Approval of Subzone Status; Ipswich Shellfish Company, Inc.; Ipswich, Massachusetts, 49359 [2020-17724]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–52–2020]
Foreign-Trade Zone 38—Spartanburg
County, South Carolina; Application
for Production Authority; Teijin Carbon
Fibers, Inc. (Polyacrylonitrile-Based
Carbon Fiber); Greenwood, South
Carolina
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
the South Carolina State Ports
Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, requesting
production authority on behalf of Teijin
Carbon Fibers, Inc. (TCF), located in
Greenwood, South Carolina. The
application conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.23) was
docketed on August 6, 2020.
The TCF facility (currently under
construction, projected to have 90
employees, 440 acres) is located within
Site 35 of FTZ 38. The facility is used
for the production of polyacrylonitrilebased carbon fiber. In 2019, TCF
requested production authority in a
notification proceeding (15 CFR 400.22
and 400.37). After an initial review, the
requested production authority was
approved subject to a restriction
requiring that all foreign-status
polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber admitted
for production activity be re-exported
(entry for U.S. consumption was not
authorized) (see B–38–2019, 84 FR
54837, 10/11/2019).
If the application were approved, on
its domestic sales, TCF would be able to
choose the duty rate during custom
entry procedures that applies to PAN
carbon fiber (duty-free) for the foreignstatus inputs noted below. TCF would
be able to avoid duties on foreign-status
PAN fiber which becomes scrap/waste.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign-status
production equipment. The request
indicates that the savings from FTZ
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procedures would help improve the
plant’s international competitiveness.
Components and materials sourced
from abroad (representing 50–60% of
the value of the finished product)
include: 12,000 tow PAN fiber
(precursor) and 24,000 tow PAN fiber
(precursor) (duty rates are 8% and 7.5%,
respectively). The request indicates that
the PAN fiber 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).
In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
regulations, Diane Finver of the FTZ
Staff is designated examiner to evaluate
and analyze the facts and information
presented in the application and case
record and to report findings and
recommendations to the FTZ Board.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is
October 13, 2020. Rebuttal comments in
response to material submitted during
the foregoing period may be submitted
during the subsequent 15-day period to
October 27, 2020.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
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: August 7, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[S–104–2020]
Approval of Subzone Status; Ipswich
Shellfish Company, Inc.; Ipswich,
Massachusetts
On June 11, 2020, the Executive
Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ) Board docketed an application
submitted by the Massachusetts Port
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Authority, grantee of FTZ 27, requesting
subzone status subject to the existing
activation limit of FTZ 27, on behalf of
Ipswich Shellfish Company, Inc., in
Ipswich, Massachusetts.
The application was processed in
accordance with the FTZ Act and
Regulations, including notice in the
Federal Register inviting public
comment (85 FR 36529–36530, June 17,
2020). The FTZ staff examiner 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 27Q was approved on August
7, 2020, subject to the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations, including Section
400.13, and further subject to FTZ 27’s
129-acre activation limit.
Dated: August 7, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–17724 Filed 8–12–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XA350]
Notice of Availability of the Portland
Harbor Draft Supplemental Restoration
Plan and Environmental Assessment
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The Portland Harbor Natural
Resource Trustee Council (Trustee
Council) has prepared a Draft
Supplemental Restoration Plan and
Environmental Assessment (Draft SRP/
EA). The Draft SRP/EA describes the
Trustee Council’s preferred restoration
alternative to restore natural resources
and ecological services injured or lost as
a result of releases of hazardous
substances and discharges of oil within
the Portland Harbor assessment area
(applicable to the current phase of
restoration, but subject to revision in the
future). The Federal Trustees also
considered potential environmental
impacts of the considered alternatives in
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[S-104-2020]
Approval of Subzone Status; Ipswich Shellfish Company, Inc.;
Ipswich, Massachusetts
On June 11, 2020, the Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade
Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an application submitted by the
Massachusetts Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 27, requesting subzone
status subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 27, on behalf of
Ipswich Shellfish Company, Inc., in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and
Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public
comment (85 FR 36529-36530, June 17, 2020). The FTZ staff examiner
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 27Q was approved on August 7, 2020, subject to the
FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.13, and
further subject to FTZ 27's 129-acre activation limit.
Dated: August 7, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-17724 Filed 8-12-20; 8:45 am]
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