[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64462-64463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25930]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Conference on International Trade Issues Facing U.S. Machinery 
Manufacturing Industries

AGENCY: Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On December 4, 2012 the Office of Transportation and Machinery 
will hold a one-day conference on bi-lateral and multi-lateral 
international trade issues impacting the U.S. machinery manufacturing 
industries, with emphasis on tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade 
and global market access.

DATES: Tuesday, December 4, 2012.

ADDRESSES: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Forrest Nielsen, Machinery Team, 
Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-5784, Email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Machinery manufacturing is one of the 
largest and most competitive sectors of the American manufacturing 
economy. The United States is the world's third-largest supplier of 
capital equipment, exporting more than $160 billion in 2011.
    The economic impact of machinery manufacturing extends throughout 
the American economy. Machinery industries provide essential and highly 
sophisticated technology for many other manufacturing and service 
industries. Process control and other automation technologies enable 
end-users to maximize the productivity of their equipment. Sales of 
many types of machinery are accompanied by a variety of high-value 
services, as well,

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including specialized architecture, engineering, and logistics. 
Machinery manufacturing industries employ more than one million 
American workers in well-compensated trades and professions.
    The Office of Transportation and Machinery (OTM) has been working 
for several months to identify significant trade barriers facing U.S. 
machinery manufacturer exporters in foreign market destinations. OTM 
strives to provide senior U.S. Government policy-makers with well-
informed policy analysis for use in expanding international markets 
across the broad range of U.S. machinery exports. OTM will hold a one-
day conference to conduct a dialog and review with our private-sector 
stakeholders what we have learned and further refine our understanding 
of the market access challenges they face.

    Dated: Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
Thomas Sobotta,
Acting Office Director--MAS Office of Transportation & Machinery.
[FR Doc. 2012-25930 Filed 10-19-12; 8:45 am]
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