61074 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 191 / Monday, October 3, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

USDA Increases the Fiscal Year 2011 

Tariff-Rate Quota for Refined Sugar 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Agriculture 

today announced an increase in the 

fiscal year (FY) 2011 refined sugar tariffrate quota (TRQ) of 136,078 metric tons 

raw value (MTRV). 

DATES: Effective: October 3, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angel F. Gonzalez, Import Policies and 

Export Reporting Division, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, AgStop 1021, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Washington, 

DC 20250–1021; or by telephone (202) 

720–2916; or by fax to (202) 720–0876; 

or by e-mail to 

angel.f.gonzalez@fas.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A quantity 

of 22,000 MTRV for sugars, syrups, and 

molasses (collectively referred to as 

refined sugar) described in subheadings 

1701.12.10, 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10, 

1702.90.10, and 2106.90.44 of the U.S. 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is 

the minimum level necessary to comply 

with U.S. World Trade Organization 

Uruguay Round Agreements, of which 

1,656 MTRV is the minimum quantity to 

be reserved for specialty sugar. On 

August 5, 2010, USDA established the 

FY 2011 (October 1, 2010—September 

30, 2011) refined sugar TRQ at an 

aggregate quantity of 99,111 MTRV, of 

which 20,344 MTRV, was refined sugar 

other than specialty sugar. On August 

17, 2010, the Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative (USTR) allocated this 

refined sugar as follows: 10,300 MTRV 

to Canada; 2,954 MTRV to Mexico; and 

7,090 MTRV to be administered on a 

first-come, first-served basis. On August 

2, 2011, the Secretary of Agriculture (the 

Secretary) increased the FY 2011 

specialty sugar TRQ by 9,072 MTRV, 

resulting in an FY 2011 specialty sugar 

TRQ to 87,839 MTRV, and an FY 2011 

refined sugar TRQ to 108,183 MTRV. 

The Secretary today announced an 

increase in the FY 2011 refined sugar 

TRQ of 136,078 MTRV, to a total of 

244,261 MTRV. The authority to 

increase the refined sugar TRQ is found 

in the HTS, Chapter 17, Additional U.S. 

Note 5(a)(ii). The Secretary also 

announced that sugar entering under the 

FY 2011 refined sugar TRQ would be 

permitted to enter until November 30, 

2011. Authority for the Secretary to 

permit entry of sugar in a subsequent 

quota period is found in the HTS, 

Chapter 17, Additional U.S. Note 

5(a)(iv). 

USTR will allocate this increase 

among supplying countries and customs 

areas. This action is being taken after a 

determination that additional supplies 

of refined sugar are necessary to reduce 

risks associated with adverse weather 

and other supply disruptions. Harvest of 

the FY 2012 sugar beet crop is 

significantly slower to date than during 

several of the previous fiscal years. 

USDA will closely monitor stocks, 

consumption, imports and all sugar 

market and program variables on an 

ongoing basis. 

* Conversion factor: 1 metric ton = 

1.10231125 short tons. 

Dated: September 27, 2011. 

Darci L. Vetter, 

Acting Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign 

Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25329 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory 

Committee (LTFAC) 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Lake Tahoe Federal 

Advisory Committee will hold a 

meeting on October 21 or 24, 2011 at the 

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, 35 

College Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 

96150. This Committee, established by 

the Secretary of Agriculture on 

December 15, 1998 (64 FR 2876), is 

chartered to provide advice to the 

Secretary on implementing the terms of 

the Federal Interagency Partnership on 

the Lake Tahoe Region and other 

matters raised by the Secretary. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 21 or 24, 2011, beginning at 9 

a.m. and ending at 3 p.m. A final date 

can be confirmed at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r5/ltbmu/local/ltfac. 

ADDRESSES: Lake Tahoe Basin 

Management Unit, 35 College Drive, 

South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. 

For Further Information or to Request 

an Accommodation (One Week Prior to 

Meeting Date) Contact: Arla Hains, Lake 

Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Forest 

Service, 35 College Drive, South Lake 

Tahoe, CA 96150, (530) 543–2773. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Items to 

be covered on the agenda: (1) Facilitated 

workshop to discuss a strategic 

workplan for Fiscal Year 2012, and (2) 

public comment. 

All Lake Tahoe Basin Federal 

Advisory Committee meetings are open 

to the public. Interested citizens are 

encouraged to attend at the above 

address. Issues may be brought to the 

attention of the Committee during the 

open public comment period at the 

meeting or by filing written statements 

with the secretary for the Committee 

before or after the meeting. Please refer 

any written comments to the Lake 

Tahoe Basin Management Unit at the 

contact address stated above. 

Dated: September 27, 2011. 

Jeff Marsolais, 

Deputy Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25361 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

UNITED STATES ARCTIC RESEARCH 

COMMISSION 

Reports and Updates on Arctic 

Research Programs and Projects; 

Meetings 

Notice is hereby given that the US 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 96th meeting in Durham and 

Hanover, NH, on October 5–7, 2011. The 

business sessions on October 5 and 7 are 

open to the public and will convene at 

8:00 a.m. each day. On October 6, the 

Commission will hold a meeting at the 

US Army Cold Regions Research and 

Engineering Lab (CRREL), a secure US 

Army facility with limited and prescreened access for visitors. The 

Commission will hold public question 

and comment sessions on both October 

5 and 7 between 5 and 5:30 p.m. where 

the public is invited to address the 

Commissioners about topics of interest 

related to research activities in the 

Arctic. 

96th Meeting Schedule: 

Wed., Oct. 5, 2011, University of New 

Hampshire, Durham, NH, Center for 

Coastal & Ocean Mapping, Joint 

Hydrographic Center, 24 Colovos Rd., 

Admiral’s Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 

Room 240, Public comment and 

question period: Captain’s Library, 1st 

Floor, Room 166. 

