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comments must be sent to Modoc 

County RAC, 225 W 8th St., Alturas, CA 

96101; or by email to 

christopher.s.bielecki@usda.gov. 

Meeting Accommodations: Please 

make requests in advance for sign 

language interpreter services, assistive 

listening devices, or other reasonable 

accommodation. For access to 

proceedings, please contact the person 

listed in the section titled FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case-by-case basis. 

Equal opportunity practices, in line 

with USDA policies, will be followed in 

all membership appointments to the 

RAC. To help ensure that 

recommendations of the RAC have 

taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by the 

Department, membership shall include, 

to the extent practicable, individuals 

with demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

The USDA prohibits discrimination in 

all of its programs and activities on the 

basis of race, color, national origin, 

religion, sex, gender identity (including 

gender expression), sexual orientation, 

disability, age, marital status, family/ 

parental status, political beliefs, income 

derived from a public assistance 

program, or reprisal or retaliation for 

prior civil rights activity in any program 

or activity conducted or funded by 

USDA (not all bases apply to all 

programs). 

Dated: March 22, 2022. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06406 Filed 3–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the North 

Carolina Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Announcement of virtual 

business meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the North Carolina Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a virtual business 

meeting via Webex at 12:00 p.m. ET on 

Tuesday, April 19, 2022, to discuss next 

steps regarding the report on Legal 

Financial Obligations in the state. 

DATES: The meeting will take place on 

Tuesday, April 19, 2022, from 12:00 

p.m.–1:30 p.m. ET. 

Link To Join (Audio/Visual): https://

tinyurl.com/f4duk4tf. 

Telephone (Audio Only): Dial (800) 

360–9505 USA Toll Free; Access code: 

2761 845 7469. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Moreno, DFO, at vmoreno@

usccr.gov or (434) 515–0204. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee meetings are available to the 

public through the conference link 

above. Any interested member of the 

public may listen to the meeting. An 

open comment period will be provided 

to allow members of the public to make 

a statement as time allows. If joining via 

phone, callers can expect to incur 

regular charges for calls they initiate 

over wireless lines, according to their 

wireless plan. The Commission will not 

refund any incurred charges. 

Individuals who are deaf, deafblind, and 

hard of hearing may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at (800) 877–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference details found through 

registering at the web link above. To 

request additional accommodations, 

please email vmoreno@usccr.gov at least 

ten (10) days prior to the meeting. 

Members of the public are also 

entitled to submit written comments; 

the comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the meeting. Written comments may be 

emailed to Liliana Schiller at lschiller@

usccr.gov. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 

(312) 353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit, 

as they become available, both before 

and after the meeting. Records of the 

meeting will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, North 

Carolina Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s website, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 

the above phone number. 

Agenda 

I. Welcome & Roll Call 

II. Committee Discussion 

III. Public Comment 

IV. Next Steps 

V. Adjournment 

Dated: Friday, March 23, 2022. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06475 Filed 3–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–9–2022] 

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone— 

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana Under 

Alternative Site Framework 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by 

the Plaquemines Port, Harbor & 

Terminal District (PPHTD) to establish a 

foreign-trade zone in Plaquemines 

Parish, Louisiana, under the alternative 

site framework (ASF) adopted by the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The 

ASF is an option for grantees for the 

establishment or reorganization of zones 

and can permit significantly greater 

flexibility in the designation of new 

‘‘subzones’’ or ‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ sites 

for operators/users located within a 

grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context of 

the FTZ Board’s standard 2,000-acre 

activation limit for a zone project. 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 FTZ 

Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally 

docketed on March 22, 2022. The 

applicant is authorized to make the 

proposal under Louisiana Revised 

Statues, Title 51, Sections 61–65. 

The proposed zone would be the 

second zone for the New Orleans U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection port of 

entry. The existing zone is as follows: 

FTZ 2, New Orleans (Grantee: Port of 

New Orleans, Board Order 12, July 16, 

1946). 

The applicant’s proposed service area 

under the ASF would be Plaquemines 

Parish, Louisiana. If approved, the 

applicant would be able to serve sites 

throughout the service area based on 

companies’ needs for FTZ designation. 

The application indicates that the 

proposed service area is within and 

adjacent to the New Orleans Customs 

and Border Protection port of entry. 

The proposed zone would include a 

‘‘magnet’’ site: Proposed Site 1 (276.6 

acres)—PPHTD Parcel No. 8337286, 

located on Highway 23 near Hermitage 

Road in Port Sulfur. 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. 


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The application indicates a need for 

zone services in the Plaquemines Parish, 

Louisiana, area. Several firms have 

indicated an interest in using zone 

procedures for warehousing/distribution 

activities for a variety of products. 

