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The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at Yvette.Springer@

bis.doc.gov no later than November 1, 

2023. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available for the public session. 

Reservations are not accepted. To the 

extent that time permits, members of the 

public may present oral statements to 

the Committee. The public may submit 

written statements at any time before or 

after the meeting. However, to facilitate 

the distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that presenters 

forward the public presentation 

materials prior to the meeting to Ms. 

Springer via email. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on October 20, 

2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 of 

the FACA, (5 U.S.C. 1009(d)), that the 

portion of the meeting dealing with predecisional changes to the Commerce 

Control List and the U.S. export control 

policies shall be exempt from the 

provisions relating to public meetings 

found in 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(1) and 

1009(a)(3). The remaining portions of 

the meeting will be open to the public. 

For more information, contact Ms. 

Springer via email. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Announcement of Approved 

International Trade Administration 

Trade Mission 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce, International Trade 

Administration (ITA), is announcing 

one upcoming trade mission that will be 

recruited, organized, and implemented 

by ITA. This mission is: Global 

Diversity Export Initiative (GDEI) Trade 

Mission to Panama, Costa Rica and 

Colombia in Conjunction with the 

‘‘Opportunities for Women-Owned 

Businesses in the Americas’’ 

Conference—March 10–15, 2024. A 

summary of the mission is found below. 

Application information and more 

detailed mission information, including 

the commercial setting and sector 

information, can be found at the trade 

mission website: https://www.trade.gov/ 

trade-missions. For each mission, 

recruitment will be conducted in an 

open and public manner, including 

publication in the Federal Register, 

posting on the Commerce Department 

trade mission calendar (https://

www.trade.gov/trade-missionsschedule) and other internet websites, 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Odum, Events Management Task 

Force, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–6397 or email Jeffrey.Odum@

trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Following Conditions for Participation 

Will Be Used for the Mission: 

Applicants must submit a completed 

and signed mission application and 

supplemental application materials, 

including adequate information on their 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation that is adequate to allow 

the Department of Commerce to 

evaluate their application. If the 

Department of Commerce receives an 

incomplete application, the Department 

of Commerce may either: reject the 

application, request additional 

information/clarification, or take the 

lack of information into account when 

evaluating the application. If the 

requisite minimum number of 

participants is not selected for a 

particular mission by the recruitment 

deadline, the mission may be cancelled. 

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, 

are marketed under the name of a U.S. 

firm and have at least 51% U.S. content 

by value. In the case of a trade 

association or organization, the 

applicant must certify that, for each firm 

or service provider to be represented by 

the association/organization, the 

products and/or services the 

represented firm or service provider 

seeks to export are either produced in 

the United States or, if not, marketed 

under the name of a U.S. firm and have 

at least 51% U.S. content by value. 

A trade association/organization 

applicant must certify and agree to the 

above for every company it seeks to 

represent on the mission. In addition, 

each applicant must: 

• Certify that the products and 

services that it wishes to market through 

the mission would be in compliance 

with U.S. export controls and 

regulations; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

matter pending before any bureau or 

office in the Department of Commerce; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

pending litigation (including any 

administrative proceedings) to which it 

is a party that involves the Department 

of Commerce; and 

• Sign and submit an agreement that 

it and its affiliates (1) have not and will 

not engage in the bribery of foreign 

officials in connection with a 

company’s/participant’s involvement in 

this mission, and (2) maintain and 

enforce a policy that prohibits the 

bribery of foreign officials. 

In the case of a trade association/ 

organization, the applicant must certify 

that each firm or service provider to be 

represented by the association/ 

organization can make the above 

certifications. 

The Following Selection Criteria Will 

Be Used for the Mission 

Targeted mission participants are U.S. 

firms, services providers and trade 

associations/organizations providing or 

promoting U.S. products and services 

that have an interest in entering or 

expanding their business in the 

mission’s destination country. The 

following criteria will be evaluated in 

selecting participants: 

• Suitability of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm’s or 

service provider’s) products or services 

to these markets; 

• The applicant’s (or in the case of a 

trade association/organization, 

represented firm’s or service provider’s) 

potential for business in the markets, 

including likelihood of exports resulting 

from the mission; and 

• Consistency of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm’s or 

service provider’s) goals and objectives 

with the stated scope of the mission. 

