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disclosed under the APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 

continues to govern business 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the return or destruction 

of APO materials or conversion to 

judicial protective order is hereby 

requested. Failure to comply with the 

regulations and the terms of an APO is 

a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a final 

reminder to importers of their 

responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping duties prior to liquidation 

of the relevant entries during this 

review period. Failure to comply with 

this requirement could result in the 

Secretary’s presumption that 

reimbursement of antidumping duties 

occurred and the subsequent assessment 

of double antidumping duties. 

These final results of administrative 

review and notice are published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.213(h). 

Dated: February 18, 2015. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[Application No. 99–8A005] 

Export Trade Certificate of Review 

ACTION: Notice of Application to Amend 

the Export Trade Certificate of Review 

Issued to California Almond Export 

Association, LLC (‘‘CAEA’’), 

Application No. (99–8A005). 

SUMMARY: The Office of Trade and 

Economic Analysis (‘‘OTEA’’) of the 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce, has received 

an application to amend an Export 

Trade Certificate of Review 

(‘‘Certificate’’). This notice summarizes 

the proposed amendment and requests 

comments relevant to whether the 

amended Certificate should be issued. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph Flynn, Director, Office of Trade 

and Economic Analysis, International 

Trade Administration, (202) 482–5131 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at etca@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Export Trading Company Act of 

1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21) (‘‘the 

Act’’) authorizes the Secretary of 

Commerce to issue Export Trade 

Certificates of Review. An Export Trade 

Certificate of Review protects the holder 

and the members identified in the 

Certificate from State and Federal 

government antitrust actions and from 

private treble damage antitrust actions 

for the export conduct specified in the 

Certificate and carried out in 

compliance with its terms and 

conditions. The regulations 

implementing Title III are found at 15 

CFR part 325 (2014). Section 302(b)(1) 

of the Export Trade Company Act of 

1982 and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the 

Secretary to publish a notice in the 

Federal Register identifying the 

applicant and summarizing its 

application. Under 15 CFR 325.6(a), 

interested parties may, within twenty 

days after the date of this notice, submit 

written comments to the Secretary on 

the application. 

Request for Public Comments 

Interested parties may submit written 

comments relevant to the determination 

whether an amended Certificate should 

be issued. If the comments include any 

privileged or confidential business 

information, it must be clearly marked 

and a nonconfidential version of the 

comments (identified as such) should be 

included. Any comments not marked as 

privileged or confidential business 

information will be deemed to be 

nonconfidential. 

An original and five (5) copies, plus 

two (2) copies of the nonconfidential 

version, should be submitted no later 

than 20 days after the date of this notice 

to: Export Trading Company Affairs, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 

21028, Washington, DC 20230. 

Information submitted by any person 

is exempt from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552). However, nonconfidential versions 

of the comments will be made available 

to the applicant if necessary for 

determining whether or not to issue the 

amended Certificate. Comments should 

refer to this application as ‘‘Export 

Trade Certificate of Review, application 

number 99–8A005.’’ 

Summary of the Application 

Applicant: California Almond Export 

Association, LLC (‘‘CAEA’’), 4800 Sisk 

Road Modesto, CA 95356. 

Contact: Bill Morecraft, Chairman, 

Telephone: (916) 446–8537. 

Application No.: 99–8A005. 

Date Deemed Submitted: February 6, 

2014. 

Proposed Amendment: CAEA seeks to 

amend its Certificate to delete the 

following company as a Member of 

CAEA’s Certificate: Minturn Nut 

Company, Inc., Le Grand, CA. 

CAEA’s proposed amendment of its 

Export Trade Certificate of Review 

would result in the following companies 

as Members under the Certificate: 

Almonds California Pride, Inc., 

Caruthers, CA, Baldwin-Minkler Farms, 

Orland, CA, Blue Diamond Growers, 

Sacramento, CA, Campos Brothers, 

Caruthers, CA, Chico Nut Company, 

Chico, CA, Del Rio Nut Company, Inc., 

Livingston, CA, Fair Trade Corner, Inc., 

Chico, CA, Fisher Nut Company, 

Modesto, CA, Hilltop Ranch, Inc., 

Ballico, CA, Hughson Nut, Inc., 

Hughson, CA, Mariani Nut Company, 

Winters, CA, Nutco, LLC d.b.a. Spycher 

Brothers, Turlock, CA, Paramount 

Farms, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, P–R 

Farms, Inc., Clovis, CA, Roche Brothers 

International Family Nut Co., Escalon, 

CA, South Valley Almond Company, 

LLC, Wasco, CA, Sunny Gem, LLC, 

Wasco, CA, Western Nut Company, 

Chico, CA. 

