Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 62 Under Alternative Site Framework Brownsville, Texas, 53165-53166 [2014-21331]

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[FR Doc. 2014–21300 Filed 9–5–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P [FR Doc. 2014–21229 Filed 9–5–14; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE P Foreign-Trade Zones Board DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [Order No. 1946] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 62 Under Alternative Site Framework Brownsville, Texas The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Title: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Application Cover Sheet. OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX. Form Number(s): N/A Type of Request: Regular. Number of Respondents: 100. Average Hours per Response: 1 hour. Burden Hours: 100. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) serves as the coordinating agency for the SBIR program. 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PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the Brownsville Navigation District, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 62, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–103–2013, docketed 12–04–2013) for authority to reorganize under the ASF with a service area of Cameron County, Texas, within and adjacent to the Brownsville Customs and Border Protection port of entry, to renumber a 71-acre portion of Site 1 as Site 5, and to categorize FTZ 62’s existing Sites 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as magnet sites; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (78 FR 73823, 12–09–2013) 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 are satisfied; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to reorganize FTZ 62 under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1 53166 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 173 / Monday, September 8, 2014 / Notices including Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, and to a five-year ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Sites 2, 3, 4 and 5 if not activated by August 31, 2019. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background Section 5(f) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (EAA), authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to conduct foreign availability assessments to examine and reevaluate the effectiveness of U.S. dualuse export controls on certain items that are controlled for national security reasons under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has been delegated the responsibility of conducting these assessments and compiling a final report for the Secretary’s review and consideration when issuing a final foreign availability determination. Part 768 of the EAR sets forth the procedures related to foreign availability assessments. BIS is publishing this notice to announce the initiation of an assessment and to request public comments on certain aspects of the item under review. This notice is to announce that the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is initiating a foreign availability assessment pursuant to section 5(f) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (EAA). BIS’s Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE) will oversee the assessment of the foreign availability in China of anisotropic plasma dry etching equipment. BIS is also seeking public comments on the foreign availability of this equipment in China. DATES: Comments must be received by September 23, 2014. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Email: EtchComments@bis.doc.gov. Include the phrase ‘‘Plasma Dry Etch FA Study’’ in the subject line; • On paper to Orestes Theocharides, Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 1093, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, or his email at orestes.theocharides@bis.doc.gov. Include the phrase ‘‘Plasma Dry Etch FA Study’’; or • Fax to (202) 482–5361. Include the phrase ‘‘Plasma Dry Etch FA Study’’. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerard Horner, Director, Office of Technology Evaluation, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, Telephone: (202) 482–2078; email: gerard.horner@bis.doc.gov. Foreign Availability Assessment On behalf of the Secretary, BIS has initiated an assessment in response to a foreign availability claim received from the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) industry association. The SEMI claim asserts the foreign availability of anisotropic plasma dry etching equipment in China from Chinese sources. The etching equipment in China is allegedly designed or optimized to produce critical dimensions of 65 nm or less; and within-wafer non-uniformity equal to or less than 10% 3s measured with an edge exclusion of 2 mm or less. Items with these capabilities are currently controlled in the U.S. for national security reasons under Export Control Commodity Classification Number (ECCN) 3B001.c on the Commerce Control List (Supplement No. 1 to Part 774 of the EAR). U.S. controls do not allow this item to be exported to China without a license. This type of semiconductor etching equipment is used in the production process of a variety of dual-use semiconductor devices such as flash memories, microwave monolithic integrated circuits, transistors, and analog-to-digital-converters. These devices are suitable for use in a variety of both civil and military applications that include different types of radars, point-to-point radio communications, microprocessors, cellular infrastructure, and satellite communications. The SEMI claim asserts that anisotropic plasma dry etch equipment of comparable quality to those subject to control under 3B001.c are available-in- Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of August 2014. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2014–21331 Filed 9–5–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security [Docket No. 140814669–4669–01] Notice of Foreign Availability Assessment: Anisotropic Plasma Dry Etching Equipment Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of Initiation of a Foreign Availability Assessment and Request for Comments. rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:14 Sep 05, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 fact from Chinese sources in sufficient quantities to render the U.S. export control of the etch equipment ineffective. BIS has reviewed the SEMI claim and determined that it has sufficient evidence to assess whether or not foreign availability of this etch equipment from Chinese sources exists. Therefore, BIS is initiating a foreign availability assessment of anisotropic plasma dry etching equipment designed or optimized to produce critical dimensions of 65 nm or less; and within-wafer non-uniformity equal to or less than 10% 3s measured with an edge exclusion of 2 mm or less. Upon completion of the assessment, BIS will submit its findings to the Secretary of Commerce, who in turn will issue a final determination for the Department. The final determination will be published in the Federal Register. Request for Comments To assist in assessing the foreign availability, described above, of this anisotropic plasma dry etch equipment, BIS is seeking public comments and submissions that relate to the following information: • Product names and model designations of anisotropic plasma dry etch equipment that are made in China and that are comparable to the U.S. anisotropic plasma dry etch equipment designed or optimized to produce critical dimensions of 65 nm or less; and within-wafer non-uniformity equal to or less than 10% 3s measured with an edge exclusion of 2 mm or less. (U.S. dry etch equipment); • names and locations of Chinese companies that produce and export indigenously-produced anisotropic plasma dry etch equipment comparable to U.S. dry etch equipment; • Chinese production quantities, sales, and/or exports of anisotropic plasma dry etch equipment comparable to U.S. dry etch equipment; • data on U.S. imports of Chinese anisotropic plasma dry etch equipment comparable to U.S. dry etch equipment, and/or testing and analysis of such dry etch equipment; • estimates of the economic impact on U.S. companies of the export controls on the U.S. dry etch equipment. Any tangible evidence to support the above information would also be useful to BIS in its conduct of this assessment. Examples of other useful evidence are found in Supplement No. 1 to Part 768 of the EAR. Submission of Comments All comments may be submitted by any of the methods indicated in this E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

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[FR Doc No: 2014-21331]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1946]


Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 62 Under Alternative Site 
Framework Brownsville, 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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 
CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization 
of zones;
    Whereas, the Brownsville Navigation District, grantee of Foreign-
Trade Zone 62, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-103-
2013, docketed 12-04-2013) for authority to reorganize under the ASF 
with a service area of Cameron County, Texas, within and adjacent to 
the Brownsville Customs and Border Protection port of entry, to 
renumber a 71-acre portion of Site 1 as Site 5, and to categorize FTZ 
62's existing Sites 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as magnet sites;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (78 FR 73823, 12-09-2013) 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 are satisfied;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application to reorganize FTZ 62 under the ASF is approved, 
subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations,

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including Section 400.13, to the Board's standard 2,000-acre activation 
limit for the zone, and to a five-year ASF sunset provision for magnet 
sites that would terminate authority for Sites 2, 3, 4 and 5 if not 
activated by August 31, 2019.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of August 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, 
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-21331 Filed 9-5-14; 8:45 am]
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