81_FR_42775 81 FR 42649 - Foreign-Trade Zone 158-Tupelo, Mississippi; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Southern Motion, Inc.; Subzone 158G (Upholstered Furniture); Pontotoc and Baldwyn, Mississippi

81 FR 42649 - Foreign-Trade Zone 158-Tupelo, Mississippi; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Southern Motion, Inc.; Subzone 158G (Upholstered Furniture); Pontotoc and Baldwyn, Mississippi

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 126 (June 30, 2016)

Page Range42649-42650
FR Document2016-15630

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42649-42650]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15630]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-42-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone 158--Tupelo, Mississippi; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Southern Motion, Inc.; Subzone 158G 
(Upholstered Furniture); Pontotoc and Baldwyn, Mississippi

    The Greater Mississippi Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 
158, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the 
FTZ Board on behalf of Southern Motion, Inc. (SMI), for its facilities 
in Pontotoc and Baldwyn, Mississippi. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) 
was received on June 17, 2016.
    SMI currently has authority to conduct cut-and-sew activity using 
certain foreign micro-denier suede upholstery fabrics to produce 
upholstered furniture and related parts (upholstery cover sets) on a 
restricted basis (see B-45-2014, 79 FR 64167, October 28, 2014). SMI's 
authority allows for the production of upholstered furniture (chairs, 
seats, sofas, sleep sofas, and sectionals) for a five-year period, with 
a scope of authority that only provided FTZ savings on a limited 
quantity (6.0 million square yards per year) of foreign origin, micro-
denier suede upholstery fabric finished with a hot caustic soda 
solution process (i.e., authorized fabrics). All foreign upholstery 
fabrics other than micro-denier suede finished with a hot caustic soda 
solution process (i.e., unauthorized fabrics) used in SMI's production 
within Subzone 158G are subject to full customs duties.
    The current request seeks to add new foreign-status components and 
certain polyurethane-type fabrics to the scope of authority. Pursuant 
to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the 
specific foreign-status materials and components and specific finished 
products described in the submitted notification (as described below) 
and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt SMI from customs duty 
payments on the foreign-status fabrics and components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, SMI would be able to apply the 
finished upholstery cover set (i.e., furniture part) or finished 
furniture duty rate (free) for the previously authorized fabrics and 
the additional fabrics and components (indicated below). Customs duties 
also

