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2023, and October 20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
the Kosovo listing, contact Dr. Heather
Sriranganathan, APHIS Veterinary
Services, Regionalization Evaluation
Services, 4700 River Road, Riverdale,
MD 20737; phone (717) 818–3582;
email: AskRegionalization@usda.gov.
For the Mozambique listing, contact
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animal-health-status-of-regions.
APHIS receives notice of HPAI
outbreaks from veterinary officials of the
exporting country, from the World
Organization for Animal Health
(WOAH),1 or from other sources the
Administrator determines to be reliable.
On August 21, 2023, APHIS became
aware of a European Food Safety
Authority document reporting outbreaks
of HPAI in Kosovo in 2022. On
September 25, 2023, the Kosovo Food
and Veterinary Authority confirmed the
detection of HPAI in 2021 and 2022. In
response to these reports, on September
29, 2023, APHIS added Kosovo to the
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considered to exist, in compliance with
§ 94.6(a)(2)(ii). On that same date,
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stakeholders that APHIS imposed
restrictions on the importation of
poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian
hatching eggs, unprocessed avian
products and byproducts, and certain
fresh poultry commodities originating
from or transiting Kosovo to mitigate
risk of HPAI introduction in the United
States.
On October 17, 2023, the veterinary
authorities of Mozambique reported to
the WOAH the occurrence of HPAI in
that country. In response to that report,
on October 20, 2023, after confirming
that HPAI occurred in commercial birds
and poultry, APHIS added Mozambique
to the list of regions where HPAI exists
or is considered to exist, in compliance
with § 94.6(a)(2)(ii). On that same day,
APHIS issued an import alert notifying
stakeholders that APHIS imposed
restrictions on the importation of
poultry, commercial birds, ratites, avian
hatching eggs, unprocessed avian
products and byproducts, and certain
fresh poultry commodities originating
from or transiting Mozambique to
mitigate risk of HPAI introduction into
the United States.
With the publication of this notice,
we are informing the public that we
have added Kosovo to the list of regions
APHIS considers affected with HPAI of
any subtype, effective September 29,
2023; and Mozambique to the list of
regions APHIS considers affected with
HPAI of any subtype, effective October
20, 2023. This notice serves as an
official record and public notification of
these actions.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1633, 7701–7772,
7781–7786, and 8301–8317; 21 U.S.C.
136 and 136a; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR
2.22, 2.80, and 371.4.
Done in Washington, DC, this 26th day of
March 2024.
Michael Watson,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service.
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Office International des Epizooties, or OIE, but on
May 28, 2022, the Organization announced that the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 240326–0089]
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for
Prosperity Clean Economy Investor
Forum Solicitation of Applications for
Participation
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal;
reissuance of request for applications.
AGENCY:
The International Trade
Administration (ITA) seeks applications
for the Department to consider
recommending to the Government of
Singapore (Singapore) for participation
in the Indo-Pacific Economic
Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Clean
Economy Investor Forum (Forum)
hosted by Singapore on June 5–6, 2024.
The Forum was announced on
November 16, 2023, in the Joint
Statement following an IPEF Ministerial
meeting. The Forum participants will
help advance the climate objectives of
the proposed IPEF Clean Economy
Agreement by helping facilitate
investments in climate-related projects
in the Indo-Pacific region. ITA is
seeking applications from the U.S.
private sector for ITA to consider
recommending to Singapore. This notice
withdraws and supersedes a notice and
request for applications published
March 28, 2024.
DATES: The IPEF Clean Economy
Investor Forum will take place on
Thursday and Friday, June 5–6, 2024.
Applications for participation should
be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on April 16,
2024. Applications submitted in
response to the notice published March
28, 2024 need not be resubmitted.
ADDRESSES: Interested companies
should submit their applications for
immediate consideration to ITA at
IPEFInvestorForum@trade.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ava
Jamerson, Policy Advisor, Office of the
Under Secretary of Commerce for
International Trade, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230;
email: ava.jamerson@trade.gov;
telephone: 202.823.0686. For additional
information about IPEF, please visit:
https://www.commerce.gov/ipef. You
can find the latest information about the
Clean Economy Pillar at: https://
www.commerce.gov/ipef/pillar-iii and at
https://www.commerce.gov/sites/
default/files/2023-11/US-Factsheet-SFPillar-III.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Background
This notice withdraws a notice
published on March 28, 2024 (89 FR
21488) and reissues, with corrected
information, a request for applications
to be considered for participation in the
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for
Prosperity Clean Economy Investor
Forum.