Dated: February 19, 2015. 

Joseph Flynn, 

Director, Office of Trade and Economic 

Analysis, International Trade Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Trade Mission to South Africa, Kenya 

and Mozambique 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Replacement of Trade Mission 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Commerce, International Trade 

Administration is replacing a notice 

published June 14, 2014, at 79 FR 

36290, for the Trade Mission to South 

Africa and Mozambique, With an 

Optional Stop in Kenya; February 23– 

27, 2015. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Replacement of Trade Mission 

Statement. 

Background 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration is replacing its Trade 

Mission to South Africa and 


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Mozambique, With an Optional Stop in 

Kenya; February 23–27, 2015 with a 

new trade mission as notified herein. 

Replacement. 

Trade Mission to Mozambique, Kenya 

and South Africa 

June 18–26, 2015 

Mission Description 

The U. S. Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration, is 

organizing a Trade Mission to 

Mozambique, Kenya and South Africa, 

June 18–26, 2015, which will be led by 

a senior executive of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

mission is designed to help U.S. firms 

find business partners and sell 

equipment and services. Target sectors 

holding high potential for U.S exporters 

include: 

Transportation Infrastructure and 

Equipment, such as: road, bridge and 

dam construction and reconstruction; 

automatic fare collection systems, new 

and refurbished railroad locomotives, 

new bulk car and other dedicated 

rolling freight fleets, smart signaling and 

rail operation automation, rolling stock 

depot design, strategic route design and 

network planning, port mobile, 

weighbridges and quayside systems and 

upgrading of existing port equipment 

and oil and gas development 

infrastructure. 

Energy Equipment and Services, such 

as: power generation (including 

renewable energy); transmission and 

distribution (including smart grid), 

energy efficiency, oil and gas 

exploration and production and project 

development. 

Agricultural Equipment, such as: crop 

production equipment and machinery, 

irrigation equipment and technology, 

crop storage and handling, precision 

farming technologies and fertilizers. 

Although focused on the sectors 

above, the mission also will consider 

participation from companies in other 

appropriate sectors as space permits. 

This trade mission will include oneon-one business appointments with prescreened potential buyers, agents, 

distributors and joint venture partners; 

meetings with national and regional 

government officials, chambers of 

commerce, and business groups; and 

networking receptions. The mission will 

help participating firms and trade 

associations gain market insights, make 

industry contacts, solidify business 

strategies, and advance specific projects, 

with the goal of increasing U.S. exports 

to Mozambique, Kenya and South 

Africa. 

Commercial Setting 

Mozambique, with a population of 23 

million, grew its economy from 1994 to 

2009 at an average rate of eight percent 

per year—one of the fastest rates of 

growth of any sub-Saharan African 

economy over this period. In 2013, GDP 

reached $15 billion. While the country 

was devastated after the civil war ended 

in 1992, it has since benefited from 

macroeconomic reforms and large 

foreign investment projects. 

Though infrastructure remains weak 

and the population is still largely rural, 

the government is committed to 

building a strong commercial 

environment. The United States has 

traditionally been a relatively minor 

trading partner, but U.S. investment in 

the energy sector, particularly off-shore 

natural gas, is expected to grow 

tremendously in the next several years. 

External competition, local labor quotas, 

periodic flooding, and an oftencontentious political situation present 

some challenges to doing business in 

Mozambique. 

Kenya, with a population of 43 

million, is the dominant economy in the 

East African Community. Given its 

position as the economic, commercial, 

and logistical hub of East Africa, more 

U.S. companies are investing in Kenya 

and setting up local and regional 

operations there. Kenya’s first election 

under a new constitution with a 

devolved government structure was 

held in April 2013, and should position 

it for further growth. Investor 

confidence is high, as demonstrated by 

Kenya’s record-breaking $2 billion 

debut sovereign bond offering in 2014. 

