Foreign-Trade Zones 1 and 111, Merger and Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework, New York, New York, 16279-16280 [2014-06577]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 25, 2014 / Notices (resorcinol formaldehyde latex) textile fabrics, as detailed in the application. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt CSI from customs duty payments on the foreign RFL fabrics used in export production. On its domestic sales (currently 100% of shipments), CSI would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to rubber coated calendered fabrics (duty free) for the foreign RFL fabrics (duty rates: 12% and 13.6%). Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the facilities’ international competitiveness. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case record and to report findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is May 27, 2014. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to June 9, 2014. A copy of the application 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 FTZ Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pierre Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202) 482–1378. Dated: March 18, 2014. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–06578 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am] emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:16 Mar 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–25–2014] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90— Onondaga County, New York; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc. (Coaxial Cable Connectors); Dewitt, New York The Onondaga County Office of Economic Development, grantee of FTZ 90, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of PPC Broadband, Inc. (PPC Broadband), located in Dewitt, New York. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 10, 2014. A separate application for subzone designation at the PPC Broadband facilities is being submitted and will be processed under Section 400.38 of the FTZ Board’s regulations. The facilities are used for the production of coaxial cable connectors. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and components and specific finished products described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt PPC Broadband from customs duty payments on the foreignstatus components used in export production. On its domestic sales, PPC Broadband would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to coaxial cable connectors (duty free) for the foreignstatus inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. The components and materials sourced from abroad include: connector posts, connector bodies, connector nuts, molded plastic connector parts, silicone o-rings, and rubber o-rings (duty rates are 2.5% or 3.5%). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is May 5, 2014. 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 FTZ PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16279 Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482–1367. Dated: March 14, 2014. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–06584 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1934] Foreign-Trade Zones 1 and 111, Merger and Reorganization under Alternative Site Framework, New York, New York 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) (15 CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the City of New York, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zones 1 and 111, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–90–2013, docketed 10–21–2013) for authority to merge FTZs 1 and 111 under FTZ 1 and reorganize the merged zone under the ASF with a service area of New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, and Richmond Counties, New York, in and adjacent to the New York/Newark and John F. Kennedy International Airport Customs and Border Protection ports of entry, FTZ 1’s existing Sites 1, 2, 3 and 5 would be categorized as magnet sites, existing Site 4 as a usage-driven site, and existing Site 1 of FTZ 111 would be renumbered as Site 6 of FTZ 1 and categorized as a magnet site; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (78 FR 63963, 10–25–2013) 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; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to merge FTZ 1 and FTZ 111 under FTZ 1 and reorganize the merged zone under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1 16280 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 25, 2014 / Notices 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, to a ten-year ASF sunset provision for a magnet site that would terminate authority for Site 6 if not activated by March 31, 2024, to a five-year ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Sites 2, 3 and 5 if not activated by March 31, 2019, and to a three-year ASF sunset provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate authority for Site 4 if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs purpose by March 31, 2017. Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of March 2014. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–06577 Filed 3–24–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–934] 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1Diphosphonic Acid From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2012–2013 Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 1hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid (‘‘HEDP’’) from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). The period of review (‘‘POR’’) is April 1, 2012, through March 31, 2013. We preliminarily found that the only respondent, Shandong Taihe Chemicals Co., Ltd. (‘‘STCC’’), sold subject merchandise at less than normal value (‘‘NV’’). We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Effective Date: March 25, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Blair-Walker, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:16 Mar 24, 2014 Jkt 232001 Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2615. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scope of the Order The merchandise subject to the order includes all grades of aqueous, acidic (non-neutralized) concentrations of 1hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-diphosphonic acid,1 also referred to as hydroxethlylidenediphosphonic acid, hydroxyethanediphosphonic acid, acetodiphosphonic acid, and etidronic acid. The CAS (Chemical Abstract Service) registry number for HEDP is 2809–21–4. The merchandise subject to the order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) at subheading 2931.00.9043. It may also enter under HTSUS subheading 2811.19.6090. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only, the written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. Extension of Deadlines for Preliminary Results As explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, the Department exercised its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013.2 Therefore, all deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 16 days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with the Department’s practice, the deadline will become the next business day. On January 10, 2014, we extended the deadline for the preliminary results by an additional 60 days.3 The revised deadline for the preliminary results of this review is now March 18, 2014.4 1C 2H8O7P2 or C(CH3)(OH)(PO3H2)2 2 See Memorandum for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the Federal Government’’ (October 18, 2013). 3 See Memorandum from Jamie Blair-Walker through Abdelali Elouaradia to Christian Marsh regarding ‘‘1-Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review’’ (January 10, 2014). 4 The deadline for the preliminary results of this review was March 17, 2014. Due to the closure of PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Methodology The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). Export prices and constructed export prices were calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because the PRC is a non-market economy (‘‘NME’’) within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, NV was calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, please see the memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2012– 2013 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 1Hydroxyethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic Acid from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘Preliminary Decision Memorandum’’), hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (‘‘IA ACCESS’’). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https:// iaaccess.trade.gov. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is also available in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Preliminary Results of Review The Department preliminarily determines that the following weightedaverage dumping margin exists: the Federal Government in Washington, DC on March 17, 2014, the Department reached this determination on the next business day (i.e., March 18, 2014). See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 57 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16279-16280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06577]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1934]


Foreign-Trade Zones 1 and 111, Merger and Reorganization under 
Alternative Site Framework, New York, New York

    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) (15 
CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of 
zones;
    Whereas, the City of New York, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zones 1 and 
111, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-90-2013, 
docketed 10-21-2013) for authority to merge FTZs 1 and 111 under FTZ 1 
and reorganize the merged zone under the ASF with a service area of New 
York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, and Richmond Counties, New York, in and 
adjacent to the New York/Newark and John F. Kennedy International 
Airport Customs and Border Protection ports of entry, FTZ 1's existing 
Sites 1, 2, 3 and 5 would be categorized as magnet sites, existing Site 
4 as a usage-driven site, and existing Site 1 of FTZ 111 would be 
renumbered as Site 6 of FTZ 1 and categorized as a magnet site;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (78 FR 63963, 10-25-2013) 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;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application to merge FTZ 1 and FTZ 111 under FTZ 1 and 
reorganize the merged zone under the ASF is approved, subject to the 
FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.13, to the 
Board's standard

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2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, to a ten-year ASF sunset 
provision for a magnet site that would terminate authority for Site 6 
if not activated by March 31, 2024, to a five-year ASF sunset provision 
for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Sites 2, 3 and 5 if 
not activated by March 31, 2019, and to a three-year ASF sunset 
provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate authority for 
Site 4 if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide 
customs purpose by March 31, 2017.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of March 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, 
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-06577 Filed 3-24-14; 8:45 am]
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