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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–23–2013]
Foreign-Trade Zone 93—RaleighDurham, North Carolina, Authorization
of Production Activity, Southern
Lithoplate, Inc. (Aluminum Printing
Plates), Youngsville, North Carolina
On March 18, 2013, the Triangle J
Council of Governments, grantee of FTZ
93, submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the Foreign-Trade
Zones (FTZ) Board on behalf of
Southern Lithoplate, Inc., within Site 5
of FTZ 93, in Youngsville, North
Carolina.
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 (78 FR 17635, 3–22–
2013). 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: July 16, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Implementation of
Tariff Rate Quota Established Under
Title V of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000 for Imports of Certain
Worsted Wool Fabric
International Trade
Administration (ITA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before September 17,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
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SUMMARY:
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14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Laurie Mease, Office of
Textiles and Apparel, Telephone: 202–
482–3400, Fax: 202–482–2331, Email:
Laurie.Mease@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Title V of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000 (‘‘the Act’’) as amended by
the Trade Act of 2002, the
Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, the
Pension Protection Act of 2006, and the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
of 2008, contains several provisions to
assist the wool products industries.
These include the establishment of tariff
rate quotas (‘‘TRQ’’) for a limited
quantity of worsted wool fabrics. The
Act requires the President to fairly
allocate the TRQ to persons who cut and
sew men’s and boys’ worsted wool suits
and suit-like jackets and trousers in the
United States, and who apply for an
allocation based on the amount of suits
they produce in the prior year. The Act
specifies factors to be addressed in
considering such requests. On December
1, 2000, the President issued
Proclamation 7383 that, among other
things, delegates authority to the
Secretary of Commerce to allocate the
TRQ and to issue regulations to
implement these provisions. On January
22, 2001, the Department of Commerce
published regulations establishing
procedures for allocation of the tariff
rate quotas (66 FR 6459, 15 CFR 335).
The interim regulations were adopted,
without change, as a final rule
published on October 24, 2005 (70 FR
61363).
The TRQ was originally effective for
goods entered or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after
January 1, 2001, and was to remain in
force through 2003. On August 6, 2002,
President Bush signed into law the
Trade Act of 2002, which includes
several amendments to Title V of the
Act including the extension of the
program through 2005. On December 3,
2004, the Act was further amended
pursuant to the Miscellaneous Trade
Act of 2004, Public Law 108–429, by
increasing the TRQ for worsted wool
fabric with average fiber diameters
greater than 18.5 microns, HTS
9902.51.11, to an annual total level of
5.5 million square meters, and
extending it through 2007, and
increasing the TRQ for average fiber
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diameters of 18.5 microns or less, HTS
9902.51.15 (previously 9902.51.12), to
an annual total level of 5 million square
meters and extending it through 2006.
On August 17, 2006, the Act was further
amended pursuant to the Pension
Protection Act of 2006, Public Law 109–
280, which extended both TRQs,
9902.51.11 and 9902.51.15, through
2009. The Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008 extended the
TRQs through 2014.
The Department must collect certain
information in order to fairly allocate
the TRQ to eligible persons. In order to
be eligible for an allocation, an
applicant must submit an application.
An applicant must provide the
following information in the format set
forth in the application form provided
by the Department:
(1) Identification. Applicant’s name,
address, telephone number, email
address, and federal tax identification
number; name of person submitting the
application, and title, or capacity in
which the person is acting for the
applicant.
(2) Production Information. Name and
address of each plant or location where
Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool
Suit-Type Jackets, and Worsted Wool
Trousers were cut and sewn by the
applicant and the name and address of
all plants or locations that cut and
sewed such products on behalf of the
applicant. Production data, including
the following: the quantity and value of
the Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool
Suit-Type Jackets, and Worsted Wool
Trousers cut and sewn in the United
States by applicant, or on behalf of
applicant, from fabric owned by
applicant. This data must indicate
actual production (not estimates) of
Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool
Suit-Type Jackets and Worsted Wool
Trousers containing at least 85 percent
worsted wool fabric by weight with an
average diameter of 18.5 microns or less.
This data must also indicate actual
production (not estimates) of Worsted
Wool Suits, Worsted Wool Suit-Type
Jackets and Worsted Wool Trousers
containing at least 85 percent worsted
wool fabric by weight with average
diameter greater than 18.5 microns.
Production data must be provided for
the first six months of the year of the
application. This data will be
annualized for the purpose of making
Tariff Rate Quota allocation.
(3) Worsted Wool Fabric. Data
indicating the quantity and value of the
Worsted Wool Fabric used in reported
production.