Kenya also boasts a large number of 

well-educated English-speaking and 

multi-lingual professionals, and a strong 

entrepreneurial tradition. Doing 

business in Kenya includes a number of 

challenges, such as crime, 

unemployment, limited infrastructure, 

and corruption. 

South Africa, a country of 52 million 

people, has the most advanced, broadbased industrial economy in Africa, 

enjoys relative macroeconomic stability 

and boasts sound financial, legal and 

accounting institutions; not to mention 

an English-speaking workforce. It 

remains the primary choice for U.S. 

companies wishing to develop the 

promising markets of sub-Saharan 

Africa, although it suffers from large 

disparities in income distribution and 

over 25 percent unemployment. In 2014 

South Africa’s GDP grew by less than 

two percent to $357 billion. Doing 

business in South Africa includes a 

number of challenges including 

corruption and power shortages, as well 

as a series of protectionist policies that 

has precipitated a series of downgrades 

by the major credit agencies. 

Best Prospects in Targeted Sectors 

Transportation Infrastructure and 

Equipment 

Mozambique 

Transport networks and infrastructure 

will be instrumental to developing 

Mozambique’s growth potential in the 

near and long term. The recently 

concluded $500 million Millennium 

Challenge Corporation compact funded 

extensive rehabilitation of key roads, a 

dam, and a water supply project in two 

northern provinces. The Government of 

Mozambique is investing heavily in 

expanding rail and port capacity to 

manage the rising production of mineral 

resources. A rail line to the deepest 

natural port on the East Coast of Africa 

should significantly lower coal transport 

costs, and two foreign companies have 

recently been contracted to begin work 

on a new rail line ending at Macuze 

port. As total coal exports are projected 

to reach 40 million tons per year by 

2015 and long term estimates are in the 

range of 100 million tons per year, 

infrastructure around this sector 

remains a priority. In addition, rapid 

investment in infrastructure to support 

planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) 

projects in northern Mozambique, one 

of its least developed regions, could 

bring vast opportunities to U.S. firms. 

Kenya 

Kenya enjoys an extensive, but 

uneven, infrastructure that is still 

superior in many cases to that of its 

neighbors. Nairobi is the undisputed 

transportation hub of Eastern and 

Central Africa and the largest city 

between Cairo and Johannesburg. The 

Port of Mombasa is the most important 

deep-water port in the region, supplying 

the shipping needs of more than a dozen 

countries despite persistent deficiencies 

in equipment, inefficiency and 

corruption. As a result of these 

deficiencies, the Port of Mombasa has 

been earmarked for major expansion 

and re-habilitation. 

Kenya’s ‘‘Vision 2030’’ infrastructure 

development plans call for significant 

improvements to the provision of water, 

renewable energy, ICT, housing, roads, 

bridges, railways, seaports and airports 

over the next 20 years. The construction 

industry in Kenya is driven primarily by 

two key infrastructure sectors: 

Transportation and housing, given the 

large housing deficit that exists in 

Kenya. Construction and infrastructure 

development will also present new 

opportunities, especially with the 


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passage of the new public-private 

partnership (PPP) law which will make 

government procurements more 

transparent and less risky. 

South Africa 

South Africa’s Transnet, the largest 

State Owned Enterprise (SOE) within 

the Department of Public Enterprises 

(DPE) has announced and allocated 

funding for significant transportation 

infrastructure capital investments. In 

2012, the government announced the 

allocation of funding for investments 

estimated at over $90 billion over 15 

years. Though there have been 

complaints of slow implementation, 

leading some contractors to re-focus 

business elsewhere in the continent, in 

late 2013 and early 2014 commitments 

were made to procure passenger rolling 

stock, locomotives, signaling and track 

upgrades. Also, the development of the 

significant Durban phase 2 port 

extension (in the old Durban 

International Airport precinct) has been 

initiated. 

The Passenger Rail Agency of South 

Africa (Prasa) of the SA Department of 

Transport (SADOT) in March 2012 

announced a 20-year rail improvement 

program estimated at more than $13.6 

billion. Of this, $1.3 billion will be 

invested in signaling, new depots, 

modern stations and integrated 

ticketing, while $1.1 billion is being 

spent on new locomotives. 

