[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54159-54162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21230]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Notice of Amendment for Certain Fall 2021 Scheduled Trade 
Missions

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, is announcing amended dates and deadlines for 
submitting applications for several upcoming trade missions that were 
previously announced and published in the Federal Register:
     Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to Peru, Chile, 
and Uruguay, with an optional stop in Argentina, scheduled for March 1-
5, and 8, 2021, postponed to March 30-April 8, 2022.
     Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to India, 
scheduled for November 8-12, 2021, postponed to May 2-5, 2022.
     Digital Transformation Business Development Mission to the 
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, scheduled from October 24-28, 
2021, postponed to January 23-27, 2022. The optional UAE stop was also 
removed from the mission schedule.
     Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region in conjunction with 
the Trade Americas--Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region 
Conference, scheduled from October 24-28, 2021, postponed to October 
23-28, 2022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Amendments to Revise Trade Mission Dates, 
and Deadline for Submitting Applications for Certain Fall 2021 Trade 
Missions.

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Background

Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to Peru, Chile, and Uruguay, 
with an Optional Stop in Argentina

    The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, is amending the Notice published at 86 FR 7705 
(February 1, 2021), regarding the dates of ITA's planned Cybersecurity 
Business Development Mission to Peru, Chile, and Uruguay, with an 
optional stop in Argentina, which have been modified from October 18-
22, and 25, 2021, to March 30-April 8, 2022. The Department has been 
closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and has determined that 
postponing the mission is the best decision for the health, safety, and 
welfare of the participants. The new deadline for applications has been 
extended to Friday, November 12, 2021. Applications may be accepted 
after that date if space remains and scheduling constraints permit. 
Interested U.S. companies and trade associations/organizations that 
have not already submitted an application are encouraged to do so. The 
schedule is updated as follows:

Proposed Timetable

    * Note:  The final schedule and potential site visits will 
depend on the availability of host government and business 
officials, specific goals of mission participants, and ground 
transportation.


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Thursday, March 30, 2022        (Morning) Trade Mission
 (Optional).                    Participants Arrive in Buenos Aires,
                                Argentina.
                                (Afternoon) Welcome and Country
                                Briefing (Argentina).
                                Networking coffee at the
                                Ambassador's residence (TBC).
Friday, April 1, 2022           One-on-One business matchmaking
 (Optional).                    appointments (GKS day).
Saturday, April 2, 2022         Free time for Argentina optional
 (Optional).                    stop participants or travel day to Peru.
Sunday, April 3, 2022........   Trade Mission Participants
                                Arrive in Lima, Peru.
Monday, April 4, 2022........   Welcome and Country Briefing
                                (Peru).
                                Presentations and/or cabinet/
                                ministry meetings.
                                Networking Lunch.
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Reception at
                                Ambassador's residence (TBC).
Tuesday, April 5, 2022.......   Travel to Santiago, Chile.
                                Welcome and Country Briefing
                                (Chile).
                                Presentations.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022.....   One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Lunch.
                                Cabinet/ministry meetings.
                                Networking Reception at
                                Ambassador's residence (TBC).
Thursday, April 7, 2022......   (Morning) Travel to Montevideo,
                                Uruguay.
                                (Afternoon)Welcome and briefing.
                                Presentations by Uruguayan
                                government entities.
Friday, April 8, 2022........   (Morning) Business matchmaking.
                                Closing Ambassador's reception
                                (TBC).
                                (Afternoon) Trade mission
                                participants depart for the U.S.
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    The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make 
selection decisions on a rolling basis in accordance with the Notice 
published at 85 FR 12259 (March 10, 2020). The applicants selected will 
be notified as soon as possible.

Contacts

Paul Matino, Senior International Trade Specialist, Baltimore, MD--
USEAC, 410-962-4539, [email protected].
Gemal Brangman, Director, Trade Events Task Force, Washington, DC, 202-
482-3773, [email protected].

