Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework; Genesee County, NY, 75609-75610 [2012-30846]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2012 / Notices Agreement, pursuant to the provisions of the Agreement, textile and apparel articles must contain fiber, yarn, and fabric produced in Korea or the United States to receive duty-free tariff treatment. Appendix 4–B–1 of the Agreement will contain a list of specific fiber, yarn, or fabric that either importing Party determined, based on information supplied by interested entities, that the fiber, yarn, or fabric is not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in its territory, or if no interested entity objects to the request. Textile and apparel articles containing these fibers, yarns, or fabrics would also be entitled to duty-free or preferential duty treatment despite not being produced in Korea or the United States. The list of commercially unavailable fibers, yarns, and fabrics may be changed pursuant to the commercial availability provision in Chapter 4, Annex 4–B, Paragraphs 1–13 of the Agreement. Under this provision, interested entities from the United States or Korea have the right to request that a specific fiber, yarn, or fabric be added to, or removed from, the list of commercially unavailable fibers, yarns, and fabrics in Appendix 4–B–1. Section 202(o)(3) of the Act provides that the President may modify the list of fibers, yarns and fabrics in Appendix 4– B–1 by determining whether additional fibers, yarns, or fabrics are not available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States, and that the President will issue procedures governing the submission of requests and providing an opportunity for interested entities to submit comments. The President delegated the responsibility for publishing the procedures and administering commercial availability requests to the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA), which issues procedures and acts on requests through the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). CITA must collect information about fiber, yarn or fabric technical specifications and the production capabilities of U.S. textile producers to determine whether certain fibers, yarns, or fabrics are available in commercial quantities in a timely manner in the United States, subject to Section 202(o)(3) of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, (202) 395–3647. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:28 Dec 20, 2012 Jkt 229001 75609 Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Department Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395–5167 or via the Internet at Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov. Signed at Washington, DC, this 7th day of December 2012. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. Dated: December 17, 2012. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under the Alternative Site Framework; Genesee County, NY [FR Doc. 2012–30737 Filed 12–20–12; 8:45 am] 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: BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1873] Approval for Manufacturing Authority; Foreign-Trade Zone 277; Suntech Arizona, Inc. (Solar Panel Manufacturing); Goodyear, AZ 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 Greater Maricopa Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 277, has requested manufacturing authority on behalf of Suntech Arizona, Inc., within FTZ 277, in Goodyear, Arizona (Doc. 26–2012, filed March 27, 2012); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (77 FR 20356, 4/4/2012) 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 for manufacturing authority under zone procedures within FTZ 277 on behalf of Suntech Arizona, Inc., as described in the application and Federal Register notice, is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2012–30844 Filed 12–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1865] Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘ * * * the establishment * * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (74 FR 1170–1173, 01/12/2009; (correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/2009); 75 FR 71069– 71070, 11/22/2010) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of general-purpose zones; Whereas, the Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation (the Grantee) has made application to the Board (Docket 69–2011, filed 10/27/11) requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone under the ASF with a service area of Genesee County, New York, adjacent to the Rochester U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry, and proposed Sites 1 and 2 would be categorized as magnet sites; Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (76 FR 67672, 11/02/11), 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 approval of the application is in the public interest; E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 75610 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2012 / Notices Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 284, as described in the application, and 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 overall generalpurpose zone, and to an ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Site 1 if not activated within five years from the date of approval. Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of December 2012. Rebecca Blank, Acting Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–30846 Filed 12–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–91–2012] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with Foreign-Trade Zone 22—Chicago, IL, Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Abbott Laboratories, Inc., AbbVie, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Production), North Chicago, IL, Area Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (Abbott) and AbbVie, Inc. (AbbVie) submitted a notification for expanded production authority within Subzones 22F and 22S, at sites located in the North Chicago and Lake County, Illinois, area. The facilities are used for the production of a wide variety of pharmaceutical and diagnostic products, medical devices and equipment. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on December 14, 2012. Subzone 22F was approved by the Board in 1992 (Board Order 611, 12/14/ 1991, 57 FR 61045, 12/14/1992) and authority was later expanded in 1999 and 2009 (Board Order 1051, 8/30/1999, 64 FR 48578, 9/7/1999 and Board Order 1654, 12/18/2009, 75 FR 340–341, 1/5/ 2010). A minor boundary modification under 15 CFR 400.38 of the Board’s regulations was approved, effective August 1, 2012, transferring two sites from SZ 22F at the Abbott facilities to AbbVie, now designated as Subzone 22S (S–66–2012). Abbott and Abbvie are now requesting authority to use production inputs sourced from abroad that include: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:28 Dec 20, 2012 Jkt 229001 Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives; and heterocyclic compounds, aromatic compounds, sulfanomides, and catalysts used in discovery, research and development (duty rates range from 3.7% to 6.5%). Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Abbott/AbbVie from customs duty payments on the foreign status inputs used in export production for the additional activity proposed. On its domestic sales, for the foreign status inputs noted above, Abbott/AbbVie would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to the following additional pharmaceutical products that include active ingredients, placebo, and protein used in research and development: Placebo products intended for clinical trials; radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds other than those of subheadings 2844.10, 2844.20, and 2844.30; alloys; dispersions (including cermets); ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements; isotopes or compounds; radioactive residues; elements, isotopes and compounds with cobalt-60 radioactivity only; and other elements, isotopes and compounds: Americium-241, californium-252, curium-244, cesium137, gadolinium-153, iridium-192, promethium-147, radium-266, selenium-75, or ytterbium-169; peptones and their derivatives; and other protein substances and their derivatives (duty free–6.4%). Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. 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 January 30, 2013. 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 Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov (202) 482–1367. Dated: December 14, 2012. Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–30848 Filed 12–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction Meeting National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR or Committee), will hold an open meeting via teleconference on Thursday, January 10, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The primary purpose of this meeting is to review the Committee’s draft letter report to the NIST Director. Any draft meeting materials will be posted prior to the meeting on the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Web site at https://nehrp.gov/. Interested members of the public will be able to participate in the meeting from remote locations by calling into a central phone number. DATES: The ACEHR will hold a meeting via teleconference on Thursday, January 10, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the meeting should be sent to NEHRP Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604. For instructions on how to participate in the meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jack Hayes, National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8604. Dr. Hayes’ email address is jack.hayes@nist.gov and his phone number is (301) 975–5640. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established in accordance with the requirements of Section 103 of the NEHRP Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–360). The Committee is composed of 14 members appointed by the Director of NIST, who were selected for their technical expertise and experience, established records of distinguished professional service, and their knowledge of issues affecting the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. In addition, the Chairperson of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75609-75610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30846]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1865]


Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone Under 
the Alternative Site Framework; Genesee County, NY

    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 Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for `` * * * the 
establishment * * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the 
United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for 
other purposes,'' and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant 
to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade 
zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of 
entry;
    Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (74 
FR 1170-1173, 01/12/2009; (correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/2009); 75 FR 
71069-71070, 11/22/2010) as an option for the establishment or 
reorganization of general-purpose zones;
    Whereas, the Genesee Gateway Local Development Corporation (the 
Grantee) has made application to the Board (Docket 69-2011, filed 10/
27/11) requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone under the 
ASF with a service area of Genesee County, New York, adjacent to the 
Rochester U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry, and 
proposed Sites 1 and 2 would be categorized as magnet sites;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (76 FR 67672, 11/02/11), 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 approval of the 
application is in the public interest;

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    Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants to the Grantee the 
privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the 
records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 284, as described in the 
application, and 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 overall general-purpose zone, and to an ASF sunset 
provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Site 1 if 
not activated within five years from the date of approval.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of December 2012.
Rebecca Blank,
Acting Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer, Foreign-
Trade Zones Board.
 Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30846 Filed 12-20-12; 8:45 am]
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