22888 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 93 / Friday, May 15, 2009 / Notices 

by the Secretary of Commerce to advise 

the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Oceans and Atmosphere on matters 

related to the responsibilities and 

authorities set forth in section 303 of the 

Hydrographic Services Improvement 

Act of 1998, its amendments, and such 

other appropriate matters that the Under 

Secretary refers to the Panel for review 

and advice. 

The purpose of the conference call is 

to allow Panel members to deliberate 

and vote on recommendations related to 

topics that were presented during a 

public meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, 

on April 14–15, 2009. Written public 

comments should be submitted to 

Captain Steven Barnum, Designated 

Federal Officer (DFO), by May 29, 2009. 

Date and Time: The conference call 

will convene at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time, June 8, 2009, and end by 3 p.m., 

if not earlier. 

Public Participation: The meeting will 

be open to the public, with conference 

connection information below. It is 

recommended that interested public call 

in at 2 p.m. when the meeting starts 

because there is not a fixed time for 

public comment. The HSRP Chair will 

ask at large if there are any comments 

or questions from the public after the 

Panel discusses recommendations from 

the April 14–15, 2009 meeting. A final 

vote on recommendations will follow 

before the meeting ends. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Captain Steven Barnum, NOAA, 

Designated Federal Official (DFO), 

Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean 

Service (NOS), NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East 

West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910; Telephone: 301–713–2770, Fax: 

301–713–4019; e-mail: 

Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov or visit 

the NOAA HSRP Web site at http:// 

nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/ 

hsrp.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

conference call is available to the public 

through the following, toll free call-in 

number: (800) 799–9311 participant 

passcode: HSRP. Interested members of 

the public may call this number and 

listen to the meeting, and provide 

comment or ask questions when the 

HSRP Chair announces the Public 

Comment Period. Persons with hearing 

impairments may follow the 

proceedings by calling the Federal Relay 

Service [TTY (800) 877–8339, Voice 

(866) 377–8642 or Voice Carry-Over 

(877) 877–6280] and provide the Service 

with the conference call number and 

participant passcode. Be sure to notify 

the operator that it is a ‘‘Conference 

Call’’ before you provide call number 

and participant passcode. 

Matters to be Considered: The Panel 

will deliberate and vote on 

recommendations to be presented to 

NOAA for improving NOAA’s 

Hydrographic Services. Topic areas 

include: efficiency and coordination of 

national hydrographic survey standards 

and datums; appropriate funding and 

resources to ensure long-term success of 

restoration efforts; expansion of full 

Federal funding of the PORTS® 

program; continued improvements to 

the Integrated Ocean Observing System 

(IOOS); non-traditional supporters of 

NOAA’s Hydrographic Services; and 

economic stimulus funding 

opportunities for hydrographic services 

and functions, including private 

contracting. Draft recommendations can 

be viewed at http:// 

nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/ 

hsrpt.htm, or upon request from the 

DFO. 

Dated: May 7, 2009. 

Steven R. Barnum, 

NOAA, Director, Office of Coast Survey, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–11394 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

Proposal for Changes to the Format of 

Annual Reports Submitted to the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

SUMMARY: The Foreign-Trade Zones 

(FTZ) Board is inviting public comment 

on a staff proposal to revise the format 

of annual reports that are submitted by 

zone grantees to the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Board. The revisions are intended 

to clarify the information that is being 

requested and focus on the information 

that is most important for oversight of 

the FTZ program. For comparison, the 

current format for annual reports is 

available on the FTZ Board’s Web site— 

accessible via http://www.trade.gov/ 

ftz—within the ‘‘Already in a Zone?’’ 

section. Relative to the current format, 

a number of multiple-part questions 

have been broken out into separate 

questions for purposes of clarity and 

ease of use. In general, the amount of 

information being requested in the 

proposed format is reduced relative to 

the existing format. 

Part 1: Zone Project Summary 

1. Was foreign-status merchandise 

stored within the zone under zone 

procedures during the fiscal year? 

If the answer is no, complete 

questions 2–3 below: 

2. Describe the promotion and 

marketing efforts that are being 

undertaken to provide local companies 

with information on using the zone? 

3. Has the zone ever been used for the 

admission and storage of zone status 

merchandise? If yes, indicate when. 

If the answer is yes, complete 

questions 4–12 of Part 1 below for all 

warehouse and distribution operations 

within the general-purpose zone and 

any subzones. In addition, for each 

general-purpose zone (GPZ) or subzone 

operation involved in manufacturing/ 

processing, complete a separate Part 2 

(Manufacturing/Processing GPZ and 

Subzone Operations). 

