents for
Humanity Program. One application
covers the humanitarian uses of
technologies or products and the other
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application covers humanitarian
research. In addition, there is a form
that allows applicants to provide their
contact information which the USPTO
uses to notify applicants that they have
been selected for an award. These
applications may be up to five pages
long and can be supplemented with
additional supporting materials. The
applications must be submitted
electronically through the competition
website.
Applicants who are ultimately
awarded a Humanitarian Award
Certificate may wish to extend the
redemption period of that certificate. In
the event that an applicant wishes to
extend that time period, they must
complete a Petition to Extend the
Redemption Period of the Humanitarian
Awards Certificate. The petition is a
one-page document which allows the
applicant to request a 12-month
extension of their certificate’s
redemption period based on criteria
outlined on the form (e.g., lack of a
suitable matter, a pending matter is not
yet ripe for certificate redemption, etc.).
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: Nicholas A. Fraser,
email: Nicholas_A._Fraser@
omb.eop.gov.
Once submitted, the request will be
publically available in electronic format
through www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Further information can be obtained
by:
• Email: InformationCollection@
uspto.gov. Include ‘‘0651–0066 copy
request’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Marcie Lovett, Records and
Information Governance Division
Director, Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box
1450, Alexandria, VA 22313–1450.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent on
or before December 21, 2018 to Nicholas
A. Fraser, OMB Desk Officer, via email
to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, or
by fax to 202–395–5167, marked to the
attention of Nicholas A. Fraser.
Marcie Lovett,
Records Management Division Director,
USPTO, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Request for Comments and Notice of Roundtable on Energy,
Information and Communication Technology, and Infrastructure in the
Indo-Pacific Region
AGENCY: Global Markets, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Request for public comments and notice of a roundtable
discussion on energy, information and communication technology (ICT),
and infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region.
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SUMMARY: As part of the commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, the
Global Markets unit of the International Trade Administration of the
Department of Commerce (GM) seeks individual comments from industry on
government programs to inform the catalyzation of U.S. private sector
participation in commercial opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region in
energy, ICT and infrastructure. Through this notice, GM announces a
request for written public comments and announces a roundtable to
facilitate a discussion with industry representatives and U.S.
government staff. This notice serves as an initial step in improving
GM's understanding of private sector interests and programmatic and
policy needs in energy, ICT, and infrastructure sectors in the Indo-
Pacific region. This notice further sets forth topics for discussion
and comment.
DATES:
Event: The roundtable will be held on December 12, 2018, from 9:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Written Comments: To be ensured of consideration, written public
comments must be received on or before January 4, 2019. Comments should
not include any business confidential information.
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Event Registration: GM will evaluate registrations based on the
submitted information (see below) and inform applicants of selection
decisions, which will be made on a rolling basis until 15 participants
have been selected for each breakout session.
ADDRESSES:
Event: The roundtable will be held at the Department of Commerce,
Room 1414, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230.
Comments: Written comments should be sent by electronic mail
addressed to [email protected]. Comments may also be
submitted by mail addressed to: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW, Room 2846, Washington, DC. Although comments may
be submitted by mail, the GM prefers to receive comments via the
internet.
For alternatives to online or mail submissions, please contact
Stephanie Smedile, Indo-Pacific Commercial Coordinator, GM, at (202)
482-0333.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [email protected] or
Stephanie Smedile, Indo-Pacific Commercial Coordinator, GM, at (202)
482-0333
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 30, 2018 the Trump Administration
announced new economic initiatives in the Indo-Pacific region to
advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region (See, https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-administration-advancing-free-open-indo-pacific/). This request for
comment and event notification seeks public comment on priorities and
strategies to enhance commercial engagement in each of the three
initiatives announced. The initiatives and topics for public comment
are as follows:
(1) Digital Connectivity and Cybersecurity Partnership (DCCP)--a
new global initiative to promote access to an open, interoperable,
reliable, and secure internet, with an initial focus on the Indo-
Pacific region. Through this program, the United States will support
communications infrastructure development through public-private
partnerships, promote regulatory and policy reforms, promote exports of
U.S. information and communications technology (ICT) goods and
services, and build the cybersecurity capacity of our partners to
address shared threats.
