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Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., FTZ 158, 

requesting special-purpose subzone 

status for the upholstered furniture 

manufacturing facilities of Max Home, 

LLC (Max Home), located in Fulton and 

Iuka, Mississippi. The application was 

submitted pursuant to the provisions of 

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 October 6, 

2009. 

The Max Home facilities (348 

employees) consist of two sites on 35 

acres: Site 1 (26 acres) is located at 101 

Max Place, Fulton, Mississippi; and Site 

2 (9 acres) is located at 1509 Paul 

Edmondson Drive, Iuka, Mississippi. 

The facilities are used to produce 

upholstered furniture (up to 170,000 

sofas, sleep sofas, chairs, and sectionals 

combined annually) and cut-and-sewn 

upholstery covers for the U.S. market 

and export. The application proposes 

that Max Home utilize foreign-origin 

‘‘micro-denier suede’’ fabric to be cut 

and sewn into furniture upholstery 

covers under FTZ procedures. The 

finished upholstery covers (HTSUS 

9401.90; duty free) would then be 

assembled into finished chairs, seats, 

sofas, sleep sofas, and sectionals 

manufactured by Max Home at the 

facilities. 

The proposed scope of authority 

under FTZ procedures would only 

involve duty savings on foreign-origin, 

micro-denier suede fabrics (classified 

under HTSUS Headings 5407, 5512, 

5515, 5516, 5903, 5906, 6001, 6005, 

6006; duty rate range: 2.7–17.2%) 

finished with a caustic soda wash 

process, which the applicant indicates 

are not produced by U.S. mills. The 

application indicates that Max Home 

does not seek FTZ benefits on any of the 

other foreign fabrics used in production 

at the facilities (i.e., full duties would be 

paid on all such fabrics). All other 

material inputs used in production 

would be domestic-status. 

FTZ procedures would exempt Max 

Home from customs duty payments on 

the foreign micro-denier suede fabric 

used in export production. On microdenier suede fabric used in production 

for the U.S. market, Max Home could 

elect the finished upholstery cover (i.e., 

furniture part) duty rate (free) after the 

fabric has been cut, sewn, and formed 

into upholstery covers, at which time 

they are entered for consumption from 

the zone. Max Home would also have 

the option to elect the finished furniture 

duty rate (free) for the subject fabric 

when the finished furniture is entered 

for domestic consumption. The 

application indicates that the savings 

from FTZ procedures would help 

improve the facilities’ international 

competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Pierre Duy 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 

following address: Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Room 2111, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002. The closing period for 

receipt of comments is December 14, 

2009. Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period to December 

28, 2009. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address listed above 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 Pierre Duy at 

Pierre_Duy@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482– 

1378. 

Dated: October 6, 2009. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–24601 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 42–2009] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 41—Milwaukee, 

WI; Application for Subzone; CNH 

America, LLC (Agricultural Tractors 

and Component Parts Manufacturing) 

Racine, WI 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Foreign Trade Zone of 

Wisconsin, Ltd., grantee of FTZ 41, 

requesting special-purpose subzone 

status for the agricultural tractor and 

tractor components manufacturing 

facilities of CNH America, LLC (CNH), 

located in Racine, Wisconsin. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the provisions of 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 October 6, 2009. 

The CNH facilities (620 employees) 

consist of four sites in Racine, 

Wisconsin: Site 1 (76.18 acres) main 

manufacturing plant, located at 7000 

Durand Avenue; Site 2 (300,750 

enclosed square feet) warehouse space, 

located at 7100 Durand Avenue; Site 3 

(38,400 enclosed square feet) warehouse 

space, located at 7505 Durand Avenue; 

and; Site 4 (150,000 sq. ft. enclosed 

square feet) warehouse space, located at 

3535 S. Oakes Road. The facilities are 

used for the manufacturing, 

warehousing and distribution of 

agricultural tractors and tractor 

components, with the capacity to 

produce up to some 10,600 tractors, 600 

cabs, 560 transmissions, 5,280 axles, 

and 11,250 valves annually. 

Components and materials sourced from 

abroad (representing 10% of the value of 

the finished products) include: Glues; 

adhesives; anti-knock preparations; 

articles of plastic—tubes, tape, boxes, 

bags, stoppers, bottles, buckets, and 

handles; articles of rubber, incl. those 

reinforced with textile materials—tubes, 

conveyor belts, transmission belts, 

belting tires, floor coverings and mats, 

hoses, and hose assemblies; gaskets; 

washers; seals; safety glass; mirrors; 

pipe fittings; chain; fasteners; hand 

tools; vises; locks; hinges; pneumatic 

cylinders; steel tubing; engines; cast 

iron parts; fuel pumps; pump parts; air 

compressors; fans; air conditioners; 

filters; agricultural machinery parts; 

starter motors; generators; ignition 

components; horns; windshield wipers; 

heater parts; loudspeakers; 

microphones; radios; video displays; 

switches; circuit breakers; fuses; 

lighting; lamps; electrical machinery; 

valves; ball bearings; transmission 

components; gear boxes; gears; 

flywheels; pulleys; clutches; gaskets; 

electric motors; ballasts; power 

supplies; couplings; spark plugs; 

distributors; copper wire; ignition 

wiring; conductors; cabs for tractors; 

bumpers; seat belts; drive axles; wheels; 

radiators; mufflers; steering wheels; 

optical lenses; thermometers; 

speedometers; voltage testers; and 

lighters. Duty rates range between free 

and 8.6%. 

