Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 64-Jacksonville, Florida; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Saft America Inc. (Lithium-Ion Batteries); Jacksonville, Florida, 33479 [2015-14453]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 113 / Friday, June 12, 2015 / Notices Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 870 hours. Frequency of Responses: Annually. Comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. Comments should be sent to the address stated in the preamble. All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments also will become a matter of public record. Done at Washington, DC, this 5 day of June 2015. Ann Bartuska, Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics. [FR Doc. 2015–14416 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–39–2015] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 64— Jacksonville, Florida; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Saft America Inc. (Lithium-Ion Batteries); Jacksonville, Florida The Jacksonville Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 64, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Saft America Inc. (Saft), located in Jacksonville, Florida. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 1, 2015. The Saft facility is located within Site 10 of FTZ 64. The facility is used for the warehousing, production and distribution of lithium-ion batteries. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and components and specific finished products described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Saft from customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, Saft would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Lithium-ion batteries; lithium-ion batteries for vehicles; lithium-ion VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 Jun 11, 2015 Jkt 235001 battery covers and jelly rolls; battery terminals; and, battery components (duty rate 3.4%) for the foreign status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Natural graphite powder; lithium nickel cobalt; plastic casing; PVC sleeves; stand wire cables for batteries; wire fitted parts; aluminum can stocks; aluminum cans; storage battery modules; lithium-ion batteries and internal components; connecting cables; board panels; electrical circuits; copper cables; oceanready containers; and, battery test systems (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.8%). Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is July 22, 2015. A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, 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 www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482–0473. 33479 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 Indianapolis Airport Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 72, has made application to the Board for the expansion of Subzone 72B on behalf of Eli Lilly and Company to include a site located in Plainfield, Indiana (FTZ Docket B–8–2015, docketed 2–13–2015); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (80 FR 9434, 2–23–2015) 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 the application to expand Subzone 72B to include a site located in Plainfield, Indiana, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13. Signed at Washington, DC, this 3rd day of June 2015. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. ATTEST: Dated: June 9, 2015. Elizabeth Whiteman, Acting Executive Secretary. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–14453 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2015–14455 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1978] [B–38–2015] Approval of Expansion of Subzone 72B, Eli Lilly and Company, Plainfield, Indiana Foreign-Trade Zone 8—Toledo, Ohio; Application for Reorganization (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework 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 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 Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 8, requesting authority to reorganize the zone to expand its service area under the alternative site framework (ASF) adopted by the FTZ Board (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)). The ASF is an option for grantees for the establishment or reorganization of zones and can permit significantly greater E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 33479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14453]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-39-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 64--Jacksonville, Florida; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Saft America Inc. (Lithium-Ion 
Batteries); Jacksonville, Florida

    The Jacksonville Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 64, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf 
of Saft America Inc. (Saft), located in Jacksonville, Florida. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 1, 2015.
    The Saft facility is located within Site 10 of FTZ 64. The facility 
is used for the warehousing, production and distribution of lithium-ion 
batteries. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited 
to the specific foreign-status materials and components and specific 
finished products described in the submitted notification (as described 
below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Saft from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, Saft would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to: Lithium-ion batteries; lithium-
ion batteries for vehicles; lithium-ion battery covers and jelly rolls; 
battery terminals; and, battery components (duty rate 3.4%) for the 
foreign status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly 
be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Natural 
graphite powder; lithium nickel cobalt; plastic casing; PVC sleeves; 
stand wire cables for batteries; wire fitted parts; aluminum can 
stocks; aluminum cans; storage battery modules; lithium-ion batteries 
and internal components; connecting cables; board panels; electrical 
circuits; copper cables; ocean-ready containers; and, battery test 
systems (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.8%).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address 
below. The closing period for their receipt is July 22, 2015.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, 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 www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at 
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: June 9, 2015.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-14453 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am]
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