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petitions for certification of eligibility to
apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
from the firms listed below.
Accordingly, EDA has initiated
investigations to determine whether
increased imports into the United States
of articles like or directly competitive
with those produced by each of these
firms contributed importantly to the
total or partial separation of the firm’s
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decrease in sales or production of each
petitioning firm.
LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
8/24/2017 THROUGH 8/31/2017
Date accepted for
investigation
Firm name
Firm address
Dusty Strings Company .........................
3450 16th Avenue West, Suite 200,
Seattle, WA 98119.
8/29/2017
Pentz Design Pattern & Foundry, Inc ....
14823 Main Street Northeast, Duvall,
WA 98019.
1449 East Algonquin Road, Mount
Prospect, IL 60056.
8/28/2017
Perfection Spring & Stamping Corporation.
Any party
having a substantial interest in these
proceedings may request a public
hearing on the matter. A written request
for a hearing must be submitted to the
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms
Division, Room 71030, Economic
Development Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington,
DC 20230, no later than ten (10)
calendar days following publication of
this notice. These petitions are received
pursuant to section 251 of the Trade Act
1974, as amended.
Please follow the requirements set
forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR
315.9 for procedures to request a public
hearing. The Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance official number
and title for the program under which
these petitions are submitted is 11.313,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Miriam Kearse,
Lead Program Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2039]
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Reorganization and Expansion of
Foreign-Trade Zone 193 Under
Alternative Site Framework; Pinellas
County, Florida
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
(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘ * * * the
establishment * * * of foreign-trade
zones in ports of entry of the United
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States, to expedite and encourage
foreign commerce, and for other
purposes,’’ and authorizes the ForeignTrade 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, Pinellas County, Florida,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 193,
submitted an application to the Board
(FTZ Docket B–50–2016, docketed
August 2, 2016) for authority to
reorganize and expand under the ASF
with a service area of Pinellas,
Hernando and Pasco Counties, Florida,
in and adjacent to the St. Petersburg
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry, FTZ 193’s existing Sites 1, 2 and
3 would be categorized as magnet sites,
and the zone would have four initial
usage-driven sites (Sites 4, 5, 6 and 7),
with Temporary Site 8 maintaining its
current designation;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (81 FR 52401, August 8, 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
orders:
The application to reorganize and
expand FTZ 193 under the ASF is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard
2,000-acre activation limit for the zone,
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The firm manufactures harps and other
string instruments, such as dulcimers.
The firm manufactures custom precision aluminum castings and molds.
The firm manufactures wire forms,
springs and other articles of iron and
steel.
to an ASF sunset provision for magnet
sites that would terminate authority for
Sites 2 and 3 if not activated within five
years from the month of approval, and
to an ASF sunset provision for usagedriven sites that would terminate
authority for Sites 4, 5, 6 and 7 if no
foreign-status merchandise is admitted
for a bona fide customs purpose within
three years from the month of approval.
Dated: August 25, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD
Operations performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones
Board.
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Effects of Extending Foreign PolicyBased Export Controls Through 2018
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ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Industry and
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comments on the effect of existing
foreign policy-based export controls in
the Export Administration Regulations.
Section 6 of the Export Administration
Act requires BIS to consult with
industry on the effect of such controls
and to report the results of the
consultations to Congress. BIS is
conducting the consultations through
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2039]
Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 193 Under
Alternative Site Framework; Pinellas County, Florida
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 (FTZ) 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, Pinellas County, Florida, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone
193, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-50-2016,
docketed August 2, 2016) for authority to reorganize and expand under
the ASF with a service area of Pinellas, Hernando and Pasco Counties,
Florida, in and adjacent to the St. Petersburg Customs and Border
Protection port of entry, FTZ 193's existing Sites 1, 2 and 3 would be
categorized as magnet sites, and the zone would have four initial
usage-driven sites (Sites 4, 5, 6 and 7), with Temporary Site 8
maintaining its current designation;
Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal
Register (81 FR 52401, August 8, 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 orders:
The application to reorganize and expand FTZ 193 under the ASF is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including
Section 400.13, to the Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
the zone, to an ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would
terminate authority for Sites 2 and 3 if not activated within five
years from the month of approval, and to an ASF sunset provision for
usage-driven sites that would terminate authority for Sites 4, 5, 6 and
7 if no foreign-status merchandise is admitted for a bona fide customs
purpose within three years from the month of approval.
Dated: August 25, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations performing the non-
exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement & Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones
Board.
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