Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments, 25831-25832 [2014-10355]
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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
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71030, Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
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and title for the program under which
these petitions are submitted is 11.313,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
Dated: April 30, 2014.
Michael DeVillo,
Eligibility Examiner.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–36–2014]
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Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone—
Eastern Coachella Valley, California
Under Alternative Site Framework
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
the Four Winds Foreign Trade Zone
Corporation to establish a foreign-trade
zone at sites in the eastern Coachella
Valley area of Riverside and Imperial
Counties, California, adjacent to the
Calexico U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) port of entry, under the
alternative site framework (ASF)
adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec.
400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for
grantees for the establishment or
reorganization of zones and can permit
significantly greater flexibility in the
designation of new ‘‘subzones’’ or
‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/
users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service
area’’ in the context of the FTZ Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
a zone project. The application was
submitted pursuant to the provisions of
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part
400). It was formally docketed on April
29, 2014. The applicant is authorized to
make the proposal under California
statute 6301–6305.
The proposed zone would be the
second zone for the Calexico CBP port
of entry. The existing zone is: FTZ 257,
Imperial County, California (Grantee:
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County of Imperial, California, Board
Order 1286, October 9, 2003, 68FR
61393, 10/28/2003).
The applicant’s proposed service area
under the ASF would include portions
of Riverside and Imperial Counties,
California, as described in the
application. If approved, the applicant
would be able to serve sites throughout
the service area based on companies’
needs for FTZ designation. The
proposed service area is adjacent to the
Calexico CBP port of entry.
The proposed zone would include
two ‘‘magnet’’ sites: Proposed Site 1
(2,353 acres)—Jacqueline Cochran
Regional Airport, 56–850 Higgins Drive,
Thermal; and, Proposed Site 2 (1,160
acres)—Torres/Martinez/Desert/Cahuilla
Indians tribally-owned land, Hayes
Street and 64th Avenue, Riverside
County. The ASF allows for the possible
exemption of one magnet site from the
‘‘sunset’’ time limits that generally
apply to sites under the ASF, and the
applicant proposes that Site 2 be so
exempted.
The application indicates a need for
zone services in the eastern Coachella
Valley of California. Several firms have
indicated an interest in using zone
procedures for warehousing/distribution
activities for a variety of products.
Specific production approvals are not
being sought at this time. Such requests
would be made to the FTZ Board on a
case-by-case basis.
In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
regulations, Christopher Kemp 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 July 7,
2014. Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to July 21,
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
Christopher Kemp at
Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202)
482–0862.
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Dated: April 29, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of
Scientific Instruments
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),
we invite comments on the question of
whether instruments of equivalent
scientific value, for the purposes for
which the instruments shown below are
intended to be used, are being
manufactured in the United States.
Comments must comply with 15 CFR
301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the regulations and
be postmarked on or before May 27,
2014. Address written comments to
Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room
3720, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230. Applications
may be examined between 8:30 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of
Commerce in Room 3720.
Docket Number: 14–006. Applicant:
Columbia University, 500 West 120 St.,
Suite 200, New York, NY 10027.
Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the
Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to obtain brightfield and dark-field images of materials
microstructures, to do high resolution
lattice imaging, to obtain diffraction
patterns to identify crystalline phases,
to determine what elements are in a
particular phase using the energy
dispersive spectrometer, and to obtain
atomic number contrast, or Z-contrast,
images using the high angle annular
dark field detector. Justification for
Duty-Free Entry: There are no
instruments of the same general
category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: April 15,
2014.
Docket Number: 14–007. Applicant:
University of California, Davis, One
Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616.
Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used to execute damage free and
contamination free preparation of high
quality samples such as metals,
ceramics, metal/ceramic interfaces, and
polymers for subsequent in situ
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transmission electron microscopy
investigations. Justification for DutyFree Entry: There are no instruments of
the same general category manufactured
in the United States. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs:
April 14, 2014.
Docket Number: 14–008. Applicant:
California Institute of Technology, 1200
E. California Blvd., MC 213–15,
Pasadena, CA 91125. Instrument:
Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI
Company, Czech Republic. Intended
Use: The instrument will be used to
conduct nano-mechanical experiments
like tension, compression, and bending,
lithiation-delithiation experiments on
battery electrodes, and nano-tensile
deformation of metallic glass nano
pillars. Justification for Duty-Free Entry:
There are no instruments of the same
general category manufactured in the
United States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: April 3,
2014.
Docket Number: 14–010. Applicant:
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450
Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215.
Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the
Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to study the
three-dimensional structure of
biomolecules such as proteins, nucleic
acids, carbohydrates and/or lipids to
assist our understanding of how they
perform and their function. Justification
for Duty-Free Entry: There are no
instruments of the same general
category manufactured in the United
States. Application accepted by
Commissioner of Customs: April 15,
2014.
Dated: April 29, 2014.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement,
Enforcement and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Environmental Technologies Trade
Advisory Committee—Environmental
Trade Working Group Public Meeting
International Trade
Administration, DOC.
ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory
committee meeting.
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AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
meeting of the Environmental
Technologies Trade Advisory
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Committee (ETTAC)—Environmental
Trade Working Group (ETWG).
was most recently re-chartered until
September 2014.
The meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, May 28, 2014, at 9 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Catherine Vial,
Office Director, Acting; Office of Energy and
Environmental Industries.
DATES:
The meeting will be held in
Room 4830 at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover
Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
ADDRESSES:
Ms.
Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries (OEEI),
International Trade Administration,
Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230 (Phone:
202–482–0627; Fax: 202–482–5665;
email: maureen.hinman@trade.gov.)
This meeting is physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
OEEI at (202) 482–5225 no less than one
week prior to the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. EDT. The general meeting is
open to the public and time will be
permitted for public comment from 3–
3:30 p.m. EDT. Those interested in
attending must provide notification by
Monday, May 19, 2014 at 5 p.m. EDT,
via the contact information provided
above. Written comments concerning
ETTAC affairs are welcome any time
before or after the meeting. Minutes will
be available within 30 days of this
meeting.
Topics to be considered: The agenda
for this meeting will include a joint
ETTAC–ETWG discussion wherein
executives of the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee (TPCC)
Environmental Trade Working Group
(ETWG) will receive and provide
feedback to the ETTAC’s
recommendations to the Secretary of
Commerce and the ETWG. The status of
the U.S. Environmental Export Initiative
will also be discussed.
Background: The ETTAC is mandated
by Public Law 103–392. It was created
to advise the U.S. government on
environmental trade policies and
programs, and to help it to focus its
resources on increasing the exports of
the U.S. environmental industry.
ETTAC operates as an advisory
committee to the Secretary of Commerce
and the Trade Promotion Coordinating
Committee (TPCC). ETTAC was
originally chartered in May of 1994. It
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency Advisory Committee;
Meeting
International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
(RE&EEAC) will meet via conference
call on May 15, 2014 to consider
proposed recommendations from the
U.S. Competitiveness, Trade Policy,
Finance and Trade Promotion
Subcommittees that address issues
affecting U.S. competitiveness in
exporting renewable energy and energy
efficiency (RE&EE) products and
services.
SUMMARY:
May 15, 2014, from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via conference call.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ryan Mulholland, Office of Energy and
Environmental Technologies Industries
(OEEI), International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce at (202) 482–4693; email:
ryan.mulholland@trade.gov. This
conference call is accessible to people
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary
aids should be directed to OEEI at (202)
482–4693 at least 3 working days prior
to the event.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
Background
The Secretary of Commerce
established the RE&EEAC pursuant to
his discretionary authority and in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) on June
19, 2012. The RE&EEAC provides the
Secretary of Commerce with consensus
advice from the private sector on the
development and administration of
programs and policies to enhance the
international competitiveness of the
U.S. RE&EE industries. The RE&EEAC
held its first meeting on February 20,
2013 and several subsequent meetings
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Application(s) for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments
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), we invite comments
on the question of whether instruments of equivalent scientific value,
for the purposes for which the instruments shown below are intended to
be used, are being manufactured in the United States.
Comments must comply with 15 CFR 301.5(a)(3) and (4) of the
regulations and be postmarked on or before May 27, 2014. Address
written comments to Statutory Import Programs Staff, Room 3720, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230. Applications may be
examined between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department of
Commerce in Room 3720.
Docket Number: 14-006. Applicant: Columbia University, 500 West 120
St., Suite 200, New York, NY 10027. Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to obtain bright-field and dark-field images of
materials microstructures, to do high resolution lattice imaging, to
obtain diffraction patterns to identify crystalline phases, to
determine what elements are in a particular phase using the energy
dispersive spectrometer, and to obtain atomic number contrast, or Z-
contrast, images using the high angle annular dark field detector.
Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same
general category manufactured in the United States. Application
accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 15, 2014.
Docket Number: 14-007. Applicant: University of California, Davis,
One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616. Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech Republic. Intended Use: The instrument
will be used to execute damage free and contamination free preparation
of high quality samples such as metals, ceramics, metal/ceramic
interfaces, and polymers for subsequent in situ
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transmission electron microscopy investigations. Justification for
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: April 14, 2014.
Docket Number: 14-008. Applicant: California Institute of
Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., MC 213-15, Pasadena, CA 91125.
Instrument: Electron Microscope. Manufacturer: FEI Company, Czech
Republic. Intended Use: The instrument will be used to conduct nano-
mechanical experiments like tension, compression, and bending,
lithiation-delithiation experiments on battery electrodes, and nano-
tensile deformation of metallic glass nano pillars. Justification for
Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments of the same general category
manufactured in the United States. Application accepted by Commissioner
of Customs: April 3, 2014.
Docket Number: 14-010. Applicant: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450
Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215. Instrument: Electron Microscope.
Manufacturer: FEI Company, the Netherlands. Intended Use: The
instrument will be used to study the three-dimensional structure of
biomolecules such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and/or
lipids to assist our understanding of how they perform and their
function. Justification for Duty-Free Entry: There are no instruments
of the same general category manufactured in the United States.
Application accepted by Commissioner of Customs: April 15, 2014.
Dated: April 29, 2014.
Gregory W. Campbell,
Director of Subsidies Enforcement, Enforcement and Compliance.
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