Expanded Production Authority Not Approved; Foreign-Trade Zone 169; ASO, LLC; Subzone 169A; (Textile Fabric Adhesive Bandage Coating and Production); Sarasota, Florida, 47895-47896 [2015-19603]
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Monday, August 10, 2015
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Solicitation of Members to
the National Genetic Research
Advisory Council
Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation of members.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.A. 5843), the
United States Department of Agriculture
announces the solicitation for
nominations to fill five vacancies on the
National Genetic Resources Advisory
Council (NGRAC), a subcommittee of
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
(NAREEE) Advisory Board.
DATES: The deadline for nominations is
August 28, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name,
resume, completed Form AD–755, and
any letters of nomination or support
must be submitted via one of the
following methods:
(1) Email to nareee@ars.usda.gov; or
(2) By mail delivery service to REE
Advisory Board Office, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Room 332A, Jamie L.
Whitten Building, Washington, DC
20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Esch, Executive Director, REE
Advisory Board Office, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW., Jamie L. Whitten Building,
Room 332A, Washington, DC 20250–
0321; telephone: 202–720–3684; fax:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background: The NGRAC was
established in March 1992 under
Section 1634 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(P.L. 101–624). The NGRAC was reestablished in 2012 as a permanent
subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory
Board to formulate recommendations on
actions and policies for the collection,
maintenance, and utilization of genetic
resources; to make recommendations for
coordination of genetic resources plans
of several domestic and international
organizations; and to advise the
Secretary of Agriculture and the
National Genetic Resources Program
(NGRP) Director of new and innovative
approaches to genetic resources
conservation.
Request for Nominations: The terms
of 5 members of the NGRAC will expire
on September 30, 2015. NGRAC is
required to have two-thirds of the
appointed members from scientific
disciplines relevant to the NGRP
including agricultural sciences,
environmental sciences, natural
resource sciences, health sciences, and
nutritional sciences; and one-third of
the appointed members from the general
public including leaders in fields of
public policy, trade, international
development, law, or management. The
5 positions being filled are to be
composed of 3 scientific members and
2 general public members. Nominations
are for a 2-year appointment, effective
October 1, 2015. All nominees will be
carefully reviewed for their expertise,
leadership, and relevance.
How to Submit Nominations: Any
interested person or organization may
nominate qualified individuals for
appointment to the NGRAC. Individuals
may also self-nominate. Nominations
can be submitted electronically or by
mail (see ADDRESSES section above).
Each nominee must submit a
nomination letter addressed to the
Secretary of Agriculture, form AD–755
‘‘Advisory Committee Background
Information,’’ and their resume or
Curriculum Vitae. Nomination letters
should indicate whether the applicant is
applying as a scientific member or a
general public member. The application
form and more information about
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www.usda.gov/advisory_
committees.xml. All nominees will be
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Nominations are open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation. To ensure
the recommendations of the Advisory
Board take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals
with demonstrated ability to represent
all racial and ethnic groups,
geographical areas, women and men,
and persons with disabilities. Federally
registered lobbyists may not serve on an
advisory board or committee in an
individual capacity. Members cannot
serve on more than one USDA Federal
Advisory Committee simultaneously.
Appointments to the National Genetic
Research Advisory Council will be
made by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Done at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
August 2015.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Under Secretary, Research,
Education, and Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No.
1980]
Expanded Production Authority Not
Approved; Foreign-Trade Zone 169;
ASO, LLC; Subzone 169A; (Textile
Fabric Adhesive Bandage Coating and
Production); Sarasota, Florida
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, ASO, LLC (ASO), operator
of Subzone 169A, has requested certain
expanded production authority for the
coating and production of textile fabric
adhesive bandages, within Subzone
169A, at the ASO facility in Sarasota,
Florida, (B–24–2013, docketed 03–19–
2013).
