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based on companies’ needs for FTZ
designation. The proposed service area
is adjacent to the Butte-Silver Bow
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry.
FTZ 274 was approved on June 4,
2009 (74 FR 31009, 6/29/09). The
applicant is requesting to include its
current site in the reorganized zone as
a ‘‘magnet’’ site. The applicant proposes
that Site 1 be exempt from ‘‘sunset’’
time limits that otherwise apply to sites
under the ASF. No usage-driven sites
are being proposed at this time.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ
Staff is designated examiner to evaluate
and analyze the facts and information
presented in the application and case
record and to report findings and
recommendations 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 October 13, 2009.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period (to October
26, 2009).
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at 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, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via https://
www.trade.gov/ftz. For further
information, contact Kathleen Boyce at
Kathleen_Boyce@ita.doc.gov or 202–
482–1346.
Dated: August 4, 2009.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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[Docket 32–2009]
Foreign-Trade Zone 74—Baltimore, MD
Application for Subzone Status Tulkoff
Food Products, Inc. (Dehydrated
Garlic)
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the City of Baltimore, grantee
of FTZ 74, requesting special-purpose
subzone status for the garlic products
manufacturing plant of Tulkoff Foods
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Products, Inc. (TFP), located in
Baltimore, Maryland. 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
August 3, 2009.
The TFP facility (56 employees/6
acres/258,226 sq. ft.) is located at 2301
Chesapeake Avenue in Baltimore,
Maryland. The manufacturing plant is
used to produce packaged wet garlic (up
to 3 million pounds annually) for
industrial and commercial food service
use. The manufacturing process
involves foreign-origin bulk dehydrated
garlic (HTSUS 0712.90, duty rate:
29.8%) which is rehydrated with water
then packaged in jars, tubs, and pails.
The rehydrated garlic (HTSUS 2005.91)
is sold to U.S. wholesale customers and
exported.
FTZ procedures could exempt TFP
from customs duty payments on the
foreign dehydrated garlic used in export
production (about 1% of annual
shipments). On domestic shipments, the
company would be able to elect the duty
rate that applies to finished rehydrated
garlic (11.2%) for the foreign bulk
dehydrated garlic. TFP would also be
exempt from duty payments on any
foreign garlic that becomes waste during
the production process. 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 evaluate and
analyze the facts and information
presented in the application and case
record and to report findings and
recommendations 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 October 13,
2009. Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to October 26,
2009.
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 and in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
Web site, which is accessible via
https://www.trade.gov/ftz. For further
information, contact Pierre Duy at
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Pierre_Duy@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–
1378.
Dated: August 3, 2009.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–946]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From the People’s Republic of
China: Notice of Postponement of
Preliminary Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: August 12, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 3, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202–
482–2209.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 23, 2009, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) initiated
the countervailing duty investigation of
prestressed concrete steel wire strand
from the People’s Republic of China.
See Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire
Strand From the People’s Republic of
China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation 74 FR 29670 (June 23,
2009).
Postponement of Due Date for
Preliminary Determination
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), requires the
Department to issue the preliminary
determination in a countervailing duty
investigation within 65 days after the
date on which the Department initiated
the investigation. However, the
Department may postpone making the
preliminary determination until no later
than 130 days after the date on which
the administering authority initiated the
investigation if, pursuant to section
703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
concludes that the parties concerned in
the investigation are cooperating and
determines that the investigation is
extraordinarily complicated and that
‘‘additional time is necessary to make
the preliminary determination.’’
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The Department is currently
investigating a number of complex
alleged subsidy programs, including
various loan programs, grants, income
tax incentives, and the provision of
goods and services for less than
adequate remuneration. Due to the
number and complexity of the alleged
subsidy programs being investigated, we
find that this investigation is
extraordinarily complicated and that
additional time is necessary to make the
preliminary determination. Therefore,
in accordance with section 703(c)(1)(B)
of the Act, we are fully extending the
due date for the preliminary
determination to no later than 130 days
after the day on which the investigation
was initiated. The deadline for
completion of the preliminary
determination is now October 24, 2009.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 703(c)(2) of the Act.
Dated: August 5, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XQ74
Endangered and Threatened Species;
Initiation of a Status Review for the
Humpback Whale and Request for
Information
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AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic
andAtmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of a status
review; request for information.
SUMMARY: The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces a
status review of the humpback whale
(Megaptera novaeangliae) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA).
A status review is a periodic
undertaking conducted to ensure that
the listing classification of a species is
accurate. A status review is based on the
best scientific and commercial data
available at the time of the review;
therefore, we are requesting submission
of any such information on the all
humpback whale populations in all
waters worldwide that has become
available since the last humpback whale
status review in 1999. Based on the
results of this review, we will make the
requisite findings under the ESA.
