Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 68-El Paso, Texas; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PGTEX USA, Inc. (Fiber Glass Fabrics); El Paso, Texas, 1316-1317 [2016-32027]

Download as PDF 1316 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 3 / Thursday, January 5, 2017 / Notices public comment (81 FR 63469, September 15, 2016). The FTZ Board has determined that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification is authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14. Dated: December 22, 2016. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–32033 Filed 1–4–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is February 14, 2017. 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 FTZ Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482–1367. Dated: December 28, 2016. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–87–2016] new contracts with appropriate information concerning foreign purchases otherwise dutiable, so that the FTZ Board may consider whether any foreign dutiable items are being imported for manufacturing in the zone primarily because of FTZ procedures and whether the FTZ Board should consider requiring customs duties to be paid on such items. Dated: December 28, 2016. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–32031 Filed 1–4–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [FR Doc. 2016–32028 Filed 1–4–17; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 21:06 Jan 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 [B–88–2016] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Westlake Chemical Corporation (Westlake) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities within Subzone 87F in Sulphur, Louisiana. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on December 16, 2016. The Westlake facilities are used for the production of petrochemicals, including polyethylene and styrene. 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 Westlake from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, Westlake would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene and styrene (duty rates range from free to 6.5%) 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 1-hexene, benzene, and BHEB-(2,6-Di-t-butyl-4ethyl phenol) (duty rates range from free to 5.5%). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive VerDate Sep<11>2014 Foreign-Trade Zones Board BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 87—Lake Charles, Louisiana; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Westlake Chemical Corporation; Subzone 87F (Polyethylene and Styrene); Sulphur, Louisiana [B–57–2016] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 92—Harrison County, Mississippi; Authorization of Production Activity; TopShip, LLC (Shipbuilding); Gulfport, Mississippi On August 30, 2016, the Mississippi Coast Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 92, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of TopShip, LLC, within FTZ 92, in Gulfport, Mississippi. The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (81 FR 62078–62079, September 8, 2016). The FTZ Board has determined that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification is authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14, and subject to the following conditions: (1) Any foreign steel mill products admitted to the zone for the TopShip, LLC, activity, including plate, angles, shapes, channels, rolled steel stock, bars, pipes and tubes, not incorporated into merchandise otherwise classified, and which is used in manufacturing, shall be subject to full customs duties in accordance with applicable law, unless the Executive Secretary determines that the same item is not then being produced by a domestic steel mill. (2) TopShip, LLC, shall meet its obligation under 15 CFR 400.13(b) by annually advising the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary as to significant PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 68—El Paso, Texas; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PGTEX USA, Inc. (Fiber Glass Fabrics); El Paso, Texas PGTEX USA, Inc. (PGTEX) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in El Paso, Texas, within FTZ 68. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on December 19, 2016. The PGTEX facility is located within Site 3 of FTZ 68. The facility is used for the production of fiber glass fabrics used in a variety of applications: Wind turbine blades, sporting goods, autos, shipbuilding, building materials and aerospace. 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. The components and materials sourced from abroad include yarns (glass fiber) (HTSUS 7019.19), glass fibers (HTSUS 7019.90), and polyester yarn (HTSUS 5402.33) (duty rates range from 4.3 to 6.5%). The applicant indicates that these foreign-sourced materials/components will be admitted to the FTZ in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). This would preclude inverted tariff benefits on such items on its domestic sales of fiber glass fabrics. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt PGTEX from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 3 / Thursday, January 5, 2017 / Notices Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is February 14, 2017. 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 FTZ Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482–1367. Dated: December 28, 2016. Elizabeth Whitman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–32027 Filed 1–4–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–851] Certain Preserved Mushrooms From the People’s Republic of China: Final Rescission of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review; 2015 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) published its Preliminary Rescission for the new shipper review (NSR) of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China on August 8, 2016. