Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 279-Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC (Shipbuilding); Houma, Louisiana, 60340-60341 [2016-20995]

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[FR Doc. 2016–21065 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–56–2016] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 279— Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC (Shipbuilding); Houma, Louisiana Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC (Gulf Island Shipyards) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in Houma, Louisiana within FTZ 279. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 19, 2016. The request indicates that a separate application for site designation at the Gulf Island Shipyards facilities will be submitted pursuant to Section 400.38 of the Board’s regulations. The Gulf Island Shipyards facilities are used for the repair, maintenance and fabrication of tugs, barges, dredges, offshore drilling rigs and other vessels. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and 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 Gulf Island Shipyards from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, Gulf Island Shipyards would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to: Cargo vessels; passenger vessels; tankers; refrigerated vessels; offshore service vessels; fishing vessels; tugs and pusher crafts; dredgers; offshore drilling or production platforms; floating docks and similar structures; lifeboats and military vessels; and, hulls (duty-free) for the foreign-status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Floorbonding coats; epoxy resins; fittings; plastic floor coverings; boxes and crates; handles and knobs; gaskets; life jackets; insulation; plastic tiles; tableware; pipe fittings; flanges; metal elbows; metal sleeves; marine doors; steel wall panels; anchors; small steel drums; steel metadisc fasteners; steel washers; steel fasteners; ladders and raceways; wires; copper fittings; nuts; bolts; washers; screws; nickel fittings; aluminum rods, profiles and fittings; hangers; forgings; lead pipes and pipe fittings; zinc tubes, pipes and fittings; tin tubes, pipes and fittings; metal fittings; flexible tubing; boilers; steam turbines; turbine parts; marine inboard engines; diesel engines and parts; turbine jets; gas turbines; hydrojet engines; fuel oil pumps; cooling pumps; ballast pumps; macerator pumps; hydraulic pumps; bilge, sump and dredge pumps; jet pumps; air and liquid compressors; turbochargers; pumps and compressors; air conditioner units; HVAC units; refrigeration units; fire dampers; heat exchangers; cooling equipment; liquid purifying equipment; fuel filters; air filters; sprayers; winches; derricks; elevators; drilling risers; deck machinery; trash compactors; pressure valves; scupper valves; check valves; relief valves; gate valves; roller bearings; Z-drives; transmission shafts; housed bearings; gearboxes; pulleys; flywheels; clutches; universal joints; acoustic baffles; propellers and blades; AC and DC electric motors up to 746W; electric motors and generators (>750W); singlephase AC electric motors and generators; multi-phase AC electric motors and generators; AC motors and generators (750W–150kW); AC generators; generator sets; electrical ballasts; transformers; rectifiers; power supplies; inductors; starters; heaters; television reception equipment; radar equipment; radio remote control equipment; antennas; tuners; signaling devices; motor starters; switches; connectors; electrical terminals; switching equipment; electrical panels; arc lamps; signal generators; displays; coaxial cables; ignition wiring sets; electric conductors; mirrors; optical instruments; depth-sounding apparatus; micrometers; calipers; thermostats; voltage regulators; marine chronometers; helm chairs; table brackets and plates; seats and accessories; furniture; seat parts; and, searchlights (duty rate ranges from dutyfree to 8.5%). The production activity under FTZ procedures would be subject to the ‘‘standard shipyard restriction’’ applicable to foreign origin steel mill E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2016 / Notices products, which requires that Gulf Island Shipyards pay all applicable duties on such items. 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 October 11, 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 25, 2016. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–20995 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–038] Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People’s Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, and Postponement of Final Determination Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) preliminarily determines that certain amorphous silica fabric (silica fabric) from the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation is July 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. The estimated weighted-average dumping margins are shown in the ‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of this notice. We invite interested parties to comment on this preliminary determination. DATES: Effective September 1, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Hoefke or Fred Baker, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Aug 31, 2016 Jkt 238001 Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–4947 and (202) 482–2924, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Department published the notice of initiation of this LTFV investigation on February 23, 2016.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum that is dated concurrently with this determination and is hereby adopted by this notice.2 A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix I to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and electronic version of Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is silica fabric from the PRC. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix II. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to the Department’s regulations,3 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., ‘‘scope’’).4 We received comments from one interested party on March 13, 2016. However, since these comments were untimely filed, we rejected them from the record. 1 See Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation, 81 FR 8913 (February 23, 2016) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People’s Republic of China,’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum) dated concurrently with this notice. 3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 4 See Initiation Notice, 81 FR at 8913. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 60341 We received no other comments on scope since publication of the Initiation Notice, other than rebuttal comments filed by petitioner on March 17, 2016, with respect to the untimely filed March 7, 2016, comments. The Department is preliminarily not modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Methodology The Department conducted this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). We calculated constructed export prices in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because the PRC is a non-market economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, we calculated normal value (NV) in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances On July 13, 2016, Petitioner filed a timely critical circumstances allegation, pursuant to section 733(e)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, alleging that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of silica fabric from the PRC.5 We preliminarily determine that critical circumstances exist for ACIT (Pinghu) Inc. (ACIT), Nanjing Tianyuan Fiberglass Material Co., Ltd. (Nanjing Tianyuan), and the PRC-wide entity. For a full description of the methodology and results of our analysis, please see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Combination Rates In the Initiation Notice, the Department stated that it would calculate combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation.6 Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.7 Preliminary Determination The preliminary weighted-average antidumping margins are as follows: 5 See Letter from Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (Petitioner), dated July 13, 2016. 6 See Initiation Notice, 81 FR at 8917. 7 See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on the Department’s Web site at https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull051.pdf. E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60340-60341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20995]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-56-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 279--Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Gulf Island Shipyards, 
LLC (Shipbuilding); Houma, Louisiana

    Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC (Gulf Island Shipyards) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facilities in Houma, Louisiana within FTZ 279. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on August 19, 2016.
