Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38-Charleston, South Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (Hybrid Passenger Vehicles); Spartanburg, South Carolina, 9828-9829 [2018-04656]
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exceed their reported share interest in
cotton acres on the farm;
(2) CCC confirms the shares are
consistent with the acreage report to
protect the interests of tenants and
sharecroppers and at no time will
payments be issued for total shares
exceeding 100 percent of the total cotton
acres reported on the farm, and where
lease agreements exist under which
terms are determined to be a share lease,
according to 7 CFR part 1412, for cotton,
neither the landlord, tenant, nor
sharecropper will receive 100 percent of
CGCS payment for the farm;
(3) If determined necessary and
requested by the FSA county office
committee, the applicant provided a
copy of the lease agreement; and
(4) CCC determines that the payment
shares do not circumvent either the
provisions of this NOFA or the
provisions of 7 CFR part 1400.
The result of an approved application
will be a CGCS payment, consistent
with the terms specified in this NOFA
and the payment application. All
applications are subject to the approval
by FSA on behalf of CCC, and FSA will
not approve ineligible applications.
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Provisions Requiring Refund to FSA
In the event that any application for
a CGCS payment resulted from
erroneous information or a
miscalculation, the payment will be
recalculated and the participant must
refund any excess payment to FSA with
interest to be calculated from the date of
the disbursement to the participant. If,
for whatever reason, FSA determines
that the applicant misrepresented either
the acreage or share of cotton acreage or
both, or if the CGCS payment would
exceed the participant’s payment based
upon correct acreage and share, the
application will be disapproved and the
full CGCS payment for that crop and
participant will be required to be
refunded to FSA with interest from the
date of disbursement. If any corrections
to the 2016 cotton crop acres or shares
are made to the acreage report and
would have resulted in a lower CGCS
payment, the applicant will be required
to refund the difference with interest
from date of disbursement.
The liability of anyone for any penalty
or sanction resulting from a CGCS
application, or for any refund to FSA or
related charge is in addition to any other
liability of such person under any civil
or criminal fraud statute or any other
provision of law including, but not
limited to: 18 U.S.C. 286, 287, 371, 641,
651, 1001, and 1014; 15 U.S.C. 714; and
31 U.S.C. 3729.
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Paperwork Reduction Act
Requirements
Friday, May 18, 2018. The
meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and
adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Suitland Federal Center, which is
located at 4600 Silver Hill Road,
Suitland, MD 20746.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gianna Marrone, Program Analyst, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, Suitland, MD
20746; telephone number: (301) 278–
9798.
Public Participation: This meeting is
open to the public. Because of security
procedures, anyone planning to attend
the meeting must contact Gianna
Marrone of BEA at (301) 278–9798 in
advance. The meeting is physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for foreign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Gianna Marrone at
(301) 278–9798.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee was established September
2, 1999. The Committee advises the
Director of BEA on matters related to the
development and improvement of BEA’s
national, regional, industry, and
international economic accounts,
especially in areas of new and rapidly
growing economic activities arising
from innovative and advancing
technologies, and provides
recommendations from the perspectives
of the economics profession, business,
and government.
DATES:
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35), OMB approved an
emergency information collection
request on CGCS for 6 months under
OMB control number of 0560–0287 so
FSA can begin the application period
upon publication of this NOFA.
Environmental Review
Because this is a one-time payment
for commodities that is not connected to
the management of existing operations
(consistent with 7 CFR 799.31(b)(6)(iii)),
there are no measurable individual or
cumulative impacts to the human
environment, as defined by the National
Environmental Policy Act and, as such,
no Environmental Assessment or
Environmental Impact Statement will be
prepared. Consistent with the nature
and anticipated impacts of this action,
this NOFA serves as documentation of
the programmatic environmental
compliance decision for this federal
action.
Federal Assistance Programs
The title and number of the Federal
assistance programs, as found in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance,
to which this NOFA applies is:
10.118 Cotton Ginning Cost Share
Program.
Steven J. Peterson,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and
Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
Date: February 20, 2018.
Brian C. Moyer,
Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Meeting of Bureau of Economic
Analysis Advisory Committee
Bureau of Economic Analysis,
Economics and Statistics
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, we are
announcing a meeting of the Bureau of
Economic Analysis Advisory
Committee. The meeting will address
proposed improvements to BEA’s
economic accounts and provide an
update on recent statistical
developments.
SUMMARY:
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38—
Charleston, South Carolina;
Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC
(Hybrid Passenger Vehicles);
Spartanburg, South Carolina
BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (BMW
MC) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility in Spartanburg,
South Carolina. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
400.22) was received on February 27,
2018.
BMW MC already has authority to
produce gasoline and diesel-powered
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motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies,
stamped body parts, and lithium ion
batteries within FTZ38A. The current
request would add hybrid passenger
vehicles and foreign-status materials/
components to the scope of authority.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),
additional FTZ authority would be
limited to the specific foreign-status
materials/components and finished
products described in the submitted
notification (as described below) and
subsequently authorized by the FTZ
Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt BMW MC from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status
materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, for
the foreign-status materials/components
noted below and in the existing scope
of authority, BMW MC would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to
previously authorized finished products
and hybrid passenger vehicles (duty rate
2.5%). BMW MC would be able to avoid
duty on foreign-status components
which become scrap/waste. Customs
duties also could possibly be deferred or
reduced on foreign-status production
equipment.