SOE Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) and 

others are expanding logistics projects 

such as upgrading the Sishen-Saldanha 

Bay ore line, the Richard Bay coal line 

and other new coal line networks in the 

northwest. Transnet’s rail and port 

projects are reportedly set to cost 

around $30 billion over seven years and 

include augmenting the tractive and 

bulk car fleet, signaling, maintenance, 

advanced train management systems 

and network expansion/concession 

models. For the second large diesel 

locomotive program of 465 units, one 

U.S. and one Chinese manufacturer 

were selected as preferred bidders in 

February 2014. 

Transnet Port Terminals (TPT), the 

port operating SOE is set to invest $3.3 

billion over the next seven years for the 

expansion and improvement of its bulk 

and container terminals. Significant 

capacity-creating projects included the 

expansion of the Durban Container 

Terminal’s (DCT’s) Pier 1 that would 

increase its capacity from 700,000 

twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) to 

820,000 TEUs by 2013 and 1.2 million 

TEUs by 2016/17. Other expansion 

projects include the Ngqura Container 

Terminal, Durban Ro-Ro and Maydon 

Wharf terminal, the iron-ore bulk 

terminal at the Port of Saldanha and the 

ageing Richards Bay Terminal where 

$370 million is set aside for mobile and 

quayside equipment, as well as 

weighbridges. 

Energy 

Mozambique 

Mozambique is set to become one of 

the world’s largest new suppliers of 

natural gas. The country’s massive 

offshore discoveries have launched a 

scramble among exploration and 

production companies to develop these 

new-found resources. In early 2014, the 

Oil and Gas Journal raised 

Mozambique’s proven reserves to 100 

trillion cubic feet (Tcf), making it the 

third-largest proved natural gas holder 

in Africa. Although much of the 

Mozambique’s offshore acreage still 

remains underexplored, one U.S. 

company already has announced 

recoverable finds totaling some 45–65 

Tcf. The country’s rich resources could 

support up to ten LNG trains in one 

province alone, and a floating LNG 

facility is under consideration. 

Developers focusing on Mozambique’s 

LNG infrastructure expect to begin 

exporting as early as 2018. Additionally, 

although the United States exported 

only $25 million of oil and gas field 

equipment to Mozambique in 2013, this 

is up from $1 million only five years 

prior and comprises about 19 percent of 

the country’s relatively small total of 

$132 million for that year. More than 80 

percent of U.S. exports to Mozambique 

are in pipe products, indicating the 

early stages of the industry. 

Mozambique is a net exporter of 

energy. But in order to support its 

growing economy the country requires 

significant investment to upgrade old 

infrastructure and conclude new 

generation projects. The majority of 

power produced in the country comes 

from the Cahora Bassa hydro-power 

scheme in central Mozambique, where 

the government plans a multi-million 

dollar ‘‘North Bank’’ expansion. It will 

add an additional 1,250 MW with 

transmission lines to South Africa, the 

South African Power Pool, Maputo, and 

Northern Mozambique. Planning for a 

second multi-billion dollar, 1,500-plus 

MW hydropower dam 35 miles 

downstream at Mphanda Nkuwa is well 

underway, and the operators are 

expected to finalize financing this year, 

with commercial operations due to start 

as early as 2017. The government of 

Mozambique recently approved new 

renewable feed-in tariffs as part of an 

ongoing strategy to promote private 

investment in renewable energy sources. 

Kenya 

In response to strong economic 

growth and increasing demand for 

electricity, Kenya is focused on 

developing its power generation and 

transmission and distribution 

infrastructure. Today, Kenya is faced 

with brownouts, blackouts, and power 

surges that damage equipment and 

necessitate emergency power, driving 

up the cost of electricity. The supply 

deficit and costly short-term solutions 

impede economic growth, and reduce 

the competitiveness of Kenya’s private 

sector in the region. With only 25 

percent of the population connected to 

the grid, the Kenyan government is 

currently implementing a plan to 

connect an additional 5,000MW to the 

grid to meet growing demand and help 

reduce electricity tariffs by 40 percent 

by 2017, with a goal of achieving 

universal access by 2030. 

