Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 214-Lenoir County, North Carolina, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Nutkao USA, Inc., (Hazelnut Cocoa Spread), Battleboro, North Carolina, 26663-26664 [2017-11838]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 109 / Thursday, June 8, 2017 / Notices purpose of the meeting is for the Committee to receive orientation from Commission staff. DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, July 7, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. PDT. Public Call Information Dial: 877–874–1586. Conference ID: 4475579. asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Victoria Fortes (DFO) at afortes@ usccr.gov or (213) 894–3437. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is available to the public through the following toll-free call-in number: (877) 874–1586, conference ID number: 4475579. Any interested member of the public may call this number and listen to the meeting. Callers can expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free telephone number. 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[FR Doc. 2017–11882 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–32–2017] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 86—Tacoma, Washington, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; McFarland Cascade Holdings, Inc./Stella-Jones Corporation (Treated Canadian Softwood Lumber, Plywood, Agriculture Posts, and Landscape Timbers), Tacoma, Washington McFarland Cascade Holdings, Inc./ Stella-Jones Corporation (McFarland Cascade) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Tacoma, Washington, within Subzone 86H. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on May 15, 2017. McFarland Cascade’s facility is requesting export-only FTZ authority for its wood product treatment operations. 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 McFarland Cascade from customs duty payments on the foreignstatus components used in export production. The company has requested authority to produce the following products for export under FTZ procedures: Treated agriculture posts and treated landscape timbers (sprucepine-fir, Hemlock fir, Douglas fir, larch, aspen); treated plywood (Douglas fir, Larch); treated Hem Fir Lumber; and, treated spruce pine fir lumber. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Untreated agriculture posts and untreated PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26663 landscape timbers (spruce-pine-fir, Hemlock fir, Douglas fir, larch, aspen), untreated plywood (Douglas fir, Larch), untreated Hem Fir Lumber, and untreated spruce pine fir lumber (all at zero percent duty rate). The request indicates that the proposed foreignstatus components are subject to ongoing antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations. The FTZ Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.14(e)) require that merchandise subject to AD/ CVD orders be admitted to the zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). 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 July 18, 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 Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov or (202) 482–1378. Dated: June 2, 2017. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–11911 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–39–2017] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 214—Lenoir County, North Carolina, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Nutkao USA, Inc., (Hazelnut Cocoa Spread), Battleboro, North Carolina Nutkao USA, Inc. (Nutkao) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Battleboro, North Carolina within FTZ 214. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on May 24, 2017. The company has indicated that a separate application for FTZ designation at the Nutkao facility will be submitted for processing under Section 400.38 of the Board’s regulations. Nutkao is requesting export-only FTZ authority to produce hazelnut cocoa spread using foreign-status refined cane sugar. E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 26664 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 109 / Thursday, June 8, 2017 / Notices 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 Nutkao from customs duty payments on the refined cane sugar (duty rate—$0.036606/kg) used in the company’s export production of hazelnut cocoa spread. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. If the proposal were approved, the foreign-status sugar used in the FTZ operation would not be subject to quota(s). 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 July 18, 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 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: June 2, 2017. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017–11838 Filed 6–7–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–583–844] Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From Taiwan; Preliminary Determination of No Shipments and Rescission, in Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015– 2016 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (NWR) from Taiwan. The review covers four producers/exporters of the subject asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Jun 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 merchandise. The period of review (POR) is September 1, 2015, through August 31, 2016. The Department preliminarily finds that Fujian Rongshu Industry Co., Ltd. (Fujian Rongshu), Roung Shu Industry Corporation (Roung Shu), and Xiamen Yi He Textile Co., Ltd. (Xiamen Yi He) made no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. Further, we are rescinding the review with respect to Maple Ribbon Co., Ltd. (Maple Ribbon). We invite all interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Effective June 8, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Crespo, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3693. