Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 193 / Wednesday, October 6, 2010 / Notices 61695 

Dated: September 30, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25063 Filed 10–5–10; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Board for International Food and 

Agricultural Development; One 

Hundred and Sixtieth Meeting; Notice 

of Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of 

the one hundred and sixtieth meeting of 

the Board for International Food and 

Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The 

meeting will be held from 8:15 a.m. to 

4 p.m. on October 12, 2010 at the Des 

Moines Marriott Downtown located at 

700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. 

The meeting venue is in the Marriott 

Hotel’s Iowa Ballroom, Salons A, B, and 

C located on the second floor. ‘‘Higher 

Education: A Critical Partner in Global 

Food Security’’ will be the central theme 

of the October meeting. 

Dr. Robert Easter, Chairman of BIFAD, 

will preside over the proceedings. Dr. 

Easter is Interim Chancellor and 

Provost, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. 

On May 20 of this year, the 

Administration officially rolled out its 

global food security strategy, known as 

‘‘Feed the Future.’’ This new initiative 

has generated considerable anticipation 

within the higher education community, 

especially since one of the Agency’s 

main program pillars will be expansion 

of research and development to increase 

agricultural productivity globally. As 

part of the plan to increase agricultural 

research, USAID and USDA have 

developed the Borlaug Initiative. 

Concurrently, USAID is undertaking a 

Science and Technology Initiative to 

improve dramatically its scientific 

capacity to carry out Feed the Future 

and other critical global development 

challenges that increasingly necessitate 

scientific analysis. The 160th BIFAD 

meeting will review these efforts and 

provide a forum to advance the dialogue 

between the Title XII community and 

their Federal partners. 

To set the stage for the day’s 

activities, the Board will begin with a 

presentation by Dr. Allen C. 

Christensen, past Board member and 

Director of the Benson Agricultural and 

Food Institute at Brigham Young 

University. Dr Christensen will provide 

a historical perspective on important 

contributions Title XII and universities 

have made over the years, particularly 

during the last global food crisis 25–30 

years ago, toward improving the plight 

of the small, rural farmer in developing 

countries. The lessons learned over the 

years can have an important impact for 

moving forward with a new global food 

security policy paradigm. 

With Dr. Christensen’s presentation as 

the backdrop, the Board will then move 

forward to sign a Memorandum of 

Understanding that outlines strategic 

areas of cooperation on science and 

technology in development over the 

coming months. Signing on behalf of 

USAID will be Dr. Alex Dehgan, the 

Agency’s Chief Scientist and Director of 

the Agency’s new Office of Science and 

Technology. Signing for BIFAD will be 

Chairman Robert Easter. Dr. Dehgan will 

make remarks regarding USAID’s 

strategic priority on ‘‘Transforming 

Development through Science, 

Technology and Innovation (STI).’’ 

After the signing ceremony, the Board 

will then proceed to its main theme of 

the meeting, highlighting the potential 

role of universities in the 

Administration’s Feed the Future 

Initiative and USAID’s renewed STI 

focus. This session will last two hours 

and provide an opportunity for the Title 

XII community to learn more about the 

Administration’s global food security 

strategy while demonstrating the value 

added of greater university engagement. 

A panel of USAID and USDA speakers 

will discuss an array of plans and ideas 

under development for addressing 

global agricultural problems. A panel 

focusing on the role of research and 

representing the Title XII community 

will follow. It is expected that a Director 

of a Managing Entity of a Collaborative 

Research Support Program (CRSP) will 

participate on the panel and explain 

how the CRSP model can help achieve 

research goals of Feed the Future. 

Another panel member will discuss how 

the Africa-U.S. Higher Education 

Initiative can build agricultural capacity 

in Sub-Saharan African universities for 

sustainable agricultural development. 

One or two Deans of Land-Grant 

universities will round out the panel. 

Their message will highlight how 

universities have responded to change 

and have been in the vanguard of new 

approaches, processes, technologies, 

etc., in the functional areas of teaching, 

research, and extension for addressing 

global problems. 

The Board will then move into the 

public comment period. At the 

conclusion of comments from the 

public, the Board will recess for an 

executive luncheon (closed to the 

public). 

When the Board re-convenes, it will 

hear a panel discussion on the recent 

workshop conducted by the Minority 

Serving Institutions Task Force, 

established by BIFAD last year to 

rejuvenate the partnership between 

USAID and Minority Serving 

Institutions. The panel will be 

moderated by Board member William 

DeLauder, who chairs the Task Force. 

The Board will then hear a report on 

the activities of the Haiti Task Force, 

which the Board established in 2010 in 

response to the tragic earthquake in 

Haiti. The Task Force is chaired by 

Board member Elsa Murano, who will 

present a proposal for the long-term 

rebuilding of Haiti’s agricultural system. 

After the Haiti Task Force 

presentation, BIFAD will hear two short 

reports summarizing efforts to build 

agricultural higher education capacity 

in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Title 

XII institutions continue to play an 

important role in helping the civilian 

populations of these countries improve 

agricultural productivity amidst past 

and ongoing hostilities. 

