Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 138-Columbus, Ohio; Authorization of Limited Production Activity; Fluvitex USA, Inc.; (Quilts, Comforters and Cushions); Groveport, Ohio, 17269 [2022-06405]
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The application indicates a need for
zone services in the Plaquemines Parish,
Louisiana, area. Several firms have
indicated an interest in using zone
procedures for warehousing/distribution
activities for a variety of products.
Specific production approvals are not
being sought at this time. Such requests
would be made to the FTZ Board on a
case-by-case basis.
In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
regulations, Camille Evans 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 May
27, 2022. Rebuttal comments in
response to material submitted during
the foregoing period may be submitted
during the subsequent 15-day period to
June 13, 2022.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection in the
‘‘Online FTZ Information Section’’
section of the FTZ Board’s website,
which is accessible via www.trade.gov/
ftz.
For further information, contact
Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@
trade.gov.
Dated: March 22, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 138—
Columbus, Ohio; Authorization of
Limited Production Activity; Fluvitex
USA, Inc.; (Quilts, Comforters and
Cushions); Groveport, Ohio
On November 23, 2021, Fluvitex USA,
Inc., submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility within FTZ 138, in
Groveport, Ohio.
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 67903—67904,
November 30, 2021). On March 23,
2022, the applicant was notified of the
FTZ Board’s decision that further
review of part of the proposed activity
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is warranted. The FTZ Board authorized
the production activity described in the
notification on a limited basis, subject to
the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,
including Section 400.14, and further
subject to a restriction requiring all
foreign-status materials be admitted to
the zone in privileged foreign status (19
CFR 146.41) with the exception of
foreign-status polybags.
Dated: March 23, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–06405 Filed 3–25–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
Reporting for Calendar Year 2021 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
credit of $250,000 or more has been
claimed from the foreign representative.
This year, such reports must include
relevant information from calendar year
2021 and must be submitted to
Commerce no later than June 15, 2022.
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 3876, Washington,
DC 20230.’’ Submit electronic copies to
OffsetReport@bis.doc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Noel and Marina Youssef, Office
of Strategic Industries and Economic
Security, Bureau of Industry and
Security, U.S. Department of Commerce,
telephone: 202–482–4506; email:
OffsetReport@bis.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background
Section 723(a)(1) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended
(DPA) (50 U.S.C. 4568 (2022)) 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
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 (2022)). As provided by
section 723(c) of the DPA, BIS will not
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-79-2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 138--Columbus, Ohio; Authorization of
Limited Production Activity; Fluvitex USA, Inc.; (Quilts, Comforters
and Cushions); Groveport, Ohio
On November 23, 2021, Fluvitex USA, Inc., submitted a notification
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
within FTZ 138, in Groveport, Ohio.
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 67903--67904, November 30,
2021). On March 23, 2022, the applicant was notified of the FTZ Board's
decision that further review of part of the proposed activity is
warranted. The FTZ Board authorized the production activity described
in the notification on a limited basis, subject to the FTZ Act and the
Board's regulations, including Section 400.14, and further subject to a
restriction requiring all foreign-status materials be admitted to the
zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) with the exception of
foreign-status polybags.
Dated: March 23, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-06405 Filed 3-25-22; 8:45 am]
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