Reporting for Calendar Year 2020 on Offsets Agreements Related to Sales of Defense Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms, 28335-28336 [2021-11068]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–03–2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38—
Charleston, South Carolina;
Authorization of Production Activity;
BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC
(Passenger Motor Vehicles),
Spartanburg, South Carolina
On January 21, 2021, BMW
Manufacturing Company, LLC (BMW
MC) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility within Subzone
38A, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
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 (86 FR 7694–7695,
February 1, 2021). On May 21, 2021, 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: May 21, 2021.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–11135 Filed 5–25–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 210325–0066]
RIN 0694–XC076
Reporting for Calendar Year 2020 on
Offsets Agreements Related to Sales
of Defense Articles or Defense
Services to Foreign Countries or
Foreign Firms
Bureau of Industry and
Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; annual reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
This notice is to remind the
public that U.S. firms are required to
report annually to the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) information on
contracts for the sale of defense articles
or defense services to foreign countries
or foreign firms that are subject to
offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000
in value. U.S. firms are also required to
report annually to Commerce
information on offsets transactions
completed in performance of existing
offsets commitments for which offsets
SUMMARY:
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credit of $250,000 or more has been
claimed from the foreign representative.
This year, such reports must include
relevant information from calendar year
2020 and must be submitted to
Commerce no later than June 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit reports in both hard
copy and electronically. Address the
hard copy to ‘‘Offsets Program Manager,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of
Strategic Industries and Economic
Security, Bureau of Industry and
Security (BIS), Room 3878, Washington,
DC 20230’’. Submit electronic copies to
OffsetReport@bis.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald DeMarines, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security,
Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, telephone:
202–482–3755; fax: 202–482–5650;
email: ronald.demarines@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 723(a)(1) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended
(DPA) (50 U.S.C. 4568 (2021)) requires
the President to submit an annual report
to Congress on the impact of offsets on
the U.S. defense industrial base. Section
723(a)(2) directs the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary) to prepare the
President’s report and to develop and
administer the regulations necessary to
collect offsets data from U.S. defense
exporters.
The authorities of the Secretary
regarding offsets have been delegated to
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Industry and Security. The regulations
associated with offsets reporting are set
forth in part 701 of title 15 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (Offsets
Regulations). Offsets are compensation
practices required as a condition of
purchase in either government-togovernment or commercial sales of
defense articles and/or defense services,
as defined by the Arms Export Control
Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and the
International Traffic in Arms
Regulations (22 CFR 120–130). Offsets
are also applicable to certain items
controlled on the Commerce Control list
(CCL) and with an Export Control
Classification Number (ECCN) including
the numeral ‘‘6’’ as its third character.
The CCL is found in Supplement No. 1
to part 774 of the Export Administration
Regulations.
An example of an offset is as follows:
A company that is selling a fleet of
military aircraft to a foreign government
may agree to offset the cost of the
aircraft by providing training assistance
to plant managers in the purchasing
country. Although this distorts the true
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price of the aircraft, the foreign
government may require this sort of
extra compensation as a condition of
awarding the contract to purchase the
aircraft. As described in the Offsets
Regulations, U.S. firms are required to
report information on contracts for the
sale of defense articles or defense
services to foreign countries or foreign
firms that are subject to offsets
agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in
value. U.S. firms are also required to
report annually information on offsets
transactions completed in performance
of existing offsets commitments for
which offsets credit of $250,000 or more
has been claimed from the foreign
representative.
Commerce’s annual report to Congress
includes an aggregated summary of the
data reported by industry in accordance
with the offsets regulation and the DPA
(50 U.S.C. 4568 (2021)). As provided by
section 723(c) of the DPA, BIS will not
publicly disclose individual firm
information it receives through offsets
reporting unless the firm furnishing the
information specifically authorizes
public disclosure. The information
collected is sorted and organized into an
aggregate report of national offsets data,
and therefore does not identify
company-specific information.
To enable BIS to prepare the next
annual offset report reflecting calendar
year 2020 data, affected U.S. firms must
submit required information on offsets
agreements and offsets transactions from
calendar year 2020 to BIS no later than
June 15, 2021.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–836]
Glycine From the People’s Republic of
China: Rescission of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2020–
2021
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable May 26, 2021.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from
the People’s Republic of China (China)
covering the period of review March 1,
2020, through February 28, 2021, based
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on the timely withdrawal of the request
for review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yang Jin Chun, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–5760.