Balance of company size and location 

may also be considered during the 

review process. 

Referrals from a political party or 

partisan political group or any 

information, including on the 

application, containing references to 

political contributions or other partisan 

political activities will be excluded from 

the application and will not be 

considered during the selection process. 

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exclusions. The Department of 

Commerce will evaluate applications 

and inform applicants of selection 

decisions on a rolling basis until the 

maximum number of participants has 

been selected. 

Definition of Small and Medium-Sized 

Enterprise 

For purposes of assessing 

participation fees, an applicant is a 

small and medium-sized enterprise 

(SME) if it qualifies as a ‘‘small 

business’’ under the Small Business 

Administration’s (SBA) size standards 

(https://www.sba.gov/document/ 

support--table-size-standards), which 

vary by North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) Code. 

The SBA Size Standards Tool (https:// 

www.sba.gov/size-standards) can help 

you determine the qualifications that 

apply to your company. 

Mission List: (additional information 

about trade missions can be found at 

https://www.trade.gov/trade-missions). 

Global Diversity Export Initiative 

(GDEI) Trade Mission to Panama, Costa 

Rica and Colombia in Conjunction With 

the ‘‘Opportunities for Women-Owned 

Businesses in the Americas’’ 

Conference—March 10–15, 2024 

Summary 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration (ITA), is organizing a 

Global Diversity Export Initiative (GDEI) 

Trade Mission to Panama, Costa Rica, 

and Colombia from March 10–15, 2024, 

that will include the ‘‘Opportunities for 

Woman-Owned Businesses in the 

Americas’’ Conference in Panama City, 

Panama on March 10–11, 2024. The 

mission is horizontal, with various 

industries and sectors represented and 

will be based on best prospects and 

growth potential for U.S. companies in 

Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia. 

Recruitment and consideration will be 

extended to all export-ready U.S. 

companies, including small businesses, 

trade associations and other exporting 

organizations that meet the established 

criteria for participation in the mission. 

In keeping with the U.S. Department of 

Commerce’s Equity Action Plan, ITA 

seeks to improve outreach to and 

representation of businesses with 

owners and/or leaders from underserved 

communities, including through the 

Global Diversity Export Initiative of the 

U.S. Commercial Service. This mission 

will expand access to export 

opportunities to U.S. small and 

medium-sized businesses, including 

those founded, led, operated or owned 

by women from industries with growing 

potential in Panama, Costa Rica, and 

Colombia. 

This mission is in alignment with 

Executive Order 13985 on Advancing 

Racial Equity and Support for 

Underserved Communities Through the 

Federal Government (January 25, 2021) 

(E.O. 13985), Executive Order 14091 on 

Further Advancing Racial Equity and 

Support for Underserved Communities 

Through the Federal Government 

(February 22, 2022) (E.O. 14091), 

Executive Order 14020 on the 

Establishment of the White House 

Gender Policy Council (March 11, 2021) 

(E.O. 14020), and the Global Diversity 

Export Initiative of the U.S. Commercial 

Service. For the purposes of the trade 

mission, ITA adopts the definition of 

‘‘underserved communities’’ in E.O. 

14020, incorporated into E.O. 14091: 

‘‘populations sharing a particular 

characteristic, as well as geographic 

communities, that have been 

systematically denied a full opportunity 

to participate in aspects of economic, 

social, and civic life, as exemplified by 

the list in the preceding definition of 

‘‘equity.’’ ‘‘Equity’’ is defined as ‘‘the 

consistent and systematic fair, just, and 

impartial treatment of all individuals, 

including individuals who belong to 

underserved communities that have 

been denied such treatment, such as 

women and girls; Black, Latino, and 

Indigenous and Native American 

persons, Asian Americans and Pacific 

Islanders and other persons of color; 

members of religious minorities; 

lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 

queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with 

disabilities; persons who live in rural 

areas; and persons otherwise adversely 

affected by persistent poverty or 

inequality.’’ This trade mission is also 

designed to be responsive to the 

priorities stated by Secretary of 

Commerce Gina Raimondo and outlined 

in the Equity Action Plan released in 

April 2022 which aspires to ‘‘harness 

the talents and strengths of all parts of 

the country, including women, people 

of color, and others who are too often 

left behind’’ including by 

‘‘[s]trengthen[ing] small businesses in 

underserved communities by helping 

them be successful exporters’’. 

