The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for June 10:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board is approving the creation of a new FTZ in the Syracuse, New York area, it said in a Federal Register notice. The service area of the zone will include Cortland County. It will function under the Alternative Site Framework (ASF), which means companies will be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process. According to an early FTZ Board notice, the zone is the fourth in the Syracuse area (see 14021119).
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for June 6-9:
Kim Glas is stepping down as the Commerce Department’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and Apparel and chairwoman of the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, said an agency spokesman. As deputy assistant secretary, Glas had run the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) since 2009. Glas is moving to BlueGreen Alliance, an advocacy group comprising trade unions and environmental organizations, where she will be executive vice president. Her last day at Commerce is June 6. The spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on her replacement.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for June 5:
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security amended the Export Administration Regulations to add 26 persons under 31 entries to the Entity List. The U.S. determined these individuals are acting contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests. This final rule lists these individuals and entities on the Entity List under the destinations of China, Hong Kong, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. Five individuals or entities are listed under multiple destinations. This rule is effective June 5. This final rule amends the EAR to include the following:
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security on May 29 amended the Export Administration Regulations to change the address of a Samsung China Validated End-User facility. The amendment changes the Samsung China Semiconductor Co. address from Xinglong Street, Chang'an District, Xi'an, People's Republic of China 710065 to No. 1999, North Xiaohe Road, Xi'an, China 710119. Samsung China has five total Validated End-User facilities.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for June 2:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for May 27:
The Foreign-Trade Zones Board announced its approval of the reorganization under the Alternative Site Framework of FTZ 15 in Kansas City. The zone will now cover all of Andrew, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Cooper, Daviess, DeKalb, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Livingston, Pettis, Platte, Ray and Saline Counties in Missouri. Under the Alternative Site Framework reorganization, companies will now be able to request subzone status through the relatively simple "minor boundary modification" process.