[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 9, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57299-57300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19854]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


District Export Council Nomination Opportunity

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Mission Statement: Notice and call for membership for one of the 
Sixty District Export Councils nationwide.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce is currently seeking 
expressions of interest from individuals in serving as a member of one 
of the Sixty District Export Councils (DECs) nationwide. The DECs are 
closely affiliated with the U.S. Export Assistance Centers of the U.S. 
Commercial Service. DECs combine the energies of more than 1,500 
exporters and export service providers who promote U.S. exports. DEC 
members volunteer at their own expense.

DATES: Applications for nomination to a DEC must be submitted by the 
designated local USEAC representative by November 1, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact your local U.S. Export

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Assistance Center at: http://www.buyusa.gov/home/us.html; or call Andy 
Karellas with the U.S. Commercial Service at (202) 482-3642, Fax: 202-
482-0687.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DECs sponsor and participate in numerous 
trade promotion activities, as well as supply specialized expertise to 
small and medium-sized businesses that are interested in exporting.
    Selection Process: About half of the approximately 30 positions on 
each of the 60 DECs are open for nominations for the term that ends 
December 31, 2011. Nominees are recommended by the local U.S. Export 
Assistance Center Director, in consultation with the DEC and other 
local export promotion partners. After a review process, nominees are 
selected and appointed to a DEC by the Secretary of Commerce.
    Membership Criteria: Each DEC is interested in nominating highly-
motivated people. Appointment is based upon an individual's energetic 
leadership, position in the local business community, knowledge of day-
to-day international operations, interest in export development, and 
willingness and ability to devote time to council activities. Members 
include exporters, export service providers and others whose profession 
supports U.S. export promotion efforts.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., 15 U.S.C. 4721.

    Dated: October 2, 2007.
Andy Karellas,
Office of Domestic Operations, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department 
of Commerce.
[FR Doc. E7-19854 Filed 10-5-07; 8:45 am]
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