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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 222 (Monday, November 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90670-90671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26789]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Amended Trade Mission Application Deadline to the Design & 
Construction Trade Mission to Hong Kong, Taipei, and Ho Chi Minh City

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade 
Administration (ITA), is organizing the Design & Construction Trade 
Mission to Hong Kong, Taipei, and Ho Chi Minh

[[Page 90671]]

City. This notice is to update the prior Federal Register notice to 
reflect the new dates and new, extended application deadline.

DATES: The original mission dates were October 28-November 1, 2024. The 
new mission dates are dates of March 24-28, 2025, and new application 
deadline is now extended to December 31, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shirreef Loza, 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 [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

                           Proposed Timetable
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Day 0--Sunday, Mar 23, 2025.......   Trade Mission Participants
                                     Arrive in Hong Kong.
Day 1--Monday, Mar 24, 2025.......   Morning: Trade Mission/
                                     Market Briefing.
                                     Afternoon: B2B Meetings and
                                     meetings with industry associations
                                     such as Urban Land Institute and
                                     Construction Industry Council.
                                     Evening: Networking
                                     reception.
Day 2--Tuesday, Mar 25, 2025......   Morning: B2B Meetings,
                                     continued.
                                     Midday: Industry Roundtable
                                     or Site Visit.
                                     Afternoon/Evening:
                                     Departure to Taiwan.
Day 3--Wednesday, Mar 26, 2025....  Taipei, Taiwan.
                                     Morning: Country briefing
                                     at the American Institute in
                                     Taiwan.
                                     Afternoon: Meetings with
                                     the National Association of
                                     Architects, Architecture
                                     Association of the R.O.C., and The
                                     American Society of Heating,
                                     Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning
                                     Engineers (ASHRAE) Taiwan chapter.
                                     Evening: Reception.
Day 4--Thursday, Mar 27, 2025.....   Morning: B2B meetings in
                                     Taiwan.
                                     Midday/Evening: Departure
                                     to Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 5--Thursday, Mar 28, 2025.....  Ho Chi Minh City.
                                     Morning: Market Briefing by
                                     the U.S. Consulate and AmCham:
                                     Vietnam Market Overview--
                                     Opportunities and Challenges for
                                     American companies.
                                     B2G Meetings with the
                                     Department of Construction or
                                     Department of Planning and
                                     Architects and related Associations
                                     or Site visit.
                                     Afternoon: B2B Meetings.
                                     Evening: Reception.
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* 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.

Amendment to Revise the Trade Mission Dates and Deadline for Submitting 
Applications

Background

Design & Construction Trade Mission to Hong Kong, Taipei, and Ho Chi 
Minh City
    The International Trade Administration has determined that to allow 
for enhanced participation the mission has been rescheduled to March 
24-28, 2025. Additionally, to allow for optimal execution of 
recruitment the application deadline has been extended from July 31, 
2024, to December 31, 2024. 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 U.S. 
Department of Commerce will review applications and make selection 
decisions on a rolling basis in accordance with the 89 FR 51307 (June 
17, 2024). The applicants selected will be notified as soon as 
possible.

Contact

Jasmine Braswell, U.S. Commercial Service--Irvine, CA, +1-949-236-1101, 
[email protected]

Geoffrey Parish, U.S. Commercial Service--Hong Kong, +852 2521 5752, 
[email protected]

Gemal Brangman,
Director, Trade Events Management Task Force.
[FR Doc. 2024-26789 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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