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (78 FR 18314, 03–26–2013
(initial application); 79 FR 17133, 03–
27–2014 (new evidence); 79 FR 32910,
06–09–2014 (new evidence)) and the
application has been processed
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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 have not been
satisfied (i.e., the applicant has not met
the burden of proof to demonstrate that
its proposal would result in a net
positive economic effect and significant
public benefit);
Now, therefore, the Board hereby does
not approve the application requesting
expanded production authority under
zone procedures within Subzone 169A
at the facility of ASO, LLC, located in
Sarasota, Florida, as described in the
application and Federal Register notice.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of
July 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2015–19603 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–47–2015]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 46—
Cincinnati, Ohio; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity, Festo
Corporation (Pneumatic/Electric
Cylinders and Drives, Valve Manifolds,
Electronic Control Systems), Mason,
Ohio
Festo Corporation (Festo), an operator
of FTZ 46, submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility located in Mason,
Ohio. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on July 22, 2015.
The Festo facility is located within
Site 9 of FTZ 46. The facility is used for
the production of pneumatic and
electronic cylinders and drives, valve
manifolds, and electronic control
systems used for industrial automation
applications. Pursuant to 15 CFR
400.14(b), FTZ authority would be
limited to the specific foreign-status
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 Festo from customs duty
payments on the foreign status
components used in export production.
On its domestic sales, Festo would be
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able to choose the duty rate during
customs entry procedures that applies to
pneumatic and electric cylinders and
drives, valve manifolds, and electronic
control systems (duty rates ranges from
free to 2.7%) for the foreign status
components noted below. Customs
duties also could possibly be deferred or
reduced on foreign status production
equipment.
The components sourced from abroad
include: Light oils/hydrocarbon
mixtures; greases; aluminum oxides;
petroleum lubricants; adhesives; pastes;
epoxies; Loctite; Scotch Weld;
Thermaglue; Araldite; simson; heat
transfer pastes; polymer adhesives;
polyacetals; acrylic and plastic rods/
sticks/profiles shapes; plastic pipes/
hoses (and with fittings)/tubes/sleeves/
couplings/ plugs/adapters/unions/
connectors/connection sets; plastic
adhesive tape/foil/strip/labels/stickers/
films/sheets/covers/boxes/packaging/
bins/lids/cases/containers/bags/sacks/
caps/covers/ handles/knobs/o-rings/
washers/belts/fasteners; polyvinyl
chloride plates/sheets/film/foil/strip;
rubber rods/tubes/profiles/strips/sheets/
plates/pipes/hoses/hose sets/conveyor
belts/gaskets/seals/o-rings/stops/rings/
discs/plugs; cases; plywood; paperboard
cartons/boxes/cases/containers; paper
tape/labels/stickers/manuals/printed
materials/posters; felt (HTSUS
Subheading 5602.21); transmission/
conveyor belts; glass containers;
stainless steel strips/coils/bars/rods;
steel tubes/pipes/profiles/bars/rods/
pipe fittings/sleeves/elbows/unions/
bends/rings/grommets/gaskets/
connectors/couplings/adapters/
bushings/nipples/elbows/plugs/
ferrules/flanges/bellows/inserts/glands/
containers/grills/netting/fencing/stops/
caps/dowels/pins/leaf springs/plug
seals/ring seals/straps/extensions; steel
fasteners (screws, cotters and pins,
washers, spacers, rivets, bolts, studs,
nuts, inserts); copper nipples/couplings/
unions/sleeves/banjos/plugs/adapters/
pillars/wires/bushings; copper fasteners
(rivets, cotters, cotter pins, nuts, bolts,
screws, plug screws); aluminumaluminum alloy profiles/strips/sheets/
plates/tubes/unions/adapters/flanges/
banjos/containers for liquefied or
compressed gases/couplings/bushings/
couplings/spacers/washers/rings/
sleeves/supports/gaskets/brackets/
mountings/connectors/fittings/branch
modules/ring pieces/sub-bases);
aluminum fasteners (screws, rivets,
pins, nuts; nickel fittings); castors;
latches; adjustor knobs; rails; handles;
base metal hoses/pipes/tubes/bellows/
