Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 151 Under Alternative Site Framework Findlay, Ohio, 55182-55183 [2012-22114]

Download as PDF 55182 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 174 / Friday, September 7, 2012 / Notices LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE [08/07/2012 through 08/31/2012] Date accepted for investigation Firm name Firm address Amrak Enterprises .................. 3515 Airway Drive, Suite 206, Reno, NV 89511–1850. 4325 Frontage Road, Oak Forest, IL 60452. 8/22/2012 246 North Lincoln Avenue, Lebanon, PA 17046. 8/31/2012 Anderson Cooper and Brass Company, LLC d/b/a Anderson Fittings. Peak Industries, Inc. d/b/a Conestoga Log Cabins & Homes. Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. A written request for a hearing must be submitted to the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms Division, Room 7106, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no later than ten (10) calendar days following publication of this notice. Please follow the requirements set forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 315.9 for procedures to request a public hearing. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance official number and title for the program under which these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. Dated: August 31, 2012. Miriam Kearse, Eligibility Examiner, TAA for Firms. [FR Doc. 2012–22036 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. The open meeting will be held from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. and will be open to the public via conference call. The meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. The Council was chartered on November 10, 2009 to advise the Secretary of Commerce on matter related to innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:04 Sep 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 8/27/2012 Product(s) The firm manufactures valve components and other machined components and sub-assemblies. The firm manufactures brass fittings, connectors, valves and adapters for the trucking, natural gas, and plumbing industries. The firm manufactures log cabin kits for campgrounds, parks, and others as well as custom log homes. September 11, 2012. Time: 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (EST). ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. Please specify if any specific requests for participation two business days in advance. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to complete. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the latest initiatives by the Administration and the Secretary of Commerce on the issues of innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization. The meeting will also discuss efforts by the U.S. Department of Commerce around manufacturing, exports and investment. Specific topics for discussion include manufacturing, investment, exports, innovation commercialization, entrepreneurship, federal programs for commercialization and technology transfer. The final agenda will be posted on the U.S. Department of Commerce Web site at www.commerce.gov. Any member of the public may submit pertinent questions and comments concerning the Council’s affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments may be submitted to the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the contact information below. Copies of the meeting minutes will be available within 90 days. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nish Acharya, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Room 7019, 1401 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–4068; fax: 202–273–4781. Please reference ‘‘NACIE September 11, 2012’’ in the subject line of your fax. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Dated: August 30, 2012. Nish Acharya, Director, Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, U.S. Department of Commerce. Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 151 Under Alternative Site Framework Findlay, Ohio DATES: [FR Doc. 2012–21941 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–03–P PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–34–2012] Foreign-Trade Zone 45—Portland, OR, Authorization of Production Activity, Shimadzu USA Manufacturing, Inc., (Analytical Instruments—Liquid Chromatographs and Mass Spectrometer Production), Canby, OR The Port of Portland, grantee of FTZ 45, submitted a notification of proposed production activity within Subzone 45G, at the facility of Shimadzu USA Manufacturing, Inc. (Shimadzu), located in Canby, Oregon. Subzone status was approved for Shimadzu’s Canby facility on August 8, 2012 (S–52–2012, 77 FR 48127, 8/13/2012). The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (77 FR 28353, 5/14/ 2012). The FTZ Board has determined that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification is authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14. Dated: August 30, 2012. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–22117 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1855] Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign- E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 174 / Friday, September 7, 2012 / Notices Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: ACTION: 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 Findlay/Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 151, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket 20–2012, filed 3/20/2012) for authority to reorganize under the ASF with a service area of Hardin, Putnam, Seneca, Allen and Hancock Counties, Ohio, adjacent to the Toledo Customs and Border Protection port of entry, and FTZ 151’s existing Sites 1 and 3 would be categorized as magnet sites; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (77 FR 17408–17409, 3/26/ 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 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 FTZ 151 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, and to a five-year ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Site 3 if not activated by August 31, 2017. Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of August 2012. