Foreign-Trade Zone 36 -- Galveston, Texas, Application for Subzone, M-I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Galveston, Texas, 20323-20324 [E7-7783]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 78 / Tuesday April 24, 2007 / Notices Southern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights at (404) 562–7000 [TDY 202–376–8116], or by email at pminarik@usccr.gov. Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require the services of a sign language interpreter should contact the Regional Office at least ten (10) working days before the scheduled date of the meeting. Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Southern Regional Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s Web site, https://www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Southern Regional Office at the above e-mail or street address. The meeting will be conducted pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the Commission and FACA. Dated in Washington, DC, April 18, 2007. Ivy Davis, Acting Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. [FR Doc. E7–7698 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6335–02–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board (Docket 14–2007) jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Foreign–Trade Zone 124 -- Gramercy, Louisiana, Application for Subzone, M– I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Amelia, Louisiana An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Port of South Louisiana, grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone (FTZ) 124, requesting special–purpose subzone status for the barite grinding and milling facilities of M–I L.L.C. (M– I), located in Amelia, Louisiana. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign–Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed on April 16, 2007. The M–I facilities (40 acres, 58 employees) are located at 2150 Highway 662 N, in Amelia, adjacent to the Gramercy Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The M–I facilities are used for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution activities related to the grinding and milling of raw barite into ground barite (up to 483,840 tons annually). Ground barite is used in the production of drilling fluids (drilling mud) and various specialty VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:20 Apr 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 chemicals for use by the oil and gas exploration industry. M–I sources the majority of its raw barite from abroad. The duty rate on the imported raw barite is $1.25 per ton. This application requests authority for M–I to conduct the activity under FTZ procedures, which would exempt M–I from Customs duty payments on the barite used in export production. Less than 3 percent of production is exported. On domestic sales, the company could choose the lower duty rate (duty–free) that applies to the ground barite. M–I also anticipates realizing additional savings on materials that become scrap/waste during production. The application indicates that the FTZ–related savings would improve the plant’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their receipt is June 25, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to July 9, 2007). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available at each of the following addresses: Port of South Louisiana, 171 Belle Terre Blvd., P.O. Box 909, LaPlace, LA 70069; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room 2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20230. For further information contact Christopher Kemp at christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: April 16, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–7784 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board (Docket 15–2007) Foreign–Trade Zone 36 -- Galveston, Texas, Application for Subzone, M–I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Galveston, Texas An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20323 Board) by the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves, grantee of Foreign– Trade Zone (FTZ) 36, requesting special–purpose subzone status for the barite grinding and milling facilities of M–I L.L.C. (M–I), located in Galveston, Texas. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign–Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed on April 16, 2007. The M–I facilities (14 acres, 3 parcels, 26 employees) are located at 4105 Old Port Industrial Boulevard, in Galveston, adjacent to the Houston Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The M– I facilities are used for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution activities related to the grinding and milling of raw barite into ground barite (currently approximately 280,000 tons annually, with future capacity of up to approximately 780,000 tons annually). Ground barite is used in the production of drilling fluids (drilling mud) and various specialty chemicals for use by the oil and gas exploration industry. M– I sources the majority of its raw barite from abroad. The duty rate on the imported raw barite is $1.25 per ton. This application requests authority for M–I to conduct the activity under FTZ procedures, which would exempt M–I from Customs duty payments on the barite used in export production. Less than 3 percent of production is exported. On domestic sales, the company could choose the lower duty rate (duty–free) that applies to the ground barite. M–I also anticipates realizing additional savings on materials that become scrap/waste during production. The application indicates that the FTZ–related savings would improve the plant’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their receipt is June 25, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to July 9, 2007). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available at each of the following addresses: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 15600 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 530, Houston, TX E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1 20324 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 78 / Tuesday April 24, 2007 / Notices 77032; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room 2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20230. For further information contact Christopher Kemp at christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: April 16, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–7783 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Public Safety Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Roundtable for Organizations Interested in Utilization of VoIP for Communication Between Public Safety Personnel National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public workshop. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES), in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Interoperability and Compatibility (DHS/OIC) and representatives of the public safety community, will hold a public roundtable on May 31, 2007, at the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) in Boulder, CO. The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss the development of an implementation profile for VoIP between radio system bridging solutions. The results of this and subsequent roundtable discussions will be used in the development of specific implementation profiles for VoIP usage in public-safety owned systems. There is no charge for the roundtable; however, because of meeting room restrictions, advance registration is mandatory and limited to three representatives from any one organization. There will be no on-site, same-day registration. The registration deadline is May 25, 2007. Please note registration and admittance instructions and other additional information under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. DATES: The workshop will be held on May 31, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. MT. ADDRESSES: The roundtable will be held in the Radio Building (Building 1), Auditorium and/or Room 1107, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305. VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:20 Apr 23, 2007 Jkt 211001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dereck Orr, (301) 975–2296, e-mail: dereck.orr@nist.gov. The mailing address is 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 810, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899–2140. Information regarding OLES can be viewed at https://www.eeel.nist.gov/ oles/. Information regarding DHS/OIC can be viewed at https:// www.safecomprogram.gov. Information regarding ITS can be viewed at https:// www.its.bldrdoc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In response to a request from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Command, Control and Interoperability Division (C2I), Office of Interoperability and Compatibility (OIC), the NIST Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) is considering developing protocol implementation profiles for VoIP communications between public safety personnel. The request from OIC germinated from practitioner-raised issues related to VoIP-enabled solutions being marketed to the public safety community as an ‘‘interoperability solution,’’ yet these solutions will not interoperate with VoIP-enabled solutions from other manufacturers making the same claim. The proper way to address this situation is to develop a protocol implementation profile (or set of profiles) that contains the minimum standards, parameters and values necessary to ensure that solutions developed by independent organizations will interoperate with each other. This roundtable discussion is intended to lead to the development of a protocol implementation profile for VoIP-enabled radio system bridging solutions. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must register by close of business May 25, 2007, in order to attend. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Ms. Kathy Mayeda and she will provide you with logistics information for the meeting. Ms. Mayeda’s e-mail address is kmayeda@its.bldrdoc.gov and her phone number is (303) 497–5890. All attendees are required to submit their name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Ms. Mayeda. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor and address. Dated: April 17, 2007. William Jeffrey, Director. [FR Doc. E7–7785 Filed 4–23–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 032607B] Small Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Harbor Activities Related to the Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: NMFS received a request from United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a reauthorization to take small numbers of marine mammals by harassment incidental to Delta Mariner operations, cargo unloading activities, harbor maintenance dredging, and kelp habitat mitigation activities related to the Delta IV/Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) at south Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA (VAFB). Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS requests comments on its proposal to authorize ULA to take, by Level B harassment, small numbers of several species of pinnipeds at south VAFB beginning June 2007. DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than May 24, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments on the application should be addressed to P. Michael Payne, Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3225. The mailbox address for providing email comments is PR1.032607B@noaa.gov. NMFS is not responsible for e-mail comments sent to addresses other than the one provided here. Comments sent via e-mail, including all attachments, must not exceed a 10–megabyte file size. A copy of the application containing a list of the references used in this document may be obtained by writing to the address specified above, telephoning the contact listed below (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), or visiting the internet at: https:// www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ incidental.htm. Documents cited in this notice may be viewed, by appointment, during regular business hours, at the aforementioned address. E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20323-20324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-7783]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