    The request indicates that a separate application for site 
designation at the Gulf Island Shipyards facilities will be submitted 
pursuant to Section 400.38 of the Board's regulations. The Gulf Island 
Shipyards facilities are used for the repair, maintenance and 
fabrication of tugs, barges, dredges, offshore drilling rigs and other 
vessels. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to 
the specific foreign-status materials and 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 Gulf Island Shipyards 
from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in 
export production. On its domestic sales, Gulf Island Shipyards would 
be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that 
applies to: Cargo vessels; passenger vessels; tankers; refrigerated 
vessels; offshore service vessels; fishing vessels; tugs and pusher 
crafts; dredgers; offshore drilling or production platforms; floating 
docks and similar structures; lifeboats and military vessels; and, 
hulls (duty-free) for the foreign-status inputs noted below. Customs 
duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status 
production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Floor-
bonding coats; epoxy resins; fittings; plastic floor coverings; boxes 
and crates; handles and knobs; gaskets; life jackets; insulation; 
plastic tiles; tableware; pipe fittings; flanges; metal elbows; metal 
sleeves; marine doors; steel wall panels; anchors; small steel drums; 
steel metadisc fasteners; steel washers; steel fasteners; ladders and 
raceways; wires; copper fittings; nuts; bolts; washers; screws; nickel 
fittings; aluminum rods, profiles and fittings; hangers; forgings; lead 
pipes and pipe fittings; zinc tubes, pipes and fittings; tin tubes, 
pipes and fittings; metal fittings; flexible tubing; boilers; steam 
turbines; turbine parts; marine inboard engines; diesel engines and 
parts; turbine jets; gas turbines; hydrojet engines; fuel oil pumps; 
cooling pumps; ballast pumps; macerator pumps; hydraulic pumps; bilge, 
sump and dredge pumps; jet pumps; air and liquid compressors; 
turbochargers; pumps and compressors; air conditioner units; HVAC 
units; refrigeration units; fire dampers; heat exchangers; cooling 
equipment; liquid purifying equipment; fuel filters; air filters; 
sprayers; winches; derricks; elevators; drilling risers; deck 
machinery; trash compactors; pressure valves; scupper valves; check 
valves; relief valves; gate valves; roller bearings; Z-drives; 
transmission shafts; housed bearings; gearboxes; pulleys; flywheels; 
clutches; universal joints; acoustic baffles; propellers and blades; AC 
and DC electric motors up to 746W; electric motors and generators 
(>750W); single-phase AC electric motors and generators; multi-phase AC 
electric motors and generators; AC motors and generators (750W-150kW); 
AC generators; generator sets; electrical ballasts; transformers; 
rectifiers; power supplies; inductors; starters; heaters; television 
reception equipment; radar equipment; radio remote control equipment; 
antennas; tuners; signaling devices; motor starters; switches; 
connectors; electrical terminals; switching equipment; electrical 
panels; arc lamps; signal generators; displays; coaxial cables; 
ignition wiring sets; electric conductors; mirrors; optical 
instruments; depth-sounding apparatus; micrometers; calipers; 
thermostats; voltage regulators; marine chronometers; helm chairs; 
table brackets and plates; seats and accessories; furniture; seat 
parts; and, searchlights (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8.5%). The 
production activity under FTZ procedures would be subject to the 
``standard shipyard restriction'' applicable to foreign origin steel 
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products, which requires that Gulf Island Shipyards pay all applicable 
duties on such items.
    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 October 11, 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 25, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-20995 Filed 8-31-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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