3210 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 20, 2010 / Notices 

1An SME is defined as a firm with 500 or fewer 

employees or that otherwise qualifies as a small 

business under SBA regulations (see http:// 

www.sba.gov/services/contracting opportunities/ 

sizestandardstopics/index.html). Parent companies, 

affiliates, and subsidiaries will be considered when 

determining business size. The dual pricing reflects 

the Commercial Service’s user fee schedule that 

became effective May 1, 2008 (see http:// 

www.export.gov/newsletter/march2008/ 

initiatives.html for additional information). 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the U.S. Aerospace Business 

Development Mission to Canada must 

complete and submit an application 

form for consideration by the 

Department of Commerce. All 

applicants will be evaluated on their 

ability to satisfy the selection criteria as 

outlined below. A minimum of 10 and 

maximum of 15 companies will be 

selected on a first come-first served 

basis. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a company has been selected to 

participate on the mission, a 

participation fee paid to the U.S. 

Department of Commerce is required. 

The participation fee will be $2,900 for 

large firms and $2,000 for a small or 

medium-sized enterprise (SME),1 for up 

to two company representatives. The fee 

for more than two company 

representatives is $250 per additional 

participant. Expenses for travel, lodging, 

in-country transportation (except for bus 

transportation to visit local aerospace 

OEMs on the second day of the 

mission), meals and incidentals will be 

the responsibility of each mission 

participant. 

Conditions for Participation 

• An applicant must submit a 

completed and signed mission 

Participation Agreement and a 

completed Market Interest 

Questionnaire, including adequate 

information on the company’s products 

and/or services, primary market 

objectives, and goals for participation. If 

the Department of Commerce receives 

an incomplete application, the 

Department may reject the application, 

request additional information, or take 

the lack of information into account 

when evaluating the applications. 

• Each applicant must also certify 

that the products and services to be 

promoted through the mission are either 

produced in the United States or 

marketed under the name of a U.S. firm 

and have at least 51 percent U.S. 

content of the value of the finished 

product or service. 

Selection Criteria for Participation 

Selection will be based on the 

following criteria: 

• Suitability of the company’s 

products or services for the Canadian 

aerospace market. 

• Applicant’s potential for business 

in Canada, including the likelihood of 

exports resulting from the mission. 

• Consistency in the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope of 

the mission. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents containing 

references to partisan political activities 

(including political contributions) will 

be removed from an applicant’s 

submission and not considered during 

the selection process. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner. Outreach will include 

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 trade media, direct mail, 

broadcast fax, notices by industry trade 

associations and other multiplier 

groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. 

The mission will be open on a firstcome, first-served basis. Recruitment for 

the mission will begin immediately and 

close on February 12, 2010. 

Applications received after February 12, 

2010, will be considered only if space 

and scheduling constraints permit. 

Applications will be available online on 

the mission Web site at: http:// 

www.buyusa.gov/Canada. 

Contacts 

Gina Bento, Commercial Specialist, 

U.S. Commercial Service, P.O. Box 65 

Desjardins Station, Montreal, QC H5B 

1G1. Tel: 514–908–3660. E-mail: 

Gina.Bento@mail.doc.gov. 

Sean Timmins, 

Global Trade Programs, Commercial Service 

Trade Missions Program. 

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