Foreign-Trade Zone 65 - Panama City, FL, Application for Subzone Status, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., (Shipbuilding), 32278-32279 [E7-11320]

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[FR Doc. 07–2840 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 21–2007] Foreign–Trade Zone 65 – Panama City, FL, Application for Subzone Status, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., (Shipbuilding) An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Port of Panama City, Florida, grantee of FTZ 65, requesting special–purpose subzone status for the shipbuilding facilities of Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), in Panama City, Florida. 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 June 5, 2007. The proposed subzone would comprise ESG’s facilities at two sites in Bay County, Florida: Site 1 ‘‘Nelson Street Shipyard’’ (27.2 acres/4 parcels/ 82,500 sq.ft.) – 2200 Nelson Street, Panama City, Florida; and, Site 2 ‘‘Allanton Shipyard’’ (142.5 acres, 67,300 sq.ft.) – 13300 Allanton Road, Panama City, located 15 miles southeast of Site 1. The ESG facilities (580 employees) are used for the construction, fabrication, and repair of commercial and military oceangoing vessels for domestic and international customers. Foreign components that E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1 cprice-sewell on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 112 / Tuesday, June 12, 2007 / Notices may be used at the ESG facilities (representing 25 – 40% of material value) may include plastic tubes/pipes/ hoses/fittings/floor coverings/seals/ gaskets/o–rings, rubber mats/gaskets/o– rings/seals/knobs/dampeners, carpeting (will be admitted under privileged foreign (PF) status (19 CFR § 146.41)), articles of plaster, tableware, steel and iron pipe/tube/profiles/casings/fittings, stainless steel pipe/tube/flanges, doors, windows, structures, tanks, drums, LNG containers, anchors, articles of copper, couplings (of nickel, aluminum, lead, zinc, tin), articles of chromium, flexible tubing, marine steam turbines, engines (diesel and spark ignition) and parts, turbojets, propellers, gas turbines and parts, pumps, compressors, fans, air conditioners, furnaces and parts, heat exchange units, chillers, water heaters and parts, centrifuges, filters and filtering equipment, cranes, trash compactors, valves, bearings (items subject to AD/CVD orders will be admitted under PF status), gears, flywheels, clutches, parts of transmissions, generators and sets, starters, radio transceivers and remote controllers, radar equipment, parts of signaling equipment, electric switchgear and control panels, ignition wiring sets, compasses, instruments and meters, navigational instruments, thermostats, marine chronometers, furniture, and lamps (duty rate range: free – 9.0%; 25¢/ ea.+3.9%, ad valorem; 84¢/bbl). FTZ procedures would exempt ESG from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export activity. On its domestic sales, the company would not be required to pay applicable customs duties on the foreign components, or it would be able to elect the duty rate that applies to finished oceangoing vessels (duty free) for the foreign components when the vessels are processed for customs entry. The manufacturing activity conducted under FTZ procedures would be subject to the ‘‘standard shipyard restriction’’ applicable to foreign–origin steel mill products (e.g., angles, pipe, plate), which requires that full customs duties be paid on such items. The application indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the facilities’ 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 below. The closing period for their receipt is August 13, 2007. VerDate Aug<31>2005 11:38 Jun 11, 2007 Jkt 211001 Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to August 27, 2007. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: Office of the Area Port Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 2831 Talleyrand Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32206; and, the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign– Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230–0002. For further information, contact Pierre Duy, examiner, at pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482– 1378. Dated: June 5, 2007. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–11320 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Action Affecting Export Privileges; Cirrus Electronics LLC et al. In the Matter of: Cirrus Electronics LLC, 201 Huddersville Drive, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3703; and 22 Redglobe Court, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3615; Cirrus Electronics Pte Ltd., Level 3, ECON Building, No. 2, Ang Mo Kio Street 64, Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 3, Singapore; Cirrus Electronics Marketing (P) Ltd., ι303 Suraj Ganga Arcade, 332/7, 15th Cross 2nd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore, India; Parthasarathy Sudarshan, Managing Director, CEO, President, and Group Head of Cirrus, 201 Huddersville Drive, Simpsonsville, South Carolina 29681–3703; and 22 Redglobe Court, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3615; Mythili Gopal, International Manager of Cirrus, 201 Huddersville Drive, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3703; and 22 Redglobe Court, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3615; Akn Prasad, CEO of India Operations of Cirrus, #303 Suraj Ganga Arcade, 332/7, 15th Cross 2nd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore, India; Sampath Sundar, Director of Operations of Cirrus, Cirrus Electronics Pte Ltd., Level 3, ECON Building, No. 2, Ang Mo Kio Street 64, Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 3, Singapore, Respondents. Order Temporarily Denying Export Privileges Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the Export Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’),1 the Bureau of Industry and 1 The EAR are currently codified at 15 CFR Parts 730–774 (2007). The EAR are issued under the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32279 Security (‘‘BIS’’), U.S. Department of Commerce, through its Office of Export Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’), has requested that I issue an Order temporarily denying the export privileges under the EAR of: (1) Cirrus Electronics, doing business as Cirrus Electronics LLC, 201 Huddersville Drive, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681– 3703 and 22 Redglobe Court, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3615 (‘‘Cirrus U.S.A.’’). (2) Cirrus Electronics Pte Ltd., Level 3, ECON Building, No. 2, Ang Mo Kio Street 64, Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 3, Singapore (‘‘Cirrus Singapore’’). (3) Cirrus Electronics Marketing (P) Ltd., #303 Suraj Ganga Arcade, 332/7, 15th Cross 2nd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore, India (‘‘Cirrus India’’). (4) Parthasarathy Sudarshan, Managing Director, CEO, President, and Group Head of Cirrus, 201 Huddersville Drive, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3703 and 22 Redglobe Court, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3615. (5) Mythili Gopal, International Manager of Cirrus, 201 Huddersville Drive, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3703 and 22 Redglobe Court, Simpsonville, South Carolina 29681–3615. (6) Akn Prasad, CEO of India Operations of Cirrus, #303 Suraj Ganga Arcade, 332/7, 15th Cross 2nd Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore, India. (7) Sampath Sundar, Director of Operations of Cirrus, Cirrus Electronics Pte Ltd., Level 3, ECON Building, No. 2, Ang Mo Kio Street 64, Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 3, Singapore. (hereinafter collectively referred to as the ‘‘Respondents’’) for 180 days. In its request, BIS has presented evidence that shows that the Respondents knowingly engaged in conduct prohibited by the EAR and took actions to evade the EAR by shipping items through Singapore and concealing the true identity of the end-users. The Respondents participated in the export of items subject to the EAR to two endusers on the Entity List set forth in Supp. 4 to Part 744 of the EAR without the export licenses required by Section 744.1 of the EAR. Specifically, the evidence shows that on at least five occasions between on or about September 30, 2005 and on or about April 17, 2006, the Respondents exported items subject to the EAR from the United States to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (‘‘VSSC’’) and Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (‘‘BDL’’) in India without the license required by Section 744.1 of the EAR. VSSC and BDL are U.S.C. app. 2401–2420 (2000)) (‘‘EAA’’). Since August 21, 2001, the EAA has been in lapse and the President, through Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), as extended by the Notice of August 3, 2006 (71 FR 44551 (August 7, 2006)), has continued the Regulations in effect under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701– 1706 (2000)) (‘‘IEEPA’’). E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32278-32279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11320]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 21-2007]


