Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Offsets in Military Exports, 60678-60679 [E8-24229]
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(2849.90); glues and adhesives
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8482.99); transmission shafts and
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spark plugs (8511.10); ignition
magnetos, magneto-dynamos and
magnetic flywheels (8511.20);
distributors and ignition coils (8511.30);
generators and their parts (8511.50,
8511.90); portable electric lamps
(8513.10); electrical switches, relays,
fuses, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders,
circuit breakers and junction boxes and
their parts (8535.90, 8536.10, 8536.20,
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cathode ray tubes and their parts
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electric conductors with or without
connectors (8544.20, 8544.42, 8544.49,
8544.60); non-propelled trailers and
semi-trailers and their parts (8716.80,
8716.90); pneumatic hand tools
(8467.11); and, vacuum cleaners and
their parts (8508.11). The duty rates on
the imported components range from
duty-free to 12.5 percent.
This application requests authority for
STIHL to conduct the manufacturing
activity under FTZ procedures, which
could exempt the company from
customs duty payments on the imported
components used in export production.
Approximately 40 percent of production
is exported. On domestic sales, the
company could defer duty payment and
choose the lower duty rate (duty-free to
4.7 percent) that applies to the finished
products for the imported components
used in manufacturing. STIHL may also
realize savings related to direct delivery
and weekly customs entry procedures.
The company would also realize savings
on the elimination of duties on
materials that become scrap/waste
during manufacturing. The application
indicates that the FTZ-related savings
would improve the plant’s international
competitiveness.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Christopher Kemp of the
FTZ staff is designated examiner to
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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 December 15, 2008.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period (to December
29, 2008).
A copy of the application and
accompanying exhibits will be available
at each of the following addresses:
Virginia Port Authority, 600 World
Trade Center, Norfolk, VA 23510; and,
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230. For further information
contact Christopher Kemp at
christopher_kemp@ita.doc.gov or (202)
482–0862.
Dated: October 6, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Offsets in Military
Exports
Bureau of Industry and
Security.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before December 15,
2008.
Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
ADDRESSES:
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directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison,
(202)482–4895, lhall@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is
required by the Defense Production Act
(DPA). The DPA requires U.S. firms to
furnish information to the Department
of Commerce regarding offset
agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in
value associated with sales of weapon
systems or defense-related items to
foreign countries or foreign firms.
Offsets are industrial or commercial
compensation practices required as a
condition of purchase in either
government-to-government or
commercial sales of defense articles
and/or defense services as defined by
the Arms Export Control Act and the
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations. Such offsets are required
by most major trading partners when
purchasing U.S. military equipment or
defense related items.
II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or in paper
form.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694–0084.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Time Per Response: 9
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 270.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
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Dated: October 7, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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production and certain adjustments
made to U.S. price. Consequently, and
in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), the
Department is extending the time limit
for completion of the final results of this
administrative review until no later than
February 2, 2009, which is 180 days
from the date of publication of the
preliminary results. This notice is
published in accordance with section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils
From Mexico: Extension of Time Limit
for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–24321 Filed 10–10–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 14, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maryanne Burke, or Robert James, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 7, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–5604, or (202)
482–0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
6, 2008, the Department of Commerce
(the Department) published the
preliminary results of the administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on stainless steel sheet and strip in coils
from Mexico for the period July 1, 2006,
through June 30, 2007. See Stainless
Steel Sheet and Strip in Coils From
Mexico; Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 73 FR 45708 (August 6, 2008).
The current deadline for the final results
of this review is December 4, 2008.
AGENCY:
Extension of Time Limits for Final
Results
Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
the Department to issue the final results
of an administrative review within 120
days after the date on which the
preliminary results were published.
However, if it is not practicable to
complete the review within this time
period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act
allows the Department to extend the
time limit for the final results up to 180
days from the date of publication of the
preliminary results.
The Department finds that it is not
practicable to complete this review
within the original time frame because
additional analysis that must be
performed with respect to respondent
ThyssenKrupp Mexinox S.A. de C.V.
and Mexinox USA, Inc.’s cost of
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN: 0648–XL16
New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The New England Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Groundfish Oversight Committee will
meet to consider actions affecting New
England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, 250
Market Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801:
telephone: (603) 431–2300.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Howard, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items
of discussion in the committee’s agenda
are as follows:
The Groundfish Oversight Committee
will meet to continue development of
Amendment 16 to the Northeast
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). Amendment 16 will adjust
management measures as necessary to
continue stock rebuilding. The
Committee will finalize its
recommendations for measures that will
be analyzed in the draft amendment
document. They will discuss measures
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[FR Doc No: E8-24229]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Offsets in
Military Exports
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 15,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be
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directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison, (202)482-4895,
lhall@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This collection of information is required by the Defense
Production Act (DPA). The DPA requires U.S. firms to furnish
information to the Department of Commerce regarding offset agreements
exceeding $5,000,000 in value associated with sales of weapon systems
or defense-related items to foreign countries or foreign firms. Offsets
are industrial or commercial compensation practices required as a
condition of purchase in either government-to-government or commercial
sales of defense articles and/or defense services as defined by the
Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations. Such offsets are required by most major trading partners
when purchasing U.S. military equipment or defense related items.
II. Method of Collection
Submitted electronically or in paper form.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0694-0084.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Time Per Response: 9 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 270.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: October 7, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-24229 Filed 10-10-08; 8:45 am]
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