[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33160]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-85-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 20--Newport News, Virginia; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Canon Virginia, Inc.; Subzone 20D; 
(Toner Cartridges and Bottles) Newport News, Virginia

    Canon Virginia, Inc. (Canon), operator of Subzone 20D, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility within Subzone 20D, in Newport News, Virginia. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on December 14, 2015.
    Canon already has authority to produce a range of printers, copiers 
and their parts and supplies, including toner, toner cartridges, toner 
bottles and cartridge parts, within Subzone 20D. The current request 
would add foreign-status materials/components to the scope of 
authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would 
be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/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 Canon from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Canon would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to toner 
cartridges or toner bottles (duty-free) for the foreign-status 
materials/components noted below and in the existing scope of 
authority. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on 
foreign-status production equipment.
    The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Carbon black 
and aluminum flanges (duty rates: Duty-free and 5.7%, respectively).
    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 February 16, 
2016.
    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: December 29, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33160 Filed 1-4-16; 8:45 am]
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