83_FR_5268 83 FR 5243 - Re-Establishment and Expansion of Site-Foreign-Trade Zone 276, Kern County, California

83 FR 5243 - Re-Establishment and Expansion of Site-Foreign-Trade Zone 276, Kern County, California

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)

Page Range5243-5243
FR Document2018-02317

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5243]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02317]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2046]


Re-Establishment and Expansion of Site--Foreign-Trade Zone 276, 
Kern County, California

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 Foreign-Trade 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, Kern County, California, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 
276, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-75-2017, 
docketed November 21, 2017) for authority to re-establish FTZ 276 
adjacent to the Los Angeles/Long Beach U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) port of entry, expand Site 2 and remove Sites 1 and 3;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (82 FR 56213-56214, November 28, 2017) 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 
examiner's 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 re-establish FTZ 276 adjacent to the Los 
Angeles/Long Beach CBP port of entry 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: January 31, 2018.
Christian B. Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-02317 Filed 2-5-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               Census Bureau, Economic Reimbursable                    respondents with information for                         Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones
                                               Surveys Division, Room 6H047,                           reporting online. Lastly, we conduct a                (FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the
                                               Washington, DC 20233, (301) 763–4639                    telephone follow-up.                                  establishment . . . of foreign-trade
                                               (or via the internet at                                                                                       zones in ports of entry of the United
                                                                                                       III. Data
                                               Mary.Susan.Bucci@census.gov).                                                                                 States, to expedite and encourage
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                OMB Control Number: 0607–0175.                      foreign commerce, and for other
                                                                                                         Form Number(s): MQ–C2.                              purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign-
                                               I. Abstract                                               Type of Review: Regular submission.                 Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified
                                                  The Census Bureau plans to request                     Affected Public: Manufacturing and                  corporations the privilege of
                                               an extension of the current OMB                         publishing plants.                                    establishing foreign-trade zones in or
                                               clearance for the Quarterly Survey of                     Estimated Number of Respondents:                    adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border
                                               Plant Capacity Utilization (SPC). The                   7,500 per quarter.                                    Protection ports of entry;
                                               SPC is conducted quarterly, collecting                    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours                   Whereas, Kern County, California,
                                               from manufacturing plants and                           and 5 minutes.                                        grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 276,
                                               publishers, the value of actual                           Estimated Total Annual Burden                       submitted an application to the Board
                                               production, the value of production that                Hours: 62,500.                                        (FTZ Docket B–75–2017, docketed
                                               could have been achieved if operating at                  Estimated Total Annual Cost to                      November 21, 2017) for authority to re-
                                               ‘‘full production’’ levels, and the value               Public: $0.                                           establish FTZ 276 adjacent to the Los
                                               of production that could have been                        Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.                 Angeles/Long Beach U.S. Customs and
                                               achieved if operating at ‘‘national                       Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C.                    Border Protection (CBP) port of entry,
                                               emergency’’ levels. The survey also                     Section 8(b);50 U.S.C. Section 98, et seq;            expand Site 2 and remove Sites 1 and
                                               collects data on work patterns by shift.                12 U.S.C. Section 244.                                3;
                                               These data include hours in operations,                                                                          Whereas, notice inviting public
                                               production workers, and plant hours                     IV. Request for Comments
                                                                                                                                                             comment was given in the Federal
                                               worked.                                                    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether               Register (82 FR 56213–56214,
                                                  The primary sponsors of this                         the proposed collection of information                November 28, 2017) and the application
                                               collection and users of these data are the              is necessary for the proper performance               has been processed pursuant to the FTZ
                                               Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and the                     of the functions of the agency, including             Act and the Board’s regulations; and,
                                               Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The                     whether the information shall have                       Whereas, the Board adopts the
                                               FRB uses these data in several ways.                    practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the            findings and recommendations of the
                                               First, the capital workweek data is used                agency’s estimate of the burden                       examiner’s report, and finds that the
                                               as an indicator of capital use in the                   (including hours and cost) of the                     requirements of the FTZ Act and the
                                               estimation of monthly output (industrial                proposed collection of information; (c)               Board’s regulations are satisfied;
                                               production). Second, the workweek data                  ways to enhance the quality, utility, and                Now, therefore, the Board hereby
                                               is used to improve the projections of                   clarity of the information to be                      orders:
                                               labor productivity that are used to align               collected; and (d) ways to minimize the                  The application to re-establish FTZ
                                               industrial production (IP) with                         burden of the collection of information               276 adjacent to the Los Angeles/Long
                                               comprehensive benchmark information                     on respondents, including through the                 Beach CBP port of entry is approved,
                                               in the Manufacturing Sector of the                      use of automated collection techniques                subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
                                               Economic Census and the Annual                          or other forms of information                         regulations, including Section 400.13
                                               Survey of Manufactures. Third, the                      technology.                                           and to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre
                                               utilization rate data assists in the                       Comments submitted in response to                  activation limit for the zone.
                                               assessment of recent changes in IP, as                  this notice will be summarized and/or
                                               most of the high-frequency movement in                                                                          Dated: January 31, 2018.
                                                                                                       included in the request for OMB
                                               utilization rates reflect production                    approval of this information collection;              Christian B. Marsh,
                                               changes rather than capacity changes.                   they also will become a matter of public              Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
                                               Fourth, the time series of utilization rate             record.                                               & Compliance, performing the non-exclusive
                                               data for each industry, in combination                                                                        functions and duties of the Assistant
                                               with the FRB IP data, is used to estimate               Sheleen Dumas,                                        Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
                                               current and historical measures of                      Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the          [FR Doc. 2018–02317 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am]
                                               capacity consistent with the FRB                        Chief Information Officer.                            BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                               production measures. The DLA uses                       [FR Doc. 2018–02307 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am]
                                               these data to assess readiness to meet                  BILLING CODE 3510–07–P
                                               demand for goods under selected                                                                               DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                               national emergency scenarios.
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                International Trade Administration
                                               II. Method of Collection
                                                                                                                                                             [A–570–898]
                                                  The Census Bureau mails letters to                   Foreign-Trade Zones Board
                                               respondents instructing them how to                                                                           Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the
                                               report electronically. Companies are                    [Order No. 2046]                                      People’s Republic of China: Final
                                               asked to respond within 20 days of the                                                                        Results of Antidumping Duty
                                               initial mailing. The due date will be                   Re-Establishment and Expansion of                     Administrative Review; 2015–2016
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                                               imprinted at the top of the letter. A                   Site—Foreign-Trade Zone 276, Kern
                                               reminder email is sent a week before the                County, California                                    AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                               due date to delinquent respondents.                                                                           International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                       Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-          Department of Commerce.
                                               Letters encouraging participation are                   Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
                                               mailed to companies that have not                       amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign-             SUMMARY: On July 28, 2017, the
                                               responded by the designated due date.                   Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the              Department of Commerce (Commerce)
                                               A final email is sent to delinquent                     following Order:                                      published its Preliminary Results of the


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FR Citation83 FR 5243 

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