Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38-Spartanburg, South Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; AFL Telecommunications, LLC, (Optical Cable for Data Transfer), Duncan, South Carolina, 17790-17791 [2018-08464]
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The application was processed in
accordance with the FTZ Act and
Regulations, including notice in the
Federal Register inviting public
comment (83 FR 6510, February 14,
2018). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed
the application and determined that it
meets the criteria for approval.
Pursuant to the authority delegated to
the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary (15
CFR 400.36(f)), the application to
establish Subzone 102F was approved
on April 18, 2018, subject to the FTZ
Act and the Board’s regulations,
including Section 400.13, and further
subject to FTZ 102’s 2,000-acre
activation limit.
Dated: April 18, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–25–2017]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 81—
Portsmouth, New Hampshire;
Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Textiles Coated International
Inc. (Polytetrafluoroethylene
Products); Manchester and
Londonderry, New Hampshire
Textiles Coated International Inc.
(TCI) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facilities in Manchester
and Londonderry, New Hampshire. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on April 10, 2018.
TCI’s facilities are located within Site
4 of FTZ 81. The facilities are used for
the production of
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
products. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),
FTZ activity would be limited to the
specific foreign-status materials/
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 TCI from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status
materials/components used in export
production (an estimated 40 percent of
production). On its domestic sales, for
the foreign-status materials/components
noted below, TCI would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to:
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Fluoropolymer film sheeting .152mm in
thickness in rolls and not in rolls; PTFE
fiberglass colored and not colored; PTFE
gaskets; joint sealants; sheet gasketing
material with and without adhesives;
silicone fiberglass fabrics with and
without color; flexible PTFE ducting
with coils reinforced and unreinforced;
and, PTFE coated fiberglass sheets (duty
rate ranges from 3.1% to 7.3%). TCI
would be able to avoid duty on foreignstatus components which become scrap/
waste. Customs duties also could
possibly be deferred or reduced on
foreign-status production equipment.
The materials and components
sourced from abroad include: PTFE
dispersions; PTFE fine powders;
fluoropolymer film sheeting 0.152mm in
thickness in rolls and not in rolls;
woven glass fiber mats; woven glass
fiber fabrics colored and not colored;
fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP)
pellets; ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
(ETFE) pellets; and, perfluoroalkoxy
(PFA) pellets (duty rate ranges from
4.2% to 7.3%). The request indicates
that woven glass fiber mats and woven
glass fiber fabrics colored and not
colored will be admitted to the zone in
privileged foreign status (19 CFR
146.41), thereby precluding inverted
tariff benefits on such items. The
request also indicates that, PTFE
dispersions and PTFE fine powders are
subject to an antidumping/
countervailing duty (AD/CVD)
investigation if imported from certain
countries. The FTZ Board’s regulations
(15 CFR 400.14(e)) require that
merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders,
or items which would be otherwise
subject to suspension of liquidation
under AD/CVD procedures if they
entered U.S. customs territory, be
admitted to the zone in privileged
foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
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 June
4, 2018.
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
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Christopher Wedderburn at
Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202)
482–1963.
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Dated: April 16, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–26–2018]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38—
Spartanburg, South Carolina;
Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; AFL Telecommunications,
LLC, (Optical Cable for Data Transfer),
Duncan, South Carolina
AFL Telecommunications, LLC (AFL)
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facility in Duncan, South Carolina.
The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on April 11, 2018.
AFL indicates that it will be
submitting a separate subzone
application for FTZ designation at its
facility under FTZ 38. The facility will
be used for the production of optical
cables for data transfer. 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 AFL from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status
components used in export production.
On its domestic sales, for the foreignstatus materials/components noted
below, AFL would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to optical cables
for data transfer (duty-free). AFL would
be able to avoid duty on foreign-status
components which become scrap/waste.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign-status
production equipment.
