[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 14214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05533]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 7-2012]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 45--Portland, OR, Epson Portland Inc. 
(Subzone 45F), Amendment to Application for Expanded Manufacturing 
Authority (Inkjet Printer Cartridges)

    On February 26, 2014, the Port of Portland, grantee of FTZ 45, 
amended its application to the FTZ Board on behalf of Epson Portland 
Inc. (EPI), requesting expanded manufacturing authority. The original 
application was filed by the Board in January 2012 (77 FR 4006-2007, 1/
26/2012). The amendment reduces the scope of both products and inputs 
for which expanded authority is requested.
    The amended application requests authority for EPI to elect non-
privileged foreign (NPF) status (19 CFR 146.42) on the foreign-sourced 
materials listed below for EPI to use internally in producing ink 
subsequently incorporated into EPI's production of inkjet printer 
cartridges. The amended application does not request authority for EPI 
to elect NPF status on these materials when EPI makes entry on bulk ink 
(rather than on finished inkjet printer cartridges).
    The amended application lists the following materials sourced from 
abroad for which it is requesting to admit in NPF status: potassium 
hydroxide; acrylic alcohols (surfactants); 2-ethyl, 2-propane-1,3diol; 
glycerin; 2,2 oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol); ether-alcohols 
(penetrants); adipic acid; triethanolamine & its salts (other 
emulsifiers); amino acids (stabilizers); N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone; 2-
pyrriolidone; benzotriazole; direct dyes & preparations based on these 
direct dyes (yellow, black, cyan, brown, orange, violet, red, green, 
magenta, other); preparations based on carbon black; paints and varnish 
based on acrylic or vinyl polymers (solvents); surface active agents; 
organic solvents/thinners (containing 5%-25% by weight of one or more 
aromatic or modified aromatic substances); chemical mixtures (biocides, 
surfactants); and, plastics, polymers of styrene (duty rates range from 
free to 6.5%). The amended application also requests authority for EPI 
to elect privileged foreign (PF) status (19 CFR 146.41) on dispersions 
of pigments in plastics used in the proposed activity.
    Public comment is invited on the amended application through April 
14, 2014. Rebuttal comments may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period, until April 28, 2014. Submissions shall be addressed to the 
Board's Executive Secretary at: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 21013, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.
    A copy of the amended application will be available for public 
inspection at the address above, 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.

    Dated: March 7, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05533 Filed 3-12-14; 8:45 am]
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