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could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production 
equipment.
    The components sourced from abroad include: Linear actuators and 
motors; transformers; power adaptors; handset controllers; power 
cables; and, Y-cables (duty rate ranges from 1.6% to 2.8%). The 
expanded scope of authority to admit foreign-status fabrics to Subzone 
158G would only involve polyurethane fabrics backed with ground leather 
(5903.20.2500) and wet coagulation process 100 percent polyurethane 
coated fabrics (5903.20.2500), as detailed in the notification (duty 
rate: 7.5%). All other foreign, unauthorized upholstery fabrics used in 
the production activity would continue to be admitted to the zone in 
domestic (duty paid) status.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 9, 2016.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: June 20, 2016.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-15630 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2016 / Notices 42649 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and specific finished products described DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE in the submitted notification (as Foreign-Trade Zones Board described below) and subsequently Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–11–2016] authorized by the FTZ Board. [B–42–2016] Production under FTZ procedures Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 230— could exempt Givaudan from customs Foreign-Trade Zone 158—Tupelo, Piedmont Triad Area, North Carolina; duty payments on the foreign-status Mississippi; Notification of Proposed Authorization of Production Activity; components used in export production. Production Activity; Southern Motion, United Chemi-Con, Inc. (Aluminum On its domestic sales, Givaudan would Inc.; Subzone 158G (Upholstered Electrolytic Capacitors); Lansing, Furniture); Pontotoc and Baldwyn, be able to choose the duty rates during North Carolina Mississippi customs entry procedures that apply to On February 26, 2016, the Piedmont beverage preparations with alcohol, The Greater Mississippi Foreign- Triad Partnership, grantee of FTZ 230, food articles containing sugar, Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 158, submitted a notification of proposed concentrated orange oil, concentrated submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on lemon oil, concentrated citrus oil, citrus production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of United Chemi-Con, Inc., oil blends, flavor preparations for food behalf of Southern Motion, Inc. (SMI), within Subzone 230A, in Lansing, North or drink without alcohol, flavor for its facilities in Pontotoc and Carolina. preparations for food or drink with Baldwyn, Mississippi. The notification The notification was processed in alcohol, perfume bases and odoriferous conforming to the requirements of the accordance with the regulations of the substances other than food, drink or regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including perfume bases (duty rate ranges from 400.22) was received on June 17, 2016. notice in the Federal Register inviting free to 17 cents/kg + 1.9%) for the SMI currently has authority to public comment (81 FR 11512–11513, foreign status inputs noted below. conduct cut-and-sew activity using March 4, 2016). The FTZ Board has Customs duties also could possibly be certain foreign micro-denier suede determined that no further review of the deferred or reduced on foreign-status upholstery fabrics to produce activity is warranted at this time. The production equipment. upholstered furniture and related parts production activity described in the (upholstery cover sets) on a restricted notification is authorized, subject to the The components and materials sourced from abroad include: basis (see B–45–2014, 79 FR 64167, FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, October 28, 2014). SMI’s authority including Section 400.14. benzaldehyde, vanillin, orange oil, allows for the production of upholstered concentrated orange oil, lemon oil, and Dated: June 27, 2016. furniture (chairs, seats, sofas, sleep concentrated lemon oil (duty rate ranges sofas, and sectionals) for a five-year Elizabeth Whiteman, from 2.7% to 5.5%). period, with a scope of authority that Acting Executive Secretary. Public comment is invited from only provided FTZ savings on a limited [FR Doc. 2016–15626 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am] interested parties. Submissions shall be quantity (6.0 million square yards per BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P addressed to the Board’s Executive year) of foreign origin, micro-denier Secretary at the address below. The suede upholstery fabric finished with a DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE closing period for their receipt is August hot caustic soda solution process (i.e., 9, 2016. authorized fabrics). All foreign Foreign-Trade Zones Board A copy of the notification will be upholstery fabrics other than micro- denier suede finished with a hot caustic [B–44–2016] available for public inspection at the soda solution process (i.e., unauthorized Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 44—Morris fabrics) used in SMI’s production within Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room Subzone 158G are subject to full County, New Jersey; Notification of 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, Proposed Production Activity; customs duties. 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., The current request seeks to add new Givaudan Flavors Corporation (Flavor Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the Products); East Hanover, New Jersey foreign-status components and certain ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s polyurethane-type fabrics to the scope The State of New Jersey, Department Web site, which is accessible via of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR of State, grantee of FTZ 44, submitted a www.trade.gov/ftz. 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority notification of proposed production For further information, contact would be limited to the specific foreign- activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen.Boyce@ status materials and components and Givaudan Flavors Corporation trade.gov or (202) 482–1346. specific finished products described in (Givaudan), located in East Hanover, the submitted notification (as described Dated: June 24, 2016. New Jersey. The notification conforming below) and subsequently authorized by to the requirements of the regulations of Elizabeth Whiteman, the FTZ Board. the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was Acting Executive Secretary. Production under FTZ procedures received on June 13, 2016. [FR Doc. 2016–15628 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am] could exempt SMI from customs duty A separate application for subzone BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P payments on the foreign-status fabrics designation at the Givaudan facility was and components used in export mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES submitted and will be processed under production. On its domestic sales, SMI Section 400.31 of the Board’s would be able to apply the finished regulations. The facility is used for the upholstery cover set (i.e., furniture part) production of flavor compounds. or finished furniture duty rate (free) for Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ the previously authorized fabrics and activity would be limited to the specific the additional fabrics and components foreign-status materials and components (indicated below). Customs duties also VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:01 Jun 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1

