Approval for Production Authority; Foreign-Trade Zone 158, MTD Consumer Group Inc. (Textile Grass-Catcher Bags), Verona, Mississippi, 33087 [2020-11706]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 105 / Monday, June 1, 2020 / Notices Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 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 collection 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 collection 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, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2020–11709 Filed 5–29–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–BP–P Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (83 FR 15360, April 10, 2018 and 84 FR 32707, July 9, 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 would be satisfied, and that the proposal would be in the public interest if subject to the restrictions listed below; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application for production authority under zone procedures within FTZ 158 on behalf of MTD, as described in the application and Federal Register notices, is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and further subject to the following restrictions: (1) The annual quantitative volume of textile grass-catcher bags that MTD may admit into FTZ 158 under nonprivileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.42) is limited to no more than 2.3 million bags; and, (2) the authority (with quantitative restriction) shall remain in effect for a period of five years from the date of approval by the Board. Dated: May 26, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2097] [FR Doc. 2020–11706 Filed 5–29–20; 8:45 am] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Approval for Production Authority; Foreign-Trade Zone 158, MTD Consumer Group Inc. (Textile GrassCatcher Bags), Verona, Mississippi BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 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 FTZs in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Greater Mississippi Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 158, has requested production authority on behalf of MTD Consumer Group Inc. (MTD), within FTZ 158 in Verona, Mississippi (B–20–2018, docketed April 4, 2018); VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 May 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 Foreign-Trade Zones Board [S–54–2020] Approval of Subzone Status; Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc., Maysville, Kentucky On April 2, 2020, the Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an application submitted by the Greater Cincinnati Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 47, requesting subzone status subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 47, on behalf of Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc., in Maysville, Kentucky. The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (85 FR 19726, April 8, 2020). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33087 application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR 400.36(f)), the application to establish Subzone 47F was approved on May 26, 2020, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13, and further subject to FTZ 47’s 2,000-acre activation limit. Dated: May 26, 2020. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–11707 Filed 5–29–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–32–2020] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 277— Western Maricopa County, Arizona; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Rauch North America, Inc. (Non-Alcoholic Beverages), Waddell, Arizona Rauch North America, Inc. (RNA) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Waddell, Arizona. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on May 15, 2020. The RNA facility is located within FTZ 277. The facility is used for the production of energy drinks, soft drinks and other non-alcoholic beverages. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity 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 RNA from customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export production (estimated at five percent of production). On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/components noted below, RNA would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to energy drinks, soft drinks and other nonalcoholic beverages (duty rate—0.2 cents/liter). RNA 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. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 105 (Monday, June 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 33087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11706]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2097]


Approval for Production Authority; Foreign-Trade Zone 158, MTD 
Consumer Group Inc. (Textile Grass-Catcher Bags), Verona, Mississippi

    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 FTZs in or adjacent to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection ports of entry;
    Whereas, the Greater Mississippi Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee 
of FTZ 158, has requested production authority on behalf of MTD 
Consumer Group Inc. (MTD), within FTZ 158 in Verona, Mississippi (B-20-
2018, docketed April 4, 2018);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (83 FR 15360, April 10, 2018 and 84 FR 32707, July 9, 
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 would be satisfied, and that the proposal would 
be in the public interest if subject to the restrictions listed below;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application for production authority under zone procedures 
within FTZ 158 on behalf of MTD, as described in the application and 
Federal Register notices, is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the 
Board's regulations, including Section 400.13, and further subject to 
the following restrictions:
    (1) The annual quantitative volume of textile grass-catcher bags 
that MTD may admit into FTZ 158 under non-privileged foreign status (19 
CFR 146.42) is limited to no more than 2.3 million bags; and,
    (2) the authority (with quantitative restriction) shall remain in 
effect for a period of five years from the date of approval by the 
Board.

    Dated: May 26, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2020-11706 Filed 5-29-20; 8:45 am]
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