The components and materials
sourced from abroad include: Grease;
silicon carbide grit; buffering gel;
thixotropic gels of oil and silica; color
chips; ink; glue; plastic jacketing
compound; epoxy; silicone; acrylic
plastic central strength member; plastic
filler rod; mylar tape; plastic furcation
tubing; jacket additive of polymerized
plastic; aramid yarn; ripcord; binder
string; water swellable yarn; water block
tape; filler rod of fiberglass reinforced
plastic; fiberglass reinforced plastic;
tape or fiberglass yarn; copper clad steel
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wire; stainless steel tape; stainless steel
wire; galvanized steel stranded wire;
copper wire; bare stranded copper wire;
aluminum alloy wire; aluminum tape;
aluminum alloy rod; insulated copper
wire; drawn optical glass in reel form;
and, drawn optical glass bundles in reel
form (duty rate ranges from duty-free to
8.8%, and $0.013/kg + 5.7%). The
request indicates that aramid yarn,
ripcord, binder string, and water
swellable yarn will be admitted to the
zone in privileged foreign status (19
CFR 146.41), thereby precluding
inverted tariff benefits on such items.
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 June
4, 2018.
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
website, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov
or 202–482–1378.
Dated: April 17, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–560–832, A–580–896, and A–583–862]
Antidumping Duty Investigations on
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin
From Indonesia, the Republic of Korea,
and Taiwan; Preliminary
Determinations of Critical
Circumstances
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that critical circumstances exist for
imports of polyethylene terephthalate
(PET) resin from certain producers and
exporters from Indonesia, the Republic
of Korea (Korea), and Taiwan.
DATES: Applicable April 24, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
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Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 26, 2017, Commerce
received antidumping duty (AD)
petitions concerning imports of PET
resin from Brazil, Indonesia, Korea,
Pakistan, and Taiwan, on behalf of DAK
Americas LLC; Indorama Ventures USA,
Inc. (Indorama Ventures); M&G
Polymers USA, LLC; and Nan Ya
Plastics Corporation, America
(collectively, the petitioners).1 On
March 27, 2018, the petitioners timely
filed allegations that critical
circumstances exist with respect to
imports of PET resin from producers
and exporters from Indonesia, Korea,
and Taiwan.2 In accordance with 19
CFR 351.206(c)(2)(i), when a critical
circumstances allegation is submitted
more than 20 days before the scheduled
date of the preliminary determination,
Commerce must issue a preliminary
finding of whether there is a reasonable
basis to believe or suspect that critical
circumstances exist by no later than the
date of the preliminary determination.
In the subject AD investigations, the
petitioners requested that Commerce
issue preliminary critical circumstances
determinations on an expedited basis.3
Section 733(e)(1) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), provides
that Commerce, upon receipt of a timely
allegation of critical circumstances, will
preliminarily determine that critical
circumstances exist in AD investigations
if there is a reasonable basis to believe
or suspect that: (A)(i) There is a history
of dumping and material injury by
reason of dumped imports in the United
States or elsewhere of the subject
merchandise, or (A)(ii) the person by
whom, or for whose account, the
merchandise was imported knew or
should have known that the exporter
was selling the subject merchandise at
less than its fair value and that there
was likely to be material injury by
reason of such sales, and (B) there have
been massive imports of the subject
1 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petition for the
Imposition of Antidumping Duties—Certain
Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Brazil,
Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Pakistan, and
Taiwan,’’ dated September 26, 2017 (the Petitions).
However, Indorama Ventures is not a petitioner
with respect to the Indonesia petition.
2 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET) Resin from Indonesia, Korea,
and Taiwan—Critical Circumstances Allegation,’’
dated March 27, 2018 (Critical Circumstances
Allegations).
3 Id. at 2.
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merchandise over a relatively short
period.