(4) Certification. A statement by the
applicant, or on behalf of the applicant,
by an employee, officer or agent, with
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personal knowledge of the matters set
out in the application, certifying that the
information contained therein is
complete and accurate, signed and
sworn before a Notary Public, and
acknowledging that false
representations to a federal agency may
result in criminal penalties under
federal law.
Not later than September 30 of each
Tariff Rate Quota Year, a licensee that
will not import the full quantity granted
in a license during the Tariff Rate Quota
Year shall surrender the allocation that
will not be used to the Department for
purposes of reallocation. The surrender
shall be final, and shall apply only to
that Tariff Rate Quota Year.
Revision: Forms for surrender and
reallocation have been developed in
order to create a standardized method of
reporting such information. The
information collected on the surrender
and reallocation application is utilized
to determine the eligibility of applicants
for additional quota and the amount of
additional quota they shall receive. The
information includes:
(1) Identification. Licensee’s name
and the license control number. (2) The
amount surrendered and/or the amount
requested for reallocation.
II. Method of Collection
The information collection forms will
be provided via the Internet and by mail
to requesting firms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0625–0240.
Form Number(s): ITA–4139, ITA–
4140P.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision to a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Time Per Response: 3
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 160.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $450.
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IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on (a) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and costs) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
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burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 15, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–920]
Lightweight Thermal Paper From the
People’s Republic of China:
Rescission of Antidumping Duty
Review; 2011–2012
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: July 19, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eve
Wang or Eugene Degnan, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 8, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at
(202) 482–6231 or (202) 482–0414,
respectively.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) is rescinding the 2011–
2012 antidumping duty administrative
review on lightweight thermal paper
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’) because Appleton Papers Inc.
(‘‘Petitioner’’), timely withdrew its
request for review.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On November 5, 2012, the Department
published a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on lightweight
thermal paper from the PRC.1 The
period of review (‘‘POR’’) is November
1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. On
November 30, 2012, the Department
received a timely request from
Petitioner to conduct an administrative
review of Shanghai Hanhong Paper Co.,
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 77 FR 66437
(November 5, 2012).
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Ltd. and Hanhong International Limited;
Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech Co.,
Ltd.; Henan Province Jianghe Paper Co.,
Ltd., Jianghe Paper Co., Ltd., and JHT
Paper; New Pride Co., Ltd.; and
Shenzhen Taizhou Industrial
Development Co., Ltd. In this case, there
were no other requests for an
administrative review by any other
party. Pursuant to this request, the
Department initiated an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on lightweight thermal paper from the
PRC for the POR.2 On April 1, 2013,
Petitioner withdrew its request for
review for all of the aforementioned
parties for which it had made a review
request.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
review includes certain lightweight
thermal paper, which is thermal paper
with a basis weight of 70 grams per
square meter (g/m2) (with a tolerance of
± 4.0 g/m2) or less; irrespective of
dimensions; 3 with or without a base
coat 4 on one or both sides; with thermal
active coating(s) 5 on one or both sides
that is a mixture of the dye and the
developer that react and form an image
when heat is applied; with or without
a top coat; 6 and without an adhesive
backing. Certain lightweight thermal
paper is typically (but not exclusively)
used in point-of-sale applications such
as ATM receipts, credit card receipts,
gas pump receipts, and retail store
receipts. The merchandise subject to
this review may be classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under
subheadings 3703.10.60, 4811.59.20,
4811.90.8040, 4811.90.9090, 4820.10.20,
4823.40.00, 4811.90.8030, 4811.90.8050,
4811.90.9030, and
2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and
Request for Revocation in Part, 77 FR 77017
(December 31, 2012).
3 Lightweight thermal paper is typically produced
in jumbo rolls that are slit to the specifications of
the converting equipment and then converted into
finished slit rolls. Both jumbo and converted rolls
(as well as lightweight thermal paper in any other
form, presentation, or dimension) are covered by
the scope of these orders.
4 A base coat, when applied, is typically made of
clay and/or latex and like materials and is intended
to cover the rough surface of the paper substrate
and to provide insulating value.
5 A thermal active coating is typically made of
sensitizer, dye, and co-reactant.
6 A top coat, when applied, is typically made of
polyvinyl acetone, polyvinyl alcohol, and/or like
materials and is intended to provide environmental
protection, an improved surface for press printing,
and/or wear protection for the thermal print head.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Implementation
of Tariff Rate Quota Established Under Title V of the Trade and
Development Act of 2000 for Imports of Certain Worsted Wool Fabric
AGENCY: International Trade Administration (ITA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 17,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Laurie Mease, Office of Textiles and Apparel, Telephone:
202-482-3400, Fax: 202-482-2331, Email: Laurie.Mease@trade.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (``the Act'') as
amended by the Trade Act of 2002, the Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004,
the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and the Emergency Economic
Stabilization Act of 2008, contains several provisions to assist the
wool products industries. These include the establishment of tariff
rate quotas (``TRQ'') for a limited quantity of worsted wool fabrics.
