[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 236 (Monday, December 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73824-73825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29332]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-102-2013]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 20--Suffolk, Virginia; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; Canon Virginia, Inc. (Toner Cartridges,
Toner Bottles and Cartridge Parts); Newport News, Virginia
Canon Virginia, Inc. (CVI) submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in Newport
News, Virginia within Subzone 20D. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on November 27, 2013.
CVI already has authority to produce a range of printers, copiers
and their parts, including toner cartridges and toner bottles, within
Subzone 20D. The current request would add foreign-status 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 and
components and specific finished products listed in the submitted
notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the
FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt CVI from customs duty
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payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On
its domestic sales, CVI would be able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to toner cartridges, bottles and
cartridge parts (duty free) for the foreign-status inputs noted below
and in the existing scope of authority. Customs duties also could
possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
The components and materials sourced from abroad include: oil
(releasing agent--aliphatic hydrocarbon), polymer fixing agent (polyol
curative), resins (polyethylene terephthalate, polyisocynate
prepolymer, and high impact polystyrene) and filter paper (duty rates
are: duty-free, 10 cents/barrel or 6.5%).
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the
address below. The closing period for their receipt is January 21,
2014.
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
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Diane Finver at
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.
Dated: December 3, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-29332 Filed 12-6-13; 8:45 am]
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