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2015, through July 31, 2015. For the final results of this review, as discussed below, we continue to find that the single U.S. sale made by Linyi Yuqiao International Trade Co., Ltd. (Yuqiao) during the POR is not bona fide. Because any weighted average dumping margins calculated in a NSR must be based solely on bona fide sales, we are rescinding this NSR. DATES: Effective January 5, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Heaney or Erin Kearney, AD/ CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4475 and (202) 482–0167 respectively. mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:06 Jan 04, 2017 Jkt 241001 Background On August 8, 2016, the Department of Commerce (Department) published its Preliminary Rescission for the NSR of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the publication of the Preliminary Rescission, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2 The Issues and 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 in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/ index.html. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Scope of the Order The products covered by this order are certain preserved mushrooms, whether imported whole, sliced, diced, or as stems and pieces. The certain preserved mushrooms covered under this order are the species Agaricus bisporus and Agaricus bitorquis. ‘‘Certain Preserved Mushrooms’’ refers to mushrooms that have been prepared or preserved by cleaning, blanching, and sometimes slicing or cutting. These mushrooms are then packed and heated in containers including, but not limited to, cans or glass jars in a suitable liquid medium, including, but not limited to, water, brine, butter or butter sauce. Certain preserved mushrooms may be imported whole, sliced, diced, or as stems and pieces. Included within the scope of this order are ‘‘brined’’ mushrooms, which are presalted and 1 See Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Rescission of 2015 Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review, 81 FR 52403 (August 8, 2016) (Preliminary Rescission); see also Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of Amendment of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 64 FR 8308 (February 19, 1999) (Order). 2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Antidumping and Countervailing Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, entitled ‘‘Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Rescission,’’ issued concurrently with and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1317 packed in a heavy salt solution to provisionally preserve them for further processing. The merchandise subject to this order is classifiable under subheadings: 2003.10.0127, 2003.10.0131, 2003.10.0137, 2003.10.0143, 2003.10.0147, 2003.10.0153, and 0711.51.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.3 Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case briefs by parties are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues which parties raised is attached to this notice as an Appendix. Rescission of New Shipper Review For the Preliminary Rescission, the Department analyzed the bona fides of Yuqiao’s single U.S. sale during the POR, and preliminarily found it was not a bona fide sale.4 In Yuqiao’s case brief, Yuqiao submitted comments on the Department’s bona fides analysis.5 In this final rescission, we have analyzed Yuqiao’s comments and continue to determine that Yuqiao’s single U.S. sale is non-bona fide. Therefore, the Department is rescinding this NSR. For a complete discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Assessment As the Department is rescinding this NSR, we have not calculated a company-specific dumping margin for Yuqiao. However, the Department initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain preserved mushrooms from the PRC covering numerous exporters, including Yuqiao, for the period of February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016, which overlaps in part with the POR of this NSR.6 Thus, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend subject merchandise exported by Yuqiao and 3 For a complete description of the scope of the order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 4 See Preliminary Rescission; see also Memorandum from Michael J. Heaney to Scot Fullerton, Re: 2015 Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Bona Fide Sales Analysis for Linyi Yuqiao International Trade Co., Ltd., dated August 2, 2016. 5 See Letter from Linyi Yuqiao International Trade Co., Ltd. Re: Certain Preserved Mushrooms from the People’s Republic of China; Yuqiao’s Comments on the Department’s Preliminary Rescission, dated September 7, 2016. 6 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 20324, 20338–20240 (April 7, 2016). E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1316-1317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-32027]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-88-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 68--El Paso, Texas; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; PGTEX USA, Inc. (Fiber Glass Fabrics); El 
Paso, Texas

    PGTEX USA, Inc. (PGTEX) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in El Paso, 
Texas, within FTZ 68. The notification conforming to the requirements 
of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
December 19, 2016.
    The PGTEX facility is located within Site 3 of FTZ 68. The facility 
is used for the production of fiber glass fabrics used in a variety of 
applications: Wind turbine blades, sporting goods, autos, shipbuilding, 
building materials and aerospace. 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.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include yarns 
(glass fiber) (HTSUS 7019.19), glass fibers (HTSUS 7019.90), and 
polyester yarn (HTSUS 5402.33) (duty rates range from 4.3 to 6.5%). The 
applicant indicates that these foreign-sourced materials/components 
will be admitted to the FTZ in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 
146.41). This would preclude inverted tariff benefits on such items on 
its domestic sales of fiber glass fabrics. Production under FTZ 
procedures could exempt PGTEX from customs duty payments on the 
foreign-status components used in export production. Customs duties 
also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production 
equipment.

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    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The closing period for their receipt is February 14, 
2017.
    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 
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Diane Finver at 
Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: December 28, 2016.
Elizabeth Whitman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-32027 Filed 1-4-17; 8:45 am]
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