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anticipates that some 30 percent of the 

plant’s shipments will be exported. On 

its domestic sales, Brevini would be 

able to choose the duty rates during 

customs entry procedures that apply to 

wind turbine gear boxes and winches 

(duty rates—free, 2.5%) for the foreignorigin inputs noted above. FTZ 

designation would further allow Brevini 

to realize logistical benefits through the 

use of weekly customs entry procedures. 

Customs duties also could possibly be 

deferred or reduced on foreign status 

production equipment. Brevini would 

also be exempt from duty payments on 

foreign inputs that become scrap during 

the production process. The application 

indicates that the savings from FTZ 

procedures would help improve the 

facility’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff 

is designated examiner to evaluate and 

analyze the facts and information 

presented in the application and case 

record and to report findings and 

recommendations to the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address below. The closing period for 

receipt of comments is October 17, 

2011. Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period to November 

1, 2011. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading 

Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, 

which is accessible via http:// 

www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact Pierre 

Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202) 

482–1378. 

Dated: August 11, 2011. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Aerospace Executive Service Trade 

Mission (AESTM) to Seoul, Korea 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 

Mission Description 

The U.S. Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration 

(ITA), Aerospace & Defense 

Technologies Team and the U.S. 

Commercial Service in Seoul (CS Korea) 

are organizing an Aerospace Executive 

Service Trade Mission (AESTM) to 

Seoul in conjunction with the Seoul 

ADEX 2011 (International Aerospace & 

Defense Exhibition) (http:// 

www.seoulairshow.com). 

The AESTM, to be led by a senior 

official of the Department of Commerce, 

will include representatives from a 

variety of U.S. aerospace and defense 

industry manufacturers and service 

providers. These mission participants 

will be introduced to international 

agents, distributors and end-users 

whose capabilities are targeted to each 

U.S. participant’s needs. Mission 

participants will also be briefed by key 

local industry players and Joint U.S. 

Military Affairs Group—Korea 

(JUSMAG–K) who can advise on local 

market conditions and opportunities. 

Commercial Setting 

The Republic of Korea (Korea) is an 

economic leader in East Asia. Korea is 

the 7th largest market for U.S. exports 

as well as the 9th largest market for U.S. 

aerospace exports with $3.0 billion of 

U.S. aerospace exports in 2010. Korea is 

a growing market for the aerospace and 

defense industry, with U.S. aerospace 

exports growing 51% from 2004 and 

2010. With the world’s sixth largest 

military, and continued spending for 

new weapon systems as part of its 

defense modernization program, Korea 

continues to attract the interest of U.S. 

defense suppliers. In addition to its 

traditional focus on air power, Seoul 

ADEX 2011 will also incorporate land 

forces technology. 

Seoul ADEX is one of the world’s 

premier aerospace and defense 

technology events. The 2009 ADEX 

show was the largest to date and 

featured 273 exhibitors from 27 

countries, 72 VIPs from 41 countries, 

and approximately 20,000 trade visitors. 

Encompassing all civil and military 

sectors of the international aerospace 

and ground support industry, Seoul 

ADEX is the foremost platform for 

companies to showcase their products 

and services in the region. Attendees 

and visitors to the Seoul ADEX include 

foreign and Korean VIPs, government 

officials, senior company managers, and 

high-level executives involved in the 

aerospace and defense market in Korea 

and the rest of the region. 

With a close working relationship 

between the U.S. and Korean 

governments and private aerospace and 

defense companies, the AESTM service 

at this major aerospace and defense 

show will assist American companies in 

making important contact with the 

industry’s key players in this region. 

The U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement 

(KORUS) would provide significant 

commercial opportunities to U.S. 

aerospace exporters, including duty-free 

treatment for all U.S. aerospace exports 

to Korea within three years of 

implementation of KORUS (Korean 

aerospace tariffs currently average 3.5 

percent, ranging up to 8 percent). 

Mission Goals 

The goal of the AESTM at the Seoul 

ADEX 2011 is to facilitate an effective 

presence for small- and medium-sized 

companies while combining aspects of a 

trade mission, such as one on one prescheduled business-to-business 

meetings, trade show participation, and 

networking activities, in one package. 

The AESTM Program enables U.S. 

aerospace companies to familiarize 

themselves with this important trade 

fair, to conduct market research and to 

explore export opportunities through 

pre-arranged meetings with potential 

partners. AESTM participants will be 

supported by knowledgeable 

Commercial Service specialists focused 

on furthering their company-specific 

objectives. 

Mission Scenario 

Participants will have individual 

company kiosk space within the U.S. 

Pavilion where they can display 

company literature and conduct 

meetings with visitors to the air show. 

