[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 36997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15088]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-45-2012]


Foreign-Trade Zone 7--Mayaguez, PR; Notification of Proposed 
Production Activity; Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico; (Pharmaceutical 
and Nutritional Intravenous Bags and Administration Sets); Aibonito and 
Jayuya, PR

    The Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, grantee of FTZ 7, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity on behalf of 
Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico (Baxter), at two sites within FTZ 7, 
located in Aibonito and Jayuya, Puerto Rico. The facilities are used 
for the manufacture of pharmaceutical and nutritional intravenous 
(I.V.) bags, I.V. administration sets and their components.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Baxter from customs 
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Baxter would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to the filled 
I.V. products and administration sets) (duty-free) for the foreign 
status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be 
deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment.
    Components and materials sourced from abroad include: Foil pouches, 
ABS resin, L-tryptophan, glutamic acid, N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine and L-
Lysine-Acetate (duty rate range: 3%-6.5%).
    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 30, 2012.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 2111, 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 Diane Finver at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.

Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-15088 Filed 6-19-12; 8:45 am]
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