Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 87-Lake Charles, Louisiana, Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Driftwood LNG, LLC (Liquified Natural Gas Processing), Sulphur, Louisiana, 59358 [2018-25518]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 87—Lake
Charles, Louisiana, Notification of
Proposed Production Activity,
Driftwood LNG, LLC (Liquified Natural
Gas Processing), Sulphur, Louisiana
The Lake Charles Harbor and
Terminal District, grantee of FTZ 87,
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board on
behalf of Driftwood LNG, LLC
(Driftwood LNG), located in Sulphur,
Louisiana. The notification conforming
to the requirements of the regulations of
the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on November 16, 2018.
The Driftwood LNG facility is located
within Subzone 87G. The facility
(currently proposed for construction)
will be used for liquified natural gas
processing. Pursuant to 15 CFR
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited
to the specific foreign-status material
and specific finished products described
in the submitted notification and
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subsequently authorized by the FTZ
Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Driftwood LNG from
customs duty payments on the foreignstatus gaseous natural gas (duty-free)
used in export production. On its
domestic sales, for the foreign-status
gaseous natural gas, Driftwood LNG
would be able to choose the duty rates
during customs entry procedures that
apply to: Liquified natural gas and
stabilized condensate by-product (duty
rates are duty-free and 10 cents/barrel,
respectively). Driftwood LNG would be
able to avoid duty on the foreign-status
material which becomes scrap/waste.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign-status
production equipment.
The request indicates that gaseous
natural gas is subject to special duties
under Section 301 of the Trade Act of
1974 (Section 301), depending on the
country of origin. The applicable
Section 301 decisions require subject
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs 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
January 2, 2019.
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 Diane
Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or
(202) 482–1367.
Dated: November 16, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18—San
Jose, California; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; Bloom
Energy Corporation (Commercial Fuel
Cells and Related Subassemblies),
Sunnyvale and Mountain View,
California
The City of San Jose, California,
grantee of FTZ 18, submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of
Bloom Energy Corporation (Bloom),
located at sites in Sunnyvale and
Mountain View, California. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on November 15, 2018.
The Bloom facility is located within
Subzone 18I. The facility is used for the
production of commercial fuel cells and
related subassemblies. 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 Bloom from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status
components used in export production.
On its domestic sales, for the foreignstatus materials/components noted
below, Bloom would be able to choose
the duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to: Piping
manifolds; water distribution modules;
fuel processing units; fuel cell power
modules (DC generators); nickel iron
alloy fuel cell power module enclosures
(housings); power inverters; and, energy
storage and distribution modules (duty
rates range from duty-free to 3.8%).
Bloom 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: Glass
powder; ceramic substrates; plastic
labels; plastic containers with sleeves;
plastic enclosure bags; plastic cable ties;
rubber grommets; adhesives; cardboard
boxes; textile paper filters; zirconia
alumina shaping stones; ceramic heat
plating; glass fiber insulation jackets;
nickel alloy wire probes; alloy steel
adapters; stainless steel tubing; stainless
steel coated tubing; stainless steel
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-75-2018]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 87--Lake Charles, Louisiana,
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Driftwood LNG, LLC
(Liquified Natural Gas Processing), Sulphur, Louisiana
The Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, grantee of FTZ 87,
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board on behalf of Driftwood LNG, LLC (Driftwood LNG), located in
Sulphur, Louisiana. The notification conforming to the requirements of
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on
November 16, 2018.
The Driftwood LNG facility is located within Subzone 87G. The
facility (currently proposed for construction) will be used for
liquified natural gas processing. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ
activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material and
specific finished products described in the submitted notification and
subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Driftwood LNG from
customs duty payments on the foreign-status gaseous natural gas (duty-
free) used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the
foreign-status gaseous natural gas, Driftwood LNG would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to:
Liquified natural gas and stabilized condensate by-product (duty rates
are duty-free and 10 cents/barrel, respectively). Driftwood LNG would
be able to avoid duty on the foreign-status material which becomes
scrap/waste. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced
on foreign-status production equipment.
The request indicates that gaseous natural gas is subject to
special duties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section
301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable Section 301
decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs 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 January 2, 2019.
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 Diane Finver at
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.
Dated: November 16, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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