Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90-Syracuse, New York; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc. (Fiber Optic Cables); Dewitt, New York, 65790-65791 [2020-22954]
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If APHIS decides, based on its review
of the petition and its evaluation and
analysis of comments received during
the 60-day public comment period on
the petition, that the petition involves a
GE organism that raises no substantive
new issues, APHIS will follow
Approach 1 for public involvement.
Under Approach 1, APHIS announces in
the Federal Register the availability of
APHIS’ preliminary regulatory
determination along with its draft EA,
preliminary finding of no significant
impact (FONSI), and its draft plant pest
risk assessment (PPRA) for a 30-day
public review period. APHIS will
evaluate any information received
related to the petition and its supporting
documents during the 30-day public
review period.
For this petition, we are following
approach 2. Under this approach, if
APHIS decides, based on its review of
the petition and its evaluation and
analysis of comments received during
the 60-day public comment period on
the petition, that the petition involves a
GE organism that raises substantive new
issues, APHIS first solicits written
comments from the public on a draft EA
and draft PPRA for a 30-day comment
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reviewing and evaluating the comments
on the draft EA and draft PPRA and
other information, APHIS will revise the
draft PPRA as necessary. It will then
prepare a final EA, and based on the
final EA, a National Environmental
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(either a FONSI or a notice of intent to
prepare an environmental impact
statement).
As part of our decisionmaking process
regarding a GE organism’s regulatory
status, APHIS prepares a PPRA to assess
the plant pest risk of the article. APHIS
also prepares the appropriate
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an EA or an environmental impact
statement—in accordance with NEPA.
This will provide the Agency and the
public with a review and analysis of any
potential environmental impacts that
may result if the petition request is
approved.
APHIS concludes in its draft PPRA
that MON 88702 cotton, which as stated
above has been genetically engineered
for resistance to certain insects,
primarily Lygus spp., is unlikely to pose
a plant pest risk. In section 403 of the
Plant Protection Act, ‘‘plant pest’’ is
defined as any living stage of any of the
following that can directly or indirectly
injure, cause damage to, or cause
disease in any plant or plant product: A
protozoan, a nonhuman animal, a
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virus or viroid, an infectious agent or
other pathogen, or any article similar to
or allied with any of the foregoing.
APHIS has also prepared a draft EA in
which we present two alternatives based
on our analysis of data Monsanto
submitted, a review of other scientific
data, field tests conducted under
APHIS’ oversight, and comments
received on the petition (see footnote 3).
APHIS is considering the following
alternatives: (1) Take no action, i.e.,
APHIS would not change the regulatory
status of MON 88702 cotton, or (2) make
a determination of nonregulated status
for insect-protected MON 88702 cotton.
The draft EA was prepared in
accordance with (1) NEPA, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), (2) regulations
of the Council on Environmental
Quality for implementing the
procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
parts 1500–1508), (3) USDA regulations
implementing NEPA (7 CFR part 1b),
and (4) APHIS’ NEPA Implementing
Procedures (7 CFR part 372).
Based on APHIS’ analysis of field and
laboratory data submitted by Monsanto,
references provided in the petition,
peer-reviewed publications, information
analyzed in the draft EA, the draft
PPRA, comments provided by the
public on the petition, and discussion of
issues in the draft EA, APHIS has
determined that cotton designated as
event MON 88702 is unlikely to pose a
plant pest risk.
We are making available for a 30-day
review period our draft PPRA and draft
EA. The draft EA and draft PPRA are
available as indicated under ADDRESSES
and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
above. Copies of these documents may
also be obtained from the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
After the 30-day review period closes,
APHIS will review and evaluate any
information received during the 30-day
review period. APHIS will revise the
draft PPRA as necessary and prepare a
final EA and, based on the final EA, a
NEPA decision document (either a
FONSI or a notice of intent to prepare
an environmental impact statement).
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7701–7772 and 7781–
7786; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and
371.3.
Done in Washington, DC, this 9th day of
October 2020.
Michael Watson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–60–2020]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90—
Syracuse, New York; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; PPC
Broadband, Inc. (Fiber Optic 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 October 8, 2020.
