Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134-Chattanooga, Tennessee; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Wacker Polysilicon North America LLC (Polysilicon); Charleston, Tennessee, 54554 [2016-19514]

Download as PDF 54554 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Foreign-Trade Zones Board 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). Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134— Chattanooga, Tennessee; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Wacker Polysilicon North America LLC (Polysilicon); Charleston, Tennessee [B–52–2016] Agency: Bureau of Industry and Security. Title: Delivery Verification Procedure for Imports. Form Number(s): BIS–647P. OMB Control Number: 0694–0016. Type of Request: Regular. Burden Hours: 56 hours. Number of Respondents: 100 respondents. Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes per response. Needs and Uses: Foreign governments, on occasions, require U.S. importers of strategic commodities to furnish their foreign supplier with a U.S. Delivery Verification Certificate validating that the commodities shipped to the U.S. were in fact received. This procedure increases the effectiveness of controls on the international trade of strategic commodities. Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit institutions. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain benefits. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Dated: August 11, 2016. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–19507 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–33–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Aug 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 Wacker Polysilicon North America LLC (Wacker) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Charleston, Tennessee within FTZ 134. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 5, 2016. A separate application for subzone designation at the Wacker facility was submitted and will be processed under Section 400.38 of the Board’s regulations. The facility is used for the production of polysilicon. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/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 Wacker from customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export production (estimated 95 percent of production). On its domestic sales, Wacker would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to hyperpure polysilicon (duty-free) for the foreignstatus material/component noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. The material/component sourced from abroad is: silicon metal (duty rate: 5.3%). Wacker has only requested authority to admit silicon metal that is not subject to an antidumping/ countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order to the zone in foreign status. Any silicon metal subject to an AD/CVD order would be brought into the zone in domestic (duty-paid) status. 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 September 26, 2016. PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 A copy of the notification 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 Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482–0473. Dated: August 10, 2016. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–19514 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [S–90–2016] Approval of Expanded Subzone Status; Space Systems/Loral, LLC, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View and San Jose, California On June 22, 2016, the Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an application submitted by the City of San Jose, California, grantee of FTZ 18, requesting expanded subzone status subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 18, on behalf of Space Systems/Loral, LLC, in San Jose, California. The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (81 FR 42650, June 30, 2016). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR Sec. 400.36(f)), the application to expand Subzone 18E is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and further subject to FTZ 18’s 2,000-acre activation limit. Dated: August 10, 2016. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–19518 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19514]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-52-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134--Chattanooga, Tennessee; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Wacker Polysilicon North 
America LLC (Polysilicon); Charleston, Tennessee

    Wacker Polysilicon North America LLC (Wacker) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Charleston, Tennessee within FTZ 134. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on August 5, 2016.
    A separate application for subzone designation at the Wacker 
facility was submitted and will be processed under Section 400.38 of 
the Board's regulations. The facility is used for the production of 
polysilicon. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status materials/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 Wacker from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export 
production (estimated 95 percent of production). On its domestic sales, 
Wacker would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry 
procedures that applies to hyperpure polysilicon (duty-free) for the 
foreign-status material/component noted below. Customs duties also 
could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production 
equipment.
    The material/component sourced from abroad is: silicon metal (duty 
rate: 5.3%). Wacker has only requested authority to admit silicon metal 
that is not subject to an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) 
order to the zone in foreign status. Any silicon metal subject to an 
AD/CVD order would be brought into the zone in domestic (duty-paid) 
status.
    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 September 26, 2016.
    A copy of the notification 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 Elizabeth Whiteman at 
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: August 10, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19514 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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