Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 59 Under Alternative Site Framework; Lincoln, NE, 63283 [2011-26373]
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Board) by the City of Flint, grantee of
FTZ 140, requesting special-purpose
subzone status for the silicon-based
product manufacturing facility of Dow
Corning Corporation (Dow Corning),
located in Midland, Michigan. 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 October 5, 2011.
The Dow Corning facility (1,250
employees, 489 acres, 450,000 metric
tons capacity) is located at 3901 S.
Saginaw Road, Midland, Michigan. The
facility is used for the manufacturing
and distribution of silicon-based
products including elastomers, resins,
fluids, silanes, polymers, gums, sealants
and emulsions. Components and
materials sourced from abroad
(representing 10% of the value of the
finished product) include: isododecane,
iso hexadecane, silicon metal, carbon
dioxide liquid, magnesium sulfate,
methallyl chloride, monochlorobenzene,
trifluoromethane sulfonic, ethylene
glycol, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol,
glycerine, biocide, ionol CP, allylglycol,
allyl glycidyl ether, methyl ethyl ketone,
diacetone alcohol, octanoic acid,
undecylenic acid, monoplex dos, ethyl
silicate, sparc base,
dimethylethanolamine,
vinyltriacetoxysilane, dimethyl me
phosphonate,
hexamethylcyclotrisilazane, lutensol,
reactivated carbon, tonsil catalyst,
kathon CG preservative, acticide,
organosilane solution, silicone resin
solution, silicone dispersion, carbopol,
polycerin and KBM 802 (duty rate
ranges from duty-free to 7%). The
application indicates that any inputs
that fall under HTSUS Heading 3204
will be admitted to the subzone in
privileged foreign (PF) status (19 CFR
146.41). In addition, Dow Corning has
indicated that they will accept a
restriction prohibiting the admission of
foreign status silicon metal subject to an
antidumping or countervailing duty
order into the proposed subzone.
FTZ procedures could exempt Dow
Corning from customs duty payments
on the foreign components used in
export production. The company
anticipates that some 20 percent of the
plant’s shipments will be exported. On
its domestic sales, Dow Corning would
be able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to
finished silicon-based products (duty
rate ranges from duty-free to 6.5%) for
the foreign inputs noted above. FTZ
designation would further allow Dow
Corning to realize logistical benefits
through the use of weekly customs entry
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procedures. Customs duties also could
possibly be deferred or reduced on
foreign status production equipment.
The request indicates that the savings
from FTZ procedures would help
improve the plant’s international
competitiveness.
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 12, 2011.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to December
26, 2011.
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 https://
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Elizabeth Whiteman at
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202)
482–0473.
Dated: October 5, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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an application to the Board (FTZ Docket
33–2011, filed 5/12/2011) for authority
to reorganize under the ASF with a
service area that includes Lancaster,
Otoe and Seward Counties, Nebraska,
within and adjacent to the Omaha
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry, and FTZ 59’s existing Sites 1 and
2 would be categorized as magnet sites;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (76 FR 28952–28953, 5/19/
2011) 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 report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, Therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to reorganize FTZ 59
under the alternative site framework is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.28, to the Board’s standard
2,000-acre activation limit for the
overall general-purpose zone project,
and to a five-year ASF sunset provision
for magnet sites that would terminate
authority for Site 1 if not activated by
September 30, 2016.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of
September 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
ATTEST: ________________________________
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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[Order No. 1783]
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone
59 Under Alternative Site Framework;
Lincoln, NE
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 Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) in
December 2008 (74 FR 1170–1173, 01/
12/2009; correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/
2009; 75 FR 71069–71070, 11/22/2010)
as an option for the establishment or
reorganization of general-purpose zones;
Whereas, the Lincoln Foreign-Trade
Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 59, submitted
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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 Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) in
December 2008 (74 FR 1170, 01/12/09;
correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09; 75 FR
71069–71070, 11/22/10) as an option for
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1783]
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 59 Under Alternative Site
Framework; Lincoln, NE
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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) in
December 2008 (74 FR 1170-1173, 01/12/2009; correction 74 FR 3987, 01/
22/2009; 75 FR 71069-71070, 11/22/2010) as an option for the
establishment or reorganization of general-purpose zones;
Whereas, the Lincoln Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 59,
submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket 33-2011, filed 5/12/
2011) for authority to reorganize under the ASF with a service area
that includes Lancaster, Otoe and Seward Counties, Nebraska, within and
adjacent to the Omaha Customs and Border Protection port of entry, and
FTZ 59's existing Sites 1 and 2 would be categorized as magnet sites;
Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal
Register (76 FR 28952-28953, 5/19/2011) 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 report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and
Board's regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the
public interest;
Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders:
The application to reorganize FTZ 59 under the alternative site
framework is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's
regulations, including Section 400.28, to the Board's standard 2,000-
acre activation limit for the overall general-purpose zone project, and
to a five-year ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that would
terminate authority for Site 1 if not activated by September 30, 2016.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 30th day of September 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Alternate
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
ATTEST: ------------------------------------------------------------
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Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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