Background
On March 1, 2021, Commerce
published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from
China covering the period of review
March 1, 2020, through February 28,
2021.1 On March 31, 2021, GEO
Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (GEO), a
domestic producer of glycine, filed a
timely request for review in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.213(b).2 Pursuant to this request,
and in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce initiated this
administrative review with respect to
one company, Baoding Mantong Fine
Chemistry Co., Ltd. (Baoding Mantong),
on May 5, 2021.3 On May 14, 2021, GEO
withdrew its request for this
administrative review with respect to
Baoding Mantong.4
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if the party that requested the
review withdraws the request within 90
days of the publication date of the
notice of initiation of the requested
review. GEO timely submitted a
withdrawal of its review request within
the 90-day deadline. No other party
requested this administrative review.
Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this
administrative review in its entirety.
Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries of glycine from China.
Antidumping duties shall be assessed at
rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated antidumping duties required
1 See
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
To Request Administrative Review, 86 FR 11921,
11923 (March 1, 2021).
2 See GEO’s Letter, ‘‘Request for Administrative
Review’’ dated March 31, 2021.
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 86 FR
23925, 23928 (May 5, 2021).
4 See Letter from GEO, ‘‘Withdrawal of Request
for Administrative Review,’’ dated May 14, 2021.
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at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to
issue appropriate assessment
instructions to CBP 35 days after the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only
reminder to importers, whose entries
will be liquidated as a result of this
rescission notice, of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. Failure to
comply with this requirement could
result in Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of the antidumping
duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to all parties subject to administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(a) and
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(d)(4).
Dated: May 20, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–475–818]
Certain Pasta From Italy: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review and Final Determination of No
Shipments; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
[Docket No. 210325-0066]
RIN 0694-XC076
Reporting for Calendar Year 2020 on Offsets Agreements Related to
Sales of Defense Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or
Foreign Firms
AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; annual reporting requirements.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to remind the public that U.S. firms are
required to report annually to the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
information on contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense
services to foreign countries or foreign firms that are subject to
offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value. U.S. firms are also
required to report annually to Commerce information on offsets
transactions completed in performance of existing offsets commitments
for which offsets credit of $250,000 or more has been claimed from the
foreign representative. This year, such reports must include relevant
information from calendar year 2020 and must be submitted to Commerce
no later than June 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit reports in both hard copy and electronically. Address
the hard copy to ``Offsets Program Manager, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Bureau
of Industry and Security (BIS), Room 3878, Washington, DC 20230''.
Submit electronic copies to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald DeMarines, Office of Strategic
Industries and Economic Security, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S.
Department of Commerce, telephone: 202-482-3755; fax: 202-482-5650;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 723(a)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended
(DPA) (50 U.S.C. 4568 (2021)) requires the President to submit an
annual report to Congress on the impact of offsets on the U.S. defense
industrial base. Section 723(a)(2) directs the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) to prepare the President's report and to develop and
administer the regulations necessary to collect offsets data from U.S.
defense exporters.
The authorities of the Secretary regarding offsets have been
delegated to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security.
The regulations associated with offsets reporting are set forth in part
701 of title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations (Offsets
Regulations). Offsets are compensation practices required as a
condition of purchase in either government-to-government or commercial
sales of defense articles and/or defense services, as defined by the
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations (22 CFR 120-130). Offsets are also applicable to
certain items controlled on the Commerce Control list (CCL) and with an
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) including the numeral ``6''
as its third character. The CCL is found in Supplement No. 1 to part
774 of the Export Administration Regulations.
An example of an offset is as follows: A company that is selling a
fleet of military aircraft to a foreign government may agree to offset
the cost of the aircraft by providing training assistance to plant
managers in the purchasing country. Although this distorts the true
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price of the aircraft, the foreign government may require this sort of
extra compensation as a condition of awarding the contract to purchase
the aircraft. As described in the Offsets Regulations, U.S. firms are
required to report information on contracts for the sale of defense
articles or defense services to foreign countries or foreign firms that
are subject to offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value. U.S.
firms are also required to report annually information on offsets
transactions completed in performance of existing offsets commitments
for which offsets credit of $250,000 or more has been claimed from the
foreign representative.
Commerce's annual report to Congress includes an aggregated summary
of the data reported by industry in accordance with the offsets
regulation and the DPA (50 U.S.C. 4568 (2021)). As provided by section
723(c) of the DPA, BIS will not publicly disclose individual firm
information it receives through offsets reporting unless the firm
furnishing the information specifically authorizes public disclosure.
The information collected is sorted and organized into an aggregate
report of national offsets data, and therefore does not identify
company-specific information.
To enable BIS to prepare the next annual offset report reflecting
calendar year 2020 data, affected U.S. firms must submit required
information on offsets agreements and offsets transactions from
calendar year 2020 to BIS no later than June 15, 2021.
Matthew S. Borman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Administration.
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