The Effects of Export Controls on Decisions to Use Or Not Use U.S.-Origin Parts and Components in Commercial Products and the Effects of Such Decisions
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RECORD OF PUBLIC COMMENTS NOTICE OF INQUIRY: REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE EFFECTS OF EXPORT CONTROLS ON DECISIONS TO USE OR NOT USE U.S.-ORIGIN PARTS AND COMPONENTS IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND THE EFFECTS OF SUCH DECISIONS. Publication in the Federal Register: January 5, 2009 (74 FR 263) Comments due April 20, 2009 SOURCE SIGNER(S) OF DATE NUMBER OF COMMENT PAGES UK Export Group for 1. Brinley Salzmann 1/7/09 24 Aerospace and Defense 2. Mitsubishi Electric Tamostsu Aoi 1/8/09 1 Patton Boggs on behalf of 3. Daniel E. Waltz 1/16/09 46 NoblePeak Vision Corporation Unidentified Australian 4. Mike 1/20/09 1 Company Spinner 5. Werkzeugmaschinenfabrik Nicolaus Spinner 1/26/09 3 GmbH 6. Toho Tenax America, Inc. Bob Varga 2/5/09 1 Hohmann & Partner 7. Harald Hohmann 2/12/09 2 Rechtsanwaite 8. TriQuint Semiconductor Jennifer Thompson 2/17/09 9 Regulations and Procedures 9. Technical Advisory Julie La Cross 2/18/09 9 Committee Hyperion Catalysis 10. Kenneth Hutton 2/18/09 6 International Cross Match Technologies, 11. Lisa A. Johnson 2/19/09 4 Inc. Telefonaktiebolaget LM 12. Ulrika Stillman 2/19/09 36 Ericsson Center for Information on 13. Security Trade Control Tsutomu Oshida 2/19/09 9 (CISTEC) SOURCE SIGNER(S) OF DATE NUMBER OF COMMENT PAGES The Confederation of 14. European Businesses Anka Schild 2/18/09 4 Communications & Power 15. Creighton Chin 2/20/09 2 Industries Aircraft Electronics Jason Dickstein 16. Association 2/20/09 13 Aviation Suppliers Jason Dickstein 17. Association 2/20/09 11 Chamber of Industry and 18. Commerce for Munich and Christina Kechagias 2/20/09 8 Upper Bavaria ALD Vacuum Technologies Rainer Debes and 19. GmbH Bernhard Herkert 2/11/09 6 Magellan Aerospace Bill Matthews 20. Corporation 2/27/09 2 Japan Machinery Center for Haruhiko Kuramochi 21. Trade and Investment 3/6/09 15 Winston & Strawn LLP on behalf of the Industry Eric L. Hirschhorn 22. Coalition on Technology 4/17/09 20 Transfer (ICOTT) National Association of Catherine Robinson 23. Manufacturers (NAM) 4/20/09 37 Mercury Computer Systems, David Quimby 24. Inc. 4/20/09 2 25. TechAmerica Ken Montgomery 4/20/09 5 26. General Electric Kathleen Lockhard Palma 4/20/09 4 27. Rolls-Royce Canada, Ltd. Melanie Gariepy 4/20/09 1 28. The Boeing Company Norma Rein 4/20/09 5 29. Texas Instruments, Inc. Greg Chalkley 4/20/09 3 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 2 / Monday, January 5, 2009 / Notices 263 nonprivileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.42) 1)the manufacturing authority shall requirements of the FTZ Act and the is limited to 3.5 million square yards; not commence earlier than January Board’s regulations would be satisfied, (3) Bauhaus must admit all foreign-origin 2, 2009 and shall remain in effect and that approval of the application upholstery fabrics other than micro-denier for a period of five years from the would be in the public interest if suede upholstery fabric finished with a caustic soda solution to the zone under later of January 2, 2009 or the date approval were subject to certain domestic (duty-paid) status (19 CFR 146.43); of approval; restrictions; and, 2)the annual volume of the foreign Now, therefore, the Board hereby (4) Bauhaus shall submit supplemental micro–denier suede upholstery grants authority for the manufacture of annual report data for the purpose of fabric finished with a caustic soda upholstered furniture and related parts monitoring by the FTZ Staff. solution that Richards may admit to (upholstery seat covers) within FTZ 158 Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day the zone under nonprivileged for Lane Furniture Industries, Inc., as of December 2008. foreign status (19 CFR § 146.42) is described in the application and David M. Spooner, limited to 3.6 million square yards; Federal Register notice, subject to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import 3)Richards must admit all foreign– Act and the Board’s regulations, Administration, Alternate Chairman, Foreign- origin upholstery fabrics other than including Section 400.28, and further Trade Zones Board. micro–denier suede upholstery subject to the following restrictions: Attest: fabric finished with a caustic soda 1)the manufacturing authority shall Andrew McGilvray, solution to the zone under domestic not commence earlier than January Executive Secretary. (duty–paid) status (19 CFR 2, 2009 and shall remain in effect § 146.43); and, [FR Doc. E8–31343 Filed 1–2–09; 8:45 am] for a period of five years from the 4)Richards shall submit supplemental later of January 2, 2009 or the date BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P annual report data for the purpose of approval; of monitoring by the FTZ Staff. 