[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 184 (Thursday, September 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58776-58778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24297]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
U.S. Aerospace Supplier & Investment Mission
AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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Mission Description
The U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade
Administration, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (CS) is organizing
a U.S. Aerospace Supplier & Investment Mission to Montreal, Canada, May
6-9, 2012. This aerospace mission is an ideal opportunity for U.S.
aerospace companies to gain valuable international business leads in a
low risk, highly important international aerospace market. Canada has
the fifth largest aerospace industry in the world; in 2009 it generated
over $22 billion in revenues. Participating U.S. companies will receive
market briefings by Canadian industry experts, seminars on exporting
best practices, participate in one-on-one meetings with Canadian
aerospace supply chain contacts, engage in networking activities and
visit key Canadian aerospace OEM plants such as Bombardier. This
mission is designed to provide U.S. aerospace companies with a highly
effective and unique opportunity to establish supplier relations with
major Canadian aerospace companies.
Commercial Setting
The United States and Canada share the largest and most dynamic
commercial relationship in the world; U.S. trade with Canada exceeds
total U.S. trade with the 27 countries of the European Union combined.
Canada also represents the number one export market for 36 of our 50
states and is among the top five export markets for another ten states.
The aerospace sector is one of Canada's best prospects for U.S.
exporters.
Canada is a world leader in business and regional aircraft,
commercial helicopters, turbine engines, flight simulators, avionics, a
broad range of aircraft systems and components. The United States is
Canada's largest supplier of aircraft parts and components; on average,
Canadian aerospace companies purchase more than 50% of their inputs
from the United States. In 2010, U.S.-Canada aerospace bilateral trade
exceeded $10 billion, and total U.S. aerospace exports to Canada were
slightly more than $5.5 billion. Canada was the United States' 5th
largest aerospace export market, and in many aerospace sub-markets was
often in the top 5. Industry estimates expected Canada's aerospace
sector to continue growing slowly in the second half of 2011, and post
more aggressive growth rates in 2012; by 2015 the Canadian aerospace
industry is expected to reach pre-2008 growth rates. Furthermore,
industry analysts are predicting long term growth in commercial
aircraft production over the next 20 years; since Canada's aerospace
sector is 83% civil, this anticipated trend will bode well for Canada
and for U.S. companies exporting to this market.
Quebec and Ontario are at the heart of the Canadian aerospace
industry with about 51% and 29% of local production respectively.
Montreal is the world's third largest aerospace cluster after Toulouse
and Seattle, and is the only place in the world where an entire
aircraft can be assembled within a 30-mile radius. Montreal is home to
renowned industry leaders such as Bombardier Aerospace, Bell Helicopter
Textron, Pratt & Whitney Canada, and CAE. To this exceptional
concentration of world leaders, we can add other big names such as
Rolls-Royce Canada, H[eacute]roux Devtek, Messier-Dowty, CMC
Electronics--Esterline, Thales Canada, and many other suppliers.
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Canada's geographic proximity, open market economy, stable business
climate and receptivity to U.S. goods and services make it an ideal
market for achieving the National Export Initiative goals. The North
American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) allows for U.S. products to enter
Canada duty-free and therefore further contributes to the relatively
low-cost, low-risk, access that U.S. SMEs can use to prosper and grow
in this foreign marketplace.
Mission Goals
The trade mission's goal is to advance the National Export
Initiative by providing U.S. suppliers of aerospace products the
opportunity to meet with key potential customers such as Canadian
aerospace OEMs, sales agents and distributors and obtain export
successes in Canada.
Mission Scenario
Participants in the mission to Canada will benefit from a full
range of business facilitation and trade promotion services provided by
the U.S. Commercial Service in Canada. Participants will receive a
briefing by a panel of experts on the Canadian, Quebec and Ontario
aerospace markets, an overview of doing business in Canada, and
seminars with additional key information for U.S. exporters. It will
also include one-on-one business meetings between U.S. participants and
potential Canadian business partners, networking opportunities, and
tours of some of the largest aerospace OEMs, where companies will have
the opportunity to meet senior representatives and learn about planned
projects and expected procurement needs. Please see the timetable below
with detailed information on the program. Prior to the end of the
mission, Commercial Service staff will counsel participants on follow-
up.
Proposed Timetable
The proposed schedule allows for three days in Montreal and
describes the programming planned for participating U.S. companies.
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Sunday, May 6.......................... Participants arrive in
Montreal.
6 p.m. No-Host Ice Breaker and
No-Host Dinner.
Monday, May 7.......................... 8:00-8:30 Mission Welcoming
Remarks by Consul General/SCO
& Mission Logistics Briefing.
8:30-9:30 Presentation: Doing
Business in Canada.
9:30-10:30 Presentations:
Trends in the Canadian
Aerospace Sector Panel.
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break--
Networking.
11:00-12:30 Presentations:
Canada's Aerospace Market,
Quebec's Aerospace Market,
Ontario's Aerospace Market.
12:30-13:30 Lunch Break (on
their own).
14:00-16:00 Seminars: Exporting
to Canada Best Practices.
Tuesday, May 8......................... Program for U.S. Companies.
8:30-12:00 Business Matchmaking
Appointments.
12:00--14:00 General Event
Networking Lunch.
14:00-16:30 Business
Matchmaking Appointments.
17:30-19:30 General Event
Reception hosted by CG.
Wednesday, May 9....................... 9:00-15:00 Plant Tours of
Canadian aerospace OEMs for
U.S. Companies.
16:00-16:30 Mission Debriefing
at Hotel.
Program End.
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Participation Requirements
All parties interested in participating in the U.S. aerospace trade
and investment mission must complete and submit an application form for
consideration by the Department of Commerce. All applicants will be
evaluated on their ability to satisfy the selection criteria as
outlined below. This mission has a goal of a minimum of 15 and maximum
of 18 companies.
Fees and Expenses: After a company has been selected to participate
on the mission, a participation fee paid to the U.S. Department of
Commerce is required. The participation fee will be $2,800 for large
firms and $2,200 for a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)\*\, for
up to two company representatives. The fee for any additional
representative is $250. Expenses for travel, lodging, in-country
transportation (except for bus transportation to visit local aerospace
OEMs on the third day of the mission), meals and incidentals will be
the responsibility of each mission participant.
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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).
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Conditions for Participation
An applicant must submit a completed and signed Trade
Mission application 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 for Participation
For Companies:
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
Recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner,
including publication in the Federal Register,
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posting on the Commerce Department trade mission calendar (http://export.gov/trademissions/eg_main_023185.asp) and other Internet Web
sites, press releases to general and trade media, direct mail, industry
trade associations and other multiplier groups, and publicity at
industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and trade shows. CS Canada
intends to conduct a webinar on ``Opportunities in the Canadian
Aerospace Market'' to supplement recruitment efforts in January 2012.
The mission recruitment will be open on a first-come, first-served
basis. Recruitment for the mission will begin immediately and close on
February 1, 2012. Applications received after February 1, 2012 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.
Information can also be obtained by contacting the mission contacts
listed below.
Contacts: A Gina Rebelo Bento, Commercial Specialist--Aerospace,
U.S. Consulate General in Montreal, PO Box 65, Desjardins Station,
Montreal, QC H5B 1G1, Tel: 514-908-3660, E-mail:
[email protected].
Elnora Moye,
Commercial Servicie Trade Mission Program, U.S. Department of Commerce.
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