Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90-Syracuse, New York; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc. (Hardline Coaxial Cables); Dewitt, New York, 5372-5373 [2020-01609]

Download as PDF 5372 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 20 / Thursday, January 30, 2020 / Notices Dated: January 14, 2020. Pamilyn Miller, Administrator, USDA Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2020–01607 Filed 1–29–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2092] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 280 (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework, Caldwell, Idaho 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 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 Southwest Idaho Manufacturers’ Alliance, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 280, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 39–2019, docketed June 18, 2019) for VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Jan 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Elmore County, Idaho, as described in the application, adjacent to the Boise, Idaho Customs and Border Protection port of entry; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (84 FR 31021, June 28, 2019) 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 280 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. grantee of FTZ 155, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Caterpillar, Inc., within FTZ 155, in Victoria, Texas. The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (84 FR 53673, October 8, 2019). On January 27, 2020, the applicant was notified of the FTZ Board’s decision that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification was authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14. Dated: January 27, 2020. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–01726 Filed 1–29–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Dated: January 24, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman ForeignTrade Zones Board. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [FR Doc. 2020–01727 Filed 1–29–20; 8:45 am] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90— Syracuse, New York; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc. (Hardline Coaxial Cables); Dewitt, New York BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–61–2019] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 151— Calhoun/Victoria Counties, Texas; Authorization of Production Activity; Caterpillar, Inc. (Tractors and Forestry Machines); Victoria, Texas On September 27, 2019, the Calhoun/ Victoria Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–03–2020] PPC Broadband, Inc. (PPC Broadband) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Dewitt, New York. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on January 22, 2020. PPC Broadband already has authority to produce coaxial cable connectors within FTZ 90. The current request E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1 EN30JA20.004</GPH> Authority: Sections 9, 13, and 14, Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1758, 1761, and 1762a, respectively. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 20 / Thursday, January 30, 2020 / Notices would add a finished product and foreign status components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific foreignstatus components and the specific finished product described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt PPC Broadband from customs duty payments on the foreignstatus components used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status components noted below and in the existing scope of authority, PPC Broadband would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to hardline coaxial cables, without connectors (duty rate—5.3%). PPC Broadband 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 sourced from abroad include: Polyethylene jacket foam; copper clad aluminum wire (10% copper by area); aluminum tape; and, copper clad steel center conductors (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 6.5%). The request indicates that the 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 and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is March 10, 2020. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 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. Dated: January 23, 2020. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–01609 Filed 1–29–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Jan 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–122–864] Certain Fabricated Structural Steel From Canada: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain fabricated structural steel (fabricated structural steel) from Canada is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. The final dumping margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ‘‘Final Determination’’ section of this notice. DATES: Applicable January 30, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Ajay Menon, 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) 482–4136 or (202) 482–1993, respectively. AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 10, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination of sales at LTFV of fabricated structural steel from Canada, in which we also postponed the final determination to January 23, 2020.1 The petitioner in this investigation is the American Institute of Steel Construction Full Member Subgroup. The mandatory respondents in this investigation are Les Constructions Beauce-Atlas, Inc. (Beauce-Atlas) and Canatal Industries, Inc. (Canatal). 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, are discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice.2 The Issues and Decision 1 See Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada: Preliminary Negative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final Determination, 84 FR 47481 (September 10, 2019) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada,’’ dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5373 Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and it is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/ frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is fabricated structural steel from Canada. For a complete description of the scope of the investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce’s regulations,3 the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).4 Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. Commerce addressed these comments in the Preliminary Determination, wherein Commerce preliminarily modified the scope language. In addition, certain interested parties commented on Commerce’s preliminary scope decisions. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal comments submitted to the record for this final determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Final Scope Decision Memorandum.5 Based on the comments received, Commerce is modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Preliminary Determination. See the revised scope in Appendix I to this notice. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues 3 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 4 See Certain Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada, Mexico, and the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 84 FR 7330 (March 4, 2019) (Initiation Notice). 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Fabricated Structural Steel from Canada, Mexico, and the People’s Republic of China: Final Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Final Scope Decision Memorandum). E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5372-5373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01609]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-03-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90--Syracuse, New York; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc. (Hardline Coaxial 
Cables); Dewitt, New York

    PPC Broadband, Inc. (PPC Broadband) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Dewitt, New York. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
January 22, 2020.
    PPC Broadband already has authority to produce coaxial cable 
connectors within FTZ 90. The current request

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would add a finished product and foreign status components to the scope 
of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority 
would be limited to the specific foreign-status components and the 
specific finished product described in the submitted notification (as 
described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt PPC Broadband from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status components 
noted below and in the existing scope of authority, PPC Broadband would 
be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that 
apply to hardline coaxial cables, without connectors (duty rate--5.3%). 
PPC Broadband 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 sourced from abroad include: Polyethylene jacket 
foam; copper clad aluminum wire (10% copper by area); aluminum tape; 
and, copper clad steel center conductors (duty rate ranges from duty-
free to 6.5%). The request indicates that the 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 and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is March 10, 2020.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
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: January 23, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-01609 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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