Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority, Foreign-Trade Subzone 42A, Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc., Orlando, FL (Power Generation Turbine Components), 73242-73243 [E8-28589]

Download as PDF 73242 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 2, 2008 / Notices Done at Washington, DC on November 25, 2008. Alfred V. Almanza, Administrator. [FR Doc. E8–28598 Filed 12–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration Advisory Committee Meeting Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA. ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this constitutes notice of the upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Grain Inspection Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee). The Advisory Committee meets twice annually to advise the GIPSA Administrator on the programs and services that GIPSA delivers under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations by the Advisory Committee help GIPSA better meet the needs of its customers who operate in a dynamic and changing marketplace. DATES: December 16, 2008, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and December 17, 2008, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. ADDRESSES: The Advisory Committee meeting will take place at the Hilton Kansas City Airport, 8801 NW., 112th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. Requests to orally address the Advisory Committee during the meeting or written comments may be sent to: Administrator, GIPSA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 3601, Washington, DC 20250–3601. Requests and comments may also be faxed to (202) 690–2173. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri L. Henry by phone at (202) 205– 8281 or by e-mail at Terri.L.Henry@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the GIPSA Administrator with respect to the implementation of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.). Information about the Advisory Committee is available on the GIPSA Web site at https://www.gipsa.usda.gov. Under the section, ‘‘I Want To * * *,’’ select ‘‘Learn about the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee.’’ The agenda will include a review of GIPSA’s 2008 Operations (domestic and VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:52 Dec 01, 2008 Jkt 217001 export operations), an update of GIPSA’s international programs, an overview of GIPSA’s technical training programs, a discussion on sorghum odor line validation and future technology, an update of GIPSA-sponsored research, the use of contracts for export services (pilot summary and next steps), a discussion on GIPSA’s quality management programs (managing the official system in the future), and GIPSA’s financial status. For a copy of the agenda please contact Terri L. Henry by phone at (202) 205–8281 or by e-mail at Terri.L.Henry@usda.gov. Public participation will be limited to written statements unless permission is received from the Committee Chairperson to orally address the Advisory Committee. The meeting will be open to the public. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication of program information or related accommodations should contact Terri L. Henry at the telephone number listed above. Gary McBryde, Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E8–28532 Filed 12–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board (Docket T–5–2008) tons of ground barite (HTSUS 2511.10.10) annually, primarily for the U.S. market. The foreign component that would be used in production (representing approximately 95 percent of total material inputs) is raw barite (HTSUS 2511.10.50), dutiable at $1.25 per metric ton. FTZ procedures could exempt Excalibar from customs duty payments on the foreign component used in export production (less than 1 percent of shipments). On domestic sales, Excalibar would be able to choose the duty rate that applies to the finished product (duty–free) for the foreign input noted above that has a higher duty rate. The company may also realize certain logistical/procedural savings as well as savings on materials that become scrap/ waste during manufacturing. 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 January 2, 2009. For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482–0862. 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. Dated: November 20, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–28592 Filed 12–1–08; 8:45 am] Foreign–Trade Zone 122 – Corpus Christi, Texas BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S Application for Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Excalibar Minerals LLC [Order No. 1584 ] (Barite Milling) Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority, Foreign-Trade Subzone 42A, Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc., Orlando, FL (Power Generation Turbine Components) Corpus Christi, Texas An application has been submitted to the Executive Secretary of the Foreign– Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, grantee of FTZ 122, requesting temporary/ interim manufacturing (T/IM) authority on behalf of Excalibar Minerals LLC (Excalibar) at the company’s barite milling facility within FTZ 122 in Corpus Christi, Texas. The application was filed on November 20, 2008. The Excalibar facility (14 employees) is located at 3202 E. Navigation Boulevard in Corpus Christi, Texas (within Site 1). Under T/IM procedures, Excalibar would produce up to 175,000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Foreign-Trade Zones Board Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘* * * the establishment * * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 232 / Tuesday, December 2, 2008 / Notices adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest; Whereas, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 42, has submitted an application on behalf of Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MPSA), operator of Subzone 42A at the MPSA power generation turbine components repair/manufacturing plant in Orlando, Florida, requesting an expansion of MPSA’s scope of FTZ manufacturing authority to include new production capacity and finished products (Docket 6–2008, filed 2–6–2008); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (73 FR 9277, 2–20–2008); and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves the request for expanded FTZ manufacturing authority, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of November 2008. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. ATTEST: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–28589 Filed 12–1–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Inc. (Outdoor Power Products Manufacturing), De Queen, Arkansas Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commercefor Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign–Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–28590 Filed 12–1–08; 8:45 am] Billing Code: 3510–DS–S Order No. 1586 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Whereas, the Foreign–Trade Zones Act provides for ’’...the establishment... of foreign–trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign–Trade Zones Board to grant qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign–trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special–purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest; Whereas, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone 14, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a special–purpose subzone at the outdoor power products manufacturing facility of Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Inc., located in De Queen, Arkansas (FTZ Docket 27–2008, filed 4/29/08); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (73 FR 25646–24647, 5/07/08); and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to outdoor power product manufacturing at the facility of Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Inc., located in De Queen, Arkansas (Subzone 14G), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28. Signed at Washington, D.C., this 20th day of November 2008. VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:52 Dec 01, 2008 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73243 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board Order No. 1585 Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Inc., (Outdoor Power Products Manufacturing) Nashville, Arkansas Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign– Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign–Trade Zones Act provides for ’’...the establishment... of foreign–trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign–Trade Zones Board to grant qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign–trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special–purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest; Whereas, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone 14, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a special–purpose subzone at the outdoor power products manufacturing facility of Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Inc., located in Nashville, Arkansas (FTZ Docket 26– 2008, filed 4/29/08); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (73 FR 25645–25646, 5/07/08); and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to outdoor power product manufacturing at the facility of Husqvarna Outdoor Products, Inc., located in Nashville, Arkansas (Subzone 14F), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, and subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73242-73243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28589]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1584 ]


Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority, Foreign-Trade 
Subzone 42A, Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc., Orlando, FL 
(Power Generation Turbine Components)

    Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 
June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade 
Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order:

    Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ``* * * the 
establishment * * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the 
United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for 
other purposes,'' and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant 
to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade 
zones in or

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adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry;
    Whereas, the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the 
establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities 
cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results 
in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest;
    Whereas, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, grantee of 
Foreign-Trade Zone 42, has submitted an application on behalf of 
Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, Inc. (MPSA), operator of Subzone 42A 
at the MPSA power generation turbine components repair/manufacturing 
plant in Orlando, Florida, requesting an expansion of MPSA's scope of 
FTZ manufacturing authority to include new production capacity and 
finished products (Docket 6-2008, filed 2-6-2008);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (73 FR 9277, 2-20-2008); and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the 
examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
Board's regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application 
is in the public interest;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves the request for expanded 
FTZ manufacturing authority, as described in the application and 
Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's 
regulations, including Section 400.28.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of November 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
ATTEST:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-28589 Filed 12-1-08; 8:45 am]
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