Foreign-Trade Zone 257-Imperial County, California; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework, 76443-76444 [2015-31079]

Download as PDF 76443 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 236 Wednesday, December 9, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–82–2015] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone 149—Freeport, Texas; Application for Subzone Expansion, Subzone 149C, Phillips 66 Company, Brazoria County, Texas An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by Port Freeport, grantee of FTZ 149, requesting additional acreage within Subzone 149C on behalf of Phillips 66 Company located in Brazoria County, Texas. 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 December 4, 2015. Subzone 149C was approved by the Board on September 25, 1997 (Board Order 920, 62 FR 51830, October 3, 1997) and currently consists of six sites totaling 2,095 acres: Site 1 (1,315 acres)—main refinery and petrochemical complex located at Texas State Highway 35 at Farm Market Road 524, south of Sweeney; Site 2 (160 acres)—Freeport I Terminal and storage facility located at County Road 731, some 28 miles southeast of the refinery; Site 3 (183 acres)—six crude oil storage tanks at Jones Creek Terminal located at 6215 State Highway 36, some 17 miles southeast of the refinery; Site 4 (34 acres)—San Bernard Terminal and storage facility located at County Road 378, 5 miles southeast of the refinery; Site 5 (403 acres)—Clemens Terminal underground LPG storage located at County Road 314, 15 miles east of the refinery; and, Site 6—consisting of a sixmile pipeline. The applicant is requesting authority to expand existing Site 5 to include an additional 75 acres (new site total—478 acres). No VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Dec 08, 2015 Jkt 238001 authorization for production activity has been requested at this time. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the Executive Secretary. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is January 19, 2016. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to February 2, 2016. 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 Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@ trade.gov or (202) 482–2350. Dated: December 4, 2015. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–31056 Filed 12–8–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–81–2015] Foreign-Trade Zone 257—Imperial County, California; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the County of Imperial, California, grantee of FTZ 257, requesting authority to reorganize the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR 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 ‘‘usagedriven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 in the context of the FTZ Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a zone. The application was submitted pursuant to 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 December 3, 2015. FTZ 257 was approved by the FTZ Board on October 9, 2003 (Board Order 1286, 68 FR 61393, October 28, 2003). The current zone includes the following sites: Site 1: (597 acres)— Gateway of the Americas, State Route 7 and State Highway 98, Calexico; Site 2: (32 acres)—Airport Industrial Park, Jones Drive and Best Road with adjacent parcel on Duarte Street, Brawley; Site 3: (240.36 acres)—Calexico International Airport, 254–256 E. Anza Road and Second Street and Airport Road, Calexico; Site 4: (104 acres)—Calipatria Airport Industrial Park, Main Street, International Road and Lyerly Road, Calipatria; Site 5: (531 acres)—El Centro Community Redevelopment Agency project area, Danenberg Road, Dogwood Road and I–8, El Centro; Site 6: (3.46 acres)—Coppel Corporation, 503 Scaroni Road, Calexico; Site 7: (43 acres)—Imperial County Airport, State Highway 86 and Aten Road; Site 8: (115 acres)—Drewry Warehousing complex, 340 West Ralph Road, Imperial; Site 9: (45 acres)—Lucky Ranch Industrial Park, Best Road and Shank Road, Brawley; Site 10: (78.11 acres)—Desert Real Estate parcels, Cole Road and Sunset Boulevard, Calexico; Site 11: (35.47 acres)—Portico Industrial Park, Cole Road and Enterprise Boulevard, Calexico; Site 12 (59.49 acres)—Kloke Tract, Cole Road and Camacho Road, Calexico; Site 13 (57.45 acres)—Las Palmas/Estrada Business Park, Estrada Boulevard and Arguelles Street, Calexico; Site 14 (7.54 acres)—Calexico Industrial Park, 190 East Cole Road and 2360, 2420, 2430, 4360 M.L. King Avenue, Calexico; Site 15 (1.3 acres)— JE Exports, 701 Cesar Chavez Boulevard, Calexico; and, Site 16 (0.96 acres)—JE Exports, 224 Grant Street, Calexico. The grantee’s proposed service area under the ASF would be Imperial County, California, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that the proposed service area is within and adjacent to E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1 76444 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 236 / Wednesday, December 9, 2015 / Notices the Calexico U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing zone to include existing Sites 1 through 5 and 7 through 14 as ‘‘magnet’’ sites and existing Sites 6, 15 and 16 as ‘‘usage-driven’’ sites. 