Foreign-Trade Zone 50 - Long Beach, CA, Request for Manufacturing Authority, Phoenix MC, Inc. d/b/a Phoenix Motorcars, Inc. (Motor Vehicles), 34916-34917 [E8-13883]

Download as PDF 34916 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 119 / Thursday, June 19, 2008 / Notices Title: High Seas Fishing Vessel Identification Requirements. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: 0648–0348. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 38. Number of Respondents: 50. Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes. Needs and Uses: Vessels licensed under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act are required to mark their vessels in three places (port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on a weather deck) with their official number or international radio call sign. This identification is necessary for enforcement purposes. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395–3897. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. Dated: June 13, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–13815 Filed 6–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Protocol for Access to Tissue Specimen Samples from the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: 0648–0468. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 155. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:00 Jun 18, 2008 Jkt 214001 Number of Respondents: 50. Average Hours per Response: Applications and research reports, 2 hours; tissue bank submission forms, 45 minutes. Needs and Uses: The current purpose of this collection of information is to enable National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to allow the scientific community the opportunity to request tissue specimen samples from the National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank (NMMTB). This information collection is being revised to also enable the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) of NOAA to assemble information on all specimens submitted to the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (Bank), which includes the NMMTB. These samples will be collected from marine mammals, sea turtles, sea birds, and other marine animals as needed by volunteers and researchers participating in the Program. The specimen banking information sheets will ask for basic data such as species, date collected, condition of tissue, and biology of animal sampled. This information is essential for the analysis, comparison, and interpretation of submitted specimens. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government; business or other for-profit organizations; individuals or households. Frequency: Annually and on occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395–3897. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. Dated: June 13, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–13816 Filed 6–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket T–2–2008] Foreign-Trade Zone 26—Atlanta, GA, Request for Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority, Extension of Comment PeriodKia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (Motor Vehicles) Based on a request from interested parties, the comment period for the application submitted to the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) by Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc. (73 FR 27492, 5–13–2008), grantee of FTZ 26, requesting temporary/interim manufacturing (T/IM) authority within FTZ 26 at the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc., facility in West Point, Georgia, has been extended to July 14, 2008 to allow interested parties additional time in which to comment. Rebuttal comments may be submitted during the subsequent 15 day period, until July 29, 2008. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the following address: Office of the Executive Secretary, 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 12, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–13894 Filed 6–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board Docket 40–2008 Foreign–Trade Zone 50 - Long Beach, CA, Request for Manufacturing Authority, Phoenix MC, Inc. d/b/a Phoenix Motorcars, Inc. (Motor Vehicles) An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Port of Long Beach, grantee of FTZ 50, pursuant to Section 400.32(b)(1) of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400), requesting authority on behalf of Phoenix MC, Inc. d/b/a Phoenix Motorcars, Inc. (PMI), to assemble light– duty passenger vehicles under FTZ E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 119 / Thursday, June 19, 2008 / Notices procedures within FTZ 50. It was formally filed on June 13, 2008. The PMI facility (24,500 sq.ft./15 employees) is located at 401 S. Doubleday Avenue (Site 1) in Ontario, California. The facility, currently under construction, will be used to produce electric–powered, light–duty passenger vehicles (sport utility trucks, sport utility vehicles; HTSUS 8703.90; duty rate: 2.5%) for export and the domestic market. At full capacity, the facility (about 50 employees) will assemble up to approximately 30,000 vehicles annually. Under FTZ procedures, PMI would admit foreign semi–finished vehicle bodies (HTSUS 8707.10, duty rate: 2.5%) to FTZ 50 to be equipped with domestic electric drive train systems and batteries. FTZ procedures would exempt PMI from customs duty payments on the foreign vehicle bodies used in export production. On its domestic sales, PMI would be able to defer payment of customs duties on the foreign vehicle bodies until the finished motor vehicles are entered for consumption from the zone. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. The application indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the facility’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff is 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 following address: Office of the Executive Secretary, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230–0002. The closing period for receipt of comments is August 18, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period toSeptember 2, 2008. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign–Trade Zones Board’s Executive Secretary at the address listed above. For further information, contact Pierre Duy, examiner, at: pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482–1378. Dated: June 13, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary, [FR Doc. E8–13883 Filed 6–18–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration International Trade Administration Ohio State University, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes Texas Christian University, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscopes This is a decision consolidated pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 2104, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue., NW., Washington, DC. Docket Number: 08–014. Applicant: Ohio State University, Columbus OH 43210. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, The Netherlands. Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 30377. Docket Number: 08–015. Applicant: Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX 77030. Instrument: Transmission Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 30377. Docket Number: 08–020. Applicant: Bergen County Technical Schools/ Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Instrument: Scanning Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 30377. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such purposes as these instruments are intended to be used, was being manufactured in the United States at the time the instruments were ordered. Reasons: Each foreign instrument is an electron microscope and is intended for research or scientific educational uses requiring an electron microscope. We know of no electron microscope, or any other instrument suited to these purposes, which was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order of each instrument. This is a decision consolidated pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– 36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 2104, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue., NW., Washington, DC. Docket Number: 08–019. Applicant: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX 76129. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model JEM–2100. Manufacturer: JEOL, Inc., Japan. Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 30378, May 27, 2008. Docket Number: 08–023. Applicant: Washington University in St. Louis, University City, MO 63130. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Tecnai G2 Spirit Twin. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 30378, May 27, 2008. Docket Number: 08–024. Applicant: Washington University in St. Louis, University City, MO 63130. Instrument: Electron Microscope, Model Nova NanoSEM 230. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 30378, May 27, 2008. Comments: None received. Decision: Approved. No instrument of equivalent scientific value to the foreign instrument, for such purposes as these instruments are intended to be used, was being manufactured in the United States at the time the instruments were ordered. Reasons: Each foreign instrument is an electron microscope and is intended for research or scientific educational uses requiring an electron microscope. We know of no electron microscope, or any other instrument suited to these purposes, which was being manufactured in the United States at the time of order of each instrument. Dated: June 16, 2008. Faye Robinson, Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Import Administration. [FR Doc. E8–13886 Filed 6–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:59 Jun 18, 2008 Dated: June 16, 2008. Faye Robinson, Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, Import Administration. [FR Doc. E8–13888 Filed 6–18–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Jkt 214001 34917 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JNN1.SGM 19JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 119 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13883]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Docket 40-2008


