Foreign-Trade Zone 78-Nashville, Tennessee; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework, 31368-31369 [2018-14428]

Download as PDF 31368 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Notices Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Estimated Number of BE–30 Responses: 280 annually (70 filed each quarter: 62 reporting mandatory data and 8 exemption claims). Estimated Number of BE–37 Responses: 120 annually (30 filed each quarter: 29 reporting mandatory data and one filing an exemption claim). Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours is the average for those reporting data. One hour is the average for those filing an exemption claim. Hours may vary considerably among respondents because of differences in company size and complexity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,492 (1,024 for the BE–30; 468 for the BE–37). Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (Pub. L. 94–472, 22 U.S.C. 3101–3108, as amended). IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collections of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–14424 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–06–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice and opportunity for public comment. AGENCY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) has received 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 the firms contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of the firms’ workers, or threat thereof, and to a decrease in sales or production of each petitioning firm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE [06/13/2018 through 06/26/2018] Date accepted for investigation Firm name Firm address Vintage Girl Designs, LLC ....... 9952 Kings Parade Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28273. 111 Neck Road, Haverhill, MA 01835. 72 Lancer Place, Webster, NY 14580. 6/21/2018 80 Vineyard Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860. 6/26/2018 Merrimac Industrial Sales, Inc Titan International Sales, Inc .. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Lorimer Studios, LLC .............. 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 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 of 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Jul 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 6/21/2018 6/25/2018 Product(s) The firm manufactures greeting cards, note cards, and plaques, primarily of paper, acrylic, and wood. The firm manufactures electrical control systems, including control panels, and enclosures for electrical components. The firm manufactures electrical discharge machine drills and related products, including drilling electrodes and drill guides. The firm manufacturers residential and commercial tables made of solid wood. these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. Irette Patterson, Program Analyst. Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–41–2018] [FR Doc. 2018–14368 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zone 78—Nashville, Tennessee; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, grantee of FTZ 78, requesting authority to reorganize the zone under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1 amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Notices reorganization of zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the designation of new subzones or ‘‘usagedriven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of the FTZ Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a zone. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on June 28, 2018. FTZ 78 was approved by the FTZ Board on April 2, 1982 (Board Order 190, 47 FR 16191, April 15, 1982) and expanded on February 18, 1999 (Board Order 1024, 64 FR 9472, February 26, 1999), on October 24, 2000 (Board Order 1124, 65 FR 66231, November 3, 2000), on September 30, 2002 (Board Order 1249, 67 FR 62697, October 8, 2002), and on June 22, 2011 (Board Order 1768, 76 FR 39379, July 6, 2011). The current zone includes the following sites: Site 6 (806 acres)— Nashville International Airport, One Terminal Drive, Nashville; Site 7 (80 acres)—East Gate Business Park, 3850 and 7800 Eastgate Blvd., Nashville; Site 13 (128 acres)—GAP, Inc., 100, 200 & 300 Gap Blvd., Gallatin; Site 14 (2 acres)—DHL Global Forwarding, 317 Air Freight Blvd., Nashville; and, Site 15 (27.37 acres)—Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, Inc., 578 Aldi Blvd., Mt. Juliet. The grantee’s proposed service area under the ASF would be the Counties of Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Macon, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson and Wilson, Tennessee, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that the proposed service area is within and adjacent to the Nashville Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing zone to include existing Sites 6 and 7 as ‘‘magnet’’ sites and existing Sites 13, 14 and 15 as usage-driven sites. The ASF allows for the possible exemption of one magnet site from the ‘‘sunset’’ time limits that generally apply to sites under the ASF, and the applicant proposes that Site 6 be so exempted. No proposed subzones/ usage-driven sites are being requested at this time. The application would have no impact on FTZ 78’s previously authorized subzones. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Jul 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 record and to report findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board. 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 September 4, 2018. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to September 18, 2018. A copy of the application 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 website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen.Boyce@trade.gov or (202) 482– 1346. Dated: June 28, 2018. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–14428 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–823–815] Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable June 28, 2018. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) and a representative of the Ukrainian signatory producer/exporter of certain oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from Ukraine, Interpipe, have signed an amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine (Agreement). The amendment to the Agreement extends the Agreement for one additional year, specifying that the Agreement shall terminate five years after the applicable date of the original agreement, on July 10, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally Craig Gannon or David Cordell at (202) 482–0162 or (202) 482–0408, respectively; Bilateral Agreements Unit, Office of Policy, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31369 Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As signed on July 10, 2014, Section H of the Agreement stated that, ‘‘this Agreement shall terminate three years after the effective date of this Agreement, on July 10, 2017.’’ 1 The Agreement was extended by one year, to July 10, 2018.2 On November 20, 2017, Ukrainian signatory producer/exporter Interpipe Europe S.A.; Interpipe Ukraine LLC; PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant; LLC Interpipe Niko Tube; and North American Interpipe, Inc. (collectively, Interpipe) requested a five-year extension of the Agreement.3 From January 2018 through June 2018, Commerce received comments on Interpipe’s request.4 Commerce has considered the comments submitted by parties and has determined to grant Interpipe’s request, in part, and to extend the Agreement by an additional year, based on the unique facts and circumstances in Ukraine which have affected Interpipe’s operations since the inception of the Agreement and are still ongoing.5 Commerce and Interpipe, therefore, signed an amendment to the Agreement on June 28, 2018, extending the Agreement by an additional oneyear period such that the Agreement will terminate, and Commerce will issue an antidumping duty order, on July 10, 2019. The terms and conditions of the June 28, 2018 amendment to the Agreement are set forth in the Amendment to the Agreement, which is attached in Annex 1 to this notice. We are publishing this notice consistent with section 734(f)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.208(g)(2). 1 See Suspension of Antidumping Investigation: Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine, 79 FR 41959 (July 18, 2014). 2 See Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From Ukraine, 82 FR 32681 (July 17, 2017). 3 See Letter from Interpipe entitled ‘‘Antidumping Duty Suspension Agreement on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine: Request to Extend the Suspension Agreement’’ (November 20, 2017) (Interpipe’s Request). 4 See Memorandum to P. Lee Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, from Carole Showers, Executive Director, Office of Policy, entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum on Whether to Extend the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Duty Investigation on Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from Ukraine’’ (June 28, 2018) (Decision Memorandum) at the summary section for a listing of the comments. 5 See Interpipe’s Request at 2; see also Interpipe’s February 27, 2018 and June 11, 2018 Letters and the Decision Memorandum. E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31368-31369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14428]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-41-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone 78--Nashville, Tennessee; Application for 
Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, 
grantee of FTZ 78, requesting authority to reorganize the zone under 
the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR 
400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or

