Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 149 Under Alternative Site Framework Freeport, Texas, 52614 [2016-18784]

Download as PDF 52614 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 153 / Tuesday, August 9, 2016 / Notices Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (80 FR 48806–48807, August 14, 2015) and the amended 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; Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders: The amended application to expand FTZ 225 under the ASF 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 zone, and to an ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would terminate authority for Site 4 if not activated within five years from the month of approval. Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of July, 2016. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2016–18791 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2009] Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 149 Under Alternative Site Framework Freeport, Texas asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD 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, Port Freeport, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 149, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 65–2015, docketed September 22, 2015) for authority to expand existing Site 1 of the zone under the ASF to include additional acreage in Freeport, Texas, adjacent to the Freeport Customs and Border Protection port of entry; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (80 FR 58464, September 29, 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 20:00 Aug 08, 2016 Jkt 238001 Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of 2016. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2016–18784 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am] Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone. Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of July 2016. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2016–18789 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XE74 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Waterfront Improvement Projects Foreign-Trade Zones Board AGENCY: BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P [Order No. 2011] Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 103 Under Alternative Site Framework Grand Forks, North Dakota 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: BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 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 expand FTZ 149— Site 1 under the ASF 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 zone. 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 Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 103, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 27–2016, docketed May 2, 2016) requesting to reorganize under the ASF with a service area of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, in and adjacent to the Grand Forks U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry, and to remove existing Sites 1, 2 and 3 from the zone; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (81 FR 27410–27411, May 6, 2016) 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 103 under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and to the PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental harassment authorization; request for comments. NMFS has received a request from the U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to construction activities as part of waterfront improvement projects at several berths. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting public comment on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the Navy to incidentally take marine mammals, by Level B harassment only, during the specified activity at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (the Shipyard) in Kittery, Maine. DATES: Comments and information must be received no later than September 8, 2016. ADDRESSES: Comments on the application should be addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. Physical comments should be sent to 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, and electronic comments should be sent to ITP.Pauline@noaa.gov. Instructions: NMFS is not responsible for comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period. Comments received electronically, including all attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09AUN1.SGM 09AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 52614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18784]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2009]


Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 149 Under Alternative Site 
Framework Freeport, 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, Port Freeport, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 149, 
submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-65-2015, docketed 
September 22, 2015) for authority to expand existing Site 1 of the zone 
under the ASF to include additional acreage in Freeport, Texas, 
adjacent to the Freeport Customs and Border Protection port of entry;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (80 FR 58464, September 29, 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;
    Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application to expand FTZ 149--Site 1 under the ASF 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 zone.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, 
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2016-18784 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am]
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