PPC Broadband already has authority
to produce hardline coaxial cables
within Subzone 90C. The current
request would add finished products
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 specific finished
products 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 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, PPC
Broadband would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to fiber optic
cables and fiber optic terminated
jumpers or patchcords (duty-free). 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 materials/components sourced
from abroad include: Tight buffered
fibers; aramid yarn, swellcoat blockers
or equivalent; polymer pocan
polybutylene terephthalate, crastin or
equivalent; copper tone wires (0.182
mm); talc—magsil diamond; and, fiber
optic connectors (duty rate ranges from
duty-free to 8%). The request indicates
that aramid yarn and swellcoat blockers
or equivalent will be admitted to the
zone in privileged foreign status (19
CFR 146.41), thereby precluding
inverted tariff benefits on such items.
The request also indicates that certain
components are subject to duties under
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
(Section 301), depending on the country
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of origin. The applicable Section 301
decisions require subject merchandise
to be admitted to FTZs in privileged
foreign status.
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
November 25, 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.
Currently, the preliminary
determinations are due no later than
November 9, 2020.
Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in an LTFV investigation
within 140 days of the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act
permits Commerce to postpone the
preliminary determination until no later
than 190 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation if:
(A) The petitioner makes a timely
request for a postponement; or (B)
Commerce concludes that the parties
Dated: October 13, 2020.
concerned are cooperating, that the
Andrew McGilvray,
investigation is extraordinarily
Executive Secretary.
complicated, and that additional time is
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necessary to make a preliminary
determination. Under 19 CFR
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351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a
request for postponement 25 days or
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
more before the scheduled date of the
preliminary determination and must
International Trade Administration
state the reasons for the request.
[A–580–908, A–583–869, A–549–842, A–552– Commerce will grant the request unless
it finds compelling reasons to deny the
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request.
On October 1, 2020, the United Steel,
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck
Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Tires From the Republic of Korea,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied
Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Industrial and Service Workers
International Union, AFL–CIO, CLC (the
Preliminary Determinations in the
petitioner) submitted a timely request
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
that Commerce postpone the
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
preliminary determinations in these
International Trade Administration,
LTFV investigations.2 The petitioner
Department of Commerce.
stated that it requests postponement due
DATES: Applicable October 16, 2020.
to the complexity of selecting the
mandatory respondents and obtaining
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo
initial and supplemental questionnaire
Ayala at (202) 482–3945 (Republic of
responses. Under the current timeline,
Korea (Korea) and Thailand); Lauren
Caserta at (202) 482–4737 (Taiwan); and the petitioner believes that Commerce
will not have complete responses and
Jasun Moy at (202) 482–8194 (the
sufficient information to issue these
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
preliminary determinations.3
(Vietnam)), AD/CVD Operations,
For the reasons stated above, and
Enforcement and Compliance,
because there are no compelling reasons
International Trade Administration,
to deny the request, Commerce, in
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), is
DC 20230.
postponing the deadline for the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
preliminary determinations by 50 days
Background
(i.e., 190 days after the date on which
these investigations were initiated). As
On June 22, 2020, the Department of
a result, Commerce will issue its
Commerce (Commerce) initiated lessthan-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 38854 (June
imports of passenger vehicle and light
29, 2020).
truck tires (passenger tires) from Korea,
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Passenger Vehicle and
1
Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Light Truck Tires from the Republic of Korea,
1 See
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
from the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-
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Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Petitioner’s Request for Extension of
Preliminary Determination,’’ dated October 1, 2020.
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preliminary determinations no later
than December 29, 2020. In accordance
with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the
final determinations in these
investigations will continue to be 75
days after the date of the preliminary
determinations, unless postponed at a
later date.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: October 9, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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Recovery Implementation Strategy for
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National Marine Fisheries
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-60-2020]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90--Syracuse, New York; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc. (Fiber Optic 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
October 8, 2020.
PPC Broadband already has authority to produce hardline coaxial
cables within Subzone 90C. The current request would add finished
products 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 specific finished
products 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 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, PPC Broadband would be able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to fiber optic cables and fiber
optic terminated jumpers or patchcords (duty-free). 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 materials/components sourced from abroad include: Tight
buffered fibers; aramid yarn, swellcoat blockers or equivalent; polymer
pocan polybutylene terephthalate, crastin or equivalent; copper tone
wires (0.182 mm); talc--magsil diamond; and, fiber optic connectors
(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8%). The request indicates that
aramid yarn and swellcoat blockers or equivalent will be admitted to
the zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby
precluding inverted tariff benefits on such items. The request also
indicates that certain components are subject to duties under Section
301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on the country
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of origin. The applicable Section 301 decisions require subject
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status.
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 November 25,
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: October 13, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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