[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39712-39713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15786]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Critical Infrastructure Protection and Cyber Security Trade 
Mission to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Clarification and Amendment

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (CS) is publishing 
this supplement to the Notice of the Renewable Energy and Energy 
Efficiency Executive Business Development Mission, 78 FR 6807, January 
31, 2013, to clarify eligibility and amend the Notice to revise the 
dates and provide for selection of applicants on a rolling basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Amendments To Revise the Dates and Provide for Selection of Applicants 
on a Rolling Basis

Background

    Recruitment for this Mission began at the end of January, and some 
pending applicants have indicated a need to finalize their schedules 
and travel arrangements for the July/summer holidays. We would like to 
extend the recruitment deadline until mid-July to allow them time to 
apply and to more easily vet all applicants and make selection 
decisions, CS is amending the Notice to allow for vetting and selection 
decisions on a rolling basis until July 15, 2013, until the maximum of 
20 participants is selected, all interested U.S. IT and cyber-security 
firms and trade organizations which have not already submitted an 
application are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.

Amendments

    1. For the reasons stated above, the Selection Timeline section of 
the Notice of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Executive 
Business Development Mission, 78 FR 6807, January 31, 2013, is amended 
to read as follows:

Selection Timeline

    Mission recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner, 
including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the Commerce 
Department trade mission calendar (http://www.ita.doc.gov/doctm/tmcal.html) and other Internet Web sites, press releases to general and

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trade media, direct mail, notices by industry trade associations and 
other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia, 
conferences, and trade shows. The U.S. Department of Commerce will 
begin reviewing applications and making selection decisions on a 
rolling basis beginning on January 28, 2013 until the maximum of 20 
participants is selected. Applications received after July 15, 2013 
will be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Dulkadir, Project Officer, 
Phone: 202-482-2026, Email: [email protected].

Elnora Moye,
Trade Program Assistant.
[FR Doc. 2013-15786 Filed 7-1-13; 8:45 am]
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