In May 2022, the United States
launched the Indo-Pacific Economic
Framework for Prosperity. IPEF is part
of the Biden Administration’s
commitment to strengthening ties with
allies and partners and tackling 21st
Century economic challenges in the
Indo-Pacific region.
IPEF seeks to advance resilience,
sustainability, inclusiveness, economic
growth, fairness, and competitiveness
for the 14 IPEF partner economies—
Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji,
India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of
Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, the
United States, and Vietnam. IPEF also
will provide tangible benefits that fuel
economic activity and investment,
promote sustainable and inclusive
economic growth, and benefit workers
and consumers across the region.
The IPEF partners are launching the
inaugural IPEF Clean Economy Investor
Forum to catalyze investment for
sustainable infrastructure and climate
technology across IPEF economies to
advance the goals of the proposed Clean
Economy Agreement, which includes
increasing investment flows and
financing for climate-related
infrastructure, technologies, and
projects in the region. The proposed
Clean Economy Agreement outlines
collaboration through a convening of
private and institutional investors to
facilitate business matching and
investments, as well as sharing expertise
and good practices on scaling up clean
technology and infrastructure
investments.
The Forum is being hosted by
Singapore on June 5–6, 2024, and will
be attended by the Secretary of
Commerce and her counterparts from
the 13 other IPEF partner countries. Its
purpose is to convene a diverse set of
stakeholders from across the United
States and the Indo-Pacific region to
gain market insights, make industry and
government contacts, solidify business
strategies, and identify funding for
specific projects to advance the goals of
the proposed Clean Economy
Agreement.
The Forum will focus on the markets
of the 14 partner economies that are
actively engaging in the proposed Clean
Economy Agreement, with a particular
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focus on emerging economies. The
scope of climate issues in which the
Forum seeks to facilitate trade and
investment will be informed by issues
covered in the proposed Clean Economy
Agreement, including efforts towards
energy security and transition, climate
resilience and adaptation, and
greenhouse gas emissions mitigation.
Each country will be asked to put
forward individual representatives from
their countries’ private sectors to
participate in the Forum for
consideration by Singapore. Singapore
will ultimately select who to invite to
the Forum. The International Trade
Administration seeks applications from
the U.S. private sector to be
recommended as participants in the
Forum, including but not limited to
investors, companies, and non-profit
organizations.
II. Criteria
Singapore expects to invite
approximately 20–50 participants from
the U.S. private sector, at its discretion.
ITA is seeking applications from the
U.S. private sector, which it will
consider based on the below criteria.
Through this process, ITA will prepare
recommendations for final approval by
the Department and then share with
Singapore for Singapore’s consideration
and decision. ITA is primarily focused
on senior executives from organizations
including investors, companies, and
non-profit organizations.
Interested companies should submit
their applications for immediate
consideration to ITA according to the
instructions in the DATES and ADDRESSES
headings above. The following criteria
will be used to identify prospective
participants. These participants will be
considered through a holistic analysis
and are not required to meet each
element listed below:
(1) Level of executive representation;
(2) Consistency of the applicant’s
goals and objectives with the stated
scope of the Forum;
(3) Alignment with the proposed
Clean Economy Agreement objectives;
(4) Focus on IPEF markets, such as
experience or demonstrated interest in
investing in the region in the next 18
months in one or more IPEF markets;
(5) Ability to fulfill and support the
objectives of the Forum (e.g., significant
funds and/or assets to support the types
of projects envisioned); and
(6) Headquarters in the United States.
The Department may consider other
information as it deems relevant and
may request additional information/
clarification from applicants. The
Department will consider applications
previously submitted in response to the
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withdrawn notice and request for
applications published on March 28,
2024 (89 FR 21488); applicants need not
resubmit information.
Please do not send company or
organization brochures.
Applications received after April 16,
2024 will be considered only if space
and scheduling constraints permit and if
Singapore continues to accept
recommendations.
Applicants selected to be
recommended to Singapore will be
notified.
