Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 102-St. Louis, Missouri; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; H-J Enterprises, Inc./H-J International, Inc. (Electrical Transformer Components and Kits); High Ridge, Missouri, 35260-35261 [2020-12424]
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zones in ports of entry of the United
States, to expedite and encourage
foreign commerce, and for other
purposes,’’ and authorizes the 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 City of Conroe, grantee
of Foreign-Trade Zone 265, submitted
an application to the Board for authority
to expand FTZ 265—Site 1 to include an
additional 1,046 acres within Conroe
Park North in Conroe, Texas, adjacent to
the Houston Customs and Border
Protection port of entry (B–55–2019,
docketed September 16, 2019);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (84 FR 49718, September 23,
2019) 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 report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to expand FTZ 265 is
approved, 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.
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 102—St.
Louis, Missouri; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; H–J
Enterprises, Inc./H–J International, Inc.
(Electrical Transformer Components
and Kits); High Ridge, Missouri
H–J Enterprises, Inc./H–J
International, Inc. (H–J) submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its
facilities in High Ridge, Missouri. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on June 1, 2020.
H–J already has authority to produce
electrical transformer components and
kits within Subzone 102E. The current
request would add finished products
and foreign status materials/components
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to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15
CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
would be limited to the specific foreignstatus 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 H–J from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status
materials/components used in export
production (estimated 5 percent of
production). On its domestic sales, for
the foreign-status materials/components
noted below and in the existing scope
of authority, H–J would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to bushing
terminals, electrical connectors,
electrical leads, electrical contacts, and
porcelain insulator kits (insulators,
gaskets, nuts, clamps) (duty rate ranges
from 2.7% to 3.5%). H–J 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:
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tape;
epoxy resins; silicone rubber tape;
plastic viewing windows for transformer
loadbreaks; plastic centering and
locking devices for transformer
bushings; cork gaskets; paper plugs for
transformer bushings; decal transfer
labels; nonalloy steel bar; nonalloy steel
rod; stainless steel wire; threaded
elbows (steel); nipples (steel); threaded
couplings (steel); sealing glands (steel);
anchors (steel); studs (stainless steel);
nuts (steel); threaded fasteners (iron,
steel); flat washers (steel); cotter pins
(steel); dowel pins (steel); spacers
(steel); slugs (steel); helical springs
(stainless steel, steel); spring pins
(stainless steel, steel); lead springs
(stainless steel, steel); stop buttons
(steel); isolating switches; relays;
disconnect switches; surge arresters;
elbow arresters; molded terminal
housings; insulated copper wire;
insulated electric conductors (for more
than 1000 volts) (copper); porcelain line
post insulators; epoxy bushing
assemblies; silicone insulators; liquidfilled thermometers; thermometers;
temperature indicators; winding
temperature indicators; thermometer
wells (brass); liquid level gauges;
pressure gauges; liquid level gauge
components (lenses, float shafts, cases
of polycarbonate, brass, and aluminum);
adapters for electric meters; transport
handling measurement sensors; stamped
ground pads (steel); bushing caps (steel);
shafts (steel); fittings (steel); copper bus
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bar; copper rod; bronze rod; copper
strip; copper tubes; nipples (brass);
reducers (brass); plugs (brass); flexible
connectors of stranded wire without
fittings (copper); flexible connectors of
stranded wire with fittings (copper);
spacers (brass); slugs (brass); pressure
plates (brass); cast bushing terminals
(copper, brass); ground brackets (copper,
brass); support straps (copper, brass);
lifting lugs (un-plated copper, brass);
round aluminum bar; hex aluminum
bar; plugs (aluminum); reservoir tanks
(aluminum); clamps (aluminum);
hangers (aluminum); supports—
castings, forgings, stampings of
aluminum; machinings (machined
shapes or fittings of aluminum); spanner
wrenches (steel, stainless steel); circuit
breaker tools (steel, stainless steel);
sockets for wrenches/tools (steel,
stainless steel); vise clamps (aluminum,
steel, stainless steel); padlock
assemblies (steel, stainless steel); door
locks and door lock assemblies
(stainless steel, steel); fittings of lock
assemblies (steel, aluminum);
connectors of lock assemblies (steel,
aluminum); door handles (brass);
brackets (steel, brass); plates (steel,
brass); channels (steel, brass);
nameplates (aluminum); fan blades
(aluminum); lift hooks (stainless steel);
coil winding machines; relays, cylinders
and decoilers for coil winding
machines; pressure relief valves;
sampler valves (copper, brass, steel); gas
valves (copper, brass, steel); safety
valves; valve bodies (copper, brass,
aluminum, steel); housings for valves
and cocks (aluminum); seals for valves
(aluminum); housings (copper, brass,
stainless steel, steel); seals (copper,
brass, aluminum, stainless steel, steel);
bearing hubs (steel); cam shaft housings
(brass); gears (steel); speed changers
(steel); crank arms (steel); knuckles
(iron, steel); bases (iron, steel); air
dehumidifiers; signal lights; circuit
breakers for voltage less than 72.5kv;
and, circuit breakers for voltage more
than 72.5kv (duty rate ranges from dutyfree to 9%). The request indicates that
copper tubes, aluminum clamps,
aluminum machinings (machined
shapes or fittings) and round aluminum
bars are subject to antidumping/
countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders if
imported from China. 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
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materials/components are subject to
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 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 Diane
Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or
(202) 482–1367.
