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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[Docket No. ITA–2021–0004]
Healthcare Services Sector Export
Market Landscape
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) seeks to support
U.S. private-sector businesses and
organizations engaged in export
SUMMARY:
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activities. As technologies and global
needs evolve, Commerce must stay
apprised of trends and changes to
provide effective support to the private
sector. Additionally, knowledge of
challenges and gaps in support provided
is critical to strengthening the United
States’ export potential. This notice is a
general solicitation of comments from
the public to assist Commerce’s
International Trade Administration
(ITA) in gaining a better understanding
from the public about the current state
of, and future prospects for, the
healthcare services sector in
international markets.
DATES: Comments will be considered on
a rolling basis but are due no later than
5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8,
2021.
You may submit comments,
identified by ITA–2021–0004, by either
of the following methods:
• Online Submission (Strongly
Preferred): Submit all electronic public
comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking
Portal. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and enter ITA–
2021–0004 in the Search box. Click on
the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete the
required fields, and enter or attach your
comments.
• Email: healthcareservices@
trade.gov. Comments submitted by
email should be machine-readable and
should not be copy-protected.
Due to COVID–19 building closures,
we are temporarily not accepting
comments by mail. However, if you are
unable to comment via regulations.gov,
you may contact healthcareservices@
trade.gov for instructions on submitting
your comment.
Comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period may not be considered by ITA.
All comments received are a part of the
public record and will generally be
posted for public viewing on https://
www.regulations.gov/ITA-2021-0004
without change. For access to the docket
to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov/ITA-2021-0004.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Commenters
should include the name of the person
or organization filing the comment. All
personal identifying information (for
example, name, address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. ITA will not accept
anonymous comments.
For those seeking to submit
confidential business information (CBI)
for Government use only, please clearly
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mark such submissions as CBI and
submit an accompanying redacted
version to be made public. CBI
comments can be submitted either
through https://www.regulations.gov/
ITA-2021-0004 (strongly preferred) or by
email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Grunstra, International Trade
Administration, at healthcareservices@
trade.gov or (202) 482–4431. Please
direct media inquiries to ITA’s Office of
Public Affairs (202) 482–3809 or
publicaffairs@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: ITA’s export promotion
programs play a critical role in
addressing challenges and filling gaps in
currently offered services. As market
conditions constantly change and
challenges for U.S. exporters evolve, it
is important to gather additional
information. The information solicited
by this notice will be used in support of
ITA’s core mission to create prosperity
by strengthening the international
competitiveness of U.S. industry,
promoting trade and investment, and
ensuring fair trade and compliance with
trade laws and agreements. This mission
arises from the authority of the
Secretary of Commerce to ‘‘foster,
promote, and develop the foreign and
domestic commerce of the United
States’’ pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1512, and
to ‘‘draw the attention of private
enterprises to opportunities for
investment and development . . .’’
around the world pursuant to the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and
Executive Order 12163, dated
September 29, 1979. To help develop its
priorities and ensure coordination
among its programs, ITA is seeking
information on international healthcare
services market strengths and growth
potential, as well as policy and
regulatory challenges in the healthcare
services sector, including but not
limited to the following elements.
Scope: Healthcare services is a broad
term that can encompass a range of
solutions used to address a variety of
healthcare issues. For the purpose of
this request for public comment, ITA is
focused on both established and
emerging services that are being used to
address and treat various healthcare
needs in different international markets.
This notice serves as a general
solicitation for public comment and as
an initial step in improving ITA’s
understanding of the current services
exports landscape. The information
sought can be organized into the
following broad categories:
(1) Current global market conditions
in regard to healthcare services;
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(2) Related needs for healthcare
services exports that affect success in
international markets;
(3) The effectiveness of the assistance
ITA already offers and ideas for
activities not currently offered.
Request for Written Comments
Instructions: This notice is a general
solicitation for public comments and
further sets forth topics for discussion
and comment. ITA seeks broad input
from all interested stakeholders—
including U.S. industry, researchers,
academia, and civil society—on the
international healthcare services sector.
Commenters may provide information
related to any or all of the following, or
to any other aspect of the healthcare
services sector that they consider
relevant. To the extent commenters
choose to respond to the specific
questions asked, responses may be
formatted as the commenter prefers.
