[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 86 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23843-23844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8993]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 18-2005]


Foreign-Trade Zone 183--Austin, TX, Application for Subzone, 
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LP (Semiconductor Memory Devices), 
Austin, TX

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Foreign-Trade Zone of Central Texas, Inc., grantee 
of FTZ 183, requesting special-purpose subzone status with export-only 
manufacturing authority (semiconductor memory devices) for the 
facilities of Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LP (Samsung), located in 
Austin, Texas. The application was submitted pursuant to the Foreign-
Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of 
the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on April 28, 2005.
    The facilities for which subzone status is proposed are located at 
three sites (192.1 acres total; 876,453 sq. ft. of enclosed space): 
Site 1--Samsung Austin Semiconductor facilities (186.1 acres; 
764,453 sq. ft.)--located at 12100 Samsung Boulevard in Austin, Texas; 
Site 2--HISCO facilities (4.1 acres; 62,000 sq. ft.)--located 
at 8330 Cross Park Drive in Austin; and Site 3--Three Way Inc. 
facilities (1.9 acres; 50,000 sq. ft.)--located at 4009 Commercial 
Center Drive in Austin.
    The facilities (approximately 950 employees) may be used under FTZ 
procedures for manufacturing, processing, warehousing, and distributing 
for export purposes only semiconductors and related devices. For 
Samsung's current manufacturing, foreign-sourced materials account for 
approximately 26 percent of finished-product value. The application 
lists the categories of material inputs which may be sourced from 
abroad, including wafers (HTSUS category 3818.00), chemicals (2809.20, 
2826.11, 2846.10, 3814.00) and photo resist (3707.90).
    Zone procedures would exempt Samsung from Customs duty payments on 
foreign components used in export production. Samsung would also be 
able to avoid duty on foreign inputs which become scrap/waste, 
estimated at no more than five percent of imported inputs. Samsung may 
also realize logistical/procedural and other benefits from subzone 
status. All of the above-cited savings from zone procedures could help 
improve the plant's international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ 
Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and 
report to the Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive 
Secretary at one of the following addresses:

1. Submissions Via Express/Package Delivery Services: Foreign-Trade-
Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court Building--
Suite 4100W, 1099 14th St., NW., Washington, DC 20005; or
2. Submissions Via the U.S. Postal Service: Foreign-Trade-Zones Board,

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U.S. Department of Commerce, FCB--Suite 4100W, 1401 Constitution Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20230.

    The closing period for their receipt is June 20, 2005. Rebuttal 
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period 
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to July 6, 2005.
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade 
Zones Board's Executive Secretary at address Number 1 listed above and 
at the Austin U.S. Export Assistance Center, 211 E. 11th St., 4th 
Floor, Austin, TX 78701.

    Dated: April 28, 2005.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-8993 Filed 5-4-05; 8:45 am]
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