In ITA’s Renewable Energy Top 

Markets for U.S.-Exports 2014–2015, 

Kenya was ranked 13th most promising 

export market for U.S. renewable energy 

companies, and first in the geothermal 

sector, which makes up about 22 

percent of Kenya’s energy mix (about 

583 MW). More than 40 wells per year 

currently are being drilled, with a target 

of developing over 5,000 MW, 

approximately half of its capacity, in the 

next two decades. Kenya has extensive 

plans to increase other renewables as 

well. The country is gradually 

diversifying its energy mix and is keen 

to wean off expensive thermal diesel 

power, whose supply is impacted by 

recurring droughts; and thermal power, 

which is sensitive to global fuel prices. 

Kenya is also an increasingly 

promising player in the booming East 

Africa oil and gas market. The multiple 

onshore discoveries announced since 

2012, largely in Turkana County, have 

led exploration and production 

companies to sound optimistic notes 

about the country’s potential. The 

greatest enthusiasm surrounds offshore 

resources, where drillers hope to 

replicate Mozambique and Tanzania’s 

vast natural gas discoveries. To date, 

Kenya’s oil resources are estimated to be 

600 million barrels, with at least one 

firm projecting that Kenya’s resource 

base could amount to as much as 10 

billion barrels, though exploration is 

still in the early stages. While 

movement on key planned 

infrastructure projects, such as the $25 

billion Lamu Port, South Sudan 

Ethiopia, Transport (LAPSSET) 

Corridor, has been slow, if all goes 

smoothly, a Uganda-Kenya pipeline 

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South Africa 

Electricity supply constraints are 

significant and are expected to remain a 

feature of South Africa’s social and 

economic landscape for several years to 

come. ESKOM, the government owned 

power utility, with a virtual monopoly 

on generation, transmission and 

distribution (responsible for around 95 

percent of local generation) is 

experiencing budgetary and 

infrastructure challenges. As a result of 

these challenges, the government has 

put a renewed focus on the increased 

generation of power, increased energy 

efficiency and decreased consumption. 

ESKOM’s reserve of power has recently 

become so low that it has been forced 

to utilize its contractual rights with 

large industrial users to require them to 

reduce consumption at critical times, 

and it has implemented scheduled 

brownouts or ‘‘load-shedding’’ outages 

for all users. It has also been forced to 

use expensive diesel to power 

generators at peak load periods. Though 

there is current and planned 

infrastructure investment to ensure 

future supply, there have been 

significant delays in bringing these 

planned power generation facilities on 

line. 

ESKOM is currently investigating 

smart grid as an option to manage peak 

load demand. Renewable energy 

programs have also been introduced in 

order to facilitate clean renewable 

independent energy production. The 

government’s Renewable Energy 

Independent Power Producer 

Procurement program (REIPPP) has been 

relatively successful and marks the first 

time independent power producers have 

been allowed to sell power back to the 

grid. In ITA’s Renewable Energy Top 

Markets for U.S.-Exports 2014–2015, 

South Africa was ranked 12th; however, 

local content requirements, which have 

increased in recent months, may limit 

potential U.S. exports. 

Further capital expenditure is ongoing 

with the two large scale coal-fired plants 

under construction—Medupi Power 

Station (4,800 MW) and Kusile Power 

Station (4800 MW)—as well as a 

pumped storage project (1,332 MW) and 

a wind energy facility (1,00MW). With 

on-going power outages, the government 

of South Africa has also recently opened 

bids to independent power producers 

for the provision of 2,500 MW of baseload (coal) power. 

South Africa boasts the world’s eighth 

largest supply of technically recoverable 

shale gas resources, according to the 

U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy 

Information Administration. In 2012, 

the government lifted a moratorium on 

exploring the country’s estimated 390 

trillion cubic feet (tcf) of 

unconventional deposits. While licenses 

have yet to be issued, President Zuma 

announced in June 2014 that the 

government would proceed with shale 

gas development plans, indicating the 

government’s willingness to move 

forward with development in the sector. 

South Africa has announced plans to 

add 9,600 MW of nuclear power over 

the next twenty years and the 

government is in talks with multiple 

countries about resources to develop 

South Africa’s civil nuclear energy 

program. The country currently has two 

nuclear reactors that generate 5 percent 

of its electricity. 

