Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 230-Greensboro, North Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Patheon Softgels; (Pharmaceutical Products); High Point, North Carolina, 57409 [2018-24933]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 221 / Thursday, November 15, 2018 / Notices 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, the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 283, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 19–2018, docketed March 19, 2018) for authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Crockett County as well as portions of Weakley, Henry, Carroll and Henderson Counties, Tennessee, as described in the application, adjacent to the Memphis Customs and Border Protection port of entry; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (83 FR 12563, March 22, 2018) 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 FTZ 283 to expand the service area under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone. Dated: November 8, 2018. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2018–24937 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES [B–71–2018] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 230— Greensboro, North Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Patheon Softgels; (Pharmaceutical Products); High Point, North Carolina The Piedmont Triad Partnership, grantee of FTZ 230, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Patheon Softgels (Patheon), located in VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Nov 14, 2018 Jkt 247001 High Point, North Carolina. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on November 7, 2018. Patheon already has authority to produce certain prescription pharmaceutical products and soft gelatin capsules within Subzone 230C. The current request would add a finished product and a foreign status material/component to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific foreign-status material/component and specific finished product described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Patheon from customs duty payments on the foreign-status material/component used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status material/component noted below and in the existing scope of authority, Patheon would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to gelatin encapsulated mono methyl fumarate capsule (duty-free). Patheon 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 material/component sourced from abroad is Mono Methyl Fumarate (duty rate 6.5%). The request indicates the material/component is subject to special duties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable Section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs 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 December 26, 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 Christopher Wedderburn at Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202) 482–1963. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57409 Dated: November 9, 2018. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–24933 Filed 11–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2073] Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 81 Under Alternative Site Framework; Portsmouth, New Hampshire 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 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, the Pease Development Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 81, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–6–2018, docketed on January 30, 2018 and amended on August 1, 2018) for authority to reorganize under the ASF with a service area of the Counties of Rockingham, Strafford, Carroll (partial), Belknap (partial), Cheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack (partial), Sullivan and Grafton (partial), New Hampshire, in and adjacent to the Portsmouth Customs and Border Protection port of entry, FTZ 81’s existing Sites 1, 2, 4 and 5 would be categorized as magnet sites and existing Site 6 would be categorized as a usage-driven site; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (83 FR 4896–4897, February 2, 2018) 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: E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 57409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24933]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-71-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 230--Greensboro, North Carolina; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Patheon Softgels; 
(Pharmaceutical Products); High Point, North Carolina

    The Piedmont Triad Partnership, grantee of FTZ 230, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf 
of Patheon Softgels (Patheon), located in High Point, North Carolina. 
The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of 
the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on November 7, 2018.
    Patheon already has authority to produce certain prescription 
pharmaceutical products and soft gelatin capsules within Subzone 230C. 
The current request would add a finished product and a foreign status 
material/component to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific 
foreign-status material/component and specific finished product 
described in the submitted notification (as described below) and 
subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Patheon from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status material/component used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status material/
component noted below and in the existing scope of authority, Patheon 
would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures 
that applies to gelatin encapsulated mono methyl fumarate capsule 
(duty-free). Patheon 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 material/component sourced from abroad is Mono Methyl Fumarate 
(duty rate 6.5%). The request indicates the material/component is 
subject to special duties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 
(Section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable 
Section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to 
FTZs 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 December 26, 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 Christopher Wedderburn at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: November 9, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24933 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am]
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