Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 219 Under Alternative Site Framework Yuma, AZ, 52681 [2012-21325]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2012 / Notices procedures could allow AES to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to the finished cascades (duty rate 2.6%) for the foreign status inputs noted below. Components and materials sourced from abroad include: plastic tubing, plastic pipework, centrifuge floormounting elements, UF6 pipework/ fittings, parts of cascades, vacuum pumps, UF6 pumps, heat exchange units, autoclaves, stations, parts of stations, machinery parts, UF6 valves and centrifuge drive systems (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.7%). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is October 9, 2012. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, 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 www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482–0473. Dated: August 22, 2012. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–21454 Filed 8–29–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1850] Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 219 Under Alternative Site Framework Yuma, AZ mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (74 FR 1170, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09; 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/ 10) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 219, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket 6– 2012, filed 01/13/2012) for authority to reorganize and expand under the ASF VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:07 Aug 29, 2012 Jkt 226001 with a service area of Yuma County, Arizona, in and adjacent to the San Luis U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry, FTZ 219’s existing Sites 1 and 2 and new Site 4 would be categorized as magnet sites, Site 3 would be removed from the zone and the grantee proposes one initial usagedriven site (Site 5); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (77 FR 2957–2958, 01/20/2012) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendation of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest; Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to reorganize and expand FTZ 219 under the alternative site framework is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, to a five-year ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Site 2 and Site 4 if not activated by August 31, 2017, and to a three-year ASF sunset provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate authority for Site 5 if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs purpose by August 31, 2015. Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of August 2012. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–21325 Filed 8–29–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1847] Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 87 Lake Charles, LA 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 Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District, grantee of Foreign- PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52681 Trade Zone 87, submitted an application to the Board for authority to reorganize and expand FTZ 87 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to reduce acreage at Site 1 (new acreage—41.10 acres), expand Site 2 (new acreage—391.73 acres), remove Site 4, reduce acreage at Site 5 (new acreage—365.26 acres), and remove a parcel and add additional acreage to Site 6 (new acreage—1628.27 acres), within the Lake Charles U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry (FTZ Docket 71–2011, filed November 8, 2011); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (76 FR 70704, 11/15/2011) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to reorganize and expand FTZ 87 is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and further subject to the Board’s standard 2,000acre activation limit. Signed at Washington, DC, this August 17, 2012. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce, for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2012–21347 Filed 8–29–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration University of Wisconsin—Madison, et al.; Notice of Consolidated Decision on Applications for Duty-Free Entry of Electron Microscope This is a decision consolidated pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by Pub. L. 106– 36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 301). Related records can be viewed between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Room 3720, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC Docket Number: 12–026. Applicant: University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, WI 53715–1218. Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 52681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21325]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1850]


Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 219 Under 
Alternative Site Framework Yuma, AZ

    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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (74 
FR 1170, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09; 75 FR 71069-71070, 
11/22/10) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of 
zones;
    Whereas, the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation, grantee 
of Foreign-Trade Zone 219, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ 
Docket 6-2012, filed 01/13/2012) for authority to reorganize and expand 
under the ASF with a service area of Yuma County, Arizona, in and 
adjacent to the San Luis U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of 
entry, FTZ 219's existing Sites 1 and 2 and new Site 4 would be 
categorized as magnet sites, Site 3 would be removed from the zone and 
the grantee proposes one initial usage-driven site (Site 5);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (77 FR 2957-2958, 01/20/2012) and the application has been 
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendation of the 
examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
the Board's regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the 
public interest;
    Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application to reorganize and expand FTZ 219 under the 
alternative site framework is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the 
Board's regulations, including Section 400.13, to the Board's standard 
2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, to a five-year ASF sunset 
provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Site 2 
and Site 4 if not activated by August 31, 2017, and to a three-year ASF 
sunset provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate authority 
for Site 5 if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide 
customs purpose by August 31, 2015.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of August 2012.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, 
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-21325 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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