[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72412-72414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29580]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-78-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 45--Portland, Oregon; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Lam Research Corporation; Subzone 45H; 
(Semiconductor Production Equipment, Subassemblies and Related Parts) 
Tualatin and Sherwood, Oregon

    The Port of Portland, grantee of FTZ 45, submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Lam 
Research Corporation (Lam), operator of Subzone 45H, at sites in 
Tualatin and Sherwood, Oregon. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on November 6, 2015.
    The facilities are used for the production of semiconductor 
production equipment, subassemblies and related parts. Pursuant to 15 
CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-
status materials and 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 Lam from customs duty 
payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, Lam would be able to choose the duty rate during 
customs entry procedures that applies to semiconductor production 
equipment, subassemblies and related parts (duty free) for the foreign-
status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be 
deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Clean 
room grease and lubricants; caulking compounds; petroleum-based greases 
and similar lubricants; polymer-based adhesives; wafers and partial-
wafers principally of silicon or germanium intended for testing 
purposes and not for commercial production of semi-conductors; PH 
buffer solutions and litmus paper; fluorinated and other polyether-
based lubricants; polyethylene tubes, pipes and hoses; polypropylene 
tubing; PVC tubing; plastic tubing; flexible tubes, pipes and hoses of 
plastics; flexible plastic tubing with/without fittings; plastic tube 
fittings; foam tapes; scotch tapes, packing tapes, and similar tapes; 
electrical tapes; reflective tapes; plastic labels; plastic signs and 
similar plates of

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polymer plastics; polycarbonate windows; shims of polyester plastics; 
Teflon wraps and pads; protection and insulation pads of polyurethane 
plastics; wipes of polyurethane plastics; plastic templates for 
facilities layout; plastic film sheets and foam strips for packaging; 
plastic boxes and crates; reservoirs and tanks of plastics principally 
in the form of polypropylenes and fluoropolymers; plastic caps; plastic 
packing materials; plastic o-rings, gaskets, washers, seals, and timing 
belts; plastic clips and similar attaching devices; plastic tinting 
lenses; plastic bushings; plastic hole plugs; plastic screws, pins, and 
similar fasteners; plastic brackets and mounts; plastic wafer clamps; 
plastic parts not otherwise identified in the HTSUS*; unreinforced 
rubber tubing with fittings; reinforced rubber tubing with/without 
fittings; transmission belts; rubber gaskets, washers and seals; rubber 
caps; rubber sheets, grommets, bladders, collars and parts not 
otherwise identified in the HTSUS*; wooden crates for packing; paper 
labels; gaskets, washers and other seals of paper; technical manuals, 
procedures, and work instructions; certificates, brochures, other work 
documents other than manuals; duct tape; nonelectrical components and 
accessories of graphite and carbon fiber made predominantly in the form 
of fiber plate disks or grafoil liner ``choke'' rings*; porcelain or 
china ceramic machinery components, rings, disks, RF ``window'' disks, 
plates, liners, shields, guards, end effectors, plugs, screws, 
components and accessories*; ceramic components, rings, RF ``window'' 
disks, plates, guards, end effectors, plugs, and screws*; quartz 
reactor tubes; fused silica and fused quartz components, disks, 
windows, liners, rings, tubes, holders, and funnels*; sapphire pins, 
balls, shims, windows/viewports, liners, tubes, components and 
accessories*; steel pipes; cast steel fittings; stainless flanges; 
stainless steel pipes- sleeves; stainless steel pipes- elbows; 
stainless steel, not cast, fittings for tubes and pipes; other steel 
fittings; steel roller chains; steel link chains; steel chain links; 
steel screws- springs; steel socket head screws; steel grub screws; 
steel nuts; other threaded steel fasteners; steel spring washers; iron 
or steel washers other than spring washers; steel retaining rings; 
steel fasteners without threads; steel springs; steel gas springs, wave 
springs, and plunger springs; compression springs; belts and inserts of 
steel wire; steel parts, bushings, collars, blocks, rings, seals, and 
