83_FR_54919 83 FR 54708 - Production Authority Not Approved; PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS Industries; Foreign-Trade Zone 26; (Non-Woven Geotextiles); Athens, Georgia

83 FR 54708 - Production Authority Not Approved; PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS Industries; Foreign-Trade Zone 26; (Non-Woven Geotextiles); Athens, Georgia

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)

Page Range54708-54709
FR Document2018-23796

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54708-54709]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23796]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2065]


Production Authority Not Approved; PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS 
Industries; Foreign-Trade Zone 26; (Non-Woven Geotextiles); Athens, 
Georgia

    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

[[Page 54709]]

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, the Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, 
has requested production authority on behalf of PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS 
Industries, located in Athens, Georgia (B-22-2014, docketed March 12, 
2014);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (79 FR 15725-15726, March 21, 2014; 79 FR 17500, March 
28, 2014) 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 have not been satisfied;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby does not approve the application 
requesting production authority under zone procedures within FTZ 26 at 
the facility of PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS Industries, located in Athens, 
Georgia, as described in the application and Federal Register notice.

    Dated: October 25, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance Alternate Chairman, 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-23796 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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54708 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 211 / Wednesday, October 31, 2018 / Notices responsive personnel systems, and programs in coastal, marine, to the implementation date of the selective use of retention incentives; (3) atmospheric, and space sciences expansion. strengthen the manager’s role in through its own laboratories and offices, C. Labor Participation personnel management through as well as through networks of delegation of personnel authorities; and university-based programs. The work Labor organizations were notified (4) increase the efficiency of personnel consists of research, modeling, and about the CAPS expansion pertaining to systems through the installation of a environmental observations relating to their bargaining unit membership. simpler and more flexible classification weather and air quality, climate, and Bargaining-unit employees are covered system based on pay banding through ocean and coastal resources. Since the by AFGE Local 2186, Boulder, Colorado, reduction of guidelines, steps, and inception of the demonstration project and AFGE Local 3908, Ann Arbor, paperwork in classification, hiring, and in 1997, and subsequent modification/ Michigan. other personnel systems, and through expansion notices, units of OAR have III. Changes to the Project Plan automation. participated in CAPS, with the The current participating exception of the GLERL, and the PMEL. The CAPS at DoC, published in the organizations include 1 office of the In October 2005, the ESRL was formed, Federal Register on December 24, 1997 Deputy Secretary in the Office of the which absorbed the following former (62 FR 67434), is amended as follows: Secretary, 6 offices of the Chief demonstration project covered units: 1. The following organization will be Financial Officer/Assistant Secretary for Aeronomy Laboratory, Air Resources added to the project plan, Section II D— Administration in the Office of the Laboratory—Surface Radiation Research Participating Organizations Secretary; the Bureau of Economic Branch, Climate Diagnostics Center, Within the National Oceanic and Analysis; 2 units of the National Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Telecommunications and Information Laboratory, Environmental Technology Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NTIA): the Institute for Laboratory, and the Forecast Systems Research, (OAR), Telecommunication Sciences and the Laboratory. Subsequent reorganizations Great Lakes Environmental Research First Responder Network Authority (an have occurred within OAR, resulting in Laboratory (GLERL) independent authority within NTIA); the alignment of additional bargaining Pacific Marine Environmental and 12 units of the National Oceanic and non-bargaining unit General Research Laboratory (PMEL) and Atmospheric Administration: Office Schedule (GS) employees under ESRL. Additional employees in the of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, With the majority of ESRL employees following: National Marine Fisheries Service, the being covered by an alternative Earth Science Research Laboratory National Environmental Satellite, Data, personnel management system, a (ESRL) and Information Service, National determination was made to have one 2. The following bargaining units are Weather Service—Space Environment uniform pay system and to convert the added to the project plan, Section II F— Center, National Ocean Service, remaining GS ESRL workforce under Labor Participation Table 4—Bargaining Program Planning and Integration CAPS. Unit Coverage. Office, Office of the Under Secretary, The expansion of CAPS coverage to ESRL . . . Boulder, CO AFGE Local Marine and Aviation Operations, Office include the remaining OAR laboratories 2186 of the Chief Administrative Officer, and the bargaining unit and non- GLERL . . . Ann Arbor, MI AFGE Office of the Chief Financial Officer, the bargaining unit GS employees of ESRL Local 3908 Workforce Management Office, and the will allow OAR to continue to benefit from the flexibilities provided by CAPS 3. The following series is added to the Office of the Chief Information Officer. project plan, Section II E. Participating This amendment modifies the and should improve the organization’s ability to recruit and retain a high- Employees—Table 2.—Occupational December 24, 1997, Federal Register Series by Career Path notice. Specifically, it expands DoC quality workforce by offering one uniform pay system throughout OAR. Administrative (ZA) career path, 1805, CAPS to include additional OAR DoC’s CAPS allows for modifications Investigative Analysis bargaining unit and non-bargaining unit of procedures if no new waiver from law [FR Doc. 2018–23832 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am] employees located in the ESRL, GLERL, or regulation is added. Given that this BILLING CODE 3510–EA–P and the PMEL; and adds the expansion and modification is in Investigative Analysis Series, 1805 to accordance with existing law and the Administrative (ZA) career path regulation and CAPS is a permanent DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE II. Basis for CAPS Expansion alternative personnel system, the DoC is authorized to make the changes Foreign-Trade Zones Board A. Purpose described in this notice. [Order No. 2065] CAPS is designed to provide supervisors/managers at the lowest B. Participating Employees Production Authority Not Approved; organizational level the authority, Employee notification of this PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS Industries; control, and flexibility to recruit, retain, expansion will be accomplished by Foreign-Trade Zone 26; (Non-Woven develop, recognize, and motivate its providing a full set of briefings to Geotextiles); Athens, Georgia workforce, while ensuring adequate employees and managers and providing accountability and oversight. them electronic access to all CAPS Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign- OAR is the primary research and policies and procedures, including the Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 development organization within twelve previous Federal Register amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign- NOAA. OAR research results allow Notices. A copy of this Federal Register Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the decision makers to make effective notice will also be accessible following Order: judgements in order to prevent the loss electronically upon approval. Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones of human life and conserve and manage Subsequent supervisor training and (FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the natural resources while maintaining a informational briefings for all establishment . . . of foreign-trade strong economy. OAR conducts research employees will be accomplished prior zones in ports of entry of the United VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 Oct 30, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 211 / Wednesday, October 31, 2018 / Notices 54709 States, to expedite and encourage Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE foreign commerce, and for other corporations the privilege of purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign- establishing foreign-trade zones in or Foreign-Trade Zones Board Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border [B–42–2018] corporations the privilege of Protection ports of entry; establishing foreign-trade zones in or Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 244— Whereas, the City of Waterville, adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Riverside County, California; Maine, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone Protection ports of entry; Authorization of Production Activity; Whereas, the Georgia Foreign-Trade 186, has requested production authority on behalf of Flemish Master Weavers ModusLink Corporation (Camera and Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, has Accessories Kitting), Riverside, requested production authority on (FMW), within Subzone 186A in Sanford, Maine (B–28–2017, docketed California behalf of PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS Industries, located in Athens, Georgia April 18, 2017); On June 28, 2018, ModusLink (B–22–2014, docketed March 12, 2014); Whereas, notice inviting public Corporation submitted a notification of Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal proposed production activity to the FTZ comment has been given in the Federal Register (82 FR 26434, June 7, 2017; 83 Board for its facility within FTZ 244— Register (79 FR 15725–15726, March 21, FR 1608, January 12, 2018) and the Site 11, in Riverside, California. 2014; 79 FR 17500, March 28, 2014) and application has been processed The notification was processed in the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s accordance with the regulations of the pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including regulations; and, notice in the Federal Register inviting Whereas, the Board adopts the Whereas, the Board adopts the public comment (83 FR 31526–31527, findings and recommendations of the findings and recommendations of the July 6, 2018). On October 26, 2018, the examiner’s report, and finds that the examiner’s report, and finds that the applicant was notified of the FTZ requirements of the FTZ Act and the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s decision that no further review Board’s regulations have not been Board’s regulations would be satisfied, of the activity is warranted at this time. satisfied; and that the proposal would be in the The authorization is for the foreign- Now, therefore, the Board hereby does public interest, if subject to the status components and finished not approve the application requesting restrictions listed below; products described in the notification, production authority under zone subject to a restriction requiring that Now, therefore, the Board hereby procedures within FTZ 26 at the facility textile bag packs; textile chest mount of PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS Industries, orders: harnesses; bags, microfibers, and dive located in Athens, Georgia, as described The application for production filters; camera cases; men’s knitted in the application and Federal Register authority under zone procedures within shirts; men’s t-shirts; women’s t-shirts; notice. Subzone 186A on behalf of FMW, as men’s sweatshirts; lithium-ion storage Dated: October 25, 2018. described in the application and batteries; women’s sweatshirts; and, Gary Taverman, Federal Register notice, is approved, men’s jackets be admitted to the zone in Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s privileged foreign status (19 CFR and Countervailing Duty Operations, regulations, including Section 400.13, 146.41), with no further review by the performing the non-exclusive functions and and further subject to the following FTZ Board. duties of the Assistant Secretary for restrictions: Dated: October 26, 2018. Enforcement and Compliance Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. 1. The annual quantitative volume of Elizabeth Whiteman, continuous filament polypropylene yarn Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–23796 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am] that FMW may admit into Subzone [FR Doc. 2018–23799 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 186A under nonprivileged foreign status BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P (19 CFR 146.42) is limited to 3 million DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE kilograms; and, 2. Approval is limited to an initial DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board period of five years, subject to extension Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2071] upon review. Dated: October 25, 2018. [Order No. 2070] Restricted Approval for Production Authority; Foreign-Trade Zone 186; Gary Taverman, Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone Flemish Master Weavers (Machine- Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 29 Under Alternative Site Framework; Woven Area Rugs); Waterville, Maine and Countervailing Duty Operations, Louisville, Kentucky performing the non-exclusive functions and Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign- duties of the Assistant Secretary for Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign- Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as Enforcement and Compliance Alternate Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign- Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign- Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the [FR Doc. 2018–23803 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am] following Order: following Order: amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the (FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade establishment . . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign- purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign- VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 Oct 30, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31OCN1.SGM 31OCN1


Document Created: 2018-10-31 00:33:30
Document Modified: 2018-10-31 00:33:30
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 54708 
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