[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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