III. Request for Applications
To be considered, all applications
should include the following
information, as applicable:
(1) Organization Name;
(2) U.S. State of Incorporation;
(3) Corporate Headquarters;
(4) Principal Place of Business;
(5) Main Address (Street Address,
City, State, and Zip Code);
(6) List of Subsidiary or Affiliate
Offices in Asia;
(7) Industry Area(s);
(8) Main Products and/or Services;
(9) A brief (up to three page)
Statement of Interest explaining how
you meet the selection criteria listed
above;
(10) Name, title, work email, phone
number of your Chief Executive Officer,
President, Chief Investment Officer, or
other senior executive who would
represent the organization at the Forum;
(11) Name, title, work email, and
phone number of the main workinglevel point of contact that will facilitate
the senior executive’s participation in
the Forum; and
(12) Name, title, work email, and
phone number of one optional
accompanying staff person.
Public Burden Statement
A Federal agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, nor shall a person be subject
to a penalty for failure to comply with
an information collection subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 unless the
information collection has a currently
valid OMB Control Number. The
approved OMB Control Number for this
information collection is 0625–0143.
Without this approval, we could not
conduct this information collection.
Public reporting for this information
collection is estimated to be
approximately 1.5 hour per response,
including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and
reviewing the information collection.
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All responses to this information
collection are voluntary. Send
comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
information collection, including
suggestions for reducing this burden to
the International Trade Administration
Paperwork Reduction Act Program:
pra@trade.gov or to Katelynn Byers, ITA
PRA Process Administrator:
Katelynn.Byers@trade.gov.
Privacy Act Statement
The collection, maintenance, and
disclosure of this information is
governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a). The Department of
Commerce is authorized to collect this
information pursuant to authorities that
include but are not limited to: 15 U.S.C.
1512. The principal purposes for which
the Department will use the information
is to assist in selecting the U.S.
representatives to recommend to
Singapore to participate in the Forum.
Information received will be maintained
in COMMERCE/DEPT–23, Information
Collected Electronically in Connection
with Department of Commerce
Activities and Programs. One of the
routine uses for this information
includes providing it to other
registrants, including the Government of
Singapore, to facilitate company/
organization matchmaking (Routine Use
1). A complete set of routine disclosures
is included in the system of records
notice, published both in the Federal
Register and on the Department’s
website at: https://www.commerce.gov/
opog/privacy/system-records-notice.
Disclosing this information to the
Department of Commerce is voluntary.
However, if you do not provide this
information, or only provide part of the
information requested, you may not be
considered for selection as U.S.
representatives to the Forum.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.
Dated: March 28, 2024.
Diane Farrell,
Deputy Under Secretary for International
Trade.
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[S–24–2024]
Approval of Subzone Expansion;
Givaudan Fragrances Corporation;
Mount Olive, New Jersey
On February 7, 2024, the Executive
Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ) Board docketed an application
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submitted by the State of New Jersey,
Department of State, grantee of FTZ 44,
requesting an expansion of Subzone 44P
on behalf of Givaudan Fragrances
Corporation in Mount Olive, New
Jersey, subject to the existing activation
limit of FTZ 44. The application has
also requested the removal of 5.93 acres
from Site 1 of FTZ 44.
The application was processed in
accordance with the FTZ Act and
Regulations, including notice in the
Federal Register inviting public
comment (89 FR 10030, February 13,
2024). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed
the application and determined that it
meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant
to the authority delegated to the FTZ
Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR
400.36(f)), the application to expand
Subzone 44P was approved on March
28, 2024, subject to the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations, including section
400.13, and further subject to FTZ 44’s
407.5-acre activation limit.
Dated: March 28, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–331–806]
Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From
Ecuador: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination,
and Alignment of Final Determination
With the Final Antidumping Duty
Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that countervailable
subsidies are being provided to
producers and exporters of frozen
warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from
Ecuador. The period of investigation
(POI) is January 1, 2022, through
December 31, 2022. Interested parties
are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable April 2, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reginald Anadio or Zachary Shaykin,
AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3166 or
(202) 482–5377, respectively.
AGENCY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 703(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). On November 21, 2023,
Commerce published in the Federal
Register the notice of initiation of this
investigation.1 On December 7, 2023,
Commerce postponed the preliminary
determination until March 25, 2024.2
For a complete description of events
that followed the initiation of this
investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.
trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is shrimp from Ecuador.
