Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 122-Corpus Christi, Texas; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC; (Ethylene, Polyethylene and Monoethylene Glycol and Related Co-Products); San Patricio County, Texas, 57718 [2018-25061]

Download as PDF 57718 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 222 / Friday, November 16, 2018 / Notices components which become scrap/waste. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment. The component/material sourced from abroad is sclareol (off-white powder) (duty rate 5.5%). 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 Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482–0473. Dated: November 9, 2018. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–25062 Filed 11–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–72–2018] amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 122—Corpus Christi, Texas; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC; (Ethylene, Polyethylene and Monoethylene Glycol and Related CoProducts); San Patricio County, Texas The Port of Corpus Christi Authority, grantee of FTZ 122, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC (GCGV), at sites located in San Patricio County, Texas. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on November 1, 2018. The applicant has submitted a separate application for FTZ designation at the GCGV sites under FTZ 122 (B–59– 2018). The facilities (currently proposed for construction) will be used for the production of ethylene, polyethylene and monoethylene glycol and related co-products. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Nov 15, 2018 Jkt 247001 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 GCGV from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreignstatus materials/components noted below, GCGV would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Ethylene; polyethylene; monoethylene glycol; dilute propylene; crude C4; pyrolysis gasoline; fuel oil; spent caustic; heavy glycol; and, glycol bleed (duty rates range from duty-free to 5.25 cents/barrel to 6.5%). GCGV 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 components and materials sourced from abroad include: Butene; hexene; furnace selective catalyst reduction catalyst; front end acetylene converter catalyst; and, molecular sieve desiccant (duty free). The request indicates that certain materials/ components are 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 Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482–1367. Dated: November 9, 2018. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–25061 Filed 11–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XG629 South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold meetings of the following: Personnel Committee (Closed Session); Standard Operating, Policy, and Procedure (SOPPs) Committee; Habitat Protection and Ecosystem-Based Management Committee; Dolphin Wahoo Committee; Snapper Grouper Committee; Executive Finance Committee; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR) Committee (Partially Closed Session) and the Citizen Science Committee. The Council meeting week will include the swearing in of a new member, a formal public comment period, and a meeting of the full Council. A Federal For-Hire Electronic Reporting Training Session will also be held as part of the Council meeting week. DATES: The Council meetings will be held from 1:30 p.m. on Monday, December 3, 2018 until 12 p.m. on Friday, December 7, 2018. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn/Outer Banks, 5353 N Virginia Dare Trail, Kitty Hawk, NC 27949; phone: (252) 261–1290; fax: (252) 255–0153. Council address: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 4055 Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC 29405. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Iverson, Public Information Officer, SAFMC; phone: (843) 302–8440 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10; fax: (843) 769– 4520; email: kim.iverson@safmc.net. Meeting information is available from the Council’s website at: https:// safmc.net/safmc-meetings/councilmeetings/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment: Written comments may be directed to Gregg Waugh, Executive Director, South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (see Council address) or electronically via the Council’s website at https://safmc.net/ safmc-meetings/council-meetings/. Comments received by close of business SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 222 (Friday, November 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 57718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25061]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-72-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 122--Corpus Christi, Texas; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC; 
(Ethylene, Polyethylene and Monoethylene Glycol and Related Co-
Products); San Patricio County, Texas

    The Port of Corpus Christi Authority, grantee of FTZ 122, submitted 
a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on 
behalf of Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC (GCGV), at sites located in 
San Patricio County, Texas. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on November 1, 2018.
    The applicant has submitted a separate application for FTZ 
designation at the GCGV sites under FTZ 122 (B-59-2018). The facilities 
(currently proposed for construction) will be used for the production 
of ethylene, polyethylene and monoethylene glycol and related co-
products. 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 GCGV from customs duty 
payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/components noted 
below, GCGV would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry 
procedures that apply to: Ethylene; polyethylene; monoethylene glycol; 
dilute propylene; crude C4; pyrolysis gasoline; fuel oil; spent 
caustic; heavy glycol; and, glycol bleed (duty rates range from duty-
free to 5.25 cents/barrel to 6.5%). GCGV 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 components and materials sourced from abroad include: Butene; 
hexene; furnace selective catalyst reduction catalyst; front end 
acetylene converter catalyst; and, molecular sieve desiccant (duty 
free). The request indicates that certain materials/components are 
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 Diane Finver at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: November 9, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25061 Filed 11-15-18; 8:45 am]
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