unions; identification plates; hydraulic
engines and motors; pneumatic engines/
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motors/cylinders/actuators; diaphragm
pumps; air compressors; air dryers;
membrane dryer service kit; air/water/
gas filters and cartridges; filter gaskets;
humidifiers; inlet units; vacuum units;
solenoid blocks; clean air restrictors;
purifying equipment; air manifold
assemblies; filling/closing/sealing/
labeling/capsuling machines;
lubricators; airgun nozzle/oiler bowls;
data storage units; printed circuits;
handling modules; grippers; valves
(pressure-reducing, hydraulic/
pneumatic, check, ball, solenoid,
regular, ballcocks, angle, inline, gate,
hand) and related parts; ball/needle/
housed/plain shaft bearings and related
cups, bushings, discs, spacers, housings;
camshafts; crankshafts; transmission
shafts; gears; gear racks; gear boxes; ball
screws; pulleys; free wheel units; axles
kits; clamping sleeves; coupling
housings; drive shafts; motor flanges;
pinions; metal gaskets; synchronous
electric motors; AC/DC motors and
related parts; electrical transformers;
power supplies; permanent magnets;
electromagnetic couplings/lifting heads/
work holders and related parts;
clutches; brakes; lithium batteries;
voltage regulators; cassettes; software on
compacts disks; memory/smart cards;
electrical items (resistors, capacitors,
motor starters, controllers, circuit
breakers, terminals, starters, overload
protectors, splices, connectors,
switches, fuses, relays, switches, plug
sockets, terminal strips/sockets, cat5
couplers, boxes, bridges, grounding sets,
manifolds, modules, multipoles); motor
controllers; motor controls; interfaces;
bus nodes; control blocks; operating
units; sensor boxes; PLC boards; printed
circuit board assemblies; flat electrical
modules and related covers, housings,
frames; electric modules (analogue,
branch, flat, input, output, extension);
mercury vapor lamps; diodes; light
emitting diodes; electronic simulators;
demonstration kits; ethernet cables;
electric cables; connecting lines;
insulated wires; wiring harnesses;
electrical conductors; fiber optic cables;
conduit tubing; insulating fittings;
insulating fittings; prisms; mirrors;
lenses; liquid crystal devices; lasers;
optical appliances/instruments; disc
calculators; slide rules; micrometers;
calipers; gauges; rulers/tape measures;
measuring devices and related parts;
demonstration instruments; barometers;
thermometers; flow meters; sensors;
pressure gauges/transmitters;
oscilloscopes/graphs; optical
instruments; testing devices;
temposonics; pneumatic industrial
process control instruments; and, time
delay inserts (duty rate ranges from free
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- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1980]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1980]
Expanded Production Authority Not Approved; Foreign-Trade Zone
169; ASO, LLC; Subzone 169A; (Textile Fabric Adhesive Bandage Coating
and Production); Sarasota, Florida
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, ASO, LLC (ASO), operator of Subzone 169A, has requested
certain expanded production authority for the coating and production of
textile fabric adhesive bandages, within Subzone 169A, at the ASO
facility in Sarasota, Florida, (B-24-2013, docketed 03-19-2013).
Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the
Federal Register (78 FR 18314, 03-26-2013 (initial application); 79 FR
17133, 03-27-2014 (new evidence); 79 FR 32910, 06-09-2014 (new
evidence)) and the application has been processed
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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 have not been satisfied (i.e., the applicant
has not met the burden of proof to demonstrate that its proposal would
result in a net positive economic effect and significant public
benefit);
Now, therefore, the Board hereby does not approve the application
requesting expanded production authority under zone procedures within
Subzone 169A at the facility of ASO, LLC, located in Sarasota, Florida,
as described in the application and Federal Register notice.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 31st day of July 2015.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-19603 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]
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