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reorganization of zones and can permit significantly greater 
flexibility in the designation of new subzones or ``usage-driven'' FTZ 
sites for operators/users located within a grantee's ``service area'' 
in the context of the FTZ Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit 
for a zone. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade 
Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the 
Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on June 28, 2018.
    FTZ 78 was approved by the FTZ Board on April 2, 1982 (Board Order 
190, 47 FR 16191, April 15, 1982) and expanded on February 18, 1999 
(Board Order 1024, 64 FR 9472, February 26, 1999), on October 24, 2000 
(Board Order 1124, 65 FR 66231, November 3, 2000), on September 30, 
2002 (Board Order 1249, 67 FR 62697, October 8, 2002), and on June 22, 
2011 (Board Order 1768, 76 FR 39379, July 6, 2011).
    The current zone includes the following sites: Site 6 (806 acres)--
Nashville International Airport, One Terminal Drive, Nashville; Site 7 
(80 acres)--East Gate Business Park, 3850 and 7800 Eastgate Blvd., 
Nashville; Site 13 (128 acres)--GAP, Inc., 100, 200 & 300 Gap Blvd., 
Gallatin; Site 14 (2 acres)--DHL Global Forwarding, 317 Air Freight 
Blvd., Nashville; and, Site 15 (27.37 acres)--Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, 
Inc., 578 Aldi Blvd., Mt. Juliet.
    The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be the 
Counties of Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Macon, Maury, 
Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson 
and Wilson, Tennessee, as described in the application. If approved, 
the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area 
based on companies' needs for FTZ designation. The application 
indicates that the proposed service area is within and adjacent to the 
Nashville Customs and Border Protection port of entry.
    The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing 
zone to include existing Sites 6 and 7 as ``magnet'' sites and existing 
Sites 13, 14 and 15 as usage-driven sites. The ASF allows for the 
possible exemption of one magnet site from the ``sunset'' time limits 
that generally apply to sites under the ASF, and the applicant proposes 
that Site 6 be so exempted. No proposed subzones/usage-driven sites are 
being requested at this time. The application would have no impact on 
FTZ 78's previously authorized subzones.
    In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Kathleen Boyce of 
the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts 
and information presented in the application and case record and to 
report findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board.
    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 September 4, 
2018. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to September 18, 2018.
    A copy of the application 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 website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at [email protected] 
or (202) 482-1346.

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-14428 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am]
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