Foreign-Trade Zones in the United States, 12887-12888 [2011-5387]

Download as PDF 12887 Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 46 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 59 [Doc. No. AMS–LS–11–0017] Wholesale Pork Reporting Negotiated Rulemaking Committee AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. Notice of negotiated rulemaking committee meeting. ACTION: This document announces the second meeting of the Wholesale Pork Reporting Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (Committee). The primary purpose of the Committee is to develop proposed language to amend the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) regulations to implement mandatory pork price reporting, as directed by the Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–239). DATES: The Committee meeting will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2011, through Thursday, March 17, 2011. On all three days, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is scheduled to end at 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Radisson Hotel Reagan National Airport, 2020 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington VA 22202; Phone (703) 920– 8600. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Lynch, Chief; USDA, AMS, LS, LGMN Branch; 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 2619–S; Washington, DC 20250; Phone (202) 720–6231; Fax (202) 690–3732; or e-mail at Michael.Lynch@ams.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS-1 SUMMARY: I. Background On September 28, 2010, the Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 (2010 Reauthorization Act) reauthorizing LMR for 5 years and adding a provision for mandatory reporting of wholesale pork cuts was enacted. The 2010 Reauthorization Act directed the Secretary to engage in VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:03 Mar 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 negotiated rulemaking to make required regulatory changes for mandatory wholesale pork reporting. For background on LMR, please see the background section of the Notice of Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee published November 24, 2010 (75 FR 71568). On January 26, 2011, AMS published a notice announcing the final list of members on the Wholesale Pork Reporting Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, responding to comments from the November 24, 2010, Federal Register notice, and announcing the first meeting (76 FR 4554). II. Statutory Provisions The Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 561–570); the Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–239); the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 (7 U.S.C. 1635– 1636i); and 7 CFR part 59. III. Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting This document announces the second meeting of the Committee. The meeting will take place as described in the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this notice. The agenda for the meeting will be posted in advance at https:// www.ams.usda.gov/ NegotiatedRulemaking. The proposed agenda for the second meeting includes the following items: specifications used for reporting pork, product delivery periods, reporting basis, packaging and related costs, transaction types (e.g., intra company sales, affiliate sales), and other topics relevant to determining appropriate methodology and scope to implement a mandatory wholesale pork reporting program. The Committee may, however, modify its agenda during the course of its work. The meeting will be open to the public without advance registration. Public attendance may be limited to the space available. Members of the public will be given opportunities to make statements during the meeting at the discretion of the Committee, and will be able to file written statements with the Committee for its consideration. Written statements may be submitted in advance to the address listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Notice of future meetings will be announced in the Federal Register. PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Dated: February 2, 2011. Rayne Pegg, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2011–5260 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board 15 CFR Part 400 [Docket No. 090210156–0416–01] RIN 0625–AA81 Foreign-Trade Zones in the United States Foreign-Trade Zones Board, International Trade Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Extension of public comment period. AGENCY: On December 30, 2010, the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register and invited comment. The Board’s proposed rule would amend the substantive and procedural rules for the authorization of ForeignTrade Zones (FTZs or zones) and the regulation of zone activity. Specifically, the proposed rule contains changes related to manufacturing and valueadded activity in zones, as well as new rules designed to address compliance with the Act’s requirement that a grantee provide uniform treatment for all users of a zone. The current comment period is open through April 8, 2011. The Board hereby extends the comment period to May 26, 2011. Additionally, the Board will accept reply comments that are filed by June 27, 2011. DATES: The public comment period on the proposed rule published at 75 FR 82340–82362, December 30, 2010, will be extended from the original due date of April 8, 2011. Comments must be received on or before May 26, 2011. The FTZ Board also invites reply comments addressing comments submitted pertaining to the proposed regulations; the deadline for reply comments will be June 27, 2011. ADDRESSES: All comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09MRP1.SGM 09MRP1 12888 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 46 / Wednesday, March 9, 2011 / Proposed Rules www.Regulations.gov, Docket No. ITA– 2010–0012, unless the commenter does not have access to the internet. Commenters that do not have access to the internet may submit their comments by mail or hand delivery/courier. All comments should be addressed to Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 2111, Washington, DC 20230. All comments received are a part of the public record and will generally be posted to https://www.Regulations.gov without change. All Personal Identifying Information (e.g., name, address) voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information, as such information may become part of the public record. The FTZ Board will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in required fields if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe portable document file (pdf) formats only. All comments to Regulations.gov must be submitted into Docket Number ITA–2010–0012, and comments should refer to RIN 0625–AA81. The public record concerning these regulations will be maintained in the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 2111, Washington, DC 20230. Written public comments will be available at the facility in accordance with 15 CFR part 4 and may also be available electronically over the internet via https://www.trade.gov/ftz or https:// www.Regulations.gov. Questions may be directed to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board staff by calling (202) 482–2862 or via e-mail to ftz@trade.gov. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS-1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary, Foreign Trade Zones Board, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 2111, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–2862 or Matthew Walden, Senior Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel for Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4610, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–2963. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:03 Mar 08, 2011 Jkt 223001 Dated: March 3, 2011. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Chairman, Committee of Alternates, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2011–5387 Filed 3–8–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 17 CFR Part 3 RIN 3038–AD50 Registration of Intermediaries Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Proposed rules. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) hereby proposes regulations to further implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) regarding registration of intermediaries. Specifically, the Commission proposes certain conforming amendments to the Commission’s regulations regarding the registration of intermediaries, consistent with other Commission rulemakings issued pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act; and other modernizing and technical amendments to the regulations. DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 9, 2011. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 3038–AD50 and Part 3, by any of the following methods: • Agency Web site, https:// www.cftc.gov, via its Comments Online process at https://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Web site. • Mail: David A. Stawick, Secretary of the Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. • Hand Delivery/Courier: same as mail above. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Please submit your comments using only one method. All comments must be submitted in English, or if not, accompanied by an English translation. Comments will be posted as received to https:// www.cftc.gov. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. If you wish the Commission to consider information that you believe is exempt from SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, a petition for confidential treatment of the exempt information may be submitted according to the procedures established in § 145.9.1 The Commission reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to review, pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or remove any or all of your submission from https://www.cftc.gov that it may deem to be inappropriate for publication, such as obscene language. All submissions that have been redacted or removed that contain comments on the merits of the rulemaking will be retained in the public comment file and will be considered as required under the Administrative Procedure Act and other applicable laws, and may be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Chapin, Associate Director, Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, (202) 418–5465, achapin@cftc.gov; or Claire Noakes, Attorney Advisor, Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight, (202) 418– 5444, cnoakes@cftc.gov; Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW., Washington, DC 20581. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Act.2 Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) 3 to establish a comprehensive new regulatory framework to reduce risk, increase transparency, and promote market integrity within the financial system by, among other things: (1) Providing for the registration and comprehensive regulation of swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs); (2) imposing clearing and trade execution requirements on standardized derivative products; (3) creating rigorous recordkeeping and real-time reporting regimes; and (4) enhancing the Commission’s rulemaking and enforcement authorities with respect to all registered entities and intermediaries subject to the Commission’s oversight. The regulations in this proposal concern conforming, modernizing and technical 1 Commission regulations referred to herein are found at 17 CFR Ch. 1 (2010), as amended by 75 FR 55409, Sep. 23, 2010, and may be accessed on the Commission’s Web site. 2 See Dodd-Frank Act, Public Law 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010). The text of the Dodd-Frank Act may be accessed at: https://www.cftc.gov/ucm/ groups/public/swaps/documents/file/ hr4173_enrolledbill.pdf. 3 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq. E:\FR\FM\09MRP1.SGM 09MRP1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12887-12888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5387]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