Thurs., Oct. 6, 2011, CRREL, Hanover, 

NH. 

Fri., Oct. 7, 2011 Dartmouth College, 

Rockefeller Center, 2 Webster Street, 

1930s Room, 1st Flr., Public Comment 

and Question Period: Rockefeller 

Center, 2 Webster Street, 1930s Room, 

1st Floor. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

agenda. 

(2) Approval of the minutes from the 

95th meeting. 


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(3) Commissioner and staff reports. 

(4) Discussion and presentations 

concerning Arctic research activities. 

The focus of the meeting will be 

reports and updates on Arctic research 

programs and projects. 

If you plan to attend this meeting, 

please notify us via the contact 

information below. Any person 

planning to attend who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission of those 

needs in advance of the meeting. 

Contact person for further 

information: John Farrell, Executive 

Director, US Arctic Research 

Commission, 703–525–0111 or TDD 

703–306–0090. 

Yours truly, 

John Farrell, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25176 Filed 9–29–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 58–2011] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 275—Lansing, MI; 

Application for Reorganization Under 

Alternative Site Framework 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) by the Capital Region 

Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 275, 

requesting authority to reorganize the 

zone under the alternative site 

framework (ASF) adopted by the Board 

(74 FR 1170, 1/12/09 (correction 74 FR 

3987, 1/22/09); 75 FR 71069–71070, 

11/22/10). The ASF is an option for 

grantees for the establishment or 

reorganization of general-purpose zones 

and can permit significantly greater 

flexibility in the designation of new 

‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/ 

users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service 

area’’ in the context of the Board’s 

standard 2,000-acre activation limit for 

a general-purpose zone project. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 

400). It was formally filed on September 

27, 2011. 

FTZ 275 was approved by the Board 

on August 12, 2009 (Board Order 1633, 

74 FR 44822, 8/31/2011). 

The current zone project includes the 

following site: Site 1 (846 acres)— 

Capital Region International Airport, 

4100 Capital City Boulevard, Lansing 

(Ingham County). 

The grantee’s proposed service area 

under the ASF would be Clinton, Eaton, 

Gratiot, Ingham, Isabella (portions), 

Jackson, Livingston and Shiawassee 

Counties, Michigan, as described in the 

application. If approved, the grantee 

would be able to serve sites throughout 

the service area based on companies’ 

needs for FTZ designation. The 

proposed service area is adjacent to the 

user fee airport designated by U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection at the 

Capital Regional International Airport, 

Lansing. 

The applicant is requesting authority 

to reorganize its existing zone project to 

include the existing site as a ‘‘magnet’’ 

site. The ASF allows for the possible 

exemption of one magnet site from the 

‘‘sunset’’ time limits that generally 

apply to sites under the ASF, and the 

applicant proposes that Site 1 be so 

exempted. No usage-driven sites are 

being requested at this time. Because the 

ASF only pertains to establishing or 

reorganizing a general-purpose zone, the 

application would have no impact on 

FTZ 275’s authorized subzone. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the 

FTZ Staff is designated examiner to 

evaluate and analyze the facts and 

information presented in the application 

and case record and to report findings 

and recommendations to the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address below. The closing period for 

their receipt is December 2, 2011. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period to December 

19, 2011. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading 

Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, 

which is accessible via http:// 

www.trade.gov/ftz. For further 

information, contact Elizabeth 

Whiteman at 

Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 

482–0473. 

Dated: September 27, 2011. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–25430 Filed 9–30–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 57–2011] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 127—Columbia, 

SC; Application for Reorganization/ 

Expansion Under Alternative Site 

Framework 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) by the Richland-Lexington 

Airport District, grantee of FTZ 127, 

requesting authority to reorganize and 

expand the zone under the alternative 

site framework (ASF) adopted by the 

Board (74 FR 1170, 1/12/09 (correction 

74 FR 3987, 1/22/09); 75 FR 71069– 

71070, 11/22/10). The ASF is an option 

for grantees for the establishment or 

reorganization of general-purpose zones 

and can permit significantly greater 

flexibility in the designation of new 

‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites for operators/ 

users located within a grantee’s ‘‘service 

area’’ in the context of the Board’s 

standard 2,000-acre activation limit for 

a general-purpose zone project. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 

400). It was formally filed on September 

23, 2011. 

FTZ 127 was approved by the Board 

on July 2, 1986 (Board Order 333, 51 FR 

25075, 7/10/86). The current zone 

project includes the following sites: Site 

1 (109 acres)—Richland-Lexington 

Airport District, 125A Summer Lake 

Drive, West Columbia; and, Site 2 (44 

acres, expires 3/30/13)—Urban 

Outfitters, Inc., Edgefield Industrial 

Park, 30 Industrial Park Blvd., Trenton. 

The grantee’s proposed service area 

under the ASF would be Aiken, 

Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, 

Clarendon, Edgefield, Fairfield, 

Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, McCormick, 

Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and 

Sumter Counties, South Carolina, as 

described in the application. If 

approved, the grantee would be able to 

serve sites throughout the service area 

based on companies’ needs for FTZ 

designation. The proposed service area 

is within and adjacent to the Columbia 

Customs and Border Protection port of 

entry. 

The applicant is requesting authority 

to reorganize and expand its existing 

zone project to include Site 1 as a 

‘‘magnet’’ site and temporary Site 2 as 

a ‘‘usage-driven site’’. The ASF allows 

for the possible exemption of one 

magnet site from the ‘‘sunset’’ time 

limits that generally apply to sites under 

the ASF, and the applicant proposes 


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