[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 28 (Monday, February 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 6518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2347]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket No. 4-2007]


Foreign-Trade Zone 121 - Albany, New York, Application for 
Subzone, MPM Silicones, LLC, (Silicone-Based Products and 
Intermediaries), Waterford, New York

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Capital District Regional Planning Commission, 
grantee of FTZ 121, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the 
manufacturing and warehousing facilities of MPM Silicones, LLC, an 
affiliate of Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (Momentive), located 
in Waterford, New York. The application was submitted pursuant to the 
provisions of 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 February 2, 2007.
    The Momentive facility (1,000 employees, 581 acres) is located at 
260 Hudson River Road, in Waterford, New York. The facility is used for 
the manufacturing and warehousing of methyl chloride, organo functional 
silanes, silicone fluids, plastics additives, anti-fog coating and 
primers, pressure sensitive adhesives, abrasion resistant coatings, 
adhesive sealants, architectural coatings, urethane foam additives, 
encapsulants, uncured silicone rubber, liquid injection molding 
components, paper release coatings, personal care silicone fluids and 
gels, textile coatings, flurosilicones and phenylsilicones. Components 
and materials sourced from abroad, representing some 25-35[percnt] of 
all parts consumed in manufacturing, include: light oils; silicon; 
silicon dioxide; platinum; raw trichlorosilane; methyl chloride; raw 
trifluropropene; methanol; isopropyl alcohol; n-butyl alcohol; 
monomethyl ethers; ether-phenols; ether-alcohol-phenols; aromatic 
additives; acyclic monocarboxylic acids; oleic, linoleic and linolenic 
acids; cyclic monocarboxylic acids; polycarboxylic acids; carboxylic 
acids; inorganic acid esters; acyclic monoamines; amine function 
compounds; cyclanic, cyclenic, or cycloterpenic mono- or polyamines; 
aromatic polyamines; other organo-inorganic compounds; heterocyclic 
compounds; organic surface-active agents; lubricating preparations; 
waxes; glues; adhesives; activated carbon; insecticides; finishing 
agents; compound plasticizers; antioxidizing preparations; reaction 
initiators; additives for cements, mortars or concrete; binders for 
foundry molds or cores; polyethers; epoxide resins; polyurethanes; 
silicones; carboxymethylcellulose; articles of plastic; gaskets, 
washers and other seals; articles of precious metal; and, copper-zinc 
base alloys (duty rates range from duty-free to 7[percnt]). The 
application indicates that any inputs subject to antidumping or 
countervailing duties, such as silicon, and inputs that fall under 
Chapter 32 of the HTSUS will be admitted to the subzone in privileged 
foreign (PF) status (19 CFR 146.41).
    FTZ procedures would exempt Momentive from customs duty payments on 
the foreign components used in export production. Some 20 percent of 
the plant's shipments are exported. On its domestic sales, Momentive 
would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures 
that apply to the finished products (duty rates range from duty-free to 
6.5[percnt]) for the foreign inputs noted above (except for inputs in 
PF status). The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures 
would 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 the address below. The closing period for their receipt is 
April 13, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to April 30, 2007.
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at each of the following locations:
U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 707 Westchester 
Ave., Suite 209, White Plains, NY 10604.
Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 2814B, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at [email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: February 2, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-2347 Filed 2-9-07; 8:45 am]
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