39560 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 160 / Monday, August 21, 2017 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2038] 

Approval of Subzone Status; Glovis 

America, Inc.; Shreveport, Louisiana 

Pursuant to its authority under the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) adopts the following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act 

(FTZ) provides for ‘‘. . . the 

establishment . . . of foreign-trade 

zones in ports of entry of the United 

States, to expedite and encourage 

foreign commerce, and for other 

purposes,’’ and authorizes the ForeignTrade Zones Board to grant to qualified 

corporations the privilege of 

establishing foreign-trade zones in or 

adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 

CFR part 400) provide for the 

establishment of subzones for specific 

uses; 

Whereas, the Caddo-Bossier Parishes 

Port Commission, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone 145, has made application 

to the Board for the establishment of a 

subzone at the facility of Glovis 

America, Inc., located in Shreveport, 

Louisiana (FTZ Docket B–24–2017, 

docketed April 12, 2017); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (82 FR 18282, April 18, 2017) 

and the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s memorandum, and finds that 

the requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

approves subzone status at the facility of 

Glovis America, Inc., located in 

Shreveport, Louisiana (Subzone 145B), 

as described in the application and 

Federal Register notice, subject to the 

FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.13. 

Dated: August 11, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD 

Operations performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, 

Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17529 Filed 8–18–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2035] 

Designation of New Grantee; ForeignTrade Zone 103, Grand Forks, North 

Dakota 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

The Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) has considered the 

application (docketed June 21, 2017) 

submitted by the Grand Forks Regional 

Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 103, 

requesting reissuance of the grant of 

authority for said zone to the Grand 

Forks Region Economic Development 

Corporation, which has accepted such 

reissuance subject to approval by the 

FTZ Board. Upon review, the Board 

finds that the requirements of the FTZ 

Act and the Board’s regulations are 

satisfied, and that the proposal is in the 

public interest. 

Therefore, the Board approves the 

application and recognizes the Grand 

Forks Region Economic Development 

Corporation as the new grantee for 

Foreign-Trade Zone 103, subject to the 

FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.13. 

Dated: August 11, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD 

Operations performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, 

Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17530 Filed 8–18–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 2036] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

12 Under Alternative Site Framework; 

McAllen, Texas 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act 

(FTZ) provides for ‘‘. . . the 

establishment . . . of foreign-trade 

zones in ports of entry of the United 

States, to expedite and encourage 

foreign commerce, and for other 

purposes,’’ and authorizes the ForeignTrade Zones Board to grant to qualified 

corporations the privilege of 

establishing foreign-trade zones in or 

adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (15 

CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

zones; 

Whereas, the McAllen Foreign Trade 

Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade 

Zone 12, submitted an application to the 

Board (FTZ Docket B–76–2016, 

docketed November 10, 2016; amended 

June 26, 2017) for authority to 

reorganize under the ASF with a service 

area of Hidalgo County, Texas, in and 

adjacent to the Hidalgo/Pharr Customs 

and Border Protection port of entry, and 

FTZ 12’s existing Sites 1 and 2 would 

be categorized as magnet sites; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (81 FR 81056–81057, 

November 17, 2016) and the amended 

application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The amended application to 

reorganize FTZ 12 under the ASF is 

approved, subject to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard 

2,000-acre activation limit for the zone, 

and to an ASF sunset provision for 

magnet sites that would terminate 

authority for Site 1 if not activated 

within five years from the month of 

approval. 

Dated: August 11, 2017. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD 

Operations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, 

Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17544 Filed 8–18–17; 8:45 am] 

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