(2) Infrastructure Transaction and Assistance Network (ITAN)--The
ITAN will prioritize support for strategically important infrastructure
and catalyze opportunities for U.S. business; establish a new Indo-
Pacific Transaction Advisory Fund to provide independent legal support
for negotiations; and coordinate capacity-building programs to improve
partner countries' project evaluation processes, regulatory and
procurement environments, and project preparation and financing
capabilities.
(3) Enhancing Development and Growth through Energy, or Asia EDGE,
is a U.S. whole of government effort to grow sustainable and secure
energy markets throughout the Indo-Pacific. Asia EDGE seeks to
strengthen energy security, increase energy diversification and trade,
and expand energy access across the Indo-Pacific.
The Department seeks input at the December 12th roundtable on the
following topics:
What are the principal U.S. and/or foreign policy and
regulatory barriers to growing sales and exports to the Indo-Pacific
region? How would you prioritize these barriers for USG engagement?
What are the principal barriers (U.S. and/or foreign) to
investment in infrastructure (ICT networks, energy, transportation,
other) in countries in the Indo-Pacific?
Have you worked with USG agencies--such as State,
Commerce, USTDA, EXIM, OPIC, USAID--in doing business in the Indo-
Pacific? What is your assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the
U.S. government tools to promote U.S. businesses in this sector?
What proactive solutions or actions could the U.S.
government pursue that would have an impact on catalyzing U.S. private
sector participation in commercial opportunities in the Indo-Pacific
region?
Event: The December 12 roundtable hosted by the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Asia will provide an overview of the President's vision
for the Indo-Pacific region and will include three break-out sessions--
one for each initiative--during which participants will provide
insights and feedback related to the energy, ICT, and infrastructure
sectors in the Indo-Pacific region. Due to limited space, the event is
closed to press and observers. Industry participation is limited to 15
qualifying industry representatives per break-out session (energy, ICT,
and infrastructure).
Selection
To attend, participants should submit the below information to
[email protected] by December 5, 2018. GM will evaluate
registrations based on the submitted information on a rolling basis
until 15 participants have been selected for each break-out session and
inform applicants of selection decisions.
Applicants are encouraged to send representatives at a sufficiently
senior level to be knowledgeable about their organization's
capabilities, interests and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
Please see the following hyperlink for a definition of the Indo-Pacific
region: https://www.pacom.mil/About-USINDOPACOM/USPACOM-Area-of-Responsibility/.
Registrations should include the following information in their
registration email:
Name of attendee and short bio.
Organization and brief organization description.
The initiative discussion in which the registrant prefers
to participate (DCCP, ITAN, or Asia EDGE). Registrants cannot register
for all three as the break-outs happen concurrently. Registrants may
indicate a second choice if the preferred choice is filled.
A statement self-certifying how the organization meets
each of the following criteria:
1. Is not majority owned or controlled by a foreign government
entity (or foreign government entities).
2. Its existing products or services 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 AND/OR it is a major investor in projects
in the Indo-Pacific in which companies with such products may compete.
3. It has already exported from the United States to or invested in
the Indo-Pacific region.
4. In the case of a trade association, academic or research
institution, the applicant will only be representing companies during
the Roundtable that satisfy each of the criteria above.
Selection will be based on the following criteria:
Suitability of the company's (or in the case of another
organization, represented companies' or constituents') existing
products or services to energy, ICT, and infrastructure commercial
opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.
Suitability of the company's (or in the case of another
organization, represented companies' or constituents') experience
pursuing commercial opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.
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Suitability of the representative's position and biography
to be able to engage in the conversation.
Anthony Diaz,
Program Analyst, SelectUSA, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
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