Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 124-Gramercy, Louisiana; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Frank's International, LLC (Line Pipe With Tubular Joints); New Iberia and Lafayette, Louisiana, 12499-12500 [2020-04266]
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spacer; tolerance); roller guides; dust
screens; spindle knuckles; stabilizing
arms; steer axle hubs; steering columns;
steering wheels; hood latch and door
strikers; struts; axle and mast supports;
tail pipes; tapped mast rail boss;
steering connecting tie rods; tiller arms;
hydraulic accumulators; mast side
rollers; tapered roller bearings, cones
and cups; bearing balls and needles;
bearing cones and cups; camshafts;
crankshafts; metal bushings; connecting
rod, crankshaft and flange rod bearings;
sprockets; gears, pinions and gearing;
transmissions; flywheels; pulleys;
clutches; universal joints; control valve
packing; sleeves and sprockets;
mechanical seals; various motors
(electric under 18.65W; AD/DC; DC to
an output of 750W; DC of an output
from 750W to 75kW; AC multi-phase;
starter; wiper); armatures; spring
brushes; stators and rotors; inverter unit
drives; power supplies, inverters and
rectifiers; magnets; various sensors
(magnet input; crank angle; pressure;
sensors; speed; temperature; water
temperature; fuel; meter);
electromagnetic couplings, clutches and
brakes; lead-acid storage batteries;
starter generators; alternators and
generators; igniters; pilots; voltage and
voltage current regulators; voltage
advancers; condensers; distributor
contact sets; distributor caps and shafts;
rotors; lamps; rear drive lights; rotating
beacons; work lamps; windshield
wipers; wiper arms and blades; light
bulbs; lenses; television cameras;
monitors; combination meters and meter
panels; various resistors (pilot lamp;
fixed; variable); potentiometers;
rheostats; transistor cards; logic and
traction cards; printed circuit boards;
meters; various switches (isolating or
make-and-break; push button; knife;
rotary; snap-action; slide; limit;
electronic); lightning arresters, voltage
limiters and surge suppressors; various
connectors (sensor; electrical; battery or
charger); snap plug receptacles; male
and female bullet terminals; fuses;
contactors and relays for a voltage up to
60V; contactors and relays for a voltage
over 60V; motor starters; bus bars;
terminal boards; electrical panel
insulators; boards, panels, modules and
controllers; contact tips; contactor bases;
headlamps; lamps for a voltage of 100V
or lower; LED lamps; thyristors; LED
diodes; transistors; speed controls; drive
motor, pump motor and electrical power
cables; various wire harnesses (body;
engine subassembly; light); brushes;
thermometers; dipsticks; flow meters;
water gauges; oil gauge guides; tube
guides for measurement instruments;
revolution counters; hour meters;
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speedometers and tachometers;
upholstered metal frame seats; cloth seat
backs, cushions, frames and seating;
and, seat cushions (duty rate ranges
from duty-free to 9.0%). The request
indicates that certain new pneumatic
tires, lock washers, and tapered roller
bearings and parts are subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/
CVD) orders 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 (PF) status (19 CFR 146.41). 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) or 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 PF status.
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is April
13, 2020.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection 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: February 25, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–09–2020]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 124—
Gramercy, Louisiana; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; Frank’s
International, LLC (Line Pipe With
Tubular Joints); New Iberia and
Lafayette, Louisiana
Frank’s International, LLC submitted
a notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its
facilities located in New Iberia and
Lafayette, Louisiana. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the
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regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
400.22) was received on February 19,
2020.
The grantee of FTZ 124 has submitted
a separate application for FTZ
designation at the facilities of Frank’s
International, LLC. The facilities will be
used for production of API specification
line pipe with tubular joints. 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 Frank’s International, LLC
from customs duty payments on the
foreign-status materials/components
used in export production. On its
domestic sales, for the foreign-status
materials/components noted below, the
company would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to API
specification 5L line pipe with welded
on pin and box connections (duty-free).
Frank’s International, LLC 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 API
specification 5L line pipe with an outer
diameter greater than 16 inches but less
than or equal to 24 inches, API
specification 5L line pipe with an outer
diameter greater than 24 inches, API
specification 5L line pipe of alloy steel,
and welded on pin and box threaded
connections (duty-free). The request
indicates that certain materials/
components are subject to special duties
under Section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) or
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 and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is April
13, 2020.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection 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.