(Docket 15-2007)


Foreign-Trade Zone 36 -- Galveston, Texas, Application for 
Subzone, M-I L.L.C. (Barite Grinding and Milling), Galveston, Texas

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves, grantee 
of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 36, requesting special-purpose subzone 
status for the barite grinding and milling facilities of M-I L.L.C. (M-
I), located in Galveston, Texas. The application was submitted pursuant 
to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part 400). It was 
formally filed on April 16, 2007.
    The M-I facilities (14 acres, 3 parcels, 26 employees) are located 
at 4105 Old Port Industrial Boulevard, in Galveston, adjacent to the 
Houston Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The M-I facilities 
are used for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution activities 
related to the grinding and milling of raw barite into ground barite 
(currently approximately 280,000 tons annually, with future capacity of 
up to approximately 780,000 tons annually). Ground barite is used in 
the production of drilling fluids (drilling mud) and various specialty 
chemicals for use by the oil and gas exploration industry. M-I sources 
the majority of its raw barite from abroad. The duty rate on the 
imported raw barite is $1.25 per ton.
    This application requests authority for M-I to conduct the activity 
under FTZ procedures, which would exempt M-I from Customs duty payments 
on the barite used in export production. Less than 3 percent of 
production is exported. On domestic sales, the company could choose the 
lower duty rate (duty-free) that applies to the ground barite. M-I also 
anticipates realizing additional savings on materials that become 
scrap/waste during production. The application indicates that the FTZ-
related savings would improve the plant's international 
competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ 
staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and 
report to the Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive 
Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their 
receipt is June 25, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material 
submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the 
subsequent 15-day period (to July 9, 2007).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available at each of the following addresses: U.S. Department of 
Commerce Export Assistance Center, 15600 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Suite 
530, Houston, TX

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77032; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones 
Board, Room 2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave, 
NW., Washington, DC 20230. For further information contact Christopher 
Kemp at christopher_kemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: April 16, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-7783 Filed 4-23-07; 8:45 am]
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