plates*; bus bars, ground bars, and rods of copper; copper tubing; 
copper alloy for tubes and pipes; copper washers; small brass screws; 
copper threaded fittings; copper parts, straps, anodes, sleeves, 
shields, gaskets, pins, and screens*; nickel screws, shims, orifices, 
washers, straps, anodes, sleeves, shields, gaskets, pins, springs, 
nuts, and screens; nameplates; rods and rails of aluminum; aluminum 
tubing; aluminum alloy tubing; aluminum fittings for tubes and pipes; 
aluminum screws; aluminum fasteners; aluminum covers, spinners, sleeves 
and screens*; zinc fittings, screws, fasteners, and backshells; 
titanium pins, screws, washers, bolts, nuts, inserts, and plates; saw 
blades; pliers; knockout punches and hose cutters; hand-operated 
adjustable-flat spanners and torque wrenches; hand-operated adjustable 
spanners and wrenches--other; socket wrenches; drills; screwdrivers; 
other hand tools, extraction tools, debar tools, and epoxy removal 
tips, and install tools; grease guns; metal clamps; manual drills; 
drill bits; padlocks; locks other than padlocks; keys; hinges and 
parts; casters; metal fittings of a type for buildings; metal fittings 
of a type for furniture; iron/steel/aluminum/zinc mountings, fittings, 
straps, clamps, brackets, levelers, struts and valves; base metal 
brackets; braided steel tubing and hoses; braided metal tubing; air 
cylinders and other pneumatic power engines; pneumatic power engines 
other than linear acting; shock absorbers; parts for pneumatic engines; 
diaphragm pumps for liquids and gases; centrifugal pumps for liquids 
and gases; syringe and other pumps; parts of centrifugal pumps; vacuum 
pumps; fans; parts of fans- metal wires, pump actuators; heat exchange 
units; evaporators for use in semi-conductor manufacturing equipment; 
heaters for use in semi-conductor manufacturing equipment; parts of 
heat exchange units; parts of heaters; water filters; liquid filtration 
devices; air and other gas filtration devices; filter parts; chemical 
applicators; nozzles and orifices; lift and handling fixtures; housing 
bearings and plain shaft bearings; computer laptops; computers; 
keyboards and computer peripherals; hard disk drives and optical 
drives; hubs; interface and input/output cards and similar interface 
articles; ``dongles'': Peripheral pieces of hardware intended to 
interface with a computer to enable additional functions such as copy 
protection or authentication; optical readers; printed circuit 
assemblies; teaching pendants and terminals; valves (pressure reducing, 
air flow control, check valves, safety, solenoid, liquid control, 
electric, pneumatic, bellows, butterfly, ball and vacuum); other manual 
valves of steel; vacuum and other manual valves of fluorocarbons, 
polyethers, and polyvinyl chloride; valve parts; bearings (ball, 
roller, bearing rings, transmission shaft, roller, housing, and plain 
shaft); fixed, multiple and variable ration speed changers, ball or 
roller screws; pulleys; shaft couplings; gear parts made of steel; 
mechanical gaskets; mechanical seals; gaskets sets; machines for the 
production of semiconductors; tools and process modules for chemical 
vapor deposition/physical vapor deposition/plasma dry etch/stripping of 
photo resist/ultraviolet thermal processing/wafer cleaning for semi-
conductor production; conductor material deposition process modules and 
machines for wafer packaging; transport modules; wafer transport 
robots; baffles, bellows, bezels, wafer chucks and related parts 
designed specifically for semiconductor manufacturing equipment; 
complex elements in the form of tubing for distribution of gases and 
fluids and pneumatic harnesses, designed specifically for semiconductor 
manufacturing equipment; radio frequency and high frequency electrodes 
and related parts; drive units for process modules gap management; 
structural elements designed specifically for semiconductor 
manufacturing equipment and transport modules; fluid and gas 
distribution modules and assemblies and structural parts and components 
designed for these modules; printed circuit board assemblies and 
control assemblies for system management or signal interface and 
distribution; metal and plastic (including silicon) parts designed for 
semiconductor manufacturing equipment and transport modules; plasma 
sources for semiconductor manufacturing equipment; silicon rings; radio 
frequency and high frequency coils and electrodes and related parts 
designed specifically for semiconductor manufacturing equipment for 
plasma generation; radio frequency generators and related structural 
components designed specifically for semiconductor manufacturing 
