[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 76821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30240]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Executive-Led U.S.-Turkey Healthcare Trade Mission to Ankara, 
Istanbul, and Izmir

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Amendment.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration is amending the Notice published at 78 FR 18318 (March 
26, 2013), regarding the Executive-Led U.S.-Turkey Healthcare Trade 
Mission to Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir to extend the date of the 
application deadline to February 6, 2014, and to amend the selection 
criteria for the applications received from midnight December 16, 2013 
through close-of-business February 6, 2014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recruitment for this Mission began in July 
2013. Due to the government shutdown, it has been determined that 
additional time is needed to allow for additional recruitment and 
marketing in support of the mission. Applications will now be accepted 
through close-of-business February 6, 2014 (and after that date if 
space remains and scheduling constraints permit).
    The applications received prior to the original deadline of 
December 16, 2013, will be evaluated in accordance with the Notice 
published at 78 FR 18318 (March 26, 2013) regarding the Amendment to 
the Executive-Led U.S.-Turkey Healthcare Trade Mission to Ankara, 
Istanbul, and Izmir. The applicants selected will be notified as soon 
as possible.

Amendments

    Additional applications will be accepted through February 6, 2014. 
All applications received from midnight December 16, 2013, through 
close-of-business February 6, 2014, will form a single selection pool 
and will be evaluated in a single, comparative selection process. In 
addition to the requirements, conditions and criteria set out above, 
the following criteria will be taken into account in the evaluation of 
these additional applications:
     The overall distribution of participants, considering 
those already selected for participation, representing a diversity of 
key sub-sectors, with a special emphasis on the Medical Devices, 
Healthcare IT and Mobile-Health sub-sectors.
    Applications received after the February 6, 2014 cob deadline will 
be considered only if space and scheduling constraints permit.

Contact Information

U.S. Commercial Service Turkey: Ebru Olcay, Healthcare Specialist, 
[email protected].
Boston U.S. Export Assistance Center: Michelle Ouellette, Specialist, 
[email protected].

Elnora Moye,
Trade Program Assistant.
[FR Doc. 2013-30240 Filed 12-18-13; 8:45 am]
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