The Board will wrap up its day’s 

proceedings with an update on the Title 

XII report to Congress for FY 2009. The 

presentation will be made by John 

Becker, USAID/ODP. The Title XII 

annual report to Congress is required by 

Title XII of the Foreign Assistance Act, 

and provides an opportunity for 

BIFAD’s views to be incorporated in the 

report. 

After the presentations are concluded 

for the day, but before adjournment, the 

Board will provide another opportunity 

for public comment. 

The Board meeting is open to the 

public. The Board welcomes open 

dialogue to promote greater focus on 

critical issues facing USAID, the role of 

universities in development, and 

applications of U.S. scientific, technical 

and institutional capabilities to 

international agriculture. Note on Public 

Comments: Due to time constraints 

public comments to the Board will be 

limited to three (3) minutes to 

accommodate as many as possible. It is 

preferred to have requests for comments 

submitted to the Board in writing. Two 

periods for public comment will be 

provided during the Board meeting— 

just before lunch and adjournment. 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain additional information about 

BIFAD should contact Dr. Ronald S. 

Senykoff, Executive Director and 

Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. 

Write him in care of the U.S. Agency for 

International Development, Ronald 

Reagan Building, Office of Development 

Partners, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Room 6.7–153, Washington, DC 

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712–0218 or fax (202) 216–3124. 

Any questions concerning this notice 

may be directed to: 

—Ronald S. Senykoff, PhD, Executive 

Director, BIFAD, Office of 

Development Partners, (202) 712– 

0218. 

Ronald S. Senykoff, 

Executive Director and USAID Designated 

Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of 

Development Partners, U.S. Agency for 

International Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25201 Filed 10–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 58–2010] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 51—Duluth, MN; 

Application for Reorganization Under 

Alternative Site Framework 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) by the Duluth Seaway Port 

Authority, grantee of FTZ 51, 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). 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 October 1, 2010. 

FTZ 51 was approved by the Board on 

November 27, 1979 (Board Order 149, 

44 FR 70508; 12/7/1979) and expanded 

on September 23, 1982 (Board Order 

197, 47 FR 43102, 9/30/1982). 

The current zone project includes the 

following sites: Site 1 (27.3 acres)— 

located within the Arthur M. Clure 

Public Marine Terminal, Duluth; and, 

Site 2 (3 acres)—located within the 

Airpark Industrial Park at Enterprise 

Circle and Airpark Boulevard, Duluth. 

The grantee’s proposed service area 

under the ASF would be Carlton and 

Lake Counties, as well as portions of 

Itasca and St. Louis Counties, 

Minnesota, 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 Duluth Customs and 

Border Protection port of entry. 

The applicant is requesting authority 

to reorganize its existing zone project to 

include the existing sites as ‘‘magnet’’ 

sites. 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. The applicant has also 

requested that Site 1 be expanded to 

include an additional 34.15 acres. 

Because the ASF only pertains to 

establishing or reorganizing a generalpurpose zone, the application would 

have no impact on FTZ 51’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 6, 2010. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period to December 

20, 2010. 

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: October 1, 2010. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 57–2010] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 148—Knoxville, 

TN; Application for Subzone; Toho 

Tenax America, Inc. (Carbon Fiber and 

Oxidized Polyacrylonitrile Fiber 

Manufacturing); Rockwood, TN 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Industrial Development 

Board of Blount County, Tennessee, 

grantee of FTZ 148, requesting specialpurpose subzone status for the carbon 

fiber and oxidized polyacrylonitrile 

fiber (OPF) manufacturing and 

warehousing facilities of Toho Tenax 

America, Inc. (Toho), located in 

Rockwood, Tennessee. 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 

September 29, 2010. 

The Toho facilities (154 employees) 

consist of two sites in Rockwood, 

Tennessee: Site 1 (20 acres, 192,932 sq. 

ft. of enclosed space)—manufacturing 

plant, located at 121 Cardiff Valley 

Road; and, Site 2—60,000 square foot 

warehouse facility, located at 200 

Cardiff Valley Road. Activity to be 

conducted under FTZ procedures would 

include manufacturing, warehousing 

and distribution of polyacrylonitrile 

(PAN)—based carbon fiber and OPF (up 

to 4,000 metric tons combined annually) 

for export and the domestic market. The 

company manufactures standard grade 

carbon fiber for industrial and 

recreational uses, including wind 

turbine blades, specialty plastics, oil 

flotation devices, pressure vessels, and 

golf club shafts. The OPF is primarily 

used in aircraft brakes, but is also used 

in some technical yarns. Foreign-origin 

PAN fiber (HTSUS 5501.30, duty rate: 

7.5%) is used as the primary production 

input, which represents some 35–45 

percent of finished product value. 

FTZ procedures could exempt Toho 

from customs duty payments on the 

foreign PAN fiber used in export 

production (some 30 percent of annual 

shipments). On its domestic sales, Toho 

would be able to choose the duty rate 

during customs entry procedures that 

applies to the finished carbon fiber 

(HTSUS 6815.10, duty-free) for the 

foreign PAN fiber. The OPF is classified 

under the same HTSUS subheading 

(5501.30) as the foreign PAN fiber input 

and would not involve inverted tariff 

savings. Toho would also be exempt 

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