4. Provide a summary of the 

warehouse and distribution activity that 

occurred within the zone project. 

Specifically discuss any developments 

or trends in shipments or activity and 

any value added activity that occurred 

within active zone space. 

5. Discuss how the zone project 

contributes to the local economy and 

local economic development efforts, 

including the FTZ impact on local 

employment, port activity, industrial 

development, international trade and 

investment. If applicable, describe in 

what ways the zone has been used 

locally by the logistics industry and 

other companies to address supply 

chain issues. 

6. The general-purpose zone served 

___ zone users during the fiscal year. 

The number employed by zone users 

within activated general-purpose zone 

areas was ___ persons. Employment 

figures should include both direct and 

contract persons. For part time workers, 

please report a full time equivalent (e.g., 

60 contract employees working for 6 

months would equal a full time 

equivalent of 30 workers). 

7. Activity Summary: 

Provide a list of general-purpose zone 

sites and indicate the number of acres 

that are activated at each site. Also 

indicate if the site is subject to a time 

or sunset limit. 

Provide a list of approved subzones 

and indicate the activation status of 

each subzone. If the subzone is active, 

provide the employment (direct + 

contract) for the subzone. If inactive, 

indicate if the subzone has lapsed. 

8. Movement of Merchandise: 

This section should include the 

movement of merchandise for all 

general-purpose and subzone operations 

that did not require FTZ Board 

manufacturing/processing authority. 

(There is a separate section below where 

manufacturing/processing operations 

that occurred within the generalpurpose zone or any subzone will be 

reported individually.) 

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Zone reports should reflect only 

activity within activated portions of 

zones/subzones. Foreign and domestic 

merchandise handled within activated 

FTZ areas should be reported. 

MERCHANDISE IN THE ZONE AT

BEGINNING AND END OF FISCAL YEAR

Beginning 

value ($) 

End value 

($) 

Domestic Status .................... ....................

Foreign Status.

Total: .......... .................... ....................

Merchandise received Value ($) 

Domestic Status ........

Foreign Status.

From Other U.S. 

FTZ’s:.

Domestic Status.

Foreign Status.

Total: ..................

Merchandise forwarded Value ($) 

To the U.S. Market ...

To Foreign Countries 

(Exports).

To Other U.S. FTZ’s.

Total: ..................

Merchandise destroyed: $ 

Explanation of Discrepancies: 

a. Does Beginning Inventory + Total 

Merchandise Received ¥Total 

Merchandise Forwarded ¥ 

Merchandise Destroyed = Ending 

Inventory? If not, explain. 

b. Is the level of Merchandise 

Received this year significantly different 

from the previous year? If yes, explain. 

c. Is the Ending Inventory from the 

previous year equal to the Beginning 

Inventory for this year? 

9. Main Categories of Foreign Status 

Merchandise Received (Top Five) 

Category Value ($) Main countries of origin 

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

Total: .................................................................................... ........................

10. Foreign Status Merchandise 

Received: 

Nonprivileged Foreign $ 

Privileged Foreign $___. 

11. Customs duties collected on 

merchandise entered from the zone 

during the fiscal year amounted to $___. 

12. (Optional) Attachment field: You 

may attach any photographs of the zone 

or any information you feel may be 

useful. 

Part 2: Manufacturing/Processing GPZ 

and Subzone Operators 

A separate Part 2, questions 2—17 

should be included for each 

manufacturing/processing operation 

that occurred within the generalpurpose zone or any subzone. This 

reporting of manufacturing/processing 

applies to any activity requiring FTZ 

Board approval under the Board’s 

regulations (15 CFR part 400). (Note that 

any oil refinery operations should use 

the oil refinery-specific Part 2 that 

follows this section.) 

Zone reports should reflect only 

activity within activated portions of 

zones/subzones. Foreign and domestic 

merchandise handled within activated 

FTZ areas should be reported. 

1. The grantee shall provide a list of 

each FTZ Board approved 

manufacturing/processing operation 

within the general-purpose zone or 

subzones, and indicate whether or not 

activity was conducted under zone 

procedures at each operation during the 

fiscal year. Note that separate 

information for questions 2–17 below is 

required for each active manufacturing/ 

processing operation. 

2. Site/Subzone Number. 

3. Company Name. 

4. Activated Acres. 

5. Briefly describe the activity at the 

subzone/GPZ operation that is occurring 

under zone procedures. Have there been 

any changes to the activity or facilities 

within the past year? 

6. Provide the current year’s level of 

production lll and the level of 

production approved by the FTZ Board 

lll. 

7. Employment within the FTZ 

operation. 

