[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 33479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14453]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-39-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 64--Jacksonville, Florida; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Saft America Inc. (Lithium-Ion 
Batteries); Jacksonville, Florida

    The Jacksonville Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 64, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf 
of Saft America Inc. (Saft), located in Jacksonville, Florida. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 1, 2015.
    The Saft facility is located within Site 10 of FTZ 64. The facility 
is used for the warehousing, production and distribution of lithium-ion 
batteries. 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 Saft from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, Saft would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to: Lithium-ion batteries; lithium-
ion batteries for vehicles; lithium-ion battery covers and jelly rolls; 
battery terminals; and, battery components (duty rate 3.4%) for the 
foreign status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly 
be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Natural 
graphite powder; lithium nickel cobalt; plastic casing; PVC sleeves; 
stand wire cables for batteries; wire fitted parts; aluminum can 
stocks; aluminum cans; storage battery modules; lithium-ion batteries 
and internal components; connecting cables; board panels; electrical 
circuits; copper cables; ocean-ready containers; and, battery test 
systems (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.8%).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address 
below. The closing period for their receipt is July 22, 2015.
    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 
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: June 9, 2015.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-14453 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am]
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