equipment; radio frequency matching networks and related structural; 
metal and plastic (including silicon) parts designed for semiconductor 
transport equipment; fluid management tanks; mechanical brakes; 
electric motors; universal AC/DC motors; lamp ballasts; electrical 
transformers; power suppliers; static converters; inductors; parts of 
power supplies; magnets; magnetic brakes; manganese dioxide batteries; 
lithium batteries; portable electric lamps;

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resistive heating elements; network equipment; training videos on tape; 
unrecorded magnetic media; software on CD-ROM or similar optical 
storage units; video cameras; LCD computer; general use motors; LED 
indicators; electric sound or visual signaling apparatus; tantalum 
fixed capacitors; single layer ceramic dielectric fixed capacitors; 
multi-layer ceramic dielectric fixed capacitors; fixed electrical 
capacitors; variable or adjustable capacitors; composition or film type 
fixed carbon resistors and attenuators; other resistors; other fixed 
carbon resistors and attenuators; potentiometers; electrical variable 
resistors other than other potentiometers; raw circuit boards; ion 
bars; fuses made of glass and other materials with both high and low 
amps; circuit breakers; electromechanical relays; switches; lamp 
holders and contactors; terminals and connectors; connectors--
assemblies, converters, receptacle panels, interlock converters, 
electrical ducts and lock-outs; electrical terminals and terminal 
blocks; conduit assemblies, backshells, buses, and similar connectors; 
control apparatus- assemblies, couplers, cards, valve cards, drivers, 
load ports, terminal boards, programmable controllers, and motion 
controllers; connector sockets; tungsten lamps; fluorescent lamps; arc 
lamps; ultra violet lamps; parts of electrical filament or discharge 
lamps; magnetrons and magnetron tubes; diodes; transistors; LED lamps, 
oscillators, photo sensors and fiber optic sensors; processor and logic 
controller integrated circuits; memory cards; integrated circuit 
amplifiers; other non-processor, non-memory integrated circuits; 
equipment for performing electrolysis; insulated electrical cable wire; 
coax cables; USB, ethernet, and similar cables with connectors; cables 
with connectors; insulated wire cable without connectors; fiber optic 
cables; ceramic insulators; electrical insulators; insulating 
fittings--ceramic; insulating fittings of plastic; quartz rings; 
electric filter devices; dollies; optic fibers; optical lenses and 
mirrors; optical filters and windows; mounted windows and lenses; 
prisms; flat panel displays; optical amplifiers; non-electric levels; 
calipers and linear gauges; hand instruments for measuring length; 
linear gauge clamps and heads; caliper clamps and heads; face shields 
with respirators; electrical temperature, thermocouples and temperature 
gauges; flow meters, level gauges and similar fluid measurement 
equipment; electrical pressure checking and measurement equipment; 
mechanical pressure checking and measurement equipment; leak sensors; 
interferometers and hydrogen sensors; gas analysis systems; 
spectrometers; optical temperature sensors; PH analysis sensors, 
controllers, probes and complete systems; parts of gas analysis 
systems; speedometers and tachometers; power analyzers principally in 
the form of voltage detectors, probes, monitors and measurement cards; 
test fixtures and similar electrical analysis systems; wafer 
measurement equipment; leak detectors; parts of equipment used for 
checking electrical quantities; equipment for inspecting semiconductor 
wafers; optical inspection equipment; measuring equipment associated 
with semiconductor production; panels, frames, boards, blocks, doors, 
jigs, shafts, sides, and structural bases for test fixtures and 
electrical analysis systems; automatic thermostats and temperature 
control equipment; automatic manostats; vapor on demand injectors; 
process control equipment, (temperature controllers, pressure 
controllers, liquid controllers, mass flow controllers, pump 
controllers, and similar process control equipment); temperature 
controller parts; time switches, time relays and other timers; carts 
and racks for servers; and brushes (duty rates range from free to 
10.7%). (*See Lam's production notification for additional descriptions 
of these products.)
    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 December 29, 
2015.
    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: November 13, 2015.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-29580 Filed 11-18-15; 8:45 am]
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