Dated: June 3, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–35–2020]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 105—
Providence, Rhode Island; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity (Night
Vision Camera Systems); Jamestown,
Rhode Island
Night Vision Technology Solutions,
LLC (Night Vision Technology)
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facility in Jamestown, Rhode Island.
The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on May 29, 2020.
Night Vision Technology’s facility is
located within Subzone 105B. The
facility is used for the production of
night vision camera systems. 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 Night Vision Technology
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, Night Vision
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Technology would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to electro-optical
infra-red (E.O./IR) camera systems
containing thermal cameras, often with
the addition of visible cameras, laser
range finders, and/or analytic software;
handheld uncooled longwave infra-red
(LWIR) thermal monoculars; uncooled
thermal camera modules; and,
temperature measurement devices using
thermal sensors (duty-free). Night
Vision Technology 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: multicontact pinned cable connectors;
enclosures and housings for camera
systems; uncooled LWIR thermal
sensors; and, germanium lenses for
thermal sensors (duty rate ranges from
duty-free to 4.4%). The request
indicates the materials/components are
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 Wedderburn at
Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202)
482–1963.
Dated: June 3, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Rulings
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable June 9, 2020.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) hereby publishes a list of
scope rulings and anti-circumvention
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determinations made during the period
January 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020.
We intend to publish future lists after
the close of the next calendar quarter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marcia E. Short, AD/CVD Operations,
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
202–482–1560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce regulations provide that it
will publish in the Federal Register a
list of scope rulings on a quarterly
basis.1 Our most recent notification of
scope rulings was published on March
3, 2020.2 This current notice covers all
scope rulings and anti-circumvention
determinations made by Enforcement
and Compliance between January 1,
2020 through March 31, 2020.
Scope Rulings Made January 1, 2020
Through March 31, 2020
People’s Republic of China (China)
A–570–890: Wooden Bedroom
Furniture From China 3
Requestor: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, EAPA Investigation No.
7189. A desk/console table with drawers
(found to be excluded office furniture),
a TV cabinet with minibar (found to
have features inconsistent with wooden
bedroom furniture), a trunk storage unit
(found to be living room furniture), and
a bed bench base (found to be excluded
seating furniture) are not covered by the
scope of the antidumping duty (AD)
order on wooden bedroom furniture
from China. However, certain TV
credenzas/dressers and a console/
custom dresser are covered by the scope
of the order because these furniture
pieces have features consistent with
subject chests and/or dressers and are
suitable for storing clothing; December
31, 2019.
A–570–983 and C–570–984: Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks From China
Requestor: Simpli Home Ltd. Based
on the scope language stated in the
orders, the sinks imported as part of
Simpli Home Ltd.’s laundry cabinets are
covered by the scope of the AD and
countervailing duty (CVD) orders on
drawn stainless steel sinks (sinks) from
China; January 2, 2020.
1 See
19 CFR 351.225(o).
Notice of Scope Rulings, 85 FR 12515
(March 3, 2020).
3 This was inadvertently left out of the previous
Quarterly Scope Federal Register Notice that
published on March 3, 2020 (85 FR 12515).
2 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-34-2020]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 102--St. Louis, Missouri; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity; H-J Enterprises, Inc./H-J
International, Inc. (Electrical Transformer Components and Kits); High
Ridge, Missouri
H-J Enterprises, Inc./H-J International, Inc. (H-J) submitted a
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its
facilities in High Ridge, Missouri. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on June 1, 2020.