Agricultural Equipment 

Mozambique 

Mozambique has vast needs and vast 

opportunities in the agriculture sector. 

Boasting a landmass about the size of 

Texas and Louisiana combined, a 

coastline longer than the eastern 

seaboard of the United States, and a 

geographic location well-positioned to 

export to burgeoning Asian markets, 

agriculture is still small-scale and 

subsistence. Growth in agriculture has 

lagged in relation to GDP growth, largely 

due to the lack of mechanization and 

irrigation. Opportunities for U.S. 

companies vary from cold storage, 

irrigation and food processing 

equipment. 

Mozambique recognizes agriculture as 

the key to poverty reduction and 

employment and is focused on policy 

reforms to attract more private sector 

investment. The Government of 

Mozambique is committed to promoting 

the use of technology, irrigation, and 

improved methods to raise yields. This 

commitment has resulted in plans by 

U.S. and other foreign agribusiness 

companies to establish commercial 

farms. 

Kenya 

Agriculture remains the backbone of 

Kenya’s economy. It accounts for about 

24 percent of GDP directly and 75 

percent of the labor force indirectly. 

Cash crop (tea, coffee, and horticulture), 

food crops (maize, wheat and rice), and 

livestock dominate the agricultural 

sector. Kenyan agriculture faces many 

challenges. It is predominately rainfall 

dependent and thus subject to wide 

production variances. It is 

undercapitalized, implying low 

technological absorption resulting in 

low productivity. Small-scale farmers 

contribute about 75 percent to the 

country’s total value of agricultural 

output and account for nearly 85 

percent of total employment in the 

agricultural sector. These attributes, 

coupled with challenges arising from 

limited institutional capacity, poor 

infrastructure, and risks associated with 

liberalized markets, explain the relative 

stagnation of agricultural productivity 

and incomes. 

Kenya’s horticulture industry is a 

major export success in Africa. It is 

almost entirely dominated by the 

private sector and provides many 

opportunities for increased importation 

of fertilizers, pesticides and equipment. 

Similar opportunities lie in the 

floriculture industry in Kenya, which is 

the leading exporter of fresh cut flowers 

to the flower auction in Holland. Other 

important commodities include maize, 

tea, coffee, sugarcane and wheat, which 

will require additional use of fertilizers 

as production grows. The government 

has embarked on a mechanization 

program to increase use of more modern 

means of farming to increase output. In 

addition, the government has set aside 

1.2 million acres of land for irrigation 

that for growing maize and wheat, and 

livestock farming. Agricultural 

equipment is tax exempt under the VAT 

Act 2013 to provide support to the 

sector. 

Kenya imports virtually all of its 

agricultural chemicals because local 

production is insignificant. Kenya’s 

fertilizer use has almost doubled since 

the liberalization of the market in the 

1990s and the removal of government 

price controls and import licensing 

quotas. The growth in use has been 

noted especially among the smallholder 

farmers in growth of both food crops 

(maize, domestic horticulture) and 

export crops (tea, coffee). Growth in the 

industry is largely due to huge private 

investment in both importation and 

retailing of fertilizers. Fertilizer is also 

tax exempted under the new VAT Act. 

South Africa 

South Africa has by far the most 

modern, productive and diverse 

agricultural economy in Sub Saharan 

Africa. Agriculture in South Africa 

remains an important sector despite its 

relatively small contribution to the GDP. 

The sector plays an important role in 

terms of job creation, especially in rural 

areas, but is also a foremost earner of 

foreign exchange. 

South Africa has a market-oriented 

agricultural economy that is highly 

diversified, including production of all 

the major grains (except rice), oilseeds, 

deciduous and subtropical fruits, sugar, 

citrus, wine and most vegetables. 

Livestock production includes cattle, 

dairy, pigs, sheep, and a well-developed 

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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/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). 

sector activities include slaughtering, 

processing and preserving of meat; 

processing and preserving of fruit and 

vegetables; dairy products; grain mill 

products; crushing of oilseeds; prepared 

animal feeds; and sugar refining 

amongst other food products. South 

Africa also exports wine, corn, mohair, 

groundnuts, karakul pelts, sugar, and 

wool. 

