[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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