8. Is the current activity consistent 

with the plan that was presented to and 

approved by the FTZ Board (this 

includes the level of savings, the 

components that are imported and the 

finished products). Explain how the 

activity is consistent. 

9. Provide an estimate for the valueadded activity that takes place under 

zone procedures (labor, profit, overhead, 

etc.). One way to estimate value-added 

is: Value of Sales from Plant minus 

Value of merchandise Received at Plant. 

Value-added should not be included in 

the Movement of Merchandise figures 

below. 

10. Explain the extent to which FTZ 

status has helped your facility compete 

with plants abroad (this includes 

competition with other company 

facilities located abroad to expand or 

maintain product lines in the U.S.). 

11. If the manufacturing activity is 

subject to restriction, list the 

restriction(s) and describe the method of 

compliance. 

12. Movement of Merchandise: 

MERCHANDISE IN THE ZONE AT BEGINNING AND END OF FISCAL YEAR

Beginning value ($) End value ($) 

Domestic Status ................................................ ...........................................................................

Foreign Status 

Total: ........................................................... ...........................................................................

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Merchandise received Value ($) 

Domestic Status ........

Foreign Status.

From Other U.S. 

FTZ’s:.

Domestic Status.

Foreign Status 

Total: ..................

Merchandise 

Forwarded Value ($) 

To The U.S. Market ..

To Foreign Countries 

(Exports).

To Other U.S. FTZ’s.

Total: ..................

Merchandise destroyed: $ 

Explanation of Discrepancies: 

a. Does Beginning Inventory + Total 

Merchandise Received¥Total 

Merchandise Forwarded¥Merchandise 

Destroyed = Ending Inventory? If not, 

explain. 

b. Is the level of Merchandise 

Received this year significantly different 

from the previous year? If yes, explain. 

c. Is the Ending Inventory from the 

previous year equal to the Beginning 

Inventory for this year? 

13. Main Categories of Foreign Status 

Merchandise Received (Top Five) 

Category Value ($) Main countries of origin 

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

Total: .................................................................................... ........................

14. Main Categories of Merchandise 

Forwarded (Top Five) 

Category Value ($) 

............................................... ........................

............................................... ........................

............................................... ........................

............................................... ........................

............................................... ........................

Total: .............................. ........................

15. Foreign Status Merchandise 

Received: 

Nonprivileged Foreign $ 

Privileged Foreign $ 

16. Customs duties collected on 

merchandise entered into U.S. Customs 

territory from the operation during the 

fiscal year amounted to $lll. 

17. (Optional) Attachment field: You 

may attach any photographs of the 

operation or any information you feel 

may be useful. 

Part 2 for Oil Refinery Operators 

Zone reports should reflect only 

activity within activated portions of 

zones/subzones. 

Foreign and domestic merchandise 

handled within activated FTZ areas 

should be reported. 

1. The grantee shall provide a list of 

each FTZ Board approved oil refinery 

operation within the general-purpose 

zone or subzones, and indicate whether 

or not activity was conducted under 

zone procedures at the subzone or GPZ 

site during the fiscal year. Note that 

separate information for questions 2–36 

below is required for each active oil 

refinery operator. 

2. Site/Subzone Number. 

3. Company Name. 

4. Activated Acres. 

5. Activation Date. 

6. Number of tanks/storage capacity in 

barrels. 

7. Employment—direct and indirect 

(including contract employees). 

8. List primary non-crude receipts on 

an average daily basis. 

9. What percent of the primary noncrude receipts are sourced from abroad? 

10. List primary non-NPF attributed 

products (fuels, lubricants, etc.). 

11. The primary non-NPF attributed 

products account for lll% of total 

output. 

12. Provide a description of types of 

customers for non-NPF products 

shipped from the refinery. In describing 

customers, do not provide customer 

names or specific customer information. 

We are seeking general information 

about general types or categories of 

customers by industry and/or by use. 

13. Identify exports by product and 

volume. 

14. List primary products produced 

from NPF attributed feedstocks. 

15. NPF attributed products account 

for lll% of total output. 

16. Provide a description of types of 

customers for petrochemical products. 

17. Indicate approximate percentage 

of shipments that are to affiliated plants. 

18. Percent of total production 

directly exported. 

19. Percent of total production 

indirectly exported (if known). 

20. Current rated crude distillation 

capacity (BPD). 

21. Volume of total crude oil receipts 

on an average daily basis (BPD). 

22. Volume of foreign crude oil 

receipts on an average daily basis (BPD). 

23. Estimated percentage of foreign 

crude receipts under 25 degrees API. 

24. Provide the number and date of 

the most recent Board Order. 

