Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 82-Mobile, Alabama; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Airbus Americas, Inc. (Commercial Passenger Jet Aircraft); Mobile, Irvington and Theodore, Alabama, 35259 [2020-12422]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 111 / Tuesday, June 9, 2020 / Notices • Measure and Encourage Employerled Training Investments. The size, scope, and impacts of education and skills training investments are still not fully understood. There is a lack of consistent data on company balance sheets and in federal statistics. Business and policy makers need to know how much is spent on training, the types of workers receiving training, and the longterm value of the money and time spent in classroom and on-the-job training. Sabrina L. Montes, Designated Federal Official, American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, Bureau of Economic Analysis. [FR Doc. 2020–12447 Filed 6–8–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–MN–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–36–2020] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 82—Mobile, Alabama; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Airbus Americas, Inc. (Commercial Passenger Jet Aircraft); Mobile, Irvington and Theodore, Alabama Airbus Americas, Inc. (Airbus) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in Mobile, Irvington and Theodore, Alabama. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 2, 2020. Airbus already has authority to produce commercial passenger jet aircraft within FTZ 82. The current request would add foreign status materials/components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Airbus 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, Airbus would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to commercial passenger jet aircraft (dutyfree). Airbus 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:08 Jun 08, 2020 Jkt 250001 The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Cetyl alcohol; biocides and fungicides; wash primers and adhesion promoters; epoxy fillers; plastic tubes; polyamide plastic sheet and strip; logbooks; carbon prepreg material; steel holding tank assemblies; steel non-threaded fasteners, pins and inserts; aluminum powder; mirrors; hand pumps for dispensing liquids; refrigerator and freezer units; air filter elements and parts; trash compactors; pressure regulators and bleed valves; AC generators not exceeding 75kVAs; fire detection units; resistors and overheat sensing elements; printed circuit modules; circuit breakers; relays and contactors; electrical backshells and contacts; temperature sensors; tachometers; tachometer accessories; and, voltmeters and multimeters without recording devices (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 6.5%). The request indicates that certain materials/ components may be subject to 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 and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is July 20, 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 Christopher Kemp at Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: June 4, 2020. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. 35259 Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 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 ForeignTrade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of 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 Department of Economic Development and Commerce, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 61, has made application to the Board for the establishment of a subzone at the facility of Puerto Rico Storage & Distribution, Inc., located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (FTZ Docket B–6–2020, docketed February 4, 2020); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (85 FR 7531, February 10, 2020) 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 subzone status at the facility of Puerto Rico Storage & Distribution, Inc., located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico (Subzone 61Y), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.13. Dated: June 3, 2020. Jeffrey I. Kessler, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. [FR Doc. 2020–12423 Filed 6–8–20; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2020–12422 Filed 6–8–20; 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. 2101] [Order No. 2100] Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 265, Conroe, Texas Approval of Subzone Status; Puerto Rico Storage & Distribution, Inc.; Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 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: PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 (FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment . . . of foreign-trade E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 35259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12422]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-36-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 82--Mobile, Alabama; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Airbus Americas, Inc. (Commercial 
Passenger Jet Aircraft); Mobile, Irvington and Theodore, Alabama

    Airbus Americas, Inc. (Airbus) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in Mobile, 
Irvington and Theodore, Alabama. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on June 2, 2020.
    Airbus already has authority to produce commercial passenger jet 
aircraft within FTZ 82. The current request would add foreign status 
materials/components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific 
foreign-status materials/components described in the submitted 
notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the 
FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Airbus 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, Airbus would be able to choose the duty rates 
during customs entry procedures that apply to commercial passenger jet 
aircraft (duty-free). Airbus 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 materials/components sourced from abroad include: Cetyl 
alcohol; biocides and fungicides; wash primers and adhesion promoters; 
epoxy fillers; plastic tubes; polyamide plastic sheet and strip; 
logbooks; carbon prepreg material; steel holding tank assemblies; steel 
non-threaded fasteners, pins and inserts; aluminum powder; mirrors; 
hand pumps for dispensing liquids; refrigerator and freezer units; air 
filter elements and parts; trash compactors; pressure regulators and 
bleed valves; AC generators not exceeding 75kVAs; fire detection units; 
resistors and overheat sensing elements; printed circuit modules; 
circuit breakers; relays and contactors; electrical backshells and 
contacts; temperature sensors; tachometers; tachometer accessories; 
and, voltmeters and multimeters without recording devices (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 6.5%). The request indicates that certain 
materials/components may be subject to 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 and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is July 20, 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 Christopher Kemp at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: June 4, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12422 Filed 6-8-20; 8:45 am]
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