Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 96 Under Alternative Site Framework; Eagle Pass, Texas, 55221-55222 [2024-14661]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Notices III. Request for Comments We are soliciting public comments to identify additional stakeholders that use the current Agricultural Sales data on the ACS PUMS file. We are also interested in feedback about the proposed research. Comments you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Robert L. Santos, Director, Census Bureau, approved the publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. Dated: June 26, 2024. Shannon Wink, Program Analyst, Policy Coordination Office, U.S. Census Bureau. Dated: June 28, 2024. Dawn Shackleford, Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2024–14662 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [FR Doc. 2024–14633 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] Foreign-Trade Zones Board BILLING CODE 3510–07–P [B–37–2024] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 80, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Senior Operation LLC; (Expansion Joints and Clamshell Bellows); New Braunfels, Texas DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2165] Expansion of Subzone; Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.; Sulligent, Alabama khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (89 FR 15970, March 6, 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 98D on behalf of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. in Sulligent, Alabama, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including section 400.13. 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 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 City of Birmingham, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 98, has made application to the Board for the expansion of Subzone 98D on behalf of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. in Sulligent, Alabama, (FTZ Docket B–9–2024, docketed March 1, 2024); VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jul 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 Senior Operation LLC submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in New Braunfels, Texas within FTZ 80. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 28, 2024. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/ component(s) and specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section of the Board’s website—accessible via www.trade.gov/ ftz. The proposed finished products include: metal expansion joints (stainless and carbon steel) and clamshell bellows (stainless and alloy steel) (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.5%). The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: flat rolled stainless steel (width of 6.35 mm to 50.8 mm) and cold-rolled stainless- PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55221 steel coils (width of 1.62 mm to 4.554 mm) (duty-free). The request indicates that the materials/components are subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (section 232) and section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable section 232 and section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). The Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.13(c)(2)) require that merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders, or items which would be otherwise subject to suspension of liquidation under AD/ CVD procedures if they entered U.S. customs territory, be admitted to the zone 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 August 12, 2024. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection in the ‘‘Online FTZ Information System’’ section of the Board’s website. For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov. Dated: June 28, 2024. Elizabeth Whiteman, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–14663 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2164] Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 96 Under Alternative Site Framework; Eagle Pass, Texas 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 Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1 55222 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Notices CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the City of Eagle Pass, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 96, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–4–2024, docketed January 16, 2024) for authority to reorganize and expand under the ASF with a service area of Maverick County, Texas, in and adjacent to the Eagle Pass Customs and Border Protection port of entry, FTZ 96’s existing Sites 1, 2 and 4 would be removed from the zone and modified Site 3 would be categorized as a magnet site; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (89 FR 3909–3910, January 22, 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’ report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to reorganize and expand FTZ 96 under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including section 400.13, and to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the zone. Dated: June 28, 2024. Dawn Shackleford, Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2024–14661 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Announcement of Approved International Trade Administration Trade Mission International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The United States Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), is announcing one upcoming trade mission that will be recruited, organized, and implemented by ITA. This mission is: Innovative Technologies for Urban Infrastructure Development Trade Mission to the Philippines and Indonesia—November 12–November 20, 2024. A summary of the mission is found below. Application information and more detailed mission information, including the commercial khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jul 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 setting and sector information, can be found at the trade mission website: https://www.trade.gov/trade-missions. For this mission, recruitment will be conducted in an open and public manner, including publication in the Federal Register, posting on the Commerce Department trade mission calendar (https://www.trade.gov/trademissions-schedule) and other internet websites, press releases to general and trade media, direct mail, notices by industry trade associations and other multiplier groups, and publicity at industry meetings, symposia, conferences, and trade shows. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Odum, Trade Events Task Force, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–6397 or email Jeffrey.Odum@trade.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Following Conditions for Participation Will Be Used for the Mission Applicants must submit a completed and signed mission application and supplemental application materials, including adequate information on their products and/or services, primary market objectives, and goals for participation that is adequate to allow the Department of Commerce to evaluate their application. If the Department of Commerce receives an incomplete application, the Department may either: reject the application, request additional information/ clarification, or take the lack of information into account when evaluating the application. If the requisite minimum number of participants is not selected for a particular mission by the recruitment deadline, the mission may be canceled. Each applicant must also certify that the products and services it seeks to export through the mission are either produced in the United States, or, if not, are marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and have at least 51 percent U.S. content by value. In the case of a trade association or organization, the applicant must certify that, for each firm or service provider to be represented by the association/organization, the products and/or services the represented firm or service provider seeks to export are either produced in the United States or, if not, marketed under the name of a U.S. firm and have at least 51 percent U.S. content by value. A trade association/organization applicant must certify to the above for PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 all of the companies it seeks to represent on the mission. In cases where applicants cannot certify 51 percent U.S. content, especially where the applicant intends to pursue investment in major project opportunities, the following factors may be considered in determining whether the applicant’s participation in the mission is in the U.S. national interest: • U.S. materials and equipment content; • U.S. labor content; • Contribution to the U.S. technology base, including conduct of research and development in the United States; • Repatriation of profits to the U.S. economy; and • Potential for follow-on business that would benefit the U.S. economy. In addition, each applicant must: • Certify that the products and services that it wishes to market through the mission would be in compliance with U.S. export controls and regulations; • Certify that it has identified any matter pending before any bureau or office in the Department of Commerce; • Certify that it has identified any pending litigation (including any administrative proceedings) to which it is a party that involves the Department of Commerce; and • Sign and submit an agreement that it and its affiliates (1) have not and will not engage in the bribery of foreign officials in connection with a company’s/participant’s involvement in this mission, and (2) maintain and enforce a policy that prohibits the bribery of foreign officials. In the case of a trade association/ organization, the applicant must certify that each firm or service provider to be represented by the association/ organization can make the above certifications. The Following Selection Criteria Will Be Used for the Mission Targeted mission participants are U.S. firms, services providers, and trade associations/organizations providing or promoting U.S. products and services that have an interest in entering or expanding their business in the mission’s destination country. The following criteria will be evaluated in selecting participants: • Suitability of the applicant’s (or in the case of a trade association/ organization, represented firm’s or service provider’s) products or services to these markets; • The applicant’s (or in the case of a trade association/organization, represented firm’s or service provider’s) potential for business in the markets, E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55221-55222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14661]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2164]


Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 96 Under 
Alternative Site Framework; Eagle Pass, Texas

    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 Board to grant to qualified 
corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or 
adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry;
    Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15

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CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of 
zones;
    Whereas, the City of Eagle Pass, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 96, 
submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-4-2024, docketed 
January 16, 2024) for authority to reorganize and expand under the ASF 
with a service area of Maverick County, Texas, in and adjacent to the 
Eagle Pass Customs and Border Protection port of entry, FTZ 96's 
existing Sites 1, 2 and 4 would be removed from the zone and modified 
Site 3 would be categorized as a magnet site;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (89 FR 3909-3910, January 22, 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' report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
the Board's regulations are satisfied;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application to reorganize and expand FTZ 96 under the ASF is 
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including 
section 400.13, and to the Board's standard 2,000-acre activation limit 
for the zone.

    Dated: June 28, 2024.
Dawn Shackleford,
Executive Director of Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-14661 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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