Cybersecurity Business Development Mission to India

    The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, is amending the Notice published at 86 FR 7705 
(February 1, 2021), regarding the dates of ITA's planned Cybersecurity 
Business Development Mission to India, which have been modified from 
November 8-12, 2021, to May 23-27, 2022. The Department has been 
closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and has determined that 
postponing the mission is the best decision for the health, safety, and 
welfare of the participants. The new deadline for applications has been 
extended to August 5, 2021. Applications may be accepted after that 
date if space remains and scheduling constraints permit. Interested 
U.S. companies and trade associations/organizations that have not 
already submitted an application are encouraged to do so. The schedule 
is updated as follows:

Proposed Timetable

    * Note:  The final schedule and potential site visits will 
depend on the availability of host government and business 
officials, specific goals of mission participants, and ground 
transportation.


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Sunday, May 22, 2022.........   Trade Mission Participants
                                Arrive in New Delhi.
Monday, May 23, 2022.........   Welcome and Country Briefing.
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Lunch (No-Host).
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Reception at Deputy
                                Chief of Mission residence (To Be
                                Confirmed (TBC)).
Tuesday, May 24, 2022........   Breakfast roundtable with Indian
                                industry groups and associations (TBC).
                                Cyber Security event to share
                                best practices and promote participants.
                                Networking Lunch (No-Host).
                                Ministry and other Indian
                                Government Briefings and Meetings.
                                Transportation from Hotel to
                                Airport Included.
                                Travel to Mumbai.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022......   Welcome Briefing, Mumbai and
                                Maharashtra State.
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Lunch (No-Host).
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Reception at Consul
                                General residence (TBC).
Thursday, May 26, 2022.......   Breakfast roundtable with Indian
                                industry groups and associations (TBC).
                                Cyber Security event to share
                                best practices and promote participants.
                                Networking Lunch (No-Host).
                                Indian Government Briefings and
                                Meetings.
                                Travel to Airport (Not
                                Included).
Friday, May 27, 2022.........   OPTIONAL STOP--Bangalore or
                                Hyderabad.
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Lunch (No-Host).
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments
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    The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make 
selection decisions on a rolling basis in accordance with the Notice 
published at 85 FR 12259 (March 10, 2020). The applicants selected will 
be notified as soon as possible.

Contacts

Delia Valdivia, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial 
Service, Los Angeles, CA, 310-597-8218, [email protected].
Gemal Brangman, Director, Trade Events Task Force, Washington, DC, 202-
482-3773, [email protected].

Digital Transformation Business Development Mission to the Gulf 
Cooperation Council Region

    The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, is amending the Notice published at 86 FR 21697 (April 
23, 2021), regarding the dates of ITA's planned GCC Digital 
Transformation Trade Mission to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar, which 
have been modified from October 24-28, 2021 to January 23-27, 2022. The 
Department has been closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and has 
determined that postponing the mission is the best decision for the 
health, safety, and welfare of the participants. In an effort to 
provide U.S. companies with revised mission dates that work for the 
majority of the stops, the optional UAE stop that was originally 
offered was dropped from the revised mission schedule due to limited 
resources and prior commitments made in the UAE that conflict with the 
revised dates. The new deadline for applications has been extended to 
Thursday, September 30, 2021. Applications may be accepted after that 
date if space remains and scheduling constraints permit. Interested 
U.S. companies and trade associations/organizations that have not 
already submitted an application are encouraged to do so. The schedule 
is updated as follows:

Proposed Timetable

    * Note:  The final schedule and potential site visits will 
depend on the availability of host government and business 
officials, specific goals of mission participants, and ground 
transportation.


