Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 21 Under Alternative Site Framework; Charleston, South Carolina, 38130 [2016-13947]

Download as PDF 38130 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 113 / Monday, June 13, 2016 / Notices Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen.Boyce@ trade.gov or at (202) 482–1346. Dated: June 3, 2016. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–13919 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2000] Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 21 Under Alternative Site Framework; Charleston, South Carolina srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 21, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 14–2015, docketed February 25, 2015) for authority to reorganize and expand under the ASF with a service area of the Counties of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Orangeburg, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Horry (portion), Florence (portion), Marion (portion), Colleton, Jasper, Hampton and Beaufort, in and adjacent to the Charleston (South Carolina), Georgetown (South Carolina) and Savannah (Georgia) Customs and Border Protection ports of entry, FTZ 21’s existing Sites 5 (as modified), 9, 16 and 18 would be categorized as magnet sites, and the grantee proposes seven initial usage-driven sites (Sites 6, 15, 26, 28, 30, 31 and 32); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (80 FR 11632–11633, March 4, 2015) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendation of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied if approval of the service area is limited to the Counties of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Orangeburg, Williamsburg, VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:48 Jun 10, 2016 Jkt 238001 Georgetown, Colleton, Jasper, Hampton and Beaufort; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to reorganize and expand FTZ 21 under the ASF is approved with a service area of the Counties of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Orangeburg, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Colleton, Jasper, Hampton and Beaufort, 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 zone, to an ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Sites 9, 16 and 18 if not activated within five years from the month of approval, and to an ASF sunset provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate authority for Sites 6, 15, 26, 28, 30, 31 and 32 if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs purpose within three years from the month of approval. Signed at Washington, DC, this 2nd day of June 2016. Paul Piquado, Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–13947 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1999] Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 38 (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework, Spartanburg County, South Carolina 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 South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 38, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 80–2015, docketed November 18, 2015) for authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Pickens, Greenwood, and Abbeville Counties, as described in the application, adjacent to the Greenville/Spartanburg Customs and Border Protection port of entry; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (80 FR 73700–73701, November 25, 2015) and the application PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 38 to expand the service area under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone. Signed at Washington, DC, this 2 day of June 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2016–13924 Filed 6–10–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2002] Approval of Expansion of Subzone 78A; Nissan North America, Inc.; Smyrna, Tennessee 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 Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR part 400) provide for the establishment of subzones for specific uses; Whereas, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 78, has made application to the Board to expand Subzone 78A on behalf of Nissan North America, Inc., located in Smyrna, Tennessee (FTZ Docket B–84– 2015, docketed December 23, 2015); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (81 FR 63, January 4, 2016) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM 13JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2000]


Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 21 Under 
Alternative Site Framework; Charleston, South Carolina

    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 South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of 
Foreign-Trade Zone 21, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ 
Docket B-14-2015, docketed February 25, 2015) for authority to 
reorganize and expand under the ASF with a service area of the Counties 
of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Orangeburg, Williamsburg, 
Georgetown, Horry (portion), Florence (portion), Marion (portion), 
Colleton, Jasper, Hampton and Beaufort, in and adjacent to the 
Charleston (South Carolina), Georgetown (South Carolina) and Savannah 
(Georgia) Customs and Border Protection ports of entry, FTZ 21's 
existing Sites 5 (as modified), 9, 16 and 18 would be categorized as 
magnet sites, and the grantee proposes seven initial usage-driven sites 
(Sites 6, 15, 26, 28, 30, 31 and 32);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (80 FR 11632-11633, March 4, 2015) and the application has 
been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; 
and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendation of the 
examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
the Board's regulations are satisfied if approval of the service area 
is limited to the Counties of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, 
Orangeburg, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Colleton, Jasper, Hampton and 
Beaufort;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application to reorganize and expand FTZ 21 under the ASF is 
approved with a service area of the Counties of Charleston, Berkeley, 
Dorchester, Orangeburg, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Colleton, Jasper, 
Hampton and Beaufort, 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 zone, to an ASF sunset provision for 
magnet sites that would terminate authority for Sites 9, 16 and 18 if 
not activated within five years from the month of approval, and to an 
ASF sunset provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate 
authority for Sites 6, 15, 26, 28, 30, 31 and 32 if no foreign-status 
merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs purpose within three 
years from the month of approval.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 2nd day of June 2016.
Paul Piquado, Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-13947 Filed 6-10-16; 8:45 am]
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