For a complete description of the scope
of this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,4 in the
Initiation Notice Commerce set aside a
period of time for parties to raise issues
regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).5
No interested party commented on the
scope of the investigation as it appeared
in the Initiation Notice.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Act. For each subsidy
1 See Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador,
India, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigations, 88 FR 81053 (November 21, 2023)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador,
India, Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Countervailing Duty
Investigations, 88 FR 85216 (December 7, 2023).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Affirmative Determination of the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of frozen
warmwater shrimp from Ecuador,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)
(Preamble).
5 See Initiation Notice, 88 FR at 81054.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Docket No. 240326-0089]
Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Clean Economy
Investor Forum Solicitation of Applications for Participation
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of withdrawal; reissuance of request for applications.
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SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration (ITA) seeks
applications for the Department to consider recommending to the
Government of Singapore (Singapore) for participation in the Indo-
Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Clean Economy Investor
Forum (Forum) hosted by Singapore on June 5-6, 2024. The Forum was
announced on November 16, 2023, in the Joint Statement following an
IPEF Ministerial meeting. The Forum participants will help advance the
climate objectives of the proposed IPEF Clean Economy Agreement by
helping facilitate investments in climate-related projects in the Indo-
Pacific region. ITA is seeking applications from the U.S. private
sector for ITA to consider recommending to Singapore. This notice
withdraws and supersedes a notice and request for applications
published March 28, 2024.
DATES: The IPEF Clean Economy Investor Forum will take place on
Thursday and Friday, June 5-6, 2024.
Applications for participation should be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on
April 16, 2024. Applications submitted in response to the notice
published March 28, 2024 need not be resubmitted.
ADDRESSES: Interested companies should submit their applications for
immediate consideration to ITA at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ava Jamerson, Policy Advisor, Office
of the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; email:
[email protected]; telephone: 202.823.0686. For additional
information about IPEF, please visit: https://www.commerce.gov/ipef.
You can find the latest information about the Clean Economy Pillar at:
https://www.commerce.gov/ipef/pillar-iii and at https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/US-Factsheet-SF-Pillar-III.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
This notice withdraws a notice published on March 28, 2024 (89 FR
21488) and reissues, with corrected information, a request for
applications to be considered for participation in the Indo-Pacific
Economic Framework for Prosperity Clean Economy Investor Forum.
In May 2022, the United States launched the Indo-Pacific Economic
Framework for Prosperity. IPEF is part of the Biden Administration's
commitment to strengthening ties with allies and partners and tackling
21st Century economic challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.
IPEF seeks to advance resilience, sustainability, inclusiveness,
economic growth, fairness, and competitiveness for the 14 IPEF partner
economies--Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan,
Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, the United States, and Vietnam. IPEF also will provide
tangible benefits that fuel economic activity and investment, promote
sustainable and inclusive economic growth, and benefit workers and
consumers across the region.
The IPEF partners are launching the inaugural IPEF Clean Economy
Investor Forum to catalyze investment for sustainable infrastructure
and climate technology across IPEF economies to advance the goals of
the proposed Clean Economy Agreement, which includes increasing
investment flows and financing for climate-related infrastructure,
technologies, and projects in the region. The proposed Clean Economy
Agreement outlines collaboration through a convening of private and
institutional investors to facilitate business matching and
investments, as well as sharing expertise and good practices on scaling
up clean technology and infrastructure investments.
The Forum is being hosted by Singapore on June 5-6, 2024, and will
be attended by the Secretary of Commerce and her counterparts from the
13 other IPEF partner countries. Its purpose is to convene a diverse
set of stakeholders from across the United States and the Indo-Pacific
region to gain market insights, make industry and government contacts,
solidify business strategies, and identify funding for specific
projects to advance the goals of the proposed Clean Economy Agreement.
The Forum will focus on the markets of the 14 partner economies
that are actively engaging in the proposed Clean Economy Agreement,
with a particular focus on emerging economies. The scope of climate
issues in which the Forum seeks to facilitate trade and investment will
be informed by issues covered in the proposed Clean Economy Agreement,
including efforts towards energy security and transition, climate
resilience and adaptation, and greenhouse gas emissions mitigation.
