Foreign-Trade Zone 128-Whatcom County, Washington; Application for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework, 30718 [2023-10210]

Download as PDF 30718 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 92 / Friday, May 12, 2023 / Notices calling the Federal Relay Service at 1– 800–877–8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and conference ID number. Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the regional office within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@ usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353– 8311. Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meeting will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Pennsylvania Advisory Committee link. 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The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of zones and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the designation of new subzones or ‘‘usagedriven’’ FTZ sites for operators/users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 May 11, 2023 Jkt 259001 in the context of the FTZ Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a zone. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on May 9, 2023. FTZ 128 was approved by the FTZ Board on September 4, 1986 (Board Order 334, 51 FR 32237, September 10, 1986). The current zone includes the following sites: Site 1 (123 acres)— Lummi Indian Reservation, 2830 Kwina Road, Bellingham. The grantee’s proposed service area under the ASF would be all Lummi Nation property which encompasses the Lummi Indian Reservation plus all property owned by the Lummi Nation outside the exterior boundaries of the Lummi Indian Reservation in Washington, as described in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve sites throughout the service area based on companies’ needs for FTZ designation. The application indicates that the proposed service area is within and adjacent to the Bellingham Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing zone to include the existing site as a ‘‘magnet’’ site. The ASF allows for the possible exemption of one magnet site from the ‘‘sunset’’ time limits that generally apply to sites under the ASF, and the applicant proposes that Site 1 be so exempted. No subzones/usage-driven sites are being requested at this time. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Qahira El-Amin 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 July 11, 2023. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to July 26, 2023. 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 Qahira El-Amin at Qahira.El-Amin@ trade.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: May 9, 2023. Elizabeth Whiteman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–10210 Filed 5–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security In the Matter of: Virgil Griffith, Inmate Number: 79038–112, FCI Allenwood Low, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 1000, White Deer, PA 17887; Order Denying Export Privileges On April 12, 2022, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Virgil Griffith (‘‘Griffith’’), was convicted of two counts of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.) (‘‘IEEPA’’). Specifically, Griffith was convicted of exporting services to North Korea without the required authorization from the Department of Treasury and evading and avoiding U.S. sanctions on North Korea. As a result of his conviction, the Court sentenced Griffith to 63 months of confinement, three years of supervised release, $100 assessment and $100,000 criminal fine. Pursuant to section 1760(e) of the Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),1 the export privileges of any person who has been convicted of certain offenses, including, but not limited to, IEEPA, may be denied for a period of up to ten (10) years from the date of his/her conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e) (Prior Convictions). In addition, any Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) licenses or other authorizations issued under ECRA, in which the person had an interest at the time of the conviction, may be revoked. Id. BIS received notice of Griffith’s conviction for violating IEEPA, and has provided notice and opportunity for Griffith to make a written submission to BIS, as provided in section 766.25 of the Export Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or the ‘‘Regulations’’). 15 CFR 766.25.2 BIS has received and considered a written submission from Griffith. Based upon my review of the record, including Griffith’s submission, and consultations with BIS’s Office of Exporter Services, including its Director, and the facts available to BIS, I have decided to deny Griffith’s export 1 ECRA was enacted on August 13, 2018, as part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 and, as amended, is codified at 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852. 2 The Regulations are currently codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR parts 730– 774 (2022). E:\FR\FM\12MYN1.SGM 12MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 30718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10210]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-32-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone 128--Whatcom County, Washington; Application 
for Reorganization Under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Lummi Indian Business Council, grantee of FTZ 128, 
requesting authority to reorganize the zone under the alternative site 
framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.2(c)). The ASF is 
an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of zones 
and can permit significantly greater flexibility in the designation of 
new subzones or ``usage-driven'' FTZ sites for operators/users located 
within a grantee's ``service area'' in the context of the FTZ Board's 
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for a zone. The application was 
submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It 
was formally docketed on May 9, 2023.
    FTZ 128 was approved by the FTZ Board on September 4, 1986 (Board 
Order 334, 51 FR 32237, September 10, 1986). The current zone includes 
the following sites: Site 1 (123 acres)--Lummi Indian Reservation, 2830 
Kwina Road, Bellingham.
    The grantee's proposed service area under the ASF would be all 
Lummi Nation property which encompasses the Lummi Indian Reservation 
plus all property owned by the Lummi Nation outside the exterior 
boundaries of the Lummi Indian Reservation in Washington, as described 
in the application. If approved, the grantee would be able to serve 
sites throughout the service area based on companies' needs for FTZ 
designation. The application indicates that the proposed service area 
is within and adjacent to the Bellingham Customs and Border Protection 
port of entry.
    The applicant is requesting authority to reorganize its existing 
zone to include the existing site as a ``magnet'' site. The ASF allows 
for the possible exemption of one magnet site from the ``sunset'' time 
limits that generally apply to sites under the ASF, and the applicant 
proposes that Site 1 be so exempted. No subzones/usage-driven sites are 
being requested at this time.
    In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Qahira El-Amin 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: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is July 11, 2023. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to July 26, 2023.
    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 Qahira El-Amin at [email protected].

    Dated: May 9, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10210 Filed 5-11-23; 8:45 am]
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