Foreign-Trade Zone 65 - Panama City, FL, Application for Subzone 
Status, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., (Shipbuilding)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Port of Panama City, Florida, grantee of FTZ 65, 
requesting special-purpose subzone status for the shipbuilding 
facilities of Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), in Panama City, 
Florida. 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 
June 5, 2007.
    The proposed subzone would comprise ESG's facilities at two sites 
in Bay County, Florida: Site 1 ``Nelson Street Shipyard'' (27.2 acres/4 
parcels/82,500 sq.ft.) - 2200 Nelson Street, Panama City, Florida; and, 
Site 2 ``Allanton Shipyard'' (142.5 acres, 67,300 sq.ft.) - 13300 
Allanton Road, Panama City, located 15 miles southeast of Site 1. The 
ESG facilities (580 employees) are used for the construction, 
fabrication, and repair of commercial and military oceangoing vessels 
for domestic and international customers. Foreign components that

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may be used at the ESG facilities (representing 25 - 40[percnt] of 
material value) may include plastic tubes/pipes/hoses/fittings/floor 
coverings/seals/gaskets/o-rings, rubber mats/gaskets/o-rings/seals/
knobs/dampeners, carpeting (will be admitted under privileged foreign 
(PF) status (19 CFR Sec.  146.41)), articles of plaster, tableware, 
steel and iron pipe/tube/profiles/casings/fittings, stainless steel 
pipe/tube/flanges, doors, windows, structures, tanks, drums, LNG 
containers, anchors, articles of copper, couplings (of nickel, 
aluminum, lead, zinc, tin), articles of chromium, flexible tubing, 
marine steam turbines, engines (diesel and spark ignition) and parts, 
turbojets, propellers, gas turbines and parts, pumps, compressors, 
fans, air conditioners, furnaces and parts, heat exchange units, 
chillers, water heaters and parts, centrifuges, filters and filtering 
equipment, cranes, trash compactors, valves, bearings (items subject to 
AD/CVD orders will be admitted under PF status), gears, flywheels, 
clutches, parts of transmissions, generators and sets, starters, radio 
transceivers and remote controllers, radar equipment, parts of 
signaling equipment, electric switchgear and control panels, ignition 
wiring sets, compasses, instruments and meters, navigational 
instruments, thermostats, marine chronometers, furniture, and lamps 
(duty rate range: free - 9.0[percnt]; 25[cent]/ea.+3.9[percnt], ad 
valorem; 84[cent]/bbl).
    FTZ procedures would exempt ESG from customs duty payments on the 
foreign components used in export activity. On its domestic sales, the 
company would not be required to pay applicable customs duties on the 
foreign components, or it would be able to elect the duty rate that 
applies to finished oceangoing vessels (duty free) for the foreign 
components when the vessels are processed for customs entry. The 
manufacturing activity conducted under FTZ procedures would be subject 
to the ``standard shipyard restriction'' applicable to foreign-origin 
steel mill products (e.g., angles, pipe, plate), which requires that 
full customs duties be paid on such items. The application indicates 
that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the facilities' 
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 below. The closing period for their receipt is 
August 13, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to August 27, 2007.
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at each of the following locations: 
Office of the Area Port Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
2831 Talleyrand Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32206; and, the Office of the 
Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230-0002.
    For further information, contact Pierre Duy, examiner, at pierre_
duy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: June 5, 2007.
Pierre V. Duy,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-11320 Filed 6-11-07; 8:45 am]
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