Each country will be asked to put forward individual
representatives from their countries' private sectors to participate in
the Forum for consideration by Singapore. Singapore will ultimately
select who to invite to the Forum. The International Trade
Administration seeks applications from the U.S. private sector to be
recommended as participants in the Forum, including but not limited to
investors, companies, and non-profit organizations.
II. Criteria
Singapore expects to invite approximately 20-50 participants from
the U.S. private sector, at its discretion. ITA is seeking applications
from the U.S. private sector, which it will consider based on the below
criteria. Through this process, ITA will prepare recommendations for
final approval by the Department and then share with Singapore for
Singapore's consideration and decision. ITA is primarily focused on
senior executives from organizations including investors, companies,
and non-profit organizations.
Interested companies should submit their applications for immediate
consideration to ITA according to the instructions in the DATES and
ADDRESSES headings above. The following criteria will be used to
identify prospective participants. These participants will be
considered through a holistic analysis and are not required to meet
each element listed below:
(1) Level of executive representation;
(2) Consistency of the applicant's goals and objectives with the
stated scope of the Forum;
(3) Alignment with the proposed Clean Economy Agreement objectives;
(4) Focus on IPEF markets, such as experience or demonstrated
interest in investing in the region in the next 18 months in one or
more IPEF markets;
(5) Ability to fulfill and support the objectives of the Forum
(e.g., significant funds and/or assets to support the types of projects
envisioned); and
(6) Headquarters in the United States.
The Department may consider other information as it deems relevant
and may request additional information/clarification from applicants.
The Department will consider applications previously submitted in
response to the withdrawn notice and request for applications published
on March 28, 2024 (89 FR 21488); applicants need not resubmit
information.
Please do not send company or organization brochures.
Applications received after April 16, 2024 will be considered only
if space and scheduling constraints permit and if Singapore continues
to accept recommendations.
Applicants selected to be recommended to Singapore will be
notified.
III. Request for Applications
To be considered, all applications should include the following
information, as applicable:
(1) Organization Name;
(2) U.S. State of Incorporation;
(3) Corporate Headquarters;
(4) Principal Place of Business;
(5) Main Address (Street Address, City, State, and Zip Code);
(6) List of Subsidiary or Affiliate Offices in Asia;
(7) Industry Area(s);
(8) Main Products and/or Services;
(9) A brief (up to three page) Statement of Interest explaining how
you meet the selection criteria listed above;
(10) Name, title, work email, phone number of your Chief Executive
Officer, President, Chief Investment Officer, or other senior executive
who would represent the organization at the Forum;
(11) Name, title, work email, and phone number of the main working-
level point of contact that will facilitate the senior executive's
participation in the Forum; and
(12) Name, title, work email, and phone number of one optional
accompanying staff person.
Public Burden Statement
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with an information collection subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 unless the
information collection has a currently valid OMB Control Number. The
approved OMB Control Number for this information collection is 0625-
0143. Without this approval, we could not conduct this information
collection. Public reporting for this information collection is
estimated to be approximately 1.5 hour per response, including the time
for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the
information collection.
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All responses to this information collection are voluntary. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
information collection, including suggestions for reducing this burden
to the International Trade Administration Paperwork Reduction Act
Program: [email protected] or to Katelynn Byers, ITA PRA Process
Administrator: [email protected].
Privacy Act Statement
The collection, maintenance, and disclosure of this information is
governed by the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a). The Department of
Commerce is authorized to collect this information pursuant to
authorities that include but are not limited to: 15 U.S.C. 1512. The
principal purposes for which the Department will use the information is
to assist in selecting the U.S. representatives to recommend to
Singapore to participate in the Forum. Information received will be
maintained in COMMERCE/DEPT-23, Information Collected Electronically in
Connection with Department of Commerce Activities and Programs. One of
the routine uses for this information includes providing it to other
registrants, including the Government of Singapore, to facilitate
company/organization matchmaking (Routine Use 1). A complete set of
routine disclosures is included in the system of records notice,
published both in the Federal Register and on the Department's website
at: https://www.commerce.gov/opog/privacy/system-records-notice.
Disclosing this information to the Department of Commerce is voluntary.
However, if you do not provide this information, or only provide part
of the information requested, you may not be considered for selection
as U.S. representatives to the Forum.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512.
Dated: March 28, 2024.
Diane Farrell,
Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade.
[FR Doc. 2024-07003 Filed 3-29-24; 11:15 am]
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