[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 46487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21565]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Upcoming Secretary-Led International Trade Administration Multi-
Sector Trade Mission to China

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, is amending the Notice published at Vol. 82, No. 187 
(82 FR 45264, September 28, 2017), the Secretary-Led International 
Trade Administration Multi-Sector Trade Mission to China, to modify the 
maximum number of delegation participants, set at 25 U.S. participants, 
to allow for additional participants on the mission.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendments to revise the number of 
delegation participants.

Background

    Based on the high interest in the mission and the significant 
number of applications received to date, it has been determined that 
the Department of Commerce may accept more than 25 U.S. firms or trade 
associations as delegation participants for the Trade Mission to China. 
The final number of participants will be determined based on the review 
of applications and the capacity of the Department of Commerce to 
accommodate additional participants on the delegation. The application 
deadline remains October 6, 2017. All applications will be assessed 
according the conditions and criteria that are included in the original 
Federal Register notice and Mission Statement located on the Web site.
    Notice of this change was posted on the Mission Web site 
(www.export.gov/ChinaMission2017) on Monday, October 2, 2017.

Contacts

General Business and Applications: The Office of Business Liaison, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 5062, 
Washington, DC 20230, Phone: +1-202-482-1360, Fax: 202-482-4054, Email: 
[email protected].
Tyler Shields: Director, The Office of China and Mongolia, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 38013, 
Washington, DC 20230, Phone: +1-202-482-3544, Email: 
[email protected].

Frank Spector,
Senior Advisor for Trade Missions.
[FR Doc. 2017-21565 Filed 10-4-17; 8:45 am]
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