Foreign-Trade Zone 244 - Riverside County, California, Application for Subzone, Skechers USA, Inc. (Footwear Distribution), Moreno Valley, California, 8031 [E8-2569]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 29 / Tuesday, February 12, 2008 / Notices Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Office of Performance Evaluation, Room 7009, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the procedures set forth in Section 315.9 of EDA’s final rule (71 FR 56704) for procedures for requesting a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official program number and title of the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance. Dated: January 11, 2008. William P. Kittredge, Program Officer for TAA. [FR Doc. 08–570 Filed 2–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–24–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 5–2008] mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Foreign–Trade Zone 244 - Riverside County, California, Application for Subzone, Skechers USA, Inc. (Footwear Distribution), Moreno Valley, California An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the March Joint Powers Authority, grantee of FTZ 244, requesting special–purpose subzone status for the footwear warehouse/ distribution facility of Skechers USA, Inc. (Skechers), in Moreno Valley, California. The application was submitted pursuant to 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 February 1, 2008. The proposed subzone facility (113 acres, 1 building, 1.8 million sq. ft., with a possible expansion of an additional building of 500,000 sq. ft.) will be constructed at Redlands Blvd. and Theodore St., just south of Freeway 60, Moreno Valley, California. The facility will be used for quality control, repairing, repackaging, labeling, ticketing, warehousing and distribution of foreign–origin footwear for both the U.S. market and for re–export. None of the activities which Skechers is proposing to perform under zone procedures would constitute manufacturing or processing under the FTZ Board’s regulations. The VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:46 Feb 11, 2008 Jkt 214001 application indicates that FTZ procedures would be used to support Skecher’s California–based distribution activity in competition with facilities abroad. FTZ procedures would exempt Skechers from customs duty payments on foreign products that are re– exported, some 5 percent of the plant’s shipments. On its domestic shipments, duty payments would be deferred until the products are entered for consumption. The company may also realize certain logistical benefits related to the use of direct delivery and weekly customs entry procedures. The application indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help 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 below. The closing period for their receipt is April 14, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to April 28, 2008). A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: March Joint Powers Authority, 23555 Meyer Drive, Riverside, California 92518; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign– Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230–0002. For further information, contact Diane Finver at DianelFinver@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–1367. Dated: February 1, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–2569 Filed 2–11–08; 8:45 am] Billing Code: 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A–570–886 Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 2008. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8031 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karine Gziryan, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4081. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 2, 2007, the Department published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from the PRC for the period of August 1, 2006, through July 31, 2007 (‘‘POR’’). See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 72 FR 42383 (August 2, 2007). On August 30, 2007, Sea Lake Polyethylene Enterprises, Ltd., Shanghai Glopack, Inc., Everfaith International (Shanghai) Ltd., and Shanghai Hua Yue Packaging Products requested administrative reviews of their sales of polyethylene retail carrier bags to the United States during the POR. Also on August 30, 2007, Asia Dynamics, Inc., a U.S. importer, requested a review of Shanghai Yafu Plastics Industry Co., Ltd., a producer and exporter of polyethylene retail carrier bags during the POR. On August 31, 2007, Crown Polyethylene Products (Int’l) Ltd., requested an administrative review of its sales of polyethylene retail carrier bags to the United States during the POR. Pursuant to these requests, and requests for administrative review from three other companies, the Department initiated an administrative review covering nine producers/exporters of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from the PRC. On September 25, 2007, the Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) initiated administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) for nine companies. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 54428 (September 25, 2007) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). On September 28, 2007, Crown Polyethylene Products (Int’l) Ltd. withdrew its request for review. On October 22, 2007, Everfaith International (Shanghai) Ltd., and Shanghai Hua Yue Packaging Products withdrew their requests for review. On December 26, 2007, Sea Lake Polyethylene Enterprises, Ltd., and E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 8031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2569]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 5-2008]


Foreign-Trade Zone 244 - Riverside County, California, 
Application for Subzone, Skechers USA, Inc. (Footwear Distribution), 
Moreno Valley, California

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board (the Board) by the March Joint Powers Authority, grantee of FTZ 
244, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the footwear 
warehouse/distribution facility of Skechers USA, Inc. (Skechers), in 
Moreno Valley, California. The application was submitted pursuant to 
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 
February 1, 2008.
    The proposed subzone facility (113 acres, 1 building, 1.8 million 
sq. ft., with a possible expansion of an additional building of 500,000 
sq. ft.) will be constructed at Redlands Blvd. and Theodore St., just 
south of Freeway 60, Moreno Valley, California. The facility will be 
used for quality control, repairing, repackaging, labeling, ticketing, 
warehousing and distribution of foreign-origin footwear for both the 
U.S. market and for re-export. None of the activities which Skechers is 
proposing to perform under zone procedures would constitute 
manufacturing or processing under the FTZ Board's regulations. The 
application indicates that FTZ procedures would be used to support 
Skecher's California-based distribution activity in competition with 
facilities abroad.
    FTZ procedures would exempt Skechers from customs duty payments on 
foreign products that are re-exported, some 5 percent of the plant's 
shipments. On its domestic shipments, duty payments would be deferred 
until the products are entered for consumption. The company may also 
realize certain logistical benefits related to the use of direct 
delivery and weekly customs entry procedures. The application indicates 
that the savings from FTZ procedures would help 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 below. The closing period for their receipt is 
April 14, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period (to April 28, 2008).
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at each of the following locations: March Joint Powers Authority, 23555 
Meyer Drive, Riverside, California 92518; and, Office of the Executive 
Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20230-0002.
    For further information, contact Diane Finver at Diane--
Finver@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: February 1, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-2569 Filed 2-11-08; 8:45 am]
Billing Code: 3510-DS-S
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