Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 99-Wilmington, Delaware; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Bloom Energy Corporation; (Commercial Fuel Cells and Related Subassemblies); Newark, Delaware, 65142 [2018-27461]
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requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to reorganize FTZ 113
to expand the service area under the
ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act
and the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.13, and to the Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
the zone.
Dated: December 13, 2018.
Christian B. Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, Alternate Chairman,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2018–27424 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am]
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[B–78–2018]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 99—
Wilmington, Delaware; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; Bloom
Energy Corporation; (Commercial Fuel
Cells and Related Subassemblies);
Newark, Delaware
The Delaware Department of State,
grantee of FTZ 99, submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of
Bloom Energy Corporation (Bloom),
located at sites in Newark, Delaware.
The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on December 4, 2018.
The Bloom facilities are located
within Subzone 99I. The facilities are
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 generator); 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%).
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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
spacers; stainless steel pipes; stainless
steel flanges; stainless steel pipe
fixtures; stainless steel clamps; stainless
steel screws; stainless steel washers;
stainless steel cable; stainless steel
spacers; nickel plates; nickel mesh;
chromium alloy powder; iron and steel
flexible tubing with fittings; cooling
fans; prototype compressors; axial fan
motors; fan cable connectors; fan mount
rubber gaskets; aluminum plate-fin heat
exchangers; heat exchange units; water
filtering machinery; stainless steel
weldments; filtering equipment; gas
filtering canisters; gas filtering canister
brackets; hoists; aluminum screens with
frames; stainless steel valves; solenoid
valves; inlet/outlet manifolds; housing
units for fuel cells; iron/nickel alloy and
ceramic fuel cell dielectrics; dielectric
transformers for inverters; transformers
1kVA power handling capacity; power
inverters; fuel cell control units; rectifier
and static converter power cards;
rectifier and static converter circuit
boards; rectifier and static converter
mounting brackets; mixed alloy rectifier
and static converter casings; static
converters; holding magnets; electric
capacitors; electric capacitor caps;
programmable controllers; printed
circuit boards; electrical contactors;
electrical terminators; electrical fuses;
printed circuit boards; contactors;
electrical controller backplanes and
handles; multimodal switchboard
antennas; multimodal switchboard
mounting switches; internal frames for
multimodal switchboards; electrical
controllers; diodes; cables for telemetry
equipment; electrical conductors fitted
with connectors; electrical conductors
for telecommunication; copper electrical
conductors; cables with fitted
connectors; plastic insulating fittings;
thermocouples; probe wires; electrical
thermocouple assemblies; thermocouple
assembly terminals; gas flow meters;
transducers; electricity meters;
programmable load boxes; fuel cell
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output (harmonics, temperature and
luminosity) measuring devices; mass
flow controllers; power conditioning
systems regulating power control in fuel
cell; mixed alloy interconnecting plates;
and, chromium iron interconnect plates
(duty rates range from duty-free to
8.5%). The request indicates that textile
paper filters 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 certain
materials/components are subject to
special duties under Section 232 of the
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section
232) and Section 301 of the Trade Act
of 1974 (Section 301), depending on the
country of origin. The applicable
Section 232 and 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 28, 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: December 14, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–27461 Filed 12–18–18; 8:45 am]
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Foreign-Trade Zone 163—Ponce,
Puerto Rico; Application for Subzone;
Puerto Rico Steel Products
Corporation; Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by CODEZOL, C.D., grantee of
FTZ 163, requesting subzone status for
the facility of Puerto Rico Steel Products
Corporation, located in Coto Laurel,
Puerto Rico. The application was
submitted pursuant to the provisions of
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-78-2018]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 99--Wilmington, Delaware; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity; Bloom Energy Corporation; (Commercial
Fuel Cells and Related Subassemblies); Newark, Delaware
The Delaware Department of State, grantee of FTZ 99, submitted a
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf
of Bloom Energy Corporation (Bloom), located at sites in Newark,
Delaware. The notification conforming to the requirements of the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on December
4, 2018.
The Bloom facilities are located within Subzone 99I. The facilities
are 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 foreign-status 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 generator); 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 spacers; stainless steel
pipes; stainless steel flanges; stainless steel pipe fixtures;
stainless steel clamps; stainless steel screws; stainless steel
washers; stainless steel cable; stainless steel spacers; nickel plates;
nickel mesh; chromium alloy powder; iron and steel flexible tubing with
fittings; cooling fans; prototype compressors; axial fan motors; fan
cable connectors; fan mount rubber gaskets; aluminum plate-fin heat
exchangers; heat exchange units; water filtering machinery; stainless
steel weldments; filtering equipment; gas filtering canisters; gas
filtering canister brackets; hoists; aluminum screens with frames;
stainless steel valves; solenoid valves; inlet/outlet manifolds;
housing units for fuel cells; iron/nickel alloy and ceramic fuel cell
dielectrics; dielectric transformers for inverters; transformers 1kVA
power handling capacity; power inverters; fuel cell control units;
rectifier and static converter power cards; rectifier and static
converter circuit boards; rectifier and static converter mounting
brackets; mixed alloy rectifier and static converter casings; static
converters; holding magnets; electric capacitors; electric capacitor
caps; programmable controllers; printed circuit boards; electrical
contactors; electrical terminators; electrical fuses; printed circuit
boards; contactors; electrical controller backplanes and handles;
multimodal switchboard antennas; multimodal switchboard mounting
switches; internal frames for multimodal switchboards; electrical
controllers; diodes; cables for telemetry equipment; electrical
conductors fitted with connectors; electrical conductors for
telecommunication; copper electrical conductors; cables with fitted
connectors; plastic insulating fittings; thermocouples; probe wires;
electrical thermocouple assemblies; thermocouple assembly terminals;
gas flow meters; transducers; electricity meters; programmable load
boxes; fuel cell output (harmonics, temperature and luminosity)
measuring devices; mass flow controllers; power conditioning systems
regulating power control in fuel cell; mixed alloy interconnecting
plates; and, chromium iron interconnect plates (duty rates range from
duty-free to 8.5%). The request indicates that textile paper filters
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 certain materials/components are subject to
special duties under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(Section 232) and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301),
depending on the country of origin. The applicable Section 232 and
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 28, 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: December 14, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-27461 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P