Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 215 Under Alternative Site Framework Sebring, FL, 81476 [2011-33297]
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(Inkjet Ink Manufacturing),
Hillsboro, OR
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Port of Portland, grantee
of FTZ 45, requesting authority to
expand the scope of manufacturing
authority approved within Subzone 45F,
on behalf of Epson Portland, Inc. (EPI),
in Hillsboro, Oregon. 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
December 22, 2011.
Subzone 45F was approved by the
Board in 2005 at the EPI plant (16.6
acres) located at 3950 NW Aloclek
Place, Hillsboro, Oregon (Board Order
1406, 70 FR 55106, 9/20/2005). Activity
at the facility (450 employees) includes
manufacturing (injection molding,
assembly, finishing), warehousing and
distribution of inkjet printer cartridges.
The current request, which is being
processed under Section 400.32(b)(1) of
the Board’s regulations, involves the use
of privileged foreign (PF) status (19 CFR
146.41) inputs in manufacturing of ink
for inkjet printer cartridges. Current
production capacity is 9,000 barrels
(210 kg per barrel) of ink per year. The
finished product would be either inkjet
ink (duty rate—1.8%) or inkjet printer
cartridges (duty-free). New material
inputs sourced from abroad
(representing 75% of the value of the
finished inkjet ink) include potassium
hydroxide, surfactants, 1,2 hexanediol,
Tri-isoproanolamine, solvents, glycerin,
triethylene glycol monobutyl ether,
triethylene glycol, adipic acid,
emulsifiers, disodium salt dihydrate,
printing ink colorants (black, cyan,
brown, orange, violet, red green,
magenta and other), de-foamers,
solublizers, and biocides (duty rates
range from duty-free to 6.5%).
This request for restricted FTZ
authority would allow EPI to realize
certain administrative efficiencies by
allowing the admission of its foreign
materials for inkjet ink manufacturing in
zone status. FTZ procedures could also
exempt EPI from customs duty
payments on the additional PF status
materials used in export production.
The company anticipates that some 55
percent of the plant’s shipments will be
exported, either as finished inkjet ink or
in inkjet cartridges. EPI would be able
to defer duties on the PF status
materials used in production of inkjet
ink or inkjet cartridges for its domestic
sales. EPI would also be exempt from
duty payments on foreign materials that
become scrap during the production
process. FTZ designation would further
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allow EPI to realize logistical benefits
through the use of weekly customs entry
procedures. Customs duties also could
possibly be deferred or reduced on
foreign status production equipment.
Section 400.32(b)(1)(iii) of the FTZ
Board’s regulations (15 CFR part 400)
allows the Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration to act for the
Board in making decisions on new
manufacturing authority when the zone
benefits sought do not involve the
election of non-privileged foreign status
on items involving inverted tariffs. In
accordance with the Board’s regulations,
Diane Finver 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 to the
Executive Secretary.
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 January 27, 2012.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to February
13, 2012.
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.
It should be noted that the applicant
has concurrently requested an
expansion of EPI’s scope of authority to
include manufacturing of inkjet ink
involving foreign-sourced inputs that
would be admitted to the subzone under
nonprivileged foreign (NPF) status (19
CFR 146.42). The request to elect NPF
status for expanded authority would be
docketed separately and would be
processed as a distinct proceeding. Any
party wishing to submit comments for
consideration regarding the request for
NPF status for expanded authority
would need to submit such comments
pursuant to the separate notice that
would be published for that request.
For further information, contact Diane
Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or
(202) 482–1367.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1805 ]
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone
215 Under Alternative Site Framework
Sebring, FL
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
the establishment or reorganization of
general-purpose zones;
Whereas, the Sebring Airport
Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone 215, submitted an application to
the Board (FTZ Docket 46–2011, filed
06/29/11) for authority to reorganize
under the ASF with a service area of
DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry,
Highlands and Okeechobee Counties
and the Cities of Belle Glade and
Pahokee, Florida, within and adjacent to
the Port Manatee Customs and Border
Protection port of entry, and FTZ 215’s
existing Site 1 would be categorized as
a magnet site;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (76 FR 39378–39379, 07/06/11)
and the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendation 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 215
under the alternative site framework is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.28, and to the Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
the overall general-purpose zone
project.
Dated: December 22, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of
December 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
ATTEST:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1805 ]
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 215 Under Alternative Site
Framework Sebring, FL
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, 01/12/09; correction 74 FR 3987, 01/22/09;
75 FR 71069-71070, 11/22/10) as an option for the establishment or
reorganization of general-purpose zones;
Whereas, the Sebring Airport Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade
Zone 215, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket 46-2011,
filed 06/29/11) for authority to reorganize under the ASF with a
service area of DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands and
Okeechobee Counties and the Cities of Belle Glade and Pahokee, Florida,
within and adjacent to the Port Manatee Customs and Border Protection
port of entry, and FTZ 215's existing Site 1 would be categorized as a
magnet site;
Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal
Register (76 FR 39378-39379, 07/06/11) and the application has been
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendation 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 215 under the alternative site
framework is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's
regulations, including Section 400.28, and to the Board's standard
2,000-acre activation limit for the overall general-purpose zone
project.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of December 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
ATTEST:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-33297 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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