Women own 12 million businesses in 

the United States, employing more than 

10 million workers.1 According to the 

U.S. Small Business Administration 

(citing the 2018 Census Bureau’s 

Annual Business Survey, latest data 

available), women-owned businesses 

contributed $2.1 trillion in total sales to 

the U.S. economy and $388 billion in 

annual payroll. The 2020 Census 

Bureau’s Annual Business Survey 

included three top sectors for womenowned employer firms as: (1) healthcare 

and social assistance (216,000 womenowned employer firms); (2) professional, 

scientific and technical services 

(207,000 women-owned employer 

firms); and (3) retail trade (137,000 

women-owned employer firms).2

Despite these promising statistics, 

women-owned businesses face unique 

obstacles in accessing overseas markets, 

including difficulty obtaining financing 

and lack of knowledge about export 

opportunities. By including attendance 

at the ‘‘Opportunities for WomanOwned Businesses in the Americas’’ 

Conference in Panama City, Panama on 

March 10–11, 2024, this mission will 

assist U.S. small and medium-sized 

businesses, including those founded, 

led, operated or owned by women to 

find partners and begin or expand 

exports in Panama, Costa Rica and 

Colombia. Each country benefits from a 

free trade agreement with the United 

States. 

Trade mission participants will arrive 

in Panama City, Panama on March 10 to 

attend the opening reception for the 

‘‘Opportunities for Woman-Owned 

Businesses in the Americas’’ 

Conference, which is also open to U.S. 

companies not participating in the trade 

mission. The Businesses Conference 

will focus on regional and industryspecific sessions and will gather experts 

on market entry strategies, logistics, 

procurement, trade financing, access to 

capital, and other important topics to 

assist women business exporters. The 

registration fee for the business 

conference is included in the trade 

mission costs. 

On Sunday, March 10, trade mission 

participants will participate in one-onone meetings (U.S. diplomats and/or 

industry specialists from 15 U.S. 

Embassies from the region will be 

available), a trade mission briefing, and 

a networking reception. On Monday, 

March 11, participants will engage in 

the business conference that will 

include a morning plenary session, a 

networking lunch, afternoon workshops 

and one-on-one meetings with key 

service providers and U.S. diplomats 

and/or industry specialists, information 

and material on trade-related resources, 

and an evening networking reception. 

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business (B2B) meetings in Panama City 

or travel to Costa Rica or Colombia to 

engage in B2B appointments in those 

markets. B2B meetings will be 

conducted with pre-screened potential 

buyers, agents, distributors or jointventure partners, in the selected city/ 

stop in Panama, and/or Costa Rica, and/ 

or Colombia. The combination of the 

‘‘Opportunities for Woman-Owned 

Businesses in the Americas’’ Conference 

and the B2B matchmaking opportunities 

in Panama, Costa Rica, and Colombia 

will provide participants with 

substantive information on strategies for 

entering or expanding their business in 

Panama, Costa Rica, and Colombia, key 

contacts with Commercial Service 

officers and local staff, and networking 

opportunities to build vital business 

relationships. 

Best Prospects 

The mission is horizontal, with 

various industries and sectors 

represented, based on best prospects for 

U.S. companies in Panama, Costa Rica 

and Colombia. Best prospect sectors 

include: Agricultural Products; 

Automotive Parts, Accessories and 

Service Equipment; Construction 

Equipment; Cosmetics; Cybersecurity; 

Defense & Security; Disposable Medical 

Supplies; eCommerce; Education; 

Electric Power and Renewable Energy 

Systems; Information and 

Communication Technology (ICT); 

Infrastructure; Medical Devices and 

Equipment; Oil and Gas Exploration and 

Production Equipment; Processed Food 

and Beverages; Solar Energy Products; 

and Travel and Tourism. 

Other Products and Services 

Applications from companies 

exporting products or services within 

the scope of this mission, but not 

specifically identified, will be 

considered and evaluated by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce. Companies 

whose products or services do not fit the 

scope of the mission may contact their 

local U.S. Commercial Service office to 

learn about other business development 

missions and services that may provide 

more targeted export opportunities. 