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–22114 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 120822382–2382–01] Effectiveness of Licensing Procedures for Agricultural Commodities to Cuba Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:04 Sep 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 Request for comments. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is requesting public comments on the effectiveness of its licensing procedures as defined in the Export Administration Regulations for the export of agricultural commodities to Cuba. BIS will include a description of these comments in its biennial report to the Congress, as required by the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.), as amended. DATES: Comments must be received by October 9, 2012. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking portal (www.regulations.gov). The regulations.gov ID is: BIS–2012–0039. Comments may also be sent by email to publiccomments@bis.doc.gov with a reference to ‘‘TSRA 2012 Report’’ in the subject line. Written comments may be submitted by mail to Regulatory Policy Division, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2099B, Washington, DC 20230 with a reference to ‘‘TSRA 2012 Report.’’ All comments must be in writing (either submitted to regulations.gov, by email or on paper). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy L. Patts, Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance, Telephone: (202) 482– 4252. Additional information on BIS procedures and our previous biennial report under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act, as amended, is available at www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/ TSRA_TOC.html. Copies of these materials may also be requested by contacting the Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 906(a) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA) (22 U.S.C. 7205(a)), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) authorizes exports of agricultural commodities, as defined in part 772 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), to Cuba. Requirements and procedures associated with such authorization are set forth in § 740.18 of the EAR (15 CFR 740.18). These are the only licensing procedures in the EAR currently in effect pursuant to the requirements of section 906(a) of TSRA. Under the provisions of section 906(c) of TSRA (22 U.S.C. 7205(c)), BIS must submit a biennial report to the Congress on the operation of the licensing system implemented pursuant to section 906(a) for the preceding two-year period. This SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55183 report must include the number and types of licenses applied for, the number and types of licenses approved, the average amount of time elapsed from the date of filing of a license application until the date of its approval, the extent to which the licensing procedures were effectively implemented, and a description of comments received from interested parties during a 30-day public comment period about the effectiveness of the licensing procedures. BIS is currently preparing a biennial report on the operation of the licensing system for the two-year period from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2012. Request for Comments By this notice, BIS requests public comments on the effectiveness of the licensing procedures for the export of agricultural commodities to Cuba set forth under § 740.18 of the EAR. Parties submitting comments are asked to be as specific as possible. All comments received by the close of the comment period will be considered by BIS in developing the report to Congress. All comments must be in writing and will be available for public inspection and copying. Any information that the commenter does not wish to be made available to the public should not be submitted to BIS. Dated: August 27, 2012. Kevin J. Wolf, Assistant Secretary for Export Administration. [FR Doc. 2012–21523 Filed 9–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 120816348–2348–01] Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce. ACTION: Request for comments. AGENCY: In developing its report to Congress, BIS is seeking public comments on the effect of existing foreign policy-based export controls in the Export Administration Regulations. BIS is requesting public comments to conduct consultations with U.S. industries. Section 6 of the Export Administration Act (EAA) requires BIS to consult with industry on the effect of such controls and to report the results of the consultations to Congress. Comments from all interested persons are welcome. All comments will be made available for public inspection SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55182-55183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22114]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1855]


Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 151 Under Alternative Site 
Framework Findlay, Ohio

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

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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 Findlay/Hancock County Chamber of Commerce, grantee of 
Foreign-Trade Zone 151, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ 
Docket 20-2012, filed 3/20/2012) for authority to reorganize under the 
ASF with a service area of Hardin, Putnam, Seneca, Allen and Hancock 
Counties, Ohio, adjacent to the Toledo Customs and Border Protection 
port of entry, and FTZ 151's existing Sites 1 and 3 would be 
categorized as magnet sites;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (77 FR 17408-17409, 3/26/2012) and the application has been 
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and 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 FTZ 151 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, and to a five-year ASF sunset 
provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Site 3 if 
not activated by August 31, 2017.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of August 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-22114 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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