Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 75-Phoenix, Arizona; Notification of Proposed Production Activity VIAVI Solutions, Inc. (Optically Variable Pigments); Chandler, Arizona, 44345 [2021-17248]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Notices Members of the public are invited to make statements during the open comment period of the meeting or submit written comments. The comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days after each scheduled meeting. Written comments may be emailed to Barbara Delaviez at ero@usccr.gov. Persons who desire additional information may contact Barbara Delaviez at 202–539– 8246. Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become available at www.facadatabase.gov. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern Regional Office at the above phone number or email address. Agenda: Monday, September 13, 2021; 12:00 p.m. (ET) • • • • • Rollcall Project Planning Next Steps and Other Business Open Comment Adjournment Dated: August 9, 2021. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2021–17276 Filed 8–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–57–2021] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 75— Phoenix, Arizona; Notification of Proposed Production Activity VIAVI Solutions, Inc. (Optically Variable Pigments); Chandler, Arizona VIAVI Solutions, Inc. (VIAVI) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Chandler, Arizona. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on July 29, 2021. A separate application has been submitted for FTZ designation at the company’s facility under FTZ 75. The facility is used for the production of optically variable pigments. 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:11 Aug 11, 2021 Jkt 253001 Production under FTZ procedures could exempt VIAVI from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreignstatus materials/components noted below, VIAVI would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to optically variable pigments and optically variable magnetic pigments (duty rate 3.1%). VIAVI 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 may include: 15% virgin magnesium fluoride; magnesium fluoride condensate; magnesium fluoride with aluminum; aluminum wire; aluminum granules; chrome granules; stainless wire; polyethylene terephthalate film; optically variable pigments; and, optically variable magnetic pigments (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5%). The request indicates that polyethylene terephthalate film is subject to an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/ CVD) order 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 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 September 21, 2021. 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. PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44345 Dated: August 6, 2021. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2021–17248 Filed 8–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 2116] Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 158 (Expansion of Service Area); Under Alternative Site Framework; Vicksburg/Jackson, Mississippi 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 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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization of zones; Whereas, the Greater Mississippi Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 158, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B– 18–2021, docketed March 9, 2021) for authority to expand the service area of the zone to include Grenada and Panola Counties, Mississippi, as described in the application, adjacent to the Memphis (Tennessee) Customs and Border Protection port of entry; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (86 FR 14307, March 15, 2021) 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 reorganize FTZ 158 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. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-17248]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-57-2021]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 75--Phoenix, Arizona; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity VIAVI Solutions, Inc. (Optically Variable 
Pigments); Chandler, Arizona

    VIAVI Solutions, Inc. (VIAVI) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Chandler, 
Arizona. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on July 29, 
2021.
    A separate application has been submitted for FTZ designation at 
the company's facility under FTZ 75. The facility is used for the 
production of optically variable pigments. 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 VIAVI 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, VIAVI would be able to choose the duty rate 
during customs entry procedures that applies to optically variable 
pigments and optically variable magnetic pigments (duty rate 3.1%). 
VIAVI 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 may include: 15% 
virgin magnesium fluoride; magnesium fluoride condensate; magnesium 
fluoride with aluminum; aluminum wire; aluminum granules; chrome 
granules; stainless wire; polyethylene terephthalate film; optically 
variable pigments; and, optically variable magnetic pigments (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 5%). The request indicates that polyethylene 
terephthalate film is subject to an antidumping/countervailing duty 
(AD/CVD) order 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 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 September 21, 
2021.
    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: August 6, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-17248 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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