15 CFR Part 400

[Docket No. 090210156-0416-01]
RIN 0625-AA81


Foreign-Trade Zones in the United States

AGENCY: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, International Trade Administration, 
Commerce.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 30, 2010, the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 
Board) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register and invited 
comment. The Board's proposed rule would amend the substantive and 
procedural rules for the authorization of Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs or 
zones) and the regulation of zone activity. Specifically, the proposed 
rule contains changes related to manufacturing and value-added activity 
in zones, as well as new rules designed to address compliance with the 
Act's requirement that a grantee provide uniform treatment for all 
users of a zone. The current comment period is open through April 8, 
2011. The Board hereby extends the comment period to May 26, 2011. 
Additionally, the Board will accept reply comments that are filed by 
June 27, 2011.

DATES: The public comment period on the proposed rule published at 75 
FR 82340-82362, December 30, 2010, will be extended from the original 
due date of April 8, 2011. Comments must be received on or before May 
26, 2011. The FTZ Board also invites reply comments addressing comments 
submitted pertaining to the proposed regulations; the deadline for 
reply comments will be June 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: All comments must be submitted through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at https://

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www.Regulations.gov, Docket No. ITA-2010-0012, unless the commenter 
does not have access to the internet. Commenters that do not have 
access to the internet may submit their comments by mail or hand 
delivery/courier. All comments should be addressed to Andrew McGilvray, 
Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Room 2111, Washington, DC 20230.
    All comments received are a part of the public record and will 
generally be posted to https://www.Regulations.gov without change. All 
Personal Identifying Information (e.g., name, address) voluntarily 
submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit 
Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected 
information, as such information may become part of the public record.
    The FTZ Board will accept anonymous comments (enter N/A in required 
fields if you wish to remain anonymous). Attachments to electronic 
comments will be accepted in Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or 
Adobe portable document file (pdf) formats only. All comments to 
Regulations.gov must be submitted into Docket Number ITA-2010-0012, and 
comments should refer to RIN 0625-AA81. The public record concerning 
these regulations will be maintained in the Office of the Executive 
Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Room 2111, Washington, DC 20230. Written public comments will be 
available at the facility in accordance with 15 CFR part 4 and may also 
be available electronically over the internet via https://www.trade.gov/ftz or https://www.Regulations.gov. Questions may be directed to the 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board staff by calling (202) 482-2862 or via e-mail 
to ftz@trade.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary, 
Foreign Trade Zones Board, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 2111, 
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-2862 or Matthew Walden, Senior 
Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel for Import Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 4610, 
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-2963.

    Dated: March 3, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Chairman, 
Committee of Alternates, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2011-5387 Filed 3-8-11; 8:45 am]
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