Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 84; Houston, Texas, 30077-30078 [2014-12060]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 101 / Tuesday, May 27, 2014 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Information Collection Activity;
Comment Request; Correction
Rural Utilities Service, USDA.
Notice and request for
comments; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Rural Utilities Service
(RUS) published a document in the
Federal Register on April 16, 2014, at
79 FR 21436. The document reported an
inaccurate number for the Agency’s
estimate of respondent burden hours for
OMB Control Number 0572–0076 in
connection with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended). The Rural
Utilities Service (RUS) invites
comments on this information
collection for which RUS intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by July 28, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., STOP 1522,
Room 5162, South Building,
Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone: (202) 690–1078, FAX: (202)
720–8435 or email Michele.brooks@
wdc.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
regulation (5 CFR part 1320)
implementing provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13) requires that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an
information collection that RUS is
submitting to OMB for approval.
Comments are invited on: (a)
Wwhether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (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 those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to: Michele L.
Brooks, Director, Program Development
and Regulatory Analysis, Rural Utilities
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
STOP 1522, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., Washington, DC 20250–1522.
Telephone (202) 690–1078, FAX:
(202)720–8435 or email
Michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: RUS Specification for Quality
Control and Inspection of Timber
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0076.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: RUS Bulletin 1728H–702
and 7 CFR 1728.202 describe the
responsibilities and procedures
pertaining to the quality control by
producers and pertaining to inspection
of timber products produced in
accordance with RUS specifications. In
order to ensure the security of loan
funds, adequate quality control of
timber products is vital to loan security
on electric power systems where
hundreds of thousands of wood poles
and cross-arms are used. Since RUS and
its borrowers do not have the expertise
or manpower to quickly determine
imperfections in the wood products or
their preservatives treatments, they
must obtain service of an inspection
agency to insure that the specifications
for wood poles and cross-arms are being
met. Copies of test reports on various
preservatives must accompany each
load of poles treated at the same time in
a pressure cylinder (charge) as required
by 7 CFR 1728.202(i). RUS feels the
importance of safety concerns are
enough to justify requiring test reports
so that the purchaser, inspectors, and
RUS will be able to spot check the
general accuracy and reliability of the
tests. The Agency has evaluated the
current caseload and activity in the area
of transmission and distribution and
determined that a significant reduction
in burden hours is necessary due to the
number of alternative materials in use
today. RUS also consulted agencies
responsible for the majority of RUS
borrowers’ pole inspection and
determined that the inspection time for
one million poles, instead of a
previously estimated two million, is a
more realistic estimate to use in
calculating burden hours.
Estimate of Burden: This collection of
information is estimated to average 1
hour per response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; Business or other for profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25.
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Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 800.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 20,000 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX:
(202)720–8435 or email: Rebecca.hunt@
wdc.usda.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 16, 2014.
John Charles Padalino,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1937]
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 84;
Houston, Texas
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 Port of Houston
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone 84, submitted an application to the
Board for authority to expand FTZ 84 to
include two sites in Harris County,
Texas, adjacent to the Houston Customs
and Border Protection port of entry (B–
66–2013, docketed 6–25–2013);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (78 FR 39254, 7–1–2013) and
the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations would be satisfied if
subject to a sunset provision;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to expand FTZ 84 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
overall zone, and to a sunset provision
that would terminate authority on May
31, 2019, for Sites 28 and 29 where no
activity has occurred under FTZ
procedures before that date.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of
May 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–12060 Filed 5–23–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–40–2014]
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Foreign-Trade Zone 38—Spartanburg
County, South Carolina; Application
for Production Authority; Subzone
38G; Kravet Inc. (Commercial
Samples); Anderson, South Carolina
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
the South Carolina State Ports
Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, requesting
production authority on behalf of Kravet
Inc. (Kravet), within Subzone 38G
located in Anderson, South Carolina.
The application conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.23) was
docketed on May 20, 2014.
The Kravet facility (275 employees,
66.5 acres) is located within Subzone
38G. The facility is used for the cutting
and tagging of textiles, paper wall
coverings and decorative trimmings to
be used as samples. Production under
FTZ procedures could exempt Kravet
from customs duty payments on the
foreign components used in export
production. The company anticipates
that some 12 percent of the plant’s
shipments will be exported. On its
domestic sales, Kravet would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to
commercial samples of fabric, paper
wall coverings and decorative
trimmings (duty-free) for the foreign
inputs noted below. 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 plant’s international
competitiveness.