42650 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 126 / Thursday, June 30, 2016 / Notices could possibly be deferred or reduced amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE on foreign-status production equipment. regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR The components sourced from abroad part 400). It was formally docketed on International Trade Administration include: Linear actuators and motors; June 22, 2016. transformers; power adaptors; handset Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Subzone 18E was approved on June Committee: Meeting of the Civil controllers; power cables; and, Y-cables 16, 2006 (71 FR 37041, June 29, 2006) Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (duty rate ranges from 1.6% to 2.8%). The expanded scope of authority to and currently consists of five sites: Site 1 (28.4 acres)—3825, 3850 and 3875 AGENCY: International Trade admit foreign-status fabrics to Subzone Administration, U.S. Department of 158G would only involve polyurethane Fabian Way, Palo Alto; Site 2 (1 acre)— Commerce. fabrics backed with ground leather 3977 and 3963 Fabian Way, Palo Alto; ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory (5903.20.2500) and wet coagulation Site 3 (5 acres)—1034–1036 and 1025 E. Committee Meeting. process 100 percent polyurethane Meadow Circle, Palo Alto; Site 4 (2.5 coated fabrics (5903.20.2500), as acres)—1205 and 1145 Hamilton Court, SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the detailed in the notification (duty rate: Menlo Park; and, Site 5 (2.5 acres)— schedule and proposed agenda for a 7.5%). All other foreign, unauthorized 2288 Charleston Road, Mountain View. meeting of the Civil Nuclear Trade upholstery fabrics used in the The applicant is now requesting Advisory Committee (CINTAC). production activity would continue to authority to expand the subzone to DATES: The meeting is scheduled for be admitted to the zone in domestic include a new site (3.63 acres) located Thursday, August 4, 2016, from 9:00 (duty paid) status. at 1989 Little Orchard Street, San Jose. a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time Public comment is invited from No additional production authority is (EDT). The public session is from 3:00 interested parties. Submissions shall be being requested at this time. The p.m. to 4:00 p.m. addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive expanded subzone would be subject to ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Secretary at the address below. The the existing activation limit of FTZ 18. Room 1412, U.S. Department of closing period for their receipt is August Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover 9, 2016. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Christopher Kemp of the Building, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., A copy of the notification will be Washington, DC 20230. available for public inspection at the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Office of the Executive Secretary, Jonathan Chesebro, Office of Energy & Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room recommendations to the Executive Secretary. Environmental Industries, International 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, Trade Administration, Room 4053, 1401 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Public comment is invited from Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the interested parties. Submissions shall be 20230. (Phone: 202–482–1297; Fax: ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 202–482–5665; email: Board’s Web site, which is accessible Secretary at the address below. The jonathan.chesebro@trade.gov). via www.trade.gov/ftz. closing period for their receipt is August SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For further information, contact 9, 2016. Rebuttal comments in response Background: The CINTAC was Elizabeth Whiteman at to material submitted during the established under the discretionary Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) foregoing period may be submitted authority of the Secretary of Commerce 482–0473. and in accordance with the Federal during the subsequent 15-day period to Dated: June 20, 2016. August 24, 2016. Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Elizabeth Whiteman, A copy of the application will be App.), in response to an identified need Acting Executive Secretary. for consensus advice from U.S. industry available for public inspection at the [FR Doc. 2016–15630 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am] to the U.S. Government regarding the Office of the Executive Secretary, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P development and administration of Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room programs to expand United States 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, exports of civil nuclear goods and 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., services in accordance with applicable DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the U.S. laws and regulations, including Foreign-Trade Zones Board ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ advice on how U.S. civil nuclear goods Board’s Web site, which is accessible and services export policies, programs, [S–90–2016] via www.trade.gov/ftz. and activities will affect the U.S. civil Foreign-Trade Zone 18—San Jose, For further information, contact nuclear industry’s competitiveness and California; Application for Subzone Christopher Kemp at christopher.kemp@ ability to participate in the international Expansion; Subzone 18E; Space trade.gov or (202) 482–0862. market. Systems/Loral, LLC; Palo Alto, Menlo The Assistant Secretary for Dated: June 22, 2016. Administration, with the concurrence of Park and Mountain View, California Elizabeth Whiteman, the delegate of the General Counsel, An application has been submitted to Acting Executive Secretary. formally determined on May 13, 2016, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by [FR Doc. 2016–15629 Filed 6–29–16; 8:45 am] pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal the City of San Jose, California, grantee Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P of FTZ 18, requesting to expand U.S.C. App. § 10(d)) that the portion of Subzone 18E on behalf of Space the meeting dealing with matters the Systems/Loral, LLC, located in Palo disclosure of which would be likely to Alto, Menlo Park and Mountain View, frustrate significantly implementation of California. The application was an agency action as described in 5 submitted pursuant to the provisions of U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall be exempt the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as from the provisions relating to public VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:01 Jun 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1


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