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DATES: To allow us adequate time to
conduct these reviews, we must receive
your information no later than October
13, 2009. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any listed
species at any time.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the code 0648–XQ74,
addressed to Shannon Bettridge by any
of the following methods:
1. Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic comments via the Federal
eRulemaking Portal https://
www.regulations.gov.
2. Facsimile (fax): 301–713–0376,
Attn: Shannon Bettridge.
3. Mail: Shannon Bettridge, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Office of
Protected Resources, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannon Bettridge at the above address,
or at 301–713–2322.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
ESA, a list of endangered and
threatened wildlife and plant species
must be maintained. The list is
published at 50 CFR 17.11 (for animals)
and 17.12 (for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A)
of the ESA requires that we conduct a
review of listed species at least once
every five years. On the basis of such
reviews under section 4(c)(2)(B), we
determine whether a particular species
should be removed from the list
(delisted), or reclassified from
endangered to threatened, or from
threatened to endangered. Delisting a
species must be supported by the best
scientific and commercial data
available, substantiating that the species
is neither endangered nor threatened for
one or more of the following reasons: (1)
the species is considered extinct; (2) the
species is considered to be recovered;
and/or (3) the original data available
when the species was listed, or the
interpretation of such data, were in
error. Any change in Federal
classification would require a separate
rulemaking process. The regulations in
50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish
a notice in the Federal Register
announcing those species currently
under active review. This notice
announces active reviews of the
humpback whale, currently listed
globally as endangered.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the review is complete
and based on the best available
scientific and commercial information,
we are soliciting new information from
the public, relevant governmental
agencies, tribes, the scientific
community, industry, environmental
entities, and any other interested parties
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concerning the status of the humpback
whale.
Status reviews consider the best
scientific and commercial data and all
new information that has become
available since the listing determination
or most recent status review. Categories
of requested information include: (1)
species biology including, but not
limited to, population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics; (2) habitat conditions
including, but not limited to, amount,
distribution, and suitability; (3)
conservation measures that have been
implemented that benefit the species;
(4) status and trends of threats; and (5)
other new information, data, or
corrections including, but not limited
to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the list, and improved
analytical methods.
Because these species are vertebrate
species, we will also be considering
application of the Distinct Population
Segment (DPS) policy for vertebrate
taxa. A DPS is defined in the February
7, 1996, Policy Regarding the
Recognition of Distinct Vertebrate
Population Segments (61 FR 4722). For
a population to be listed under the ESA
as a DPS, three elements are considered:
(1) the discreteness of the population
segment in relation to the remainder of
the species to which it belongs; (2) the
significance of the population segment
to the species to which it belongs; and
(3) the population segment=s
conservation status in relation to the
ESA=s standards for listing (i.e., is the
population segment endangered or
threatened?). DPSs of vertebrate species,
as well as subspecies of all listed
species, may be proposed for separate
reclassification or for removal from the
list.
If you wish to provide information on
the humpback whale in the northern
and/or southern hemispheres for this
status review, you may submit your
information and materials to Shannon
Bettridge (see ADDRESSES section).
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2009.
James H. Lecky,
Office Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E9–19336 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-946]
Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's Republic
of China: Notice of Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the
Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: August 12, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-2209.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 23, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
initiated the countervailing duty investigation of prestressed concrete
steel wire strand from the People's Republic of China. See Prestressed
Concrete Steel Wire Strand From the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation 74 FR 29670 (June 23,
2009).
Postponement of Due Date for Preliminary Determination
Section 703(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
requires the Department to issue the preliminary determination in a
countervailing duty investigation within 65 days after the date on
which the Department initiated the investigation. However, the
Department may postpone making the preliminary determination until no
later than 130 days after the date on which the administering authority
initiated the investigation if, pursuant to section 703(c)(1)(B) of the
Act, the Department concludes that the parties concerned in the
investigation are cooperating and determines that the investigation is
extraordinarily complicated and that ``additional time is necessary to
make the preliminary determination.''
[[Page 40568]]
The Department is currently investigating a number of complex
alleged subsidy programs, including various loan programs, grants,
income tax incentives, and the provision of goods and services for less
than adequate remuneration. Due to the number and complexity of the
alleged subsidy programs being investigated, we find that this
investigation is extraordinarily complicated and that additional time
is necessary to make the preliminary determination. Therefore, in
accordance with section 703(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are fully extending
the due date for the preliminary determination to no later than 130
days after the day on which the investigation was initiated. The
deadline for completion of the preliminary determination is now October
24, 2009.
This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 703(c)(2)
of the Act.
Dated: August 5, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-19332 Filed 8-11-09; 8:45 am]
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