The materials/components sourced
from abroad include: Lubricating grease;
touch-up paint; polyester band; rubber
window guides; rubber seals; weather
and damping strips of non-cellular
rubber; tool bags of man-made fibers;
acrylic coated cloth tape; warp knit
fabric; seat protectors; mica seals;
fiberglass heat shields; steel insertion
brackets (similar to staples); aluminum
alloy tube connectors; aluminum
threaded fasteners (such as bolts,
screws, nuts, washers); cylinder coils;
gearbox oil coolers; cupholder warmers;
parts of heat exchange units (multi-flow
adaptors/connectors used to connect
pipes or hoses to the battery cooler
assembly); fire extinguishers; car jack
cranks; card readers for common
interface (CI) plus card to receive
special television (TV) channels in the
vehicle; housed ball bearings; inductors;
actuators; Bluetooth antennas; speakers;
audio frequency amplifiers; radar
sensors; radios; acoustic warning
signals; LED lighting; integrated lighting
circuits; lens TV contour illumination;
range-finding sensors; checking/locking
fixtures; temperature sensors; weather
sensors; oxygen sensors; voltage power
testers; and, battery sensors (duty rate
ranges from duty-free to 17.6%).
The request indicates polyester band,
acrylic coated cloth tape, warp knit
fabric, and seat protectors will be
admitted to the zone in privileged
foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby
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precluding inverted tariff benefits 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 April
17, 2018.
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
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov
or 202–482–1378.
Dated: March 1, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Silicon Metal From Norway: Affirmative
Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value, Final Determination of
No Sales, and Final Negative
Determination of Critical
Circumstances
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that imports of
silicon metal from Norway are being, or
are likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value (LTFV). In
addition, we determine that critical
circumstances do not exist with respect
to imports of the subject merchandise.
The period of investigation (POI) is
January 1, 2016, through December 31,
2016. The final dumping margins of
sales at LTFV are listed below in the
‘‘Final Determination’’ section of this
notice.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable March 8, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brittany Bauer, 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) 482–3860.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On October 12, 2017, Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determination of sales at LTFV of
silicon metal from Norway.1 Commerce
exercised its discretion to toll deadlines
affected by the closure of the Federal
Government from January 20 through
22, 2018. If the new deadline falls on a
non-business day, in accordance with
Commerce’s practice, the deadline will
become the next business day. The
revised deadline for the final
determination of this investigation is
now February 27, 2018.2 A summary of
the events that occurred since
Commerce published the Preliminary
Determination, as well as a full
discussion of the issues raised by parties
for this final determination, may be
found in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is adopted by this
notice.3
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is silicon metal from
Norway. For a full description of the
scope of this investigation, see the
‘‘Scope of the Investigation’’ in
Appendix I of this notice.
Scope Comments
During the course of this
investigation, Commerce received
numerous scope comments from
interested parties. Prior to the
Preliminary Determination, Commerce
issued a Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum 4 to address these
comments. Since the Preliminary
Determination, Globe Specialty Metals,
Inc., (the petitioner) submitted a case
brief and interested parties submitted
1 See Silicon Metal From Norway: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Preliminary Negative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, Preliminary Determination
of No Shipments, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 82 FR 47475 (October 12, 2016)
(Preliminary Determination) and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum for The Record from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, performing the nonexclusive functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance,
‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,’’ dated January 23, 2018. All
deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have
been extended by 3 days.
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Affirmative
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Silicon Metal From Norway,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Silicon Metal from
Australia, Brazil, Kazakhstan, and Norway: Scope
Comments Decision Memorandum for the
Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated June 29, 2017
(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-15-2018]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Charleston, South Carolina;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; BMW Manufacturing Co.,
LLC (Hybrid Passenger Vehicles); Spartanburg, South Carolina
BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (BMW MC) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in
Spartanburg, South Carolina. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on February 27, 2018.
BMW MC already has authority to produce gasoline and diesel-powered
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motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies, stamped body parts, and lithium
ion batteries within FTZ38A. The current request would add hybrid
passenger vehicles and foreign-status materials/components to the scope
of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components
and finished products described in the submitted notification (as
described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt BMW MC from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below and in the existing scope of authority, BMW MC
would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures
that apply to previously authorized finished products and hybrid
passenger vehicles (duty rate 2.5%). BMW MC would be able to avoid duty
on foreign-status components which become scrap/waste. Customs duties
also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production
equipment.
The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Lubricating
grease; touch-up paint; polyester band; rubber window guides; rubber
seals; weather and damping strips of non-cellular rubber; tool bags of
man-made fibers; acrylic coated cloth tape; warp knit fabric; seat
protectors; mica seals; fiberglass heat shields; steel insertion
brackets (similar to staples); aluminum alloy tube connectors; aluminum
threaded fasteners (such as bolts, screws, nuts, washers); cylinder
coils; gearbox oil coolers; cupholder warmers; parts of heat exchange
units (multi-flow adaptors/connectors used to connect pipes or hoses to
the battery cooler assembly); fire extinguishers; car jack cranks; card
readers for common interface (CI) plus card to receive special
television (TV) channels in the vehicle; housed ball bearings;
inductors; actuators; Bluetooth antennas; speakers; audio frequency
amplifiers; radar sensors; radios; acoustic warning signals; LED
lighting; integrated lighting circuits; lens TV contour illumination;
range-finding sensors; checking/locking fixtures; temperature sensors;
weather sensors; oxygen sensors; voltage power testers; and, battery
sensors (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 17.6%).
The request indicates polyester band, acrylic coated cloth tape,
warp knit fabric, and seat protectors will be admitted to the zone in
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby precluding inverted
tariff benefits 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 April 17, 2018.
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 website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Juanita Chen at
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.
Dated: March 1, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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