Company information and literature 

will be forwarded by the companies to 

CS Korea in advance whereupon CS 

Korea will search for relevant partners 

and coordinate logistics with respect to 

arranging meetings for each participant 

at the show. Prior to the end of the 

AESTM program, CS Korea staff will 

undertake a debriefing session with 

mission participants as well as counsel 

and coordinate with them on 

appropriate follow-up procedures. 

In summary, participation in the 

AESTM Program includes: 

• Pre-show Outreach and Press 

Release by CS Korea; 

• Pre-show breakfast briefing on 

October 17, 2011, by CS Korea and other 

inter agencies in American Embassy 

such as JUSMAG–K; 

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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/contractingopportunities/owners/

basics/whatismallbusiness/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. 

• Daily Transportation between 

AESTM hotel and ADEX 2011 and vice 

versa; 

• Pre-scheduled meetings with 

potential partners, distributors, and/or 

end users and on-site meeting if 

requested; 

• One show entry pass per company 

representative; 

• Participation in U.S. Exhibitors 

Welcome Reception on October 17 by 

the show organizer; 

• One invitation to the U.S. VIP 

reception per participant by the U.S. 

Ambassador to Korea; 

• Access to Official U.S. Pavilion/ 

Business Information Office amenities, 

including meeting area; 

• Individual kiosk space within the 

U.S. Pavilion for display of company 

literature, poster and meetings; 

• Copy of the official ADEX 2011 Air 

Show Exhibitor’s Directory; 

• Copy of AES Trade Mission 

Directory; 

• On-site AESTM program 

coordinator. 

Proposed Timetable 

Mission Timetable: ITA Aerospace & 

Defense Technologies Team members 

arrive in Seoul prior to the show. The 

proposed program is below: 

October 16 (Sunday) ................................................................ AES Participants Arrive. 

A.M., October 17 (Monday) ...................................................... Program and pre-show briefing at hotel. 

P.M., October 17 (Monday) ...................................................... 1-on-1 meeting (2–3 meetings) at hotel. 

Evening, October 17 (Monday) ................................................ Show Organizer’s Welcome Reception at official hotel of the show organizer 

(6:30–8:30 p.m.). 

A.M., October 18 (Tuesday) ..................................................... Show Opens. 

P.M., October 18 (Tuesday) ..................................................... 1-on-1 meeting at Seoul ADEX 2011. 

Evening, October 18 (Tuesday) ............................................... Welcome Reception (subject to date change) by the U.S. Ambassador. 

A.M., October 19 (Wednesday) ............................................... 1-on-1 meeting at Seoul ADEX 2011. 

P.M., October 19 (Wednesday) ............................................... Follow-Up meetings. 

October 20 (Thursday) ............................................................. On site meeting with exhibitors upon request.

October 21 (Friday) .................................................................. On your own schedule. 

October 22–23 (Saturday–Sunday) ......................................... Public Days. 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the Aerospace Executive Service 

Trade Mission must complete and 

submit an application for consideration 

by the Department of Commerce. All 

applicants will be evaluated on their 

ability to meet certain conditions and 

best satisfy the selection criteria as 

outlined below. A minimum of 8 and a 

maximum of 11 companies will be 

selected to participate in the mission 

from the applicant pool. U.S. companies 

already doing business in Korea as well 

as U.S. companies seeking to enter the 

market for the first time are encouraged 

to apply. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a company has been selected to 

participate in the mission, a payment to 

the Department of Commerce in the 

form of a participation fee is required. 

The participation fee will be $5,000 for 

a small or medium-sized enterprise 

(SME) 1 and $5,500 for large firms. The 

fee for each additional firm 

representative (SME or large) is $300. 

Expenses for travel, lodging, meals, and 

incidentals will be the responsibility of 

each trade mission participant. 

Conditions for Participation 

• An applicant must submit a 

completed and signed mission 

application and supplemental 

application materials, including 

adequate information on the company’s 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation. If the U.S. 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 it seeks 

to export through the mission are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

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 

• Suitability of the company’s 

products or services to the Korean 

market. 

• Consistency of the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope and 

design of the mission. 

• Applicant’s potential for business 

in Korea, including likelihood of 

exports resulting from 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, including publication in the 

Federal Register (http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr), posting on ITA’s 

trade mission calendar—http:// 

www.trade.gov/trade-missions—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. 

Recruitment for the mission will 

begin August 8, 2011, and conclude 

August 26, 2011. The U.S. Department 

of Commerce will review applications 

and make selection decisions on a 

rolling basis, and will inform all 

applicants of selection decisions as soon 

as possible. Applications received after 

the August 26 deadline will be 

considered only if space and scheduling 

constraints permit. 

Contacts 

Jason Sproule, Senior International 

Trade Specialist, Irvine U.S. Export 

Assistance Center, 2302 Martin Court, 

Irvine, California 92612, Tel: 949–660– 

7105, Fax: 949–660–1338, 

Jason.sproule@trade.gov. 

Elnora Moye, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial 

Service/GTP. 

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