Specific production approvals are not 

being sought at this time. Such requests 

would be made to the FTZ Board on a 

case-by-case basis. 

In accordance with the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, Camille Evans 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 FTZ Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is May 

27, 2022. Rebuttal comments in 

response to material submitted during 

the foregoing period may be submitted 

during the subsequent 15-day period to 

June 13, 2022. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Online FTZ Information Section’’ 

section of the FTZ Board’s website, 

which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@

trade.gov. 

Dated: March 22, 2022. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06404 Filed 3–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–79–2021] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 138— 

Columbus, Ohio; Authorization of 

Limited Production Activity; Fluvitex 

USA, Inc.; (Quilts, Comforters and 

Cushions); Groveport, Ohio 

On November 23, 2021, Fluvitex USA, 

Inc., submitted a notification of 

proposed production activity to the FTZ 

Board for its facility within FTZ 138, in 

Groveport, Ohio. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (86 FR 67903—67904, 

November 30, 2021). On March 23, 

2022, the applicant was notified of the 

FTZ Board’s decision that further 

review of part of the proposed activity 

is warranted. The FTZ Board authorized 

the production activity described in the 

notification on a limited basis, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.14, and further 

subject to a restriction requiring all 

foreign-status materials be admitted to 

the zone in privileged foreign status (19 

CFR 146.41) with the exception of 

foreign-status polybags. 

Dated: March 23, 2022. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06405 Filed 3–25–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Reporting for Calendar Year 2021 on 

Offsets Agreements Related to Sales 

of Defense Articles or Defense 

Services to Foreign Countries or 

Foreign Firms 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; annual reporting 

requirements. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to remind the 

public that U.S. firms are required to 

report annually to the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) information on 

contracts for the sale of defense articles 

or defense services to foreign countries 

or foreign firms that are subject to 

offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000 

in value. U.S. firms are also required to 

report annually to Commerce 

information on offsets transactions 

completed in performance of existing 

offsets commitments for which offsets 

credit of $250,000 or more has been 

claimed from the foreign representative. 

This year, such reports must include 

relevant information from calendar year 

2021 and must be submitted to 

Commerce no later than June 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit reports in both hard 

copy and electronically. Address the 

hard copy to ‘‘Offsets Program Manager, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of 

Strategic Industries and Economic 

Security, Bureau of Industry and 

Security (BIS), Room 3876, Washington, 

DC 20230.’’ Submit electronic copies to 

OffsetReport@bis.doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Noel and Marina Youssef, Office 

of Strategic Industries and Economic 

Security, Bureau of Industry and 

Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

telephone: 202–482–4506; email: 

OffsetReport@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 723(a)(1) of the Defense 

Production Act of 1950, as amended 

(DPA) (50 U.S.C. 4568 (2022)) requires 

the President to submit an annual report 

to Congress on the impact of offsets on 

the U.S. defense industrial base. Section 

723(a)(2) directs the Secretary of 

Commerce (Secretary) to prepare the 

President’s report and to develop and 

administer the regulations necessary to 

collect offsets data from U.S. defense 

exporters. 

The authorities of the Secretary 

regarding offsets have been delegated to 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Industry and Security. The regulations 

associated with offsets reporting are set 

forth in part 701 of title 15 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (Offsets 

Regulations). Offsets are compensation 

practices required as a condition of 

purchase in either government-togovernment or commercial sales of 

defense articles and/or defense services, 

as defined by the Arms Export Control 

Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and the 

International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (22 CFR 120–130). Offsets 

are also applicable to certain items 

controlled on the Commerce Control list 

(CCL) and with an Export Control 

Classification Number (ECCN) including 

the numeral ‘‘6’’ as its third character. 

The CCL is found in supplement no. 1 

to part 774 of the Export Administration 

Regulations. 

An example of an offset is as follows: 

A company that is selling a fleet of 

military aircraft to a foreign government 

may agree to offset the cost of the 

aircraft by providing training assistance 

to plant managers in the purchasing 

country. Although this distorts the true 

price of the aircraft, the foreign 

government may require this sort of 

extra compensation as a condition of 

awarding the contract to purchase the 

aircraft. As described in the Offsets 

Regulations, U.S. firms are required to 

report information on contracts for the 

sale of defense articles or defense 

services to foreign countries or foreign 

firms that are subject to offsets 

agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in 

value. U.S. firms are also required to 

report annually information on offsets 

transactions completed in performance 

of existing offsets commitments for 

which offsets credit of $250,000 or more 

has been claimed from the foreign 

representative. 

Commerce’s annual report to Congress 

includes an aggregated summary of the 

data reported by industry in accordance 

with the offsets regulation and the DPA 

(50 U.S.C. 4568 (2022)). As provided by 

section 723(c) of the DPA, BIS will not 


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