Companies may visit https://

www.trade.gov/contact-us to obtain 

such information. This information also 

may be found on the website: https://

www.trade.gov/. 

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. 

Saturday, March 09, 2024 .............. Travel Day/Arrival in Panama City, Panama. 

Sunday, March 10, 2024 ................ Panama. Business Conference. Afternoon: Registration, U.S. Embassy Officer Meetings and Market Briefings. Evening: Networking Reception. 

Monday, March 11, 2024 ................ Panama. Business Conference. Morning: Registration. Plenary Session. Afternoon: U.S. Embassy Officer 

Meetings and Workshops. Evening: Networking Reception. 

B2B Meeting Options 

Tuesday–Friday, March 12–15, 

2024.

Travel to Business-to-Business Meetings in (up to two markets): Option (A) Panama. Option (B) Costa 

Rica. Option (C) Colombia. 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the U.S. Department of Commerce 

GDEI Trade Mission to Panama, Costa 

Rica and Colombia must complete and 

submit an application package for 

consideration by the U.S. 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 20 and a maximum of 

40 firms and/or trade associations will 

be selected to participate in the mission 

on a first come, first served basis. 

All selected participants will attend 

the Business Conference in Panama City 

and will have the opportunity for B2B 

meetings in up to two markets (Panama 

and/or Costa Rica, and/or Colombia). 

The number of firms that may be 

selected for B2B meetings in each 

country is as follows: 20 companies for 

Panama; 20 companies for Costa Rica; 

20 companies for Colombia. 

During the registration process, 

applicants will be able to select the 

countries for which they would like to 

receive a brief market assessment. Upon 

receipt of market assessment reports, 

they will be able to select up to two 

stops for B2B meetings. 

The trade mission is open to U.S. 

firms already doing business, and 

seeking to expand market share, in 

Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia and 

to those U.S. firms new to these 

markets. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a firm or trade association is 

selected to participate in the mission, a 

payment to the Department of 

Commerce in the form of a participation 

fee is required. The fees are as follow: 

If one stop/country is selected for B2B 

meetings, the participation fee will be 

$2,800 for a small and medium-sized 

enterprises (SME) (see above definition 

of SMEs) and $4,000 for large firms. 

If two stops/countries are selected for 

B2B meetings, the participation fee will 

be $3,800 for a small and medium-sized 

enterprises (SME) (see above definition 

of SMEs) and $5,000 for large firms. 

The mission participation fees above 

include the ‘‘Opportunities for WomanOwned Businesses in the Americas’’ 

Conference registration fee of $500, 

which covers one participant per firm. 

Ground transportation to B2B meetings 

will be provided for trade mission 

delegation participants if meetings are 

conducted outside the hotel where the 

Business Conference will take place. 

If and when an applicant is selected 

to participate in this mission, a payment 

to the Department of Commerce in the 

amount of the designated participation 

fee above is required. Upon notification 

of acceptance, those selected have five 

business days to submit payment or the 

acceptance may be revoked. 

Participants selected for a trade 

mission will be expected to pay for the 

cost of personal expenses, including, 

but not limited to, international travel, 

lodging, meals, transportation, 

communication, and incidentals, unless 

otherwise noted. Participants will, 

however, be able to take advantage of 

U.S. Government rates for hotel rooms. 

In the event that the mission is 

cancelled, no personal expenses paid in 

anticipation of a mission will be 

reimbursed. However, participation fees 

for a cancelled mission will be 

reimbursed to the extent they have not 

already been expended in anticipation 

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1See Mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the 

Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 88 

FR 57433 (August 23, 2023) (Initiation Notice). 

If a visa is required to travel on a 

particular mission, applying for and 

obtaining such a visa will be the 

responsibility of the mission 

participant. Government fees and 

processing expenses to obtain such a 

visa are not included in the 

participation fee. However, the 

Department of Commerce will provide 

instructions to each participant on the 

procedures required to obtain business 

visas. 

Trade mission members participate in 

trade missions and undertake missionrelated travel at their own risk. The 

nature of the security situation in any 

given foreign market at a given time 

cannot be guaranteed. The U.S. 

Government does not make any 

representations or guarantees as to the 

safety or security of participants. The 

U.S. Department of State issues U.S. 