Components and materials sourced
from abroad (representing 20% of the
value of the finished product) include:
vinyl-based decorative wall coverings;
imitation patent leather, PVC-based and
polyurethane-based decorative
upholstery products; analine dyed
leather hides; leather hides for
upholstery use; decorative wallpapers;
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silk-based fabrics for upholstery or
drapery use; wool-based, horsehairbased and striped cotton decorative
upholstery fabrics; boucle-style cotton/
poly decorative upholstery fabrics;
printed cotton and embroidered satin
twill decorative multipurpose fabrics;
sheer cotton decorative drapery fabrics;
cotton-based, cotton-texture, cotton
twill, printed cotton-blend, cotton-blend
and cotton decorative multipurpose
fabrics; printed and embroidered cotton
decorative multipurpose fabrics; plain
textured cotton decorative multipurpose
fabrics; cotton denim decorative
upholstery fabrics; cotton texture and
velvet decorative upholstery fabrics;
printed and embroidered cotton
decorative multipurpose fabrics; cotton
blend decorative drapery fabrics; cotton
blend textured or embroidered
decorative multipurpose fabrics; cotton
blend satin decorative multipurpose
fabrics; embroidered linen decorative
upholstery fabrics; cotton blend ottoman
decorative multipurpose fabrics; cotton
blend decorative upholstery fabrics;
cotton, cotton-blend, cotton-texture, and
cotton blend textured decorative
upholstery fabrics; cotton and silk blend
decorative upholstery fabrics; cotton
and linen blend decorative upholstery
fabrics; cotton and linen blend printed
decorative upholstery fabrics;
embroidered linen decorative drapery
fabrics; linen blend embroidered
decorative drapery fabrics; cotton blend
embroidered decorative drapery fabrics;
linen and linen blend decorative
multipurpose fabrics; raffia decorative
wallcoverings; grasscloth decorative
wallcoverings; hemp, jute and/or
cellulose blend decorative
wallcoverings and fabrics; cellulose
raffia decorative wallcoverings;
polyester decorative drapery fabrics;
outdoor decorative upholstery fabrics;
embroidered polyester decorative
upholstery fabrics; nylon-based faux
suede decorative upholstery fabrics;
polyester decorative upholstery,
multipurpose and drapery fabrics;
viscose or polyester blend decorative
upholstery fabrics; polyester sheers/
casements decorative drapery fabrics;
polyester blend decorative drapery,
multipurpose and upholstery fabrics;
polyester blend sheer/casement
decorative drapery fabrics; embroidered
polyester blend decorative multipurpose
fabrics; polyester blend chenille
decorative multipurpose fabrics; viscose
or rayon blend decorative multipurpose
fabrics; rayon blend decorative drapery
fabrics; rayon/viscose blend textured
decorative upholstery fabrics; rayon/
viscose blend decorative upholstery
fabrics; viscose/silk blend sheer/
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casements decorative drapery fabrics;
rayon/linen blend embroidered
decorative multipurpose fabrics; linen/
viscose blend embroidered decorative
drapery fabrics; cotton/poly blend
sheer/casement decorative drapery
fabrics; poly/linen blend sheer/
casement decorative drapery fabrics;
polyester or poly blend decorative
multipurpose fabrics; acrylic or acrylic
blend decorative upholstery fabrics;
poly/acrylic blend decorative
upholstery fabrics; poly/cotton blend
sheer/casement decorative drapery
fabrics; viscose/linen blend decorative
upholstery fabrics; polyester and poly/
linen blend sheer/casement decorative
multipurpose fabrics; polyester blend
decorative multipurpose fabrics;
polyester/wool blend decorative
upholstery fabrics; polyester/linen
blend decorative multipurpose fabrics;
acrylic/wool blend decorative
upholstery fabrics; poly blend
decorative multipurpose fabrics; viscose
blend velvet decorative upholstery
fabrics; viscose decorative upholstery
fabrics; viscose or rayon blend
decorative upholstery, multipurpose or
drapery fabrics; viscose or polyester
blend decorative multipurpose fabrics;
rayon/poly blend decorative
multipurpose fabrics; viscose/linen
blend decorative upholstery fabrics;
viscose blend decorative upholstery
fabrics; polyester or poly blend faux
suede decorative upholstery fabrics;
flocked decorative wallpaper; nylon or
poly blend faux suede decorative
upholstery fabrics; decorative
trimmings; mohair, chenille, silk velvet
or velvet decorative upholstery fabrics;
sheer poly decorative drapery fabrics;
velvet and/or chenille decorative
upholstery fabrics; sheer/casement
decorative drapery fabrics; decorative
tapes; metallic silk sheer decorative
drapery fabrics; embroidered or crewel
decorative multipurpose fabrics; linen
or cotton blend embroidered decorative
multipurpose fabrics; quilted decorative
upholstery fabrics; vinyl decorative
upholstery goods; decorative textile
wallcoverings; high-durability
decorative upholstery fabrics; blackout/
lining drapery fabrics; faux fur
decorative multipurpose fabrics; sheer/
casement decorative drapery fabrics;
velvet/faux suede decorative upholstery
fabrics; and, decorative glass bead
trimmings (duty rate ranges from dutyfree to 25%).
In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application
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[FR Doc No: 2014-12060]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1937]
Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 84; Houston, Texas
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 Port of Houston Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone 84, submitted an application to the Board for authority to expand
FTZ 84 to include two sites in Harris County, Texas, adjacent to the
Houston Customs and Border Protection port of entry (B-66-2013,
docketed 6-25-2013);
Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the
Federal Register (78 FR 39254, 7-1-2013) and the application has been
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the
examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and
the Board's regulations would be satisfied if subject to a sunset
provision;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
The application to expand FTZ 84 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 overall zone, and
to a sunset provision that would terminate authority on May 31, 2019,
for Sites 28 and 29 where no activity has occurred under FTZ procedures
before that date.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of May 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-12060 Filed 5-23-14; 8:45 am]
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