32856 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 115 /Tuesday, June 16, 1998 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Exemption of Foreign Air Carriers

From Customs Duties and Taxes;

Request for Finding of Reciprocity

(Indonesia)

Notice is hereby given that the

Department of Commerce is undertaking

to determine, pursuant to sections 309

and 317 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 1309 and 1317),

whether the Government of Indonesia

allows customs duties exemptions to

aircraft of U.S. registry in connection

with international commercial

operations substantially reciprocal to

those exemptions granted in the United

States to aircraft of foreign registry.

At present, carriers of Indonesia are

eligible to receive exemptions for

aviation fuel and lubricants only

(Treasury Decision 90–61). The

Government of Indonesia has expressed

its interest in expanding exemptions for

its carriers to the full extent permitted

by the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

The Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,

provides exemptions for aircraft of

foreign registry from payment of import

duties on the import of certain supplies

into the United States for such aircraft

in connection with their international

commercial operations. ‘‘Supplies’’ as

used in this context cover a wide range

of articles used by aircraft in

international operations, including fuel

and lubricants, spare parts, consumable

supplies, and ground handling and

support equipment. These exemptions

are allowed upon a finding by the

Secretary of Commerce, or his designee,

and communicated to the Secretary of

the Treasury, that such country allows,

or will allow, ‘‘substantially reciprocal

privileges’’ to aircraft of U.S. registry

with respect to import of supplies into

that country.

Interested parties are invited to

submit their views and comments

concerning this matter in writing to Mr.

Everette James, Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Service Industries and

Finance, Room 1128, U.S. Department

of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230.

All submissions should be made in five

copies and should be received no later

than thirty (30) days following the

publication of this notice.

Copies of all written comments

received will be available for public

inspection between the hours of 8:30

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through

Friday in the Freedom of Information

Inspection Facility, International Trade

Administration, Room 4001, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eugene Alford, Office of Service

Industries, International Trade

Administration, Room 1124, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

DC 20230, (202) 482–5071.

Dated June 10, 1998.

Everette James,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Service

Industries and Finance.

[FR Doc. 98–15870 Filed 6–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Secretary Daley’s Commercial

Development Mission to Africa

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Secretary Daley’s Commercial

Development Mission to Africa.

SUMMARY: This notice serves to inform

the public of a Secretarial Commercial

Development Mission to Africa,

September 12–20, 1998, and of the

opportunity to apply for participation in

the mission; sets forth objectives,

procedures, and participation criteria

for the mission; and requests

applications.

DATES: Applications should be

submitted to Lucie Naphin by July 15,

1998, in order to ensure sufficient time

to obtain in-country appointments for

applicants selected to participate in the

mission. Applications received after that

date will be considered only if space

and scheduling constraints permit. The

mission is scheduled to travel to South

Africa, Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire, with

other possible stops in the region.

ADDRESSES: Request for and submission

of applications—Applications are

available from Lucie Naphin, Director of

the Office of Business Liaison, at (202)

482–1360 or via facsimile at (202) 482–

4054. Numbers listed in this notice are

not toll-free. An original and two copies

of the required application materials

should be sent to Ms. Naphin.

Applications sent by facsimile must be

immediately followed by submission of

the original application to Ms. Naphin

at the following address: Office of

Business Liaison, Room 5062, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lucie Naphin at (202) 482–1360.

Information is also available via the

International Trade Administration’s

(ITA) Internet home page at ‘‘http://

www.ita.doc.gov’’.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Trade Mission Description

Secretary of Commerce William M.

Daley will lead a Commercial

Development Mission to Africa with

program stops in several countries,

including: South Africa, Kenya, and

Cote d’Ivoire. The mission will build on

the momentum of President Clinton’s

March 1998 visit to Africa in which

Secretary Daley participated,

strengthening commercial ties and

expanding the dialogue between the

public and private sectors of Africa and

the United States.

The U.S. business delegation

members on this mission will include

U.S. companies whose interests are

compatible with the developmental

aspirations of the host countries, as well

as those for whom advocacy will assist

their efforts to win contract awards. The

delegation will include business

executives primarily representing

companies in sectors which have been

recommended by U.S. Embassies as

having strong growth potential in the

region, including: telecommunications,

information technology, computers and

software, agribusiness, power

generation, health care, financial

services, environmental technologies

and general infrastructure.

The mission is scheduled to depart

Washington, DC on Saturday,

September 12, 1998 and return on

Sunday, September 20. The precise

schedule will depend on the availability

of African government and private

sector officials, the specific goals and

interests of mission participants, and

specific recommendations of the U.S.

Embassies in the region.

The program for the mission will

include: embassy briefings on the

commercial/economic environment;

meetings with potential buyers, agents/

distributors and strategic alliance

partners; meetings with African

government ministers and business

leaders; meetings with American

business executives based in Africa; and

legal seminars featuring African and

U.S. government speakers as well as

participation from the local private

sector in each region.

The goals for the mission will

include:

• Integrating Africa more fully into

the global economy;

• Renewing African determination to

build prosperity through free enterprise;

• Encouraging regional economic

integration and cooperation;