South Africa offers U.S. exporters in 

the agricultural equipment and 

technology sector a wide range of 

opportunities. Five percent of all new 

agriculture equipment is being 

produced locally; 95 percent of all 

agriculture equipment and parts are 

being sourced from international 

markets, and at least 20 percent of new 

equipment and technologies are 

currently being sourced from the U.S. 

Mission Goals 

The goal of this trade mission is to 

provide U.S. participants with firsthand market information, and one-onone meetings with business contacts, 

including potential agents, distributors 

and partners so they can position 

themselves to enter or expand their 

presence in these markets. 

Mission Scenario 

This mission will visit Maputo, 

Mozambique, Nairobi, Kenya and 

Johannesburg, South Africa allowing 

participants to access the largest 

markets and business centers in these 

countries. 

PROPOSED MISSION TIMETABLE

Day of Week Location Activity 

Wednesday, June 17 ....... Maputo ........................... Companies arrive Maputo. 

Welcome Breakfast. 

Thursday, June 18 ........... Maputo ........................... Briefing by U.S. Embassy. 

One-on-one business appointments. 

Evening business reception. 

Friday, June 19 ................ Maputo ........................... One-on-one business appointments continue. 

Saturday, June 20 ........... Maputo/Nairobi .............. Site visit or travel to Nairobi. 

Sunday, June 21 ............. Maputo/Nairobi .............. Remain in or travel to Nairobi. 

Welcome Breakfast. 

Monday, June 22 ............. Nairobi ........................... Briefing by U.S. Embassy. 

One-on-one business appointments. 

Evening business reception. 

Tuesday, June 23 ............ Nairobi ........................... One-on-one business appointments continue. 

Wednesday, June 24 ....... Nairobi/Johannesburg ... Travel to Johannesburg. 

Welcome Breakfast. 

Thursday, June 25 ........... Johannesburg ................ Briefing by U.S. Embassy. 

One-on-one business appointments. 

Evening business reception. 

Friday, June 26 ................ Johannesburg ................ One-on-one business appointments continue. 

Mission Ends. 

*Note: The final schedule and potential site visits will depend on the availability of local government and business officials, specific goals of 

mission participants, and air travel schedules. 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the trade mission 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 15 and maximum of 20 firms and/or 

trade associations or organizations will 

be selected from the applicant pool to 

participate in the mission. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a company or trade association/ 

organization has been selected to 

participate on the mission, a payment to 

the U.S. Department of Commerce in the 

form of a participation fee is required. 

The participation fee for the mission is 

$4,600 for small or medium-sized 

enterprises (SME),1 and $6,200 for large 

firms and trade associations/

organizations. The fee for each 

additional representative (large firm, 

SME or trade association/organization) 

is $750. 

Exclusions 

The mission fee does not include any 

personal travel expenses such as 

lodging, most meals, local ground 

transportation and air transportation. 

Delegate members will however, be able 

to take advantage of U.S. Government 

rates for hotel rooms. Government fees 

and processing expenses to obtain such 

visas are also not included in the 

mission costs. However, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce will provide 

instructions to each participant on the 

procedures required to obtain necessary 

business visas. 

Conditions for Participation 

Applicants must submit a completed 

and signed mission application and 

supplemental application materials, 

including adequate information on the 

company’s or association/organization’s 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation by April 17, 2015. If the 

Department of Commerce receives an 

incomplete application, the Department 

may either: reject the application, 

request additional information/

clarification, 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 U.S., or, if not, are 

marketed under the name of a U.S. firm 

and have at least fifty-one percent U.S. 

content. In the case of a trade 

association or organization, the 

applicant must certify that for each 

company to be represented by the 

association/organization, the products 

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company seeks to export are either 

produced in the U.S. or, if not, marketed 

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

at least fifty-one percent U.S. content. 

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 to the 

Department of Commerce for its 

evaluation any business pending before 

the Department that may present the 

appearance of a conflict of interest; 

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. 

Selection Criteria for Participation 

Targeted mission participants are U.S. 

companies and trade associations/

organizations providing or promoting 

products and services that have interest 

in entering or expanding their business 

in markets of Mozambique, Kenya and 

South Africa. The following criteria will 

be used in selecting participants: 

Suitability of a company’s (or in the 

case of a trade association/organization, 

represented companies’) products or 

services to these markets. 