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Dated: February 25, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
investigation (POI) is July 1, 2018
through June 30, 2019. Interested parties
are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
[FR Doc. 2020–04266 Filed 3–2–20; 8:45 am]
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DATES:
Applicable March 3, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[S–266–2019]
Approval of Subzone Status; Walgreen
Co.; Mt. Vernon, Illinois
On December 26, 2019, the Executive
Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ) Board docketed an application
submitted by the America’s Central Port
District, grantee of FTZ 31, requesting
subzone status subject to the existing
activation limit of FTZ 31, on behalf of
Walgreen Co., in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.
The application was processed in
accordance with the FTZ Act and
Regulations, including notice in the
Federal Register inviting public
comment (85 FR 298, January 3, 2020).
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 Executive Secretary (15 CFR Sec.
400.36(f)), the application to establish
Subzone 31D was approved on February
25, 2020, subject to the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations, including Section
400.13, and further subject to FTZ 31’s
2,000-acre activation limit.
Dated: February 25, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–04267 Filed 3–2–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–903]
Polyethylene Terephthalate Sheet
From the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination,
and Extension of Provisional Measures
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that polyethylene terephthalate sheet
(PET sheet) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea) is being, or is likely to be, sold
in the United States at less than fair
value (LTFV). The period of
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Peter Zukowski or Kate Sliney, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0189 or (202) 482–2437,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 733(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on August 27, 2019.1 On December 17,
2019, Commerce postponed the
preliminary determination of this
investigation and the revised deadline is
now February 25, 2020.2 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this investigation, see
the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.3 A list of topics included
in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice.
The Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov, and to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
Room B8024 of the main Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed and the electronic versions
of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
1 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Sheet from the
Republic of Korea, Mexico, and the Sultanate of
Oman: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 84 FR 44854 (August 27, 2019)
(Initiation Notice).
2 See Polyethylene Terephthalate Sheet from the
Republic of Korea and the Sultanate of Oman:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 84 FR 70941
(December 26, 2019).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination in the Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation of Polyethylene
Terephthalate Sheet from the Republic of Korea,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this
investigation is PET sheet from Korea.
For a complete description of the scope
of this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (i.e., scope).5 Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. For a summary of the
product coverage comments and
rebuttal responses submitted to the
record for this preliminary
determination, and accompanying
discussion and analysis of all comments
timely received, see the Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum.6
Commerce is not preliminarily
modifying the scope language as it
appeared in the Initiation Notice. See
the scope in Appendix I to this notice.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
733(b) of the Act. Constructed export
prices have been calculated in
accordance with section 772(b) of the
Act. Normal value is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
Furthermore, pursuant to sections
776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce has
preliminarily relied upon facts
otherwise available, with adverse
inferences, for non-participating
mandatory respondent Plastech Co. Ltd.
(Plastech), as well as the following
companies which did not submit a
response to Commerce’s initial request
for quantity and value information:
Chungdang Co., K Stout Co., Kemicolor
Corp., KP Tech Ltd., Moojin Che, OKS
Poly, Puyoung Industry Co., Samjin
Plastic Co., Sangil Corp., SK Chemicals,
Tae Kwang New Tech. Co., Ltd., and
Unidesign Co (collectively, nonresponsive companies). For a full
description of the methodology
underlying the preliminary
determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A)
of the Act provide that in the
preliminary determination Commerce
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
5 See Initiation Notice.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Polyethylene Terephthalate
Sheet from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently
with this notice (Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-09-2020]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 124--Gramercy, Louisiana; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity; Frank's International, LLC (Line Pipe
With Tubular Joints); New Iberia and Lafayette, Louisiana
Frank's International, LLC submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities located in New
Iberia and Lafayette, Louisiana. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on February 19, 2020.
The grantee of FTZ 124 has submitted a separate application for FTZ
designation at the facilities of Frank's International, LLC. The
facilities will be used for production of API specification line pipe
with tubular joints. 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 Frank's International,
LLC from customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/
components used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the
foreign-status materials/components noted below, the company would be
able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that
apply to API specification 5L line pipe with welded on pin and box
connections (duty-free). Frank's International, LLC 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 API
specification 5L line pipe with an outer diameter greater than 16
inches but less than or equal to 24 inches, API specification 5L line
pipe with an outer diameter greater than 24 inches, API specification
5L line pipe of alloy steel, and welded on pin and box threaded
connections (duty-free). The request indicates that certain materials/
components are subject to special duties under Section 232 of the Trade
Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) or 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 and sent to:
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is April 13, 2020.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
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.
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Dated: February 25, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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