The Act requires the President to fairly allocate the TRQ to persons
who cut and sew men's and boys' worsted wool suits and suit-like
jackets and trousers in the United States, and who apply for an
allocation based on the amount of suits they produce in the prior year.
The Act specifies factors to be addressed in considering such requests.
On December 1, 2000, the President issued Proclamation 7383 that, among
other things, delegates authority to the Secretary of Commerce to
allocate the TRQ and to issue regulations to implement these
provisions. On January 22, 2001, the Department of Commerce published
regulations establishing procedures for allocation of the tariff rate
quotas (66 FR 6459, 15 CFR 335). The interim regulations were adopted,
without change, as a final rule published on October 24, 2005 (70 FR
61363).
The TRQ was originally effective for goods entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2001, and was to
remain in force through 2003. On August 6, 2002, President Bush signed
into law the Trade Act of 2002, which includes several amendments to
Title V of the Act including the extension of the program through 2005.
On December 3, 2004, the Act was further amended pursuant to the
Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004, Public Law 108-429, by increasing the
TRQ for worsted wool fabric with average fiber diameters greater than
18.5 microns, HTS 9902.51.11, to an annual total level of 5.5 million
square meters, and extending it through 2007, and increasing the TRQ
for average fiber diameters of 18.5 microns or less, HTS 9902.51.15
(previously 9902.51.12), to an annual total level of 5 million square
meters and extending it through 2006. On August 17, 2006, the Act was
further amended pursuant to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, Public
Law 109-280, which extended both TRQs, 9902.51.11 and 9902.51.15,
through 2009. The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 extended
the TRQs through 2014.
The Department must collect certain information in order to fairly
allocate the TRQ to eligible persons. In order to be eligible for an
allocation, an applicant must submit an application. An applicant must
provide the following information in the format set forth in the
application form provided by the Department:
(1) Identification. Applicant's name, address, telephone number,
email address, and federal tax identification number; name of person
submitting the application, and title, or capacity in which the person
is acting for the applicant.
(2) Production Information. Name and address of each plant or
location where Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool Suit-Type Jackets, and
Worsted Wool Trousers were cut and sewn by the applicant and the name
and address of all plants or locations that cut and sewed such products
on behalf of the applicant. Production data, including the following:
the quantity and value of the Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool Suit-
Type Jackets, and Worsted Wool Trousers cut and sewn in the United
States by applicant, or on behalf of applicant, from fabric owned by
applicant. This data must indicate actual production (not estimates) of
Worsted Wool Suits, Worsted Wool Suit-Type Jackets and Worsted Wool
Trousers containing at least 85 percent worsted wool fabric by weight
with an average diameter of 18.5 microns or less. This data must also
indicate actual production (not estimates) of Worsted Wool Suits,
Worsted Wool Suit-Type Jackets and Worsted Wool Trousers containing at
least 85 percent worsted wool fabric by weight with average diameter
greater than 18.5 microns. Production data must be provided for the
first six months of the year of the application. This data will be
annualized for the purpose of making Tariff Rate Quota allocation.
(3) Worsted Wool Fabric. Data indicating the quantity and value of
the Worsted Wool Fabric used in reported production.
(4) Certification. A statement by the applicant, or on behalf of
the applicant, by an employee, officer or agent, with
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personal knowledge of the matters set out in the application,
certifying that the information contained therein is complete and
accurate, signed and sworn before a Notary Public, and acknowledging
that false representations to a federal agency may result in criminal
penalties under federal law.
Not later than September 30 of each Tariff Rate Quota Year, a
licensee that will not import the full quantity granted in a license
during the Tariff Rate Quota Year shall surrender the allocation that
will not be used to the Department for purposes of reallocation. The
surrender shall be final, and shall apply only to that Tariff Rate
Quota Year.
Revision: Forms for surrender and reallocation have been developed
in order to create a standardized method of reporting such information.
The information collected on the surrender and reallocation application
is utilized to determine the eligibility of applicants for additional
quota and the amount of additional quota they shall receive. The
information includes:
(1) Identification. Licensee's name and the license control number.
(2) The amount surrendered and/or the amount requested for
reallocation.
II. Method of Collection
The information collection forms will be provided via the Internet
and by mail to requesting firms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0625-0240.
Form Number(s): ITA-4139, ITA-4140P.
Type of Review: Regular submission (revision to a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $450.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 15, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-17301 Filed 7-18-13; 8:45 am]
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