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* An 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). 

medium-sized enterprise (SME),* with 

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 

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 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. CS Canada is conducting a 

webinar on aerospace opportunities in 

the Canadian aerospace market on 

March 17, 2009. We intend to promote 

the Aerospace Supplier Development 

Mission to Canada during the webinar. 

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

the mission will begin immediately and 

close on April 6, 2009. Applications 

received after April 6, 2009, 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, Aerospace Commercial 

Specialist, U.S. Consulate General in 

Montreal, P.O. Box 65 Desjardins 

Station, Montreal, QC H5B 1G1, Tel: 

514–908–3660, e-mail: 

Gina.Bento@mail.doc.gov. 

Diane Mooney, U.S. Commercial Service 

in Seattle, Tel: 206.553.5615, ext. 236, 

e-mail: Diane.Mooney@mail.doc.gov. 

Eric Nielsen, U.S. Commercial Service 

in Tucson, Tel: 520–670–5808, e-mail: 

Eric.Nielsen@mail.doc.gov. 

Sean Timmins, 

Global Trade Programs, Commercial Service 

Trade Missions Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–5516 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Mission Statement 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Mission Statement, Executive Trade 

Mission to Chile and Peru, June 1–5, 

2009. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. and Foreign 

Commercial Service is organizing an 

Executive Trade Mission to Santiago, 

Chile, and Lima Peru, June 1–5, 2009, to 

be led by Walter Bastian, Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for the Western 

Hemisphere. The mission will focus on 

helping U.S. companies launch or 

increase their export business in these 

key South American markets. It will 

also help participating firms gain market 

information, make business and 

industry contacts, and solidify business 

strategies, towards the goal of increasing 

U.S. exports to these important Free 

Trade Agreement (FTA) partners. The 

mission will include business-tobusiness matchmaking appointments 

with local companies, as well as market 

briefings and networking events. The 

mission will be comprised of U.S. firms 

representing a cross section of U.S. 

industries with growing potential in the 

target markets, including, but not 

limited to the following sectors: 

construction, electric power generation, 

food processing and packaging, 

environmental protection, information 

technology, mining, oil and gas, safety 

and security, and telecommunications. 

Commercial Setting 

Chile 

As the United States and Chile FTA 

continues into its fifth year, commercial 

trade, both in products and services, has 

been a resounding success. In 2008, 

bilateral trade between the United States 

and Chile reached US$20.3 billion, a 

216% increase over bilateral trade levels 

before the U.S.-Chile FTA took effect. 

Even more impressively, U.S. exports to 

Chile in 2008 showed a 345% increase 

over pre-FTA levels. 

Chile remains one of the most stable 

and prosperous developing nations, 

enjoying a reputation for political 

stability, economic freedom, and 

comparatively low poverty. Chile 

continues to pursue market-oriented 

strategies, expand global commercial 

ties, and actively participate in 

international issues and hemispheric 

free trade. 

Chile offers a unique opportunity for 

U.S. exporters interested in expanding 

their businesses in one of the most 

open, stable and attractive markets in 

Latin America. Reflecting growing trade 

relations, Chile’s ranking as a top U.S. 

export market rose to 25th in 2008, from 

35th place in 2003. 

Peru 

Peru represents an expanding market 

for U.S. goods and services. In response 

to eased market access conditions, U.S. 

exports to Peru have doubled over four 

years, reaching an estimated US$6 

billion in 2008. This trend should be 

reinforced as a result of the U.S. Peru 

Trade Promotion Agreement (referred to 

as the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement, 

or FTA), which entered into force 

February 1, 2009, leveling the playing 


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*An 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/contractingopportunities/ 

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). 

field for U.S. companies seeking access 

to the Peruvian market. 

The FTA makes 80 percent of U.S. 

consumer and industrial products 

eligible for duty-free entry into Peru, 

with the remaining tariffs phased-out 

over ten years. It also specifies 

enhanced access to services markets and 

greater protection of intellectual 

property rights. The U.S. International 

Trade Commission estimates that the 

FTA will boost annual U.S. exports to 

Peru by US$1.1 billion. 

Peru has achieved some of the highest 

economic growth rates in Latin 

America, averaging above five percent 

annually during the past seven years. 

The United States, Peru’s leading 

trading partner, purchased 20 percent of 

Peru’s exports and supplied 21 percent 

of the country’s imports in 2008. 

Bilateral trade has tripled over the past 

decade, exceeding US$12 billion in 

2008, with Peru the 40th largest export 

market for U.S. goods. 

Mission Goals 

This trade mission is designed to help 

U.S. firms initiate or expand their 

exports to Chile and Peru by providing 

business-to-business introductions and 

market access information. 

Mission Scenario 

The mission will stop in Santiago, 

Chile, and Lima Peru. In each city, 

participants will meet with pre-screened 

potential buyers, agents/distributors, 

and other business partners. They will 

also attend market briefings by U.S. 

Embassy officials, as well as networking 

events offering further opportunities to 

speak with local business and industry 

decision-makers. 

Proposed Mission Timetable 

Monday, June 1, 2009 ........................................ Santiago, Chile 

Market Briefing, Matchmaking Appointments, Networking Reception. 

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 ....................................... Matchmaking Appointments. 

Wednesday, June 3, 2009 .................................. Travel to Peru. 

Thursday, June 4, 2009 ..................................... Lima, Peru 

Market Briefing, Matchmaking Appointments, Networking Reception. 