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 1 be so exempted. No new subzones/usagedriven sites are being requested at this time. 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 February 8, 2016. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to February 22, 2016. 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. Dated: December 3, 2015. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–31079 Filed 12–8–15; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th International Trade Administration Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) [A–602–809, A–351–845, A–588–874, A–421– 482–0665, and (202) 482–1690, 813, C–351–846] respectively. Antidumping Duty Investigations of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products Background From Australia, Brazil, Japan, and the Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.206(c)(2), the Netherlands and Countervailing Duty petitioners requested that the Investigation of Certain Hot-Rolled Department issue a preliminary Steel Flat Products From Brazil: affirmative determination of critical Preliminary Determinations of Critical circumstances on an expedited basis. In Circumstances accordance with sections 703(e)(1) and AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 733(e)(1) of the Act, because the International Trade Administration, petitioners submitted their critical Department of Commerce. circumstances allegations more than 20 days before the scheduled date of the SUMMARY: On August 11, 2015, the final determination, the Department Department of Commerce (the Department) received antidumping duty must promptly issue preliminary critical circumstances determinations. (AD) petitions concerning imports of Section 703(e)(1) of the Act provides certain hot-rolled steel flat products that the Department will determine that (hot-rolled steel) from Australia, Brazil, critical circumstances exist in CVD Japan, and the Netherlands, and a investigations if there is a reasonable countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning hot-rolled steel from Brazil.1 basis to believe or suspect: (A) That ‘‘the alleged countervailable subsidy’’ is On October 23, 2015, the Department inconsistent with the Agreement on received timely allegations, pursuant to Subsidies and Countervailing Measures sections 703(e)(1) and 733(e)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), (SCM Agreement) of the World Trade Organization, and (B) that ‘‘there have and 19 CFR 351.206, that critical been massive imports of the subject circumstances exist with respect to merchandise over a relatively short imports of the merchandise under period.’’ Section 733(e)(1) of the Act investigation.2 Based on information provided by the petitioners, data placed provides that the Department will preliminarily determine that critical on the record of these investigations by circumstances exist in AD investigations the mandatory respondents, and data collected by the Department from Global if there is a reasonable basis to believe or suspect: (A)(i) That ‘‘there is a history Trade Atlas (GTA), the Department of dumping and material injury by preliminarily determines that critical reason of dumped imports in the United circumstances exist for imports of hotStates or elsewhere of the subject rolled steel from certain producers and merchandise,’’ or (ii) that ‘‘the person by exporters from Brazil and Japan. whom, or for whose account, the DATES: Effective Date: December 9, 2015. merchandise was imported knew or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: should have known that the exporter Dmitry Vladimirov or Minoo Hatten, was selling the subject merchandise at AD/CVD Operations, Office I, less than its fair value and that there Enforcement and Compliance, was likely to be material injury by reason of such sales,’’ and (B) that 1 See Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping ‘‘there have been massive imports of the Duties on Imports of Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat subject merchandise over a relatively Products from Australia, Brazil, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, short period.’’ Section 351.206(h)(2) of dated August 11, 2015, and Petitions for the the Department’s regulations provides Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imports of that, generally, imports must increase by Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil, at least 15 percent during the ‘‘relatively Korea, and Turkey, dated August 11, 2015 (collectively, the petitions). The petitioners for short period’’ to be considered these investigations are AK Steel Corporation, ‘‘massive’’ and section 351.206(i) ArcelorMittal USA LLC, Nucor Corporation, SSAB defines a ‘‘relatively short period’’ as Enterprises, LLC, Steel Dynamics, Inc., and United normally being the period beginning on States Steel Corporation (the petitioners). 2 See Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products From the date the proceeding begins (i.e., the Australia, Brazil, Japan and the Netherlands— date the petition is filed) 3 and ending at Critical Circumstances Allegations, October 23, least three months later.4 The 2105, and Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Flat Products DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE From Australia, Brazil, Japan and the Netherlands— Critical Circumstances Allegations, November 2, 2015 (making public certain information in Attachment 2 of original submission) (collectively, Critical Circumstances Allegation). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Dec 08, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3 See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(40) (providing that a proceeding begins on the date of the filing of a petition). 4 See 19 CFR 351.206(i). E:\FR\FM\09DEN1.SGM 09DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31079]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-81-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone 257--Imperial County, California; Application 
for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the County of Imperial, California, grantee of FTZ 257, 
requesting authority to reorganize the zone under the alternative site 
framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR 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. The application was 
submitted pursuant to 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 December 3, 2015.
    FTZ 257 was approved by the FTZ Board on October 9, 2003 (Board 
Order 1286, 68 FR 61393, October 28, 2003).
    The current zone includes the following sites: Site 1: (597 
acres)--Gateway of the Americas, State Route 7 and State Highway 98, 
Calexico; Site 2: (32 acres)--Airport Industrial Park, Jones Drive and 
Best Road with adjacent parcel on Duarte Street, Brawley; Site 3: 
(240.36 acres)--Calexico International Airport, 254-256 E. Anza Road 
and Second Street and Airport Road, Calexico; Site 4: (104 acres)--
Calipatria Airport Industrial Park, Main Street, International Road and 
Lyerly Road, Calipatria; Site 5: (531 acres)--El Centro Community 
Redevelopment Agency project area, Danenberg Road, Dogwood Road and I-
8, El Centro; Site 6: (3.46 acres)--Coppel Corporation, 503 Scaroni 
Road, Calexico; Site 7: (43 acres)--Imperial County Airport, State 
Highway 86 and Aten Road; Site 8: (115 acres)--Drewry Warehousing 
complex, 340 West Ralph Road, Imperial; Site 9: (45 acres)--Lucky Ranch 
Industrial Park, Best Road and Shank Road, Brawley; Site 10: (78.11 
acres)--Desert Real Estate parcels, Cole Road and Sunset Boulevard, 
Calexico; Site 11: (35.47 acres)--Portico Industrial Park, Cole Road 
and Enterprise Boulevard, Calexico; Site 12 (59.49 acres)--Kloke Tract, 
Cole Road and Camacho Road, Calexico; Site 13 (57.45 acres)--Las 
Palmas/Estrada Business Park, Estrada Boulevard and Arguelles Street, 
Calexico; Site 14 (7.54 acres)--Calexico Industrial Park, 190 East Cole 
Road and 2360, 2420, 2430, 4360 M.L. King Avenue, Calexico; Site 15 
(1.3 acres)--JE Exports, 701 Cesar Chavez Boulevard, Calexico; and, 
Site 16 (0.96 acres)--JE Exports, 224 Grant Street, Calexico.
    The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be Imperial 
County, California, as described in the application. If approved, the 
grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based 
on companies' needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that 
the proposed service area is within and adjacent to

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the Calexico U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing 
zone to include existing Sites 1 through 5 and 7 through 14 as 
``magnet'' sites and existing Sites 6, 15 and 16 as ``usage-driven'' 
sites. 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 1 be so exempted. No new 
subzones/usage-driven sites are being requested at this time.
    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 February 8, 
2016. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to February 22, 2016.
    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.

    Dated: December 3, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-31079 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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