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Saturday, January 22.........   Travel to Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
                                Trade Mission Participants
                                Arrive in Riyad, Saudi Arabia.
Sunday, January 23...........   Welcome and Saudi Arabia Country
                                Briefing.
                                Ministry and other Saudi
                                Government Briefings and meetings.
                                Networking Lunch Hosted by
                                AmCham Riyadh.
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Reception at AMB
                                residence (TBC).
Monday, January 24...........   One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Travel to Kuwait City.
Tuesday, January 25..........   Travel to Kuwait City, Kuwait.
                                Welcome and Kuwait Country
                                Briefing.
                                Ministry and other Kuwait
                                Government Briefings and Meetings.
                                Networking Lunch (No-Host).
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Reception at AMB
                                residence (TBC).
Wednesday, January 26........   One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Travel to Doha, Qatar.
                                Welcome and Qatar Country
                                Briefing.
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Lunch (No-Host).
                                One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
Thursday, January 27.........   One-on-One business matchmaking
                                appointments.
                                Networking Lunch (No-Host).
                                Trade Mission concludes
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    The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make 
selection decisions on a comparative basis in accordance with the 
Notice published at 86 FR 21697 (April 23, 2021). The applicants 
selected will be notified as soon as possible.

Contacts

Ludwika Alvarez, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial 
Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, San Francisco, CA, Tel: 415-517-0265, 
[email protected]

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Tatyana Aguirre, Commercial Consul, U.S. Consulate Dhahran, U.S. 
Commercial Service, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, Mobile: +1949 557 7664, [email protected]
Office of Middle East, Drew Pederson, Desk Officer for Kuwait, Oman, 
and the UAE, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Tel: 202-569-7479, [email protected]
Office of Middle East, Naomi Weigler, Desk Officer for Saudi Arabia, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
[email protected]

Trade Mission to the Caribbean Region in Conjunction With the Trade 
Americas-Business Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference

    The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration, is amending the Notice published at 85 FR 29928 (May 
19, 2020), regarding the dates of ITA's planned Trade Mission to the 
Caribbean Region in conjunction with the Trade Americas--Business 
Opportunities in the Caribbean Region Conference, which have been 
modified from November 15-20, 2020, to October 24-28, 2021. The 
Department has been closely monitoring COVID-19 developments and has 
determined that postponing the mission is the best decision for the 
health, safety and welfare of the participants. The new deadline for 
applications has been extended to July 15, 2022. Applications may be 
accepted after that date if space remains and scheduling constraints 
permit. Interested U.S. companies and trade associations/organizations 
that have not already submitted an application are encouraged to do so. 
The schedule is updated as follows:

Proposed Timetable

    * Note:  The final schedule and potential site visits will 
depend on the availability of host government and business 
officials, specific goals of mission participants, and ground 
transportation.


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Saturday, October 22, 2022...   Travel Day/Arrival in Miami, FL.
                                Optional Local Tour/Activities.
Sunday, October 23, 2022.....   Miami, FL. Afternoon:
                                Registration, Briefing and U.S. Embassy
                                Officer Consultations. Evening:
                                Networking Reception.
Monday, October 24, 2022.....   Miami, FL. Morning: Registration
                                and Trade Americas--U.S.-Caribbean
                                Business Conference. Afternoon: U.S.
                                Embassy Officer Consultations. Evening:
                                Networking Reception.
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                                Optional
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Tuesday-Thursday, October 25-   Travel day or Business-to-
 28, 2021.                      Business Meetings in: Option (A)
                                Dominican Republic. Option (B) Barbados.
                                Option (C) Guyana. Option (D) Jamaica.
                                Option (E) Suriname. Option (F) The
                                Bahamas. Option (H) Trinidad & Tobago
                                (I) Haiti.
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    The U.S. Department of Commerce will review applications and make 
selection decisions on a rolling basis in accordance with the Notice 
published at 84 FR 68393 (December 16, 2019). The applicants selected 
will be notified as soon as possible.

Contacts

U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact Information

Delia Valdivia, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial 
Service--Los Angeles (West), CA, [email protected], Tel: 310-
597-8218
Diego Gattesco, Director, U.S. Commercial Service--Wheeling, WV, 
[email protected], Tel: 304-243-5493

Gemal Brangman,
Senior Advisor, Trade Missions, ITA Events Management Task Force.
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