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 30, 2016, the Department received a timely request, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), from Berwick Offray LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiary Lion Ribbon Company, LLC (the petitioner) to conduct an administrative review of the sales of Fujian Roungshu, Maple Ribbon, Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi He.1 On November 9, 2016, the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on NWR from Taiwan with respect to these four companies.2 On November 23, 2016, the Department received timely notices from Fujian Roungshu, Roung Shu, and Xiamen Yi He notifying the Department that they that they did not export or sell subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.3 On February 2, 2017, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for an administrative review with respect to Maple Ribbon.4 In this same month, we 1 See the Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated September 30, 2016. 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 81 FR 78778 (November 9, 2016). 3 See Fujian Roungshu’s Letter, ‘‘No Shipment Letter,’’ dated November 23, 2016; Roung Shu’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of No Sales,’’ dated November 23, 2016 (Roung Shu No Sales Letter); and Xiamen Yi He’s Letter, ‘‘No Shipment Letter,’’ dated November 23, 2016. 4 See the Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of Maple Ribbon,’’ dated February 2, 2017. We note that the petitioner’s withdrawal of this request was submitted within the 90-day period and, thus, is timely. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 confirmed Fujian Roung Shu’s and Xiamen Yi He’s no shipment claims with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). We also attempted to confirm Roung Shu’s claim with CBP; however, after review of the CBP data on the record of this case, we requested additional information from CBP related to certain POR entries of merchandise produced by Roung Shu.5 In April 2017, the Department placed these entry documents on the record. In this same month, Roung Shu submitted factual information to clarify that the products covered by these entry documents were not subject to the review.6 During April and May 2017, we requested that Roung Shu provide additional information related to its sales of non-subject ribbon to the United States during the POR.7 Roung Shu responded to these requests 8 in May 2017. No other interested party commented on these submissions. Scope of the Order The scope of this order covers narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge, in any length, but with a width (measured at the narrowest span of the ribbon) less than or equal to 12 centimeters, composed of, in whole or in part, manmade fibers (whether artificial or synthetic, including but not limited to nylon, polyester, rayon, polypropylene, and polyethylene teraphthalate), metal threads and/or metalized yarns, or any combination thereof. Narrow woven ribbons subject to the order may: • Also include natural or other nonman-made fibers; • be of any color, style, pattern, or weave construction, including but not limited to single faced satin, doublefaced satin, grosgrain, sheer, taffeta, twill, jacquard, or a combination of two or more colors, styles, patterns, and/or weave constructions; 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘U.S. Entry Documents Placed on the Record,’’ dated April 11, 2017, and Kay Kay’s submission dated April 16, 2012. 6 See Roung Shu’s Letter, ‘‘Submission of Factual Information to Rebut, Clarify or Correct Factual Information Placed on the Record of the Proceeding by the Department of Commerce,’’ dated April 18, 2017, at 3. 7 See the Department’s Letter, ‘‘2015–2016 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from Taiwan,’’ dated April 18, 2017; and the Department’s Letter, ‘‘2015–2016 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from Taiwan,’’ dated May 10, 2017. 8 See Roung Shu’s Response, ‘‘Submission in Response to the Department’s Information Request,’’ dated May 4, 2017 (Roung Shu Response to First Information Request); and Roung Shu’s Response, ‘‘Submission in Response to the Department’s May 10, 2017 Request,’’ dated May 17, 2017 (Roung Shu Response to Second Information Request). 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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 109 (Thursday, June 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26663-26664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11838]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-39-2017]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 214--Lenoir County, North Carolina, 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Nutkao USA, Inc., 
(Hazelnut Cocoa Spread), Battleboro, North Carolina

    Nutkao USA, Inc. (Nutkao) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Battleboro, 
North Carolina within FTZ 214. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on May 24, 2017.
    The company has indicated that a separate application for FTZ 
designation at the Nutkao facility will be submitted for processing 
under Section 400.38 of the Board's regulations. Nutkao is requesting 
export-only FTZ authority to produce hazelnut cocoa spread using 
foreign-status refined cane sugar.

[[Page 26664]]

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 Nutkao from customs 
duty payments on the refined cane sugar (duty rate--$0.036606/kg) used 
in the company's export production of hazelnut cocoa spread. Customs 
duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status 
production equipment. If the proposal were approved, the foreign-status 
sugar used in the FTZ operation would not be subject to quota(s).
    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 July 18, 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 
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: June 2, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-11838 Filed 6-7-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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