Foreign-Trade Zone 265-Conroe, TX; Application for Subzone; Materials Science Technology, Inc.; (Elastomer and Fire Retardant Chemical Manufacturing); Conroe, TX, 57149 [E9-26538]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 4, 2009 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 46–2009] mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone 265—Conroe, TX; Application for Subzone; Materials Science Technology, Inc.; (Elastomer and Fire Retardant Chemical Manufacturing); Conroe, TX An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the City of Conroe, grantee of FTZ 265, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the elastomer manufacturing facility of Materials Science Technology, Inc, (MST), located in Conroe, Texas. 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 October 27, 2009. MST’s facility (20 employees, 10,000 square feet of enclosed space) is located at 3607 North Loop 336 West, Conroe, Texas. The facility is used for the research, development, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution of a polyphosphazene elastomer intermediate which will be used in aerospace, oil and gas production, and medical device applications. Current annual production capacity is 15 metric tons with projections up to 100 metric tons. The request indicates that the manufacturing process also produces a fire-retardant chemical by-product. Components and materials sourced from abroad (representing some 20% of the value of the finished product) include: octafluoropentanol, trifluoroethanol, and phosphonitrilic chloride trimer (duty rates range from 2.8% to 5.5%). FTZ procedures could exempt MST from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export production. The company anticipates that some 50 percent of the plant’s shipments will be exported. On its domestic sales, MST would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to the elastomer (duty-free) and the fireretardant chemical (2.8%) for the foreign inputs noted above. FTZ designation would further allow MST to realize logistical benefits through certain customs procedures. The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the plant’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Diane Finver of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:29 Nov 03, 2009 Jkt 220001 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 January 4, 2010. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to January 19, 2010. 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 Diane Finver at Diane_Finver@ita.doc.gov (202) 482–1367. Dated: October 27, 2009. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–26538 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Estuarine Research Reserve System 57149 and Coastal Sciences of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey under a management plan approved in 1997. Pursuant to 15 CFR 921.33(c), a state must revise its management plan at least every five years. The submission of this plan fulfills this requirement and sets a course for successful implementation of the goals and objectives of the reserve. A previous draft of the management plan revision was made available for public comment on August 13, 2009, in the Federal Register (Vol. 74, No. 155, Pages 40814–5), which considered the addition of new components in Monmouth and Cumberland Counties to the Tuckerton-based reserve (pages 57 and 69 of draft management plan). References to a multi-component reserve have been removed and a revised version of the draft management plan is available for a new thirty-day public comment period. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Migliori at (301) 563–1126 or Laurie McGilvray at (301) 563–1158 of NOAA’s National Ocean Service, Estuarine Reserves Division, 1305 EastWest Highway, N/ORM5, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. For copies of the Jacques Cousteau Management Plan revision, visit https://www.jcnerr.org/. Dated: October 30, 2009. Donna Wieting, Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. E9–26587 Filed 11–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–08–P Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public comment period for the Revised Management Plan for the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Estuarine Reserves Division, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce is announcing a thirty-day public comment period on the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan Revision. The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve was designated in 1998 pursuant to section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 1461. The reserve has been operating in partnership with the Institute of Marine PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–910] Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On August 25, 2009, the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) published a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on circular welded carbon quality steel pipe (‘‘CWP’’) from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). The review covers 14 producers/exporters of CWP from the PRC. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 46-2009]


Foreign-Trade Zone 265--Conroe, TX; Application for Subzone; 
Materials Science Technology, Inc.; (Elastomer and Fire Retardant 
Chemical Manufacturing); Conroe, TX

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the City of Conroe, grantee of FTZ 265, requesting 
special-purpose subzone status for the elastomer manufacturing facility 
of Materials Science Technology, Inc, (MST), located in Conroe, Texas. 
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 
October 27, 2009.
    MST's facility (20 employees, 10,000 square feet of enclosed space) 
is located at 3607 North Loop 336 West, Conroe, Texas. The facility is 
used for the research, development, manufacturing, warehousing and 
distribution of a polyphosphazene elastomer intermediate which will be 
used in aerospace, oil and gas production, and medical device 
applications. Current annual production capacity is 15 metric tons with 
projections up to 100 metric tons. The request indicates that the 
manufacturing process also produces a fire-retardant chemical by-
product. Components and materials sourced from abroad (representing 
some 20% of the value of the finished product) include: 
octafluoropentanol, trifluoroethanol, and phosphonitrilic chloride 
trimer (duty rates range from 2.8% to 5.5%).
    FTZ procedures could exempt MST from customs duty payments on the 
foreign components used in export production. The company anticipates 
that some 50 percent of the plant's shipments will be exported. On its 
domestic sales, MST would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to the elastomer (duty-free) and 
the fire-retardant chemical (2.8%) for the foreign inputs noted above. 
FTZ designation would further allow MST to realize logistical benefits 
through certain customs procedures. The request indicates that the 
savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the plant's 
international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Diane Finver 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 
January 4, 2010. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to January 19, 2010.
    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 Diane Finver at Diane_Finver@ita.doc.gov (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: October 27, 2009.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26538 Filed 11-3-09; 8:45 am]
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