99-22356. District Export Council Nomination Opportunity
[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 46884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22356]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
District Export Council Nomination Opportunity
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Opportunity to Serve as a Member of One of the Fifty-
five District Export Councils.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce is currently seeking
expressions of interest from individuals in serving as a member of one
of the fifty-five District Export Councils (DECs) nationwide. The DECs
are closely affiliated with the Export Assistance Centers (EACs) of the
Commercial Service. DECs combine the energies of more than 1,500
exporters and private and public export service providers who volunteer
their time to supply specialized expertise to small and medium-sized
businesses in their local communities who are interested in exporting.
DEC members volunteer at their own expense.
DATES: Applications for nomination to a DEC must be received by the
designated local DEC representative by September 10, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Stone, International Trade
Specialist, the Commercial Service, tel. 202-482-6298. Additional
information about the DECs is also found on the National DEC Homepage
at http://www.ita.doc.gov/dec.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Providing their expertise and mentoring
services, DEC members help local firms move from their first
international business plan to their first export sale. The DECs create
seminars that simplify trade finance, host international buyer
delegations, design breakthrough exporting guides, put exporters on the
Internet, and help build local partnerships that strengthen export
assistance programs. Because DEC members represent both the users and
providers of local export assistance services, they can identify gaps
in the export services that EACs provide to U.S. businesses and thus
shape EAC international trade programs to better meet local business
needs.
Selection Process
About half of the approximately 30 positions on each of the 55 DECs
will be open for nominations for the term that begins January 1, 2000,
and ends December 31, 2003. Nominees are recommended by the local DEC
Executive Secretary in consultation with the DEC and with other local
export promotion partners. After undergoing a review process, DEC
nominees are then selected and appointed to DEC membership by the
Secretary of Commerce.
Membership Criteria
Each DEC is interested in nominating highly-motivated people active
in the local exporting community. Membership composition on the DECs
include: exporters (such as representatives from manufacturing, the
services industry, and export trading companies); bankers; U.S. Small
Business Administration representatives; state and local officials; and
other ``partners'' including international lawyers and accountants as
well as representatives from world trade centers, chambers of commerce,
export management companies, labor and freight forwarders.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., 15 U.S.C. 4721.
Dated: August 19, 1999.
Daniel J. McLaughlin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Domestic Operations, U.S. and Foreign
Commercial Service.
[FR Doc. 99-22356 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 08/27/1999
- Department:
- International Trade Administration
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice of Opportunity to Serve as a Member of One of the Fifty- five District Export Councils.
- Document Number:
- 99-22356
- Dates:
- Applications for nomination to a DEC must be received by the designated local DEC representative by September 10, 1999.
- Pages:
- 46884-46884 (1 pages)
- PDF File:
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99-22356.pdf