Company’s (or in the case of a trade 

association/organization, represented 

companies’) potential for business in the 

markets, including likelihood of exports 

resulting from the mission. 

Consistency of the applicant 

company’s (or in the case of a trade 

association/organization, represented 

companies’) goals and objectives with 

the stated scope of the mission. 

Referrals from political organizations 

and any documents, including the 

application, 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 

Application 

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 (http://www.export.gov/

trademissions/) and other Internet Web 

sites, press releases to general and trade 

media, notices by industry trade 

associations and other multiplier 

groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. 

Recruitment for this mission will 

begin immediately and conclude April 

17, 2015. We will inform applicants of 

selection decisions as soon as possible 

after April 17, 2015. Applications 

received after April 17, 2015 will be 

considered only if space and scheduling 

constraints permit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

U.S. Commercial Service, Johannesburg, 

South Africa, Brent Omdahl, Deputy 

Senior Commercial Officer, Phone: 

27–11–290–3227, Email: 

Brent.Omdahl@trade.gov. 

Trade Missions Office, Washington, DC, 

Anne Novak, Phone: (202) 482–8178, 

Email: Anne.Novak@trade.gov. 

Frank Spector, 

International Trade Specialist. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03898 Filed 2–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD770 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 

Meeting of the Atlantic Highly 

Migratory Species Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

webinar/conference call. 

SUMMARY: NMFS will hold a 3-day 

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 

(HMS) Advisory Panel (AP) meeting in 

March 2015. The intent of the meeting 

is to consider options for the 

conservation and management of 

Atlantic HMS. The meeting is open to 

the public. 

DATES: The AP meeting and webinar 

will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

on Tuesday, March 10, 2015; from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 

2015; and from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on 

Thursday, March 12, 2015. There will 

be an introduction for new AP members 

at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 8120 

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 

20814. The meeting presentations will 

also be available via WebEx webinar/

conference call. 

On Tuesday, March 10, 2015, the 

conference call information is phone 

number 1–800–857–6552; Participant 

Code: 8099565; and the webinar event 

address is: https://

noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/

onstage/g.php?d=393951018&t=a; event 

password: NOAA. 

On Wednesday, March 11, 2015, the 

conference call information is phone 

number 1–800–857–6552; Participant 

Code: 8099565; and the webinar event 

address is: https://

noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/

onstage/g.php?d=395887510&t=a ; 

event password: NOAA. 

On Thursday, March 12, 2015, the 

conference call information is phone 

number 1–800–857–6552; Participant 

Code: 8099565; and the webinar event 

address is: https://

noaaevents2.webex.com/noaaevents2/

onstage/g.php?d=394954698&t=a ; 

event password: NOAA. 

Participants are strongly encouraged 

to log/dial in fifteen minutes prior to the 

meeting. NMFS will show the 

presentations via webinar and allow 

public comment during identified times 

on the agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Cooper or Margo Schulze-Haugen 

at (301) 427–8503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq., as amended by the 

Sustainable Fisheries Act, Public Law 

104–297, provided for the establishment 

of an AP to assist in the collection and 

evaluation of information relevant to the 

development of any Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) or FMP 

amendment for Atlantic HMS. NMFS 

consults with and considers the 

comments and views of AP members 

when preparing and implementing 

FMPs or FMP amendments for Atlantic 

tunas, swordfish, billfish, and sharks. 

The AP has previously consulted with 

NMFS on: Amendment 1 to the Billfish 

FMP (April 1999); the HMS FMP (April 

1999); Amendment 1 to the HMS FMP 

(December 2003); the Consolidated HMS 

FMP (October 2006); and Amendments 

1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b, 6, 7, 8, and 9 to the 

2006 Consolidated HMS FMP (April and 

October 2008, February and September 

2009, May and September 2010, April 

and September 2011, March and 

September 2012, January and September 

2013, April and September 2014), 

among other things. 

The intent of this meeting is to 

consider alternatives for the 

conservation and management of all 

Atlantic tunas, swordfish, billfish, and 

shark fisheries. We anticipate discussing 


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