[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71094-71095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34035]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Showcase Exhibit of U.S. Exports
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, DOC.
ACTION: Notice of Showcase Exhibit of U.S. Exports.
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DATES: December 23, 1998.
SUMMARY: The International Trade Administration (``ITA'') of the
Department of Commerce announces an exhibition of exported U.S.
products and services. The exhibition will showcase U.S. exports by
displaying successfully exported products and services at ITA
headquarters in Washington, D.C., to highlight the benefits of
exporting and the impact of exports on the U.S. economy. Companies and
trade associations are encouraged to express interest in providing
exhibit material. The information technology sector will be the next
industrial sector to be represented.
AUTHORITY: 15 U.S.C. 1512.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Robin Gaines; U.S. Department of
Commerce/ITA; Room 2805; Washington, DC 20230; Telephone (202) 482-
3013; fax (202) 482-0952.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
ITA is showcasing U.S. exports by exhibiting successfully exported
products and services at its headquarters in Washington, DC, to
highlight the benefits of exporting and the impact of exports on the
U.S. economy. The exhibit, which represents a series of industries and
a variety of companies, is located in the Office of the Under Secretary
for International Trade. The exhibit will be rotated approximately
every four months.
The third sector to be displayed is the information technology
sector. Companies and trade associations in this sector are encouraged
to express interest in showcasing their exports of goods and/or
services by contacting ITA through the individual listed above.
Displayed items may include illustrations, miniaturized or actual
models, or actual products. Examples of appropriate displays would
include models or illustrations of microprocessors, dynamic random
access memory (DRAM) devices, stuffed printed circuit boards, passive
components such as electron tubes, capacitors, resistors, and
connectors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, hard disk drives or
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assemblies, laser and ink-jet printers, computer systems (desktop and
portable personal computers, workstations, servers, mainframes, and
supercomputers), networking equipment (network interface cards, hubs,
routers, and LAN switches), software, telephone and telegraph apparatus
(customer premises, switching, and transmission equipment) cellular
radio telephones, fiber optic equipment, satellite communications
systems (space and ground segments), and telecommunications and
information services, or IT projects that have been constructed
overseas and incorporate substantial U.S. products and/or services.
Extensive shelf-space and floor-space are available in this
executive-style office.
Selection Process:
Items will be selected for exhibition on the basis of the following
factors:
(1) Items must be produced in, or representative of services
exported from, the United States and have at least a 51% U.S. content,
including materials, equipment and labor (in the case of large
development projects, the applicant should identify substantial U.S.
products or services into the completed project). To highlight the
impact of exports on small businesses, items will also be considered
that are produced by U.S. companies that do not directly export but
rather whose goods or services are incorporated into another company's
for export.
(2) The items must relate to the industry selected by ITA and be
suitable for exhibition in a limited space.
(3) The company must not be owned or controlled, indirectly or
directly, by a foreign government.
(4) Items chosen should reflect diversity of company size,
location, demographics, and traditional under-representation in
business.
Other conditions: Displayed items will be considered loans to the
Department. Companies will be responsible for shipment of the item to
and from the Commerce Department, for obtaining appropriate insurance,
and for all related costs.
Time Frame for Applications: Expressions of interest from the
information technology sector should be received by January 15, 1999.
Expressions of interest should be sent to the ITA official identified
above.
A Federal Register notice will be published subsequently to
announce the next sector to be highlighted.
Ambassador David L. Aaron,
Under Secretary for International Trade.
[FR Doc. 98-34035 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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