[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33160]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-85-2015]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 20--Newport News, Virginia; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity; Canon Virginia, Inc.; Subzone 20D;
(Toner Cartridges and Bottles) Newport News, Virginia
Canon Virginia, Inc. (Canon), operator of Subzone 20D, submitted a
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its
facility within Subzone 20D, in Newport News, Virginia. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on December 14, 2015.
Canon already has authority to produce a range of printers, copiers
and their parts and supplies, including toner, toner cartridges, toner
bottles and cartridge parts, within Subzone 20D. The current request
would add foreign-status materials/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/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 Canon from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, Canon would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to toner
cartridges or toner bottles (duty-free) for the foreign-status
materials/components noted below and in the existing scope of
authority. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on
foreign-status production equipment.
The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Carbon black
and aluminum flanges (duty rates: Duty-free and 5.7%, respectively).
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 February 16,
2016.
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 29, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33160 Filed 1-4-16; 8:45 am]
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