Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone-Clallam County, Washington State Under Alternative Site Framework, 45820-45821 [2024-11488]

Download as PDF 45820 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices Tameka Owens, Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2024–11455 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Notice of Public Meeting of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Commission on Civil Rights. Announcement of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a meeting of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by virtual web conference on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time/Eastern Time. The purpose is to discuss their project on the civil rights impacts of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico. DATES: June 20, 2024, Thursday, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time (3:30 p.m. ET). 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The Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free telephone number. Closed captioning will be available for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have certain cognitive or learning ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 impairments. To request additional accommodations, please email ebohor@ usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public are 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 Victoria Moreno at vmoreno@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 1–312–353–8311. Records generated from this meeting may be inspected and reproduced at the Regional Programs Coordination Unit Office, as they become available, both before and after the meeting. Records of the meetings will be available via www.facadatabase.gov under the Commission on Civil Rights, Puerto Rico Advisory Committee link. Persons interested in the work of this Committee are directed to the Commission’s website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Coordination Unit at ebohor@usccr.gov. Agenda 1. Welcome & Roll Call 2. Committee Discussion on Project Regarding the Civil Rights Impacts of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico 3. Next Steps 4. Public Comment 5. Other Business 6. Adjourn Dated: May 21, 2024. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2024–11512 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR part 400) provide for the establishment of subzones for specific uses; Whereas, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 61, has made application to the Board for an expansion of Subzone 61Z on behalf of Oldach Associates, LLC, to include a site located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico (FTZ Docket B–7–2024, docketed February 7, 2024); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (89 FR 10031, February 13, 2024) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiners’ memorandum, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied; Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves the expansion of Subzone 61Z on behalf of Oldach Associates, LLC, located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including section 400.13. Dated: May 20, 2024. Dawn Shackleford, Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2024–11425 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [B–24–2024] Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2163] Approval of Expansion of Subzone 61Z; Oldach Associates, LLC; Bayamón, Puerto Rico Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the ForeignTrade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Foreign-Trade Zones Board Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone— Clallam County, Washington State Under Alternative Site Framework An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Port of Port Angeles to establish a foreign-trade zone in Clallam County, Washington, 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 project. The application was E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices submitted pursuant to the provisions of 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 20, 2024. The applicant is authorized to make the proposal under Revised Code of Washington, title 53, chapter 53.08, section 53.08.030, Operation of foreign trade zones. The proposed zone would be the first zone for the Port Angeles Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry. The applicant’s proposed service area under the ASF would be Clallam County. If approved, the applicant 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 Port Angeles Customs and Border Protection port of entry. The proposed zone would include two ‘‘magnet’’ sites: Proposed Site 1 (790 acres)—William R. Fairchild Airport, 1402 Fairchild Airport Road, Port Angeles; and, Proposed Site 2 (249 acres)—Port Angeles Waterfront, Port Angeles. 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. The application indicates a need for zone services in Clallam County, Washington. 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, 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 23, 2024. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to August 7, 2024. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 For further information, contact Qahira El-Amin at Qahira.El-Amin@ trade.gov. Dated: May 21, 2024. Elizabeth Whiteman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–11488 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] 45821 Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/ public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–557–825] Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Malaysia: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain paper shopping bags (paper bags) from Malaysia are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. DATES: Applicable May 24, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Alexander, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4313. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On January 3, 2024, Commerce published its Preliminary Determination of sales of paper bags from Malaysia at LTFV.1 For a complete description of the events that followed the Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.2 All issues raised by parties for this final determination are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and 1 See Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Malaysia: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value, 89 FR 333 (January 3, 2024) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation of Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Malaysia,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are paper bags from Malaysia. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Scope Comments During the course of this investigation, Commerce received scope comments from parties. Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum to address these comments and set aside a period of time for parties to address scope issues in scope-specific case and rebuttal briefs.3 We received comments from parties on the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, which we address in the Final Scope Decision Memorandum.4 We made no changes to the scope of the investigation from the scope published in the Preliminary Determination, as noted in Appendix I to this notice. Verification As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), we conducted verifications of the sales and cost information submitted by Hexachase Packaging Sdn. Bhd. (Hexachase) for use in our final determination. We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant sales and accounting records, and original source documents provided by Hexachase.5 Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case briefs submitted by interested parties in this 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated December 27, 2023. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair Value and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated March 11, 2024. 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Verification of the Sales Responses of Hexachase Packaging Sdn. Bhd. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Malaysia,’’ dated March 27, 2024; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Verification of the Cost Response of Hexachase Packaging Sdn Bhd. the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Malaysia,’’ dated April 22, 2024. E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45820-45821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11488]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-24-2024]


Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Clallam County, Washington State 
Under Alternative Site Framework

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Port of Port Angeles to establish a foreign-trade zone in 
Clallam County, Washington, 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 project. The 
application was

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submitted pursuant to the provisions of 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 20, 2024. The applicant is 
authorized to make the proposal under Revised Code of Washington, title 
53, chapter 53.08, section 53.08.030, Operation of foreign trade zones.
    The proposed zone would be the first zone for the Port Angeles 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry.
    The applicant's proposed service area under the ASF would be 
Clallam County. If approved, the applicant 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 Port Angeles Customs and Border 
Protection port of entry.
    The proposed zone would include two ``magnet'' sites: Proposed Site 
1 (790 acres)--William R. Fairchild Airport, 1402 Fairchild Airport 
Road, Port Angeles; and, Proposed Site 2 (249 acres)--Port Angeles 
Waterfront, Port Angeles. 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.
    The application indicates a need for zone services in Clallam 
County, Washington. 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, 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 23, 2024. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to August 7, 2024.
    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 21, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11488 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
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