A. Prospects for the Provision of
International Healthcare Services
1. With respect to healthcare services
and healthcare services technology
outside of the United States:
a. Which markets present the greatest
potential for growth in healthcare
services exports, and what services or
enabling technologies are most in
demand in these markets?
b. Which countries offer the most
competition in the sector, and in which
services or enabling technologies?
c. What trade barriers exist, and what
regulatory, standards, or other market
condition changes would be most
significant in facilitating U.S. healthcare
services exports?
d. How are healthcare services sold in
international markets, e.g., through
government procurement, directly to
medical professionals, directly to
private consumers, etc.?
B. Complementary Needs
1. When examining which
international export markets to enter,
please explain the importance of the
following:
a. How do local licensing
requirements and/or other certifications
affect the ability to operate in various
international markets?
b. How important is the education/
training of international personnel to
success in exporting healthcare services
and why?
c. When entering a market, how do
exporters find local representatives and
employees (i.e., doctors, nurses, trained
project managers, etc.), and how
dependent are service offerings on
finding suitable local partners?
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C. ITA Support
1. To what extent would the following
ITA activities assist exporters of
healthcare services:
a. How would ITA’s collaboration
directly with foreign governments to
improve market preconditions and
address market-specific challenges be
useful?
b. How would ITA’s implementation
of U.S. export promotion activities,
including those already offered such as
trade missions or match-making
activities, be useful?
c. What activities not currently
offered would be helpful to U.S.
exporters?
Monica Gorman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Manufacturing,
Industry & Analysis, International Trade
Administration.
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or the OMB Control Number 0648–0346.
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the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XB335]
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Northeast Multispecies
Fishery; Approved Monitoring Service
Providers
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of approved
monitoring service providers.
AGENCY:
NMFS has approved an
additional company to provide
Northeast multispecies sector electronic
monitoring services in fishing years
2021 and 2022. Regulations
implementing the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
require at-sea and electronic monitoring
companies to apply to, and be approved
by, NMFS in order to be eligible to
provide monitoring services to sectors.
This action will allow sectors to
contract for at-sea and electronic
monitoring services with any of the
approved service providers for fishing
years 2021 and 2022.
ADDRESSES: The list of NMFS-approved
sector monitoring service providers is
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noaa.gov/resource/data/observerproviders-northeast-and-mid-atlanticprograms.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Claire Fitz-Gerald, Fishery Policy
Analyst, (978) 281–9255, email
Claire.Fitz-Gerald@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Northeast Multispecies Fishery
Management Plan includes a
requirement for industry-funded
monitoring of catch by sector vessels.
Sectors must contract with independent
third-party service providers to provide
at-sea and/or electronic monitoring
services to their vessels. In order to
provide at-sea or electronic monitoring
services to sectors, monitoring
companies must apply to, and be
approved by, NMFS. The regulations at
50 CFR 648.87(b)(4) describe the criteria
for approval of at-sea and electronic
monitoring service providers. We
approve service providers based on: (1)
Completeness and sufficiency of
applications; and (2) determination of
the applicant’s ability to meet the
performance requirements of a sector
monitoring service provider. Once
approved, service providers must meet
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[Docket No. ITA-2021-0004]
Healthcare Services Sector Export Market Landscape
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) seeks to support
U.S. private-sector businesses and organizations engaged in export
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activities. As technologies and global needs evolve, Commerce must stay
apprised of trends and changes to provide effective support to the
private sector. Additionally, knowledge of challenges and gaps in
support provided is critical to strengthening the United States' export
potential. This notice is a general solicitation of comments from the
public to assist Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) in
gaining a better understanding from the public about the current state
of, and future prospects for, the healthcare services sector in
international markets.
DATES: Comments will be considered on a rolling basis but are due no
later than 5 p.m. Eastern Time on November 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ITA-2021-0004, by
either of the following methods:
Online Submission (Strongly Preferred): Submit all
electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and enter ITA-2021-0004 in the Search box.
Click on the ``Comment'' icon, complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
Email: [email protected]. Comments submitted by
email should be machine-readable and should not be copy-protected.
Due to COVID-19 building closures, we are temporarily not accepting
comments by mail. However, if you are unable to comment via
regulations.gov, you may contact [email protected] for
instructions on submitting your comment.
Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of the comment period may not be
considered by ITA. All comments received are a part of the public
record and will generally be posted for public viewing on https://www.regulations.gov/ITA-2021-0004 without change. For access to the
docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov/ITA-2021-0004.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Commenters should include the name of the
person or organization filing the comment. All personal identifying
information (for example, name, address) voluntarily submitted by the
commenter may be publicly accessible. ITA will not accept anonymous
comments.
For those seeking to submit confidential business information (CBI)
for Government use only, please clearly mark such submissions as CBI
and submit an accompanying redacted version to be made public. CBI
comments can be submitted either through https://www.regulations.gov/ITA-2021-0004 (strongly preferred) or by email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Grunstra, International Trade
Administration, at [email protected] or (202) 482-4431.
Please direct media inquiries to ITA's Office of Public Affairs (202)
482-3809 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: ITA's export promotion programs play a critical role in
addressing challenges and filling gaps in currently offered services.
As market conditions constantly change and challenges for U.S.
exporters evolve, it is important to gather additional information. The
information solicited by this notice will be used in support of ITA's
core mission to create prosperity by strengthening the international
competitiveness of U.S. industry, promoting trade and investment, and
ensuring fair trade and compliance with trade laws and agreements. This
mission arises from the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to
``foster, promote, and develop the foreign and domestic commerce of the
United States'' pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1512, and to ``draw the attention
of private enterprises to opportunities for investment and development
. . .'' around the world pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
and Executive Order 12163, dated September 29, 1979. To help develop
its priorities and ensure coordination among its programs, ITA is
seeking information on international healthcare services market
strengths and growth potential, as well as policy and regulatory
challenges in the healthcare services sector, including but not limited
to the following elements.
Scope: Healthcare services is a broad term that can encompass a
range of solutions used to address a variety of healthcare issues. For
the purpose of this request for public comment, ITA is focused on both
established and emerging services that are being used to address and
treat various healthcare needs in different international markets. This
notice serves as a general solicitation for public comment and as an
initial step in improving ITA's understanding of the current services
exports landscape. The information sought can be organized into the
following broad categories:
(1) Current global market conditions in regard to healthcare
services;
(2) Related needs for healthcare services exports that affect
success in international markets;
(3) The effectiveness of the assistance ITA already offers and
ideas for activities not currently offered.
Request for Written Comments
Instructions: This notice is a general solicitation for public
comments and further sets forth topics for discussion and comment. ITA
seeks broad input from all interested stakeholders--including U.S.
industry, researchers, academia, and civil society--on the
international healthcare services sector. Commenters may provide
information related to any or all of the following, or to any other
aspect of the healthcare services sector that they consider relevant.
To the extent commenters choose to respond to the specific questions
asked, responses may be formatted as the commenter prefers.
A. Prospects for the Provision of International Healthcare Services
1. With respect to healthcare services and healthcare services
technology outside of the United States:
a. Which markets present the greatest potential for growth in
healthcare services exports, and what services or enabling technologies
are most in demand in these markets?
b. Which countries offer the most competition in the sector, and in
which services or enabling technologies?
c. What trade barriers exist, and what regulatory, standards, or
other market condition changes would be most significant in
facilitating U.S. healthcare services exports?
d. How are healthcare services sold in international markets, e.g.,
through government procurement, directly to medical professionals,
directly to private consumers, etc.?
B. Complementary Needs
1. When examining which international export markets to enter,
please explain the importance of the following:
a. How do local licensing requirements and/or other certifications
affect the ability to operate in various international markets?
b. How important is the education/training of international
personnel to success in exporting healthcare services and why?
c. When entering a market, how do exporters find local
representatives and employees (i.e., doctors, nurses, trained project
managers, etc.), and how dependent are service offerings on finding
suitable local partners?
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C. ITA Support
1. To what extent would the following ITA activities assist
exporters of healthcare services:
a. How would ITA's collaboration directly with foreign governments
to improve market preconditions and address market-specific challenges
be useful?
b. How would ITA's implementation of U.S. export promotion
activities, including those already offered such as trade missions or
match-making activities, be useful?
c. What activities not currently offered would be helpful to U.S.
exporters?
Monica Gorman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Manufacturing, Industry & Analysis,
International Trade Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-20444 Filed 9-21-21; 8:45 am]
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