H-J already has authority to produce electrical transformer
components and kits within Subzone 102E. The current request would add
finished products and 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
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 H-J from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export
production (estimated 5 percent of production). On its domestic sales,
for the foreign-status materials/components noted below and in the
existing scope of authority, H-J would be able to choose the duty rates
during customs entry procedures that apply to bushing terminals,
electrical connectors, electrical leads, electrical contacts, and
porcelain insulator kits (insulators, gaskets, nuts, clamps) (duty rate
ranges from 2.7% to 3.5%). H-J 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:
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) tape; epoxy resins; silicone rubber
tape; plastic viewing windows for transformer loadbreaks; plastic
centering and locking devices for transformer bushings; cork gaskets;
paper plugs for transformer bushings; decal transfer labels; nonalloy
steel bar; nonalloy steel rod; stainless steel wire; threaded elbows
(steel); nipples (steel); threaded couplings (steel); sealing glands
(steel); anchors (steel); studs (stainless steel); nuts (steel);
threaded fasteners (iron, steel); flat washers (steel); cotter pins
(steel); dowel pins (steel); spacers (steel); slugs (steel); helical
springs (stainless steel, steel); spring pins (stainless steel, steel);
lead springs (stainless steel, steel); stop buttons (steel); isolating
switches; relays; disconnect switches; surge arresters; elbow
arresters; molded terminal housings; insulated copper wire; insulated
electric conductors (for more than 1000 volts) (copper); porcelain line
post insulators; epoxy bushing assemblies; silicone insulators; liquid-
filled thermometers; thermometers; temperature indicators; winding
temperature indicators; thermometer wells (brass); liquid level gauges;
pressure gauges; liquid level gauge components (lenses, float shafts,
cases of polycarbonate, brass, and aluminum); adapters for electric
meters; transport handling measurement sensors; stamped ground pads
(steel); bushing caps (steel); shafts (steel); fittings (steel); copper
bus bar; copper rod; bronze rod; copper strip; copper tubes; nipples
(brass); reducers (brass); plugs (brass); flexible connectors of
stranded wire without fittings (copper); flexible connectors of
stranded wire with fittings (copper); spacers (brass); slugs (brass);
pressure plates (brass); cast bushing terminals (copper, brass); ground
brackets (copper, brass); support straps (copper, brass); lifting lugs
(un-plated copper, brass); round aluminum bar; hex aluminum bar; plugs
(aluminum); reservoir tanks (aluminum); clamps (aluminum); hangers
(aluminum); supports--castings, forgings, stampings of aluminum;
machinings (machined shapes or fittings of aluminum); spanner wrenches
(steel, stainless steel); circuit breaker tools (steel, stainless
steel); sockets for wrenches/tools (steel, stainless steel); vise
clamps (aluminum, steel, stainless steel); padlock assemblies (steel,
stainless steel); door locks and door lock assemblies (stainless steel,
steel); fittings of lock assemblies (steel, aluminum); connectors of
lock assemblies (steel, aluminum); door handles (brass); brackets
(steel, brass); plates (steel, brass); channels (steel, brass);
nameplates (aluminum); fan blades (aluminum); lift hooks (stainless
steel); coil winding machines; relays, cylinders and decoilers for coil
winding machines; pressure relief valves; sampler valves (copper,
brass, steel); gas valves (copper, brass, steel); safety valves; valve
bodies (copper, brass, aluminum, steel); housings for valves and cocks
(aluminum); seals for valves (aluminum); housings (copper, brass,
stainless steel, steel); seals (copper, brass, aluminum, stainless
steel, steel); bearing hubs (steel); cam shaft housings (brass); gears
(steel); speed changers (steel); crank arms (steel); knuckles (iron,
steel); bases (iron, steel); air dehumidifiers; signal lights; circuit
breakers for voltage less than 72.5kv; and, circuit breakers for
voltage more than 72.5kv (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 9%). The
request indicates that copper tubes, aluminum clamps, aluminum
machinings (machined shapes or fittings) and round aluminum bars are
subject to antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders if imported
from China. 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
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materials/components are subject to 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:
[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 Diane Finver at
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.
Dated: June 3, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12424 Filed 6-8-20; 8:45 am]
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