2)the annual volume of the foreign Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE micro–denier suede upholstery day of December 2008. fabric finished with a caustic soda Foreign–Trade Zones Board David M. Spooner, solution that Lane may admit to the zone under nonprivileged foreign [Order No. 1599] Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, status (19 CFR § 146.42) is limited Approval of Manufacturing Authority Foreign–Trade Zones Board. to 6.5 million square yards; Within Foreign–Trade Zone 158, Attest: 3)Lane must admit all foreign–origin Vicksburg/Jackson, MS, H.M. Richards, Andrew McGilvray, upholstery fabrics other than Inc. (Upholstered Furniture) Executive Secretary. micro–denier suede upholstery [FR Doc. E8–31359 Filed 1–2–09; 8:45 am] fabric finished with a caustic soda Pursuant to its authority under the solution to the zone under domestic BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as (duty–paid) status (19 CFR amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u) (the Act), the § 146.43); and, Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) 4)Lane shall submit supplemental adopts the following Order: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Whereas, the Greater Mississippi annual report data for the purpose Foreign–Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign–Trade Zones Board of monitoring by the FTZ Staff. Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd FTZ 158, has requested authority under [Order No. 1598] Section 400.28 (a)(2) of the Board’s day of December 2008. regulations on behalf of H.M. Richards Approval of Manufacturing Authority David M. Spooner, (Richards), to manufacture upholstered Within Foreign–Trade Zone 158m Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import furniture and related parts under FTZ Vicksburg/Jackson, MS, Lane Administration, Alternate Chairman, procedures within FTZ 158 Site 15 (FTZ Furniture Industries, Inc. (Upholstered Foreign–Trade Zones Board. Docket 29–2007, filed 7–26–2007); Furniture) Attest: Whereas, notice inviting public Pursuant to its authority under the Andrew McGilvray, comment has been given in the Federal Foreign–Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as Executive Secretary. Register (72 FR 43232, 8–3–2007); amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u) (the Act), the [FR Doc. E8–31360 Filed 1–2–09; 8:45 am] Whereas, the Board adopts the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S findings and recommendations of the adopts the following Order: examiner’s report, and finds that the Whereas, the Greater Mississippi requirements of the FTZ Act and the Foreign–Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Board’s regulations would be satisfied, FTZ 158, has requested authority under and that approval of the application Section 400.28 (a)(2) of the Board’s Bureau of Industry and Security would be in the public interest if regulations on behalf of Lane Furniture approval were subject to certain Industries, Inc. (Lane), to manufacture [Docket No. 0812221638–81639–01] restrictions; upholstered furniture and related parts Request for Public Comments on the Now, therefore, the Board hereby under FTZ procedures within FTZ 158 Effects of Export Controls on grants authority for the manufacture of Sites 14 (Belden, MS), 16 (Saltillo, MS), Decisions To Use or Not Use U.S.- upholstered furniture and related parts and 17 (Verona, MS) (FTZ Docket 28– Origin Parts and Components in (upholstery seat covers) within FTZ 158 2007, filed 7–26–2007); Commercial Products and the Effects for H.M. Richards, Inc., as described in Whereas, notice inviting public of Such Decisions the application and Federal Register comment has been given in the Federal notice, subject to the Act and the Register (72 FR 43233, 8–3–2007); AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and Board’s regulations, including Section Whereas, the Board adopts the Security, Commerce. 400.28, and further subject to the findings and recommendations of the ACTION: Notice of inquiry. following restrictions: examiner’s report, and finds that the VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:05 Jan 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1 264 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 2 / Monday, January 5, 2009 / Notices SUMMARY: The Bureau of Industry and an industry segment also will be useful, copying. Anyone submitting business Security (BIS) is seeking public particularly if individual companies are confidential information should clearly comment on whether U.S. export reluctant to provide company-specific identify the business confidential controls influence manufacturers’ quantitative data. portion of the submission and also decisions to use or not use U.S.-origin Regardless of whether it is qualitative provide a non-confidential submission parts and components in commercial or quantitative, if a comment asserts that that can be placed in the public record. products and the effects of such manufacturers have elected not to BIS will seek to protect business decisions. BIS is interested in obtaining include U.S.-origin parts and confidential information from public specific information about whether such components in a foreign-manufactured disclosure to the extent permitted by a practice occurs, and if so, its economic commercial product because such law.