Foreign-Trade Zone 50 - Long Beach, CA, Request for Manufacturing 
Authority, Phoenix MC, Inc. d/b/a Phoenix Motorcars, Inc. (Motor 
Vehicles)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Port of Long 
Beach, grantee of FTZ 50, pursuant to Section 400.32(b)(1) of the 
Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400), requesting authority on behalf 
of Phoenix MC, Inc. d/b/a Phoenix Motorcars, Inc. (PMI), to assemble 
light-duty passenger vehicles under FTZ

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procedures within FTZ 50. It was formally filed on June 13, 2008.
    The PMI facility (24,500 sq.ft./15 employees) is located at 401 S. 
Doubleday Avenue (Site 1) in Ontario, California. The facility, 
currently under construction, will be used to produce electric-powered, 
light-duty passenger vehicles (sport utility trucks, sport utility 
vehicles; HTSUS 8703.90; duty rate: 2.5%) for export and the domestic 
market. At full capacity, the facility (about 50 employees) will 
assemble up to approximately 30,000 vehicles annually. Under FTZ 
procedures, PMI would admit foreign semi-finished vehicle bodies (HTSUS 
8707.10, duty rate: 2.5%) to FTZ 50 to be equipped with domestic 
electric drive train systems and batteries.
    FTZ procedures would exempt PMI from customs duty payments on the 
foreign vehicle bodies used in export production. On its domestic 
sales, PMI would be able to defer payment of customs duties on the 
foreign vehicle bodies until the finished motor vehicles are entered 
for consumption from the zone. Customs duties also could possibly be 
deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. The 
application indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help 
improve the facility's international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ 
Staff is 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 following address: Office of the Executive Secretary, 
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230-0002. The closing period for receipt of comments 
is August 18, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period toSeptember 2, 2008.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board's Executive Secretary at 
the address listed above. For further information, contact Pierre Duy, 
examiner, at: pierre_duy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: June 13, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary,
[FR Doc. E8-13883 Filed 6-18-08; 8:45 am]
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