Sections 19 CFR 351.206(h)(2) and (i)
provide that imports must increase by at
least 15 percent during the ‘‘relatively
short period’’ to be considered
‘‘massive’’ and defines a ‘‘relatively
short period’’ as normally being the
period beginning on the date the
proceeding begins (i.e., the date the
petition is filed) and ending at least
three months later. Commerce’s
regulations also provide, however, that
if Commerce finds that importers, or
exporters or producers, had reason to
believe, at some time prior to the
beginning of the proceeding, that a
proceeding was likely, Commerce may
consider a period of not less than three
months from that earlier time.4
Critical Circumstances Analysis
History of Dumping and Material Injury/
Knowledge of Sales Below Fair Value
and Material Injury
To determine whether there is a
history of dumping pursuant to section
733(e)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, Commerce
generally considers current or previous
AD orders on subject merchandise from
the country in question in the United
States and current orders imposed by
other countries regarding imports of the
same merchandise. The Critical
Circumstances Allegations show that
other countries have current measures
in place covering imports of the same
merchandise from the countries subject
to these allegations.5 For example,
imports of PET resin from Indonesia
have been subject to an AD measure in
Malaysia since March 2015; imports of
PET resin from Korea have been subject
to an AD measure in Argentina since
September 2017; and imports of PET
resin from Taiwan have been subject to
an AD measure in Argentina since
September 2016.6 Therefore, based on
the AD measures in third-country
4 See
19 CFR 351.206(i).
Critical Circumstances Allegations at
Attachment 1 referencing, ‘‘Committee on AntiDumping Practices, Semi-Annual Report Under
Article 16.4 of the Agreement—Argentina,’’ WTO
no. G/ADP/N/300/ARG (17–4516), dated August 24,
2017; ‘‘Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices,
Semi-Annual Report Under Article 16.4 of the
Agreement—Brazil,’’ WTO no. G/ADP/N/294/BRA
(17–1149), dated February 24, 2017; ‘‘Committee on
Anti-Dumping Practices, Semi-Annual Report
under Article 16.4 of the Agreement—Indonesia,’’
WTO no. G/ADP/N/294/IDN (17–1537), dated
March 21, 2017; ‘‘Committee on Anti-Dumping
Practices, Semi-Annual Report Under Article 16.4
of the Agreement—Malaysia,’’ WTO no. G/ADP/N/
294/MYS (17–1375), dated March 8, 2017; and
‘‘Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices, SemiAnnual Report Under Article 16.4 of the
Agreement—South Africa,’’ WTO no. G/ADP/N/
294/ZAF (17–1440), dated March 13, 2017.
6 Id.
5 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-26-2018]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg, South Carolina;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; AFL Telecommunications,
LLC, (Optical Cable for Data Transfer), Duncan, South Carolina
AFL Telecommunications, LLC (AFL) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in
Duncan, South Carolina. The notification conforming to the requirements
of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on
April 11, 2018.
AFL indicates that it will be submitting a separate subzone
application for FTZ designation at its facility under FTZ 38. The
facility will be used for the production of optical cables for data
transfer. 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 AFL from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On
its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/components noted
below, AFL would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to optical cables for data transfer (duty-free).
AFL would be able to avoid duty on foreign-status components which
become scrap/waste. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or
reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Grease;
silicon carbide grit; buffering gel; thixotropic gels of oil and
silica; color chips; ink; glue; plastic jacketing compound; epoxy;
silicone; acrylic plastic central strength member; plastic filler rod;
mylar tape; plastic furcation tubing; jacket additive of polymerized
plastic; aramid yarn; ripcord; binder string; water swellable yarn;
water block tape; filler rod of fiberglass reinforced plastic;
fiberglass reinforced plastic; tape or fiberglass yarn; copper clad
steel
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wire; stainless steel tape; stainless steel wire; galvanized steel
stranded wire; copper wire; bare stranded copper wire; aluminum alloy
wire; aluminum tape; aluminum alloy rod; insulated copper wire; drawn
optical glass in reel form; and, drawn optical glass bundles in reel
form (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8.8%, and $0.013/kg + 5.7%).
The request indicates that aramid yarn, ripcord, binder string, and
water swellable yarn will be admitted to the zone in privileged foreign
status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby precluding inverted tariff benefits on
such items.
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 June 4, 2018.
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 website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Juanita Chen at
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.
Dated: April 17, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-08464 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
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