FTZ procedures could exempt CNH 

from customs duty payments on the 

foreign components used in export 

production. CNH anticipates that some 

30 percent of the plant’s shipments will 

be exported. On its domestic sales, CNH 

would be able to choose the duty rates 

during customs entry procedures that 

apply to the finished products—tractors, 

cabs, transmissions, axles, and valves 

(duty rate ranges from free to 4%)—for 

the foreign inputs noted above. FTZ 


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designation would further allow CNH to 

realize savings on materials that become 

scrap/waste during manufacturing. The 

request indicates that the savings from 

FTZ procedures would help improve 

the facilities’ international 

competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Diane Finver 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 14, 2009. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period to December 

28, 2009. 

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 Diane 

Finver at Diane_Finver@ita.doc.gov or at 

(202) 482–1367. 

Dated: October 6, 2009. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Acting Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–24602 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

2010 Census Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is giving notice of a 

meeting of the 2010 Census Advisory 

Committee. The Committee will address 

policy, research, and technical issues 

related to 2010 Decennial Census 

Programs. Last-minute changes to the 

agenda are possible, which could 

prevent giving advance notification of 

schedule changes. 

DATES: November 5–6, 2009. On 

November 5, the meeting will begin at 

approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 

approximately 5:15 p.m. On November 

6, 2009, the meeting will begin at 

approximately 8:30 a.m. and end at 

approximately 12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Census Bureau Auditorium and 

Conference Center, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri 

Green, Committee Liaison Officer, 

Department of Commerce, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746, 

telephone 301–763–6590. For TTY 

callers, please use the Federal Relay 

Service 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2010 

Census Advisory Committee is 

composed of a Chair, Vice-Chair, and 20 

member organizations—all appointed by 

the Secretary of Commerce. The 

Committee considers the goals of the 

decennial census, including the 

American Community Survey and 

related programs, and users’ needs for 

information provided by the decennial 

census from the perspective of outside 

data users and other organizations 

having a substantial interest and 

expertise in the conduct and outcome of 

the decennial census. The Committee 

has been established in accordance with 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Title 5, United States Code, Appendix 

2, Section10(a)(b)). 

The meeting is open to the public, 

and a brief period is set aside for public 

comments and questions. However, 

individuals with extensive statements 

for the record must submit them in 

writing to the Census Bureau Committee 

Liaison Officer named above at least 

three working days prior to the meeting. 

Seating is available to the public on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Census Bureau Committee Liaison 

Officer as soon as known—preferably 

two weeks prior to the meeting. 

Due to increased security and for 

access to the meeting, please call 301– 

763–3231 upon arrival at the Census 

Bureau on the day of the meeting. A 

photo ID must be presented in order to 

receive your visitor’s badge. Visitors are 

not allowed beyond the first floor. 

Dated: October 5, 2009. 

Robert M. Groves, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. E9–24488 Filed 10–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[Docket No. 0906221081–91339–02] 

RIN 0648–XA10 

National Environmental Policy Act— 

Categorical Exclusions covering the 

Broadband Technology Opportunities 

Program (BTOP) 

AGENCY: National Telecommunications 

and Information Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA), U.S. 

Department of Commerce (DOC) 

publishes these Categorical Exclusions 

(CEs) of actions that the agency has 

determined do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment and thus, 

should be categorically excluded from 

the requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement under 

the National Environmental Policy Act. 

These CEs are intended to cover only 

the Broadband Technology 

Opportunities Program (BTOP). 

DATES: This notice is implemented 

October 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: This notice and the 

Administrative Record for the NTIA 

Broadband Technology Opportunities 

Program categorical exclusions are 

available at: http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ 

procedures.html under ‘‘NTIA 

Broadband Technology Opportunities 

Program Categorical Exclusions and 

Administrative Record’’. Written 

requests for a hard copy of the ‘‘NTIA 

Broadband Technology Opportunities 

Program Categorical Exclusions and 

Administrative Record’’ should be 

submitted to: Steve Kokkinakis, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, Office of Program 

Planning & Integration, SSMC3, Room 

15723, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Kokkinakis, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, Office of 

Program Planning & Integration, SSMC3, 

Room 15723, 1315 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone: 301– 

713–1622 x189. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

NEPA requires that Federal agencies 

prepare environmental impact 


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