Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance, 14459-14460 [2020-05022]
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Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Economic Development
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
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TIME AND DATE:
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
[2/27/2020 through 3/3/2020]
Firm name
Ben Hughes Communication
Products Co., d/b/a Cable
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Firm address
Date accepted
for investigation
207 Middlesex Avenue, Chester, CT 06412.
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Product(s)
The firm manufactures hand tools for installing cable and
fiber-optic telecommunication systems.
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LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT
ASSISTANCE—Continued
[2/27/2020 through 3/3/2020]
Firm name
Firm address
Technodic, Inc ........................
245 Carolina Avenue, Providence, RI 02905.
118 North 800 West, Building
6D, Suite A, Ogden, UT
84404.
327 West 36th Street, 11th
Floor, New York, NY 10018.
Custom Store Fixtures, LLC ..
New York Embroidery Studio,
Inc.
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
these petitions are submitted is 11.313,
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–71–2019]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134—
Chattanooga, Tennessee,
Authorization of Production Activity,
Volkswagen Group of America
Chattanooga Operations, LLC
(Passenger Motor Vehicles),
Chattanooga, Tennessee
On November 6, 2019, Volkswagen
Group of America Chattanooga
Operations, LLC submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
within FTZ 134, in Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
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 63842–63843,
November 19, 2019). On March 5, 2020,
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Product(s)
The firm provides metal finishing services, primarily anodizing and powder-coating services.
The firm manufactures wooden cabinetry and display racks.
The firm provides embroidery, laser-cutting, printing, beading, and pleating services to garment manufacturers.
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: March 6, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
Dated: March 5, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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On December 19, 2019, the Executive
Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ) Board docketed an application
submitted by the Board of
Commissioners of the Port of New
Orleans, grantee of FTZ 2, requesting
subzone status subject to the existing
activation limit of FTZ 2, on behalf of
Packard Pipe Terminals, LLC, in Belle
Chasse, Louisiana.
The application was processed in
accordance with the FTZ Act and
Regulations, including notice in the
Federal Register inviting public
comment (84 FR 71895, December 30,
2019). The FTZ staff examiners
reviewed the application and
determined that it meets the criteria for
approval.
Pursuant to the authority delegated to
the FTZ Board Executive Secretary (15
CFR Sec. 400.36(f)), the application to
establish Subzone 2M was approved on
March 6, 2020, subject to the FTZ Act
and the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.13, and further subject to
FTZ 2’s 2,000-acre activation limit.
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Approval of Subzone Status, Packard
Pipe Terminals, LLC, Belle Chasse,
Louisiana
Irette Patterson,
Program Analyst.
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 124—
Gramercy, Louisiana, Notification of
Proposed Production Activity,
Offshore Energy Services, Inc. (Line
Pipe With Weld-On Housings and
Connectors), Broussard, Louisiana
The Port of South Louisiana, grantee
of FTZ 124, submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board on behalf of Offshore Energy
Services, Inc. (Offshore Energy), located
in Broussard, Louisiana. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on March 5, 2020.
Offshore Energy already has authority
to produce API specification 5L line
pipe with welded on pin and box
connections within FTZ 124. The
current request would add two finished
products and three 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 specific
finished products described in the
submitted notification (as described
below) and subsequently authorized by
the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Offshore Energy from
customs duty payments on the foreignstatus 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, Offshore
Energy would be able to choose the duty
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for Determination of Eligibility To
Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and opportunity for public comment.
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SUMMARY: 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:
List of Petitions Received by Eda for Certification of Eligibility To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance
[2/27/2020 through 3/3/2020]
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Date accepted
Firm name Firm address for Product(s)
investigation
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Ben Hughes Communication Products 207 Middlesex Avenue, 2/27/2020 The firm manufactures hand
Co., d/b/a Cable Prep. Chester, CT 06412. tools for installing cable
and fiber-optic
telecommunication systems.
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Technodic, Inc....................... 245 Carolina Avenue, 2/28/2020 The firm provides metal
Providence, RI 02905. finishing services,
primarily anodizing and
powder-coating services.
Custom Store Fixtures, LLC........... 118 North 800 West, 2/28/2020 The firm manufactures wooden
Building 6D, Suite A, cabinetry and display racks.
Ogden, UT 84404.
New York Embroidery Studio, Inc...... 327 West 36th Street, 3/3/2020 The firm provides embroidery,
11th Floor, New York, laser-cutting, printing,
NY 10018. beading, and pleating
services to garment
manufacturers.
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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 these petitions are submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment
Assistance for Firms.
Irette Patterson,
Program Analyst.
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