Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Under the Alternative Site Framework, Vancouver, Washington, 76914 [2016-26757]

Download as PDF 76914 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 214 / Friday, November 4, 2016 / Notices LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE— Continued [10/22/2016 through 10/31/2016] Firm name Firm address Date accepted for investigation The PWT Group, LLC, d/b/a 6320 Highview Drive, Fort Precision Wire Technologies. Wayne, IN 46818. 10/26/2016 DCI, Inc ................................... 10/31/2016 Encore Ceramics, Inc .............. JT Precision, Inc ...................... 265 S. Main Street, Lisbon, NH 3585. P.O. Box 2124, Grants Pass, OR 97528. 8701 Haight Road, Baker, NY 14012. Any party having a substantial interest in these proceedings may request a public hearing on the matter. 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[FR Doc. 2016–26650 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2012] Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Under the Alternative Site Framework, Vancouver, Washington 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 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Nov 03, 2016 Jkt 241001 Product(s) 10/31/2016 The firm manufactures wire dies and precision drawn round and flat wire in stainless steel, steel alloys and a variety of non-ferrous alloys. The firm is a manufacturer of hardwood dormitory style furniture. The firm manufactures ceramic tiles. 10/31/2016 The firm manufactures precision machined component parts. adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; 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 Port of Vancouver USA (the Grantee) has made application to the Board (B–29–2016, docketed May 4, 2016), requesting the establishment of a foreign-trade zone under the ASF with a service area of Clark County, Washington, within and adjacent to the Portland, Oregon U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry, and proposed Site 1 would be categorized as a magnet site; Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (81 FR 29251–29252, May 11, 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 grants to the Grantee the privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 296, as described in the application, and 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. Signed at Washington, DC, October 18, 2016. Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–26757 Filed 11–3–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–72–2016] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 80—San Antonio, Texas; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; CGT U.S., Ltd.; (Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Coated Upholstery Fabric Cover Stock); New Braunfels, Texas CGT U.S., Ltd. (CGT), submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in New Braunfels, Texas. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on October 18, 2016. A separate application for subzone designation at the CGT facility was submitted and will be processed under Section 400.38 of the Board’s regulations. The facility is used for the production of PVC coated upholstery fabric cover stock. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and components and specific finished product described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt CGT from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, CGT would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to the PVC coated upholstery fabric cover stock (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: Compound stabilizer for plastics; antimony trioxide (low-tint); flat release paper; polyester knit fabric; polycotton E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26757]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2012]


Grant of Authority; Establishment of a Foreign-Trade Zone, Under 
the Alternative Site Framework, Vancouver, Washington

    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 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 adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 
CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization 
of zones;
    Whereas, the Port of Vancouver USA (the Grantee) has made 
application to the Board (B-29-2016, docketed May 4, 2016), requesting 
the establishment of a foreign-trade zone under the ASF with a service 
area of Clark County, Washington, within and adjacent to the Portland, 
Oregon U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry, and proposed 
Site 1 would be categorized as a magnet site;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (81 FR 29251-29252, May 11, 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 grants to the Grantee the 
privilege of establishing a foreign-trade zone, designated on the 
records of the Board as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 296, as described in the 
application, and 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.

    Signed at Washington, DC, October 18, 2016.
Penny Pritzker,
Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and Executive Officer, Foreign-Trade 
Zones Board.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26757 Filed 11-3-16; 8:45 am]
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