Government international travel alerts 

and warnings for U.S. citizens available 

at https://travel.state.gov/content/ 

passports/en/alertswarnings.html. Any 

question regarding insurance coverage 

must be resolved by the participant and 

its insurer of choice. 

Travel and in-person activities are 

contingent upon the safety and health 

conditions in the United States and the 

mission countries. Should safety or 

health conditions not be appropriate for 

travel and/or in-person activities, the 

Department will consider postponing 

the event or offering a virtual program 

in lieu of an in-person agenda. In the 

event of a postponement, the 

Department will notify the public, and 

applicants previously selected to 

participate in this mission will need to 

confirm their availability but need not 

reapply. Should the decision be made to 

organize a virtual program, the 

Department will adjust fees accordingly, 

prepare an agenda for virtual activities, 

and notify the previously selected 

applicants with the option to opt-in to 

the new virtual program. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar (https://www.trade.gov/trademissions) http://www.trade.gov/, the 

Trade Americas web page (https://

www.trade.gov/trade-americas-events) 

and other internet websites, press 

releases to the general and trade media, 

direct mail and broadcast fax, notices by 

industry trade associations and other 

multiplier groups, and announcements 

at industry meetings, symposia, 

conferences, and trade shows. 

Recruitment for the mission will 

begin immediately and conclude no 

later than Friday, December 29, 2023. 

The U.S. Department of Commerce will 

review applications and make selection 

decisions on a rolling basis until the 

maximum of 40 participants are 

selected. After Friday, December 29, 

2023, companies will be considered 

only if space and scheduling constraints 

permit. 

Contacts 

U.S. Trade Americas Team Contact 

Information 

Diego Gattesco, Director/Trade 

Americas Team Leader, U.S. 

Commercial Service Wheeling, WV, 

Email: Diego.Gattesco@trade.gov, Tel: 

304–243–5493 

Sara E. Hagigh, Senior International 

Trade Specialist, Multilateral & 

Strategic Initiatives Team, Office of 

Western Hemisphere, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration, 

Washington, DC, Email: Sara.Hagigh@

trade.gov, Tel: 202–482–5405 

Commercial Service Panama Contact 

Information 

Timothy Cannon, Senior Commercial 

Officer, U.S. Embassy Panama City, 

Panama, Email: Timothy.Cannon@

trade.gov, Tel: (507) 6612–3606 

Commercial Service Costa Rica Contact 

Information 

Ryan Hollowell, Senior Commercial 

Officer, U.S. Embassy San Jose, Costa 

Rica, Email: Ryan.Hollowell@

trade.gov, Tel: (506) 2519–2293 

Commercial Service Colombia Contact 

Information 

Lisa White, Commercial Officer, U.S. 

Embassy Bogota, Colombia, Email: 

Lisa.White@trade.gov, Tel: (+57) 321– 

843–6314 

Gemal Brangman, 

Director, Trade Events Management Task 

Force. 

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[A–893–002, A–487–001, A–546–001, A–533– 

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Mattresses From Bosnia and 

Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, 

Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the Philippines, 

Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan: 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable October 23, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amaris Wade (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 

at (202) 482–6334; TJ Worthington 

(Bulgaria) at (202) 482–4567; Ajay 

Menon (Burma) at (202) 482–0208; 

Steven Seifert (India) at (202) 482–3350; 

Caroline Carroll (Italy) at (202) 482– 

4948; Sean Carey (Kosovo) at (202) 482– 

3964; Benjamin Blythe (Mexico) at (202) 

482–3457; Emily Halle (the Philippines) 

at (202) 482–0176; Dakota Potts (Poland) 

at (202) 482–0223; Andrew Hart 

(Slovenia) at (202) 482–1058; Matthew 

Palmer (Spain) at (202) 482–1678; and 

Terre Keaton (Taiwan) at (202) 482– 

1280, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 17, 2023, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 

investigations of imports of Mattresses 

from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, 

Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, the 

Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, 

and Taiwan.1 Currently, the preliminary 

determinations are due no later than 

January 4, 2024. 

Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations 

Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires 

Commerce to issue the preliminary 

determination in an LTFV investigation 

within 140 days after the date on which 

Commerce initiated the investigation. 

However, section 733(c)(1)(A)(b)(1) of 


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