Friday, June 5, 2009 .......................................... Matchmaking Appointments. 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the Executive Trade Mission to Chile 

and Peru must complete and submit an 

application package 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 seven 

U.S. companies and maximum of 15 

companies will be selected to 

participate in the mission from the 

applicant pool. U.S. companies already 

doing business with Chile and Peru as 

well as U.S. companies seeking to enter 

these countries for the first time may 

apply. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a company has been selected to 

participate on the mission, a payment to 

the Department of Commerce in the 

form of a participation fee is required. 

The participation fee will be $5,575 for 

large firms and $3,500 for a small or 

medium-sized enterprise (SME).* The 

fee for each additional firm 

representative (large firm or SME) is 

$450. Expenses for travel, lodging, most 

meals, and incidentals will be the 

responsibility of each mission 

participant. The same fee structure 

applies to representatives of U.S.-based 

firms stationed in Chile, Peru, or 

neighboring countries. 

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 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: Selection will be 

based on the following criteria, listed in 

decreasing order of importance: 

• Suitability of the company’s 

products or services for the Chilean and 

Peruvian markets 

• Applicant’s potential for business 

in Chile and Peru, including likelihood 

of exports resulting from the mission 

• Consistency of the applicant’s goals 

and objectives with the stated scope of 

the trade 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, broadcast 

fax, notices by industry trade 

associations and other multiplier 

groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. 

The mission will open on a first come 

first served basis. Recruitment will 

begin immediately and close April 17, 

2009. Applications received after April 

17, 2009, will be considered only if 

space and scheduling constraints 

permit. Applications are available online on the mission Web site at http:// 

www.export.gov/andeanmission. They 

can also be obtained by contacting the 

Mission Project Officers listed below. 

Contacts 

Louis Quay, Commercial Service Trade 

Missions Program, Tel: 202–482– 

3973, E-mail: 

Louis.Quay@mail.doc.gov. 

Jessica Arnold, Commercial Service 

Trade Missions Program, Tel: 202– 


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482–2026, E-mail: 

Jessica.Arnold@mail.doc.gov. 

Sean Timmins, 

Trade Specialist, Global Trade Programs, 

Commercial Service Trade Missions Program. 

[FR Doc. E9–5531 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Federal Consistency Appeal by 

Broadwater Energy LLC and 

Broadwater Pipeline LLC 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (Commerce). 

ACTION: Notice of closure— 

administrative appeal decision record. 

SUMMARY: This announcement provides 

notice that the decision record has 

closed for an administrative appeal filed 

with the Department of Commerce by 

Broadwater Energy LLC and Broadwater 

Pipeline LLC (collectively, 

‘‘Broadwater’’). 

DATES: The decision record for 

Broadwater’s administrative appeal 

closed on February 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal 

record are available at the NOAA Office 

of General Counsel for Ocean Services, 

1305 East-West Highway, Room 6111, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910 and on the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jamon Bollock, Attorney-Advisor, 

NOAA Office of the General Counsel, 

301–713–2967, NOAA Office of the 

General Counsel, 301–713–2967, 

gcos.inquiries@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6, 

2008, Broadwater filed notice of an 

appeal with the Secretary of Commerce 

(Secretary), pursuant to the Coastal 

Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), 

16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., and 

implementing regulations found at 15 

CFR part 930, subpart H. Broadwater 

appealed an objection by the State of 

New York to its proposed construction 

of a liquefied natural gas (‘‘LNG’’) 

terminal, sendout pipeline, and 

appurtenant facilities in the New York 

state waters of Long Island Sound. 

Decisions for CZMA administrative 

appeals are based on information 

contained in a decision record. Under 

the CZMA, the decision record must 

close no later than 220 days after notice 

of the appeal was first published in the 

Federal Register. See 16 U.S.C. 1465. 

Consistent with this deadline, the 

Broadwater appeal decision record 

closed on February 13, 2009. No further 

information or briefs will be considered 

in deciding this appeal. 

Additional information about the 

Broadwater appeal and the CZMA 

appeals process is available from the 

Department of Commerce CZMA 

appeals Web site http:// 

www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm. 

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance.) 

Dated: March 6, 2009. 

Joel La Bissonniere, 

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–5509 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648-XO03 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Committee in April, 2009 to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: This 

meeting will be held at the Hotel 

Providence, 311 Westminister Street, 

Providence, RI 02903; telephone: (401) 

861–8000; fax: (401) 861–8002. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee will discuss several 

outstanding issues related to 

development of Amendment 15 

measures, specifically, refinement of 

measures to comply with new annual 

catch limit (ACL) requirements 

including accountability measures 

(AMs) for the scallop fishery (for both 

the scallop resource and incidental 

catch of yellowtail flounder). The 

Committee will also discuss other 

outstanding issues related to measures 

under development for leasing DAS and 

access area trips, permit and/or quota 

splitting for general category IFQ permit 

holders and other issues. The committee 

will discuss potential issues to be 

considered in Framework 21. The 

Council is scheduled to initiate 

Framework 21 at the April Council 

meeting. The primary purpose of 

Framework 21 is to set management 

measures for fishing year 2010. The 

committee may discuss other topics at 

their discretion. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at 978– 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: March 10, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–5451 Filed 3–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XO04 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

convene the SEDAR Gag/Red Grouper 

Update Workshop (SEDAR). 

DATES: The meeting will convene at 1:00 

pm on Monday, March 30, 2009 and 

conclude no later than 1:00 pm on 

Thursday, April 2, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the NMFS, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, 

Miami, FL 33149. 

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 2203 

North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, 

Florida 33607. 


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