25. What capacity (BPD or BPD 

equivalent) was approved by the Board 

in the above order? Grants of authority 

are approved for a given level of 

activity. In the case of oil refineries, the 

levels of activity are stated in terms of 

current rated crude distillation capacity. 

A plant may increase its capacity, but 

the level of approved zone activity for 

the plant remains at the level approved 

under the refinery’s current Board 

Order. Significant increases in activity 

above Board-approved levels require an 

expanded authorization. 

26. Is the refinery operating within 

the approved scope of authority? 

Explain. 

27. Indicate how zone savings assist 

the company in its international 

competitiveness efforts (e.g., reduce 

operating costs, improve margins, help 

make exports more competitive, 

maintain or increase refinery capacity 

through processing unit upgrades or 

additions at U.S. refinery versus foreign 

refinery in a global industry). 

In describing how FTZ status has 

affected the refinery, please give 

examples and anecdotal information 

that you feel relevant. We recognize that 

FTZ status may be only a contributing 

factor. 

28. Current estimate of annual zone 

duty savings. 

29. Describe public-type benefits 

(both direct and indirect) to the local 

and national economy. Please give 

specific examples. As it applies to your 

plant, you may describe with any or all 

of the following: 

a. Affected domestic production 

employment and refinery capacity. 

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b. Helped to offset environmental 

compliance costs. 

c. Helped to preserve U.S. refining 

capacity. 

d. Contributed to increased 

investment in U.S. refining. 

In describing industry impact, 

information may be presented to the 

FTZ Board on a company-wide or 

industry-wide basis (rather than from 

individual refineries). In this manner 

the accumulated impact of all of a 

company’s facilities or the use of zone 

procedures in the industry as a whole 

may be discussed rather than on an 

individual basis. 

30. If the operation is subject to 

restriction, please describe method of 

compliance. 

31. Movement of Merchandise 

MERCHANDISE IN THE ZONE AT BEGINNING AND END OF FISCAL YEAR

Beginning value ($) End value ($) 

Domestic Status ................................................ ...........................................................................

Foreign Status.

Total: ........................................................... ...........................................................................

Merchandise received Value ($) 

Domestic Status ........

Foreign Status.

From Other U.S. 

FTZ’s:.

Domestic Status.

Foreign Status.

Total: ..................

Merchandise 

forwarded Value ($) 

To The U.S. Market ..

To Foreign Countries 

(Exports).

To Other U.S. FTZ’s.

Total: ..................

Merchandise destroyed: $ 

Explanation of Discrepancies: 

a. Does Beginning Inventory + Total 

Merchandise Received ¥ Total 

Merchandise Forwarded ¥ 

Merchandise Destroyed = Ending 

Inventory? If not, explain. 

b. Is the level of Merchandise 

Received this year significantly different 

from the previous year? If yes, explain. 

c. Is the Ending Inventory from the 

previous year equal to the Beginning 

Inventory for this year? 

32. Main Categories of Foreign Status 

Merchandise Received (Top Five) 

Category Value ($) Main countries of origin 

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

..................................................................................................... ........................

Total: .................................................................................... ........................

33. Main Categories of Merchandise 

Forwarded (Top Five) 

Category Value 

............................................... ........................

............................................... ........................

............................................... ........................

............................................... ........................

............................................... ........................

Total: .............................. ........................

34. Foreign Status Merchandise 

Received: 

Nonprivileged Foreign $ 

Privileged Foreign $ 

35. Customs duties collected on 

merchandise entered into U.S. Customs 

territory from the operation during the 

fiscal year amounted to $lll. 

36. (Optional) Attachment field: You 

may attach any photographs of the 

operation or any information you feel 

may be useful. 

Public comment on this proposal is 

invited from interested parties. We ask 

that parties fax a copy of their 

comments, addressed to the Board’s 

Executive Secretary, to (202) 482–0002 

or e-mail comments to ftz@ita.doc.gov. 

We also ask that parties submit the 

original of their comments to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

following address: U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20230. The closing period for the receipt 

of public comments is July 14, 2009. 

Any questions about this proposal 

should be directed to Elizabeth 

Whiteman at 

Elizabeth_Whiteman@ita.doc.gov or 

(202) 482–0473. 

Dated: May 8, 2009. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–11421 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List: Proposed Additions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Proposed Additions to the 

Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing 

to add to the Procurement List products 

and services to be furnished by 

nonprofit agencies employing persons 

who are blind or have other severe 

disabilities. 

Comments Must Be Received On or 

Before: 6/15/2009. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, Jefferson Plaza 2, Suite 10800, 

1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, Virginia, 22202–3259. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT

COMMENTS CONTACT: Barry S. Lineback, 

Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)