[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62078-62079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21651]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-57-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 92--Harrison County, Mississippi; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; TopShip, LLC 
(Shipbuilding); Gulfport, Mississippi

    The Mississippi Coast Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 92, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of TopShip, LLC (TopShip), located in Gulfport, 
Mississippi. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 30, 
2016.
    The request indicates that a separate application for subzone 
designation at the TopShip facility will be submitted. A subzone 
application would be processed under Section 400.31 of the Board's 
regulations. The TopShip facility is used for the manufacturing of 
ocean-going vessels. 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 TopShip from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, TopShip would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Vessels for 
the transport of persons and goods; and, hulls (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: Floor 
bonding and coating; plastic tubes and joints for generator sets; 
plastic flooring; plastic generator set spare parts; rubber hoses with 
fittings; sealing rings; curtains; oil booms; rock wool; glass 
partitions; steel flanges; marine doors; small steel drums; steel 
metadisc fasteners; steel washers; steel fasteners;

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manholes; ladders; raceways; aluminum profiles; aluminum wall and 
ceiling panels; copper nickel flanges; bobbins; handrails; hollow 
aluminum profiles; aluminum profiles for door and window frames; tin 
battery boxes and parts; marine door parts; door mounts; aluminum 
cofferdams; aluminum electrodes; diesel engines; diesel engine parts; 
propulsion parts; ride control system parts; ride control systems; 
cables; marine engine spare parts; propulsion equipment; marine engine 
seals; main foil assemblies; vulkan shafts; manifold for engines; ride 
controllers; fuel pumps; heaters; fire dampers; ventilation equipment; 
intake filters; water separators; food waste handling system pumps; 
winches; straddle carriers; davits; ships spare bushings; computerized 
monitoring systems; solid waste processors; controls; thrusters; 
pressure valves; composite parts; bearings; shafts; gears; couplings; 
mechanical seals for water jets; propeller blades; anti-vibration 
mounts; AC multi-phase electric motors; electric motors not exceeding 
373kW; electrical generators with output exceeding 750 kVA; davit 
parts; transformers; converter cabinet units; horns; bells; gongs; 
windshield wiper parts; computer parts; electrical equipment; central 
control units; power supplies; control systems containers; breakers; 
electrical terminals; bridge firefighting control panels; distribution 
panels; 20A, 20V power supplies; switchboards; electrical components; 
electrical cables; vibration control equipment; marine evacuation 
equipment; marine evacuation system life rafts and components; helm 
chairs; table brackets and plates; seats and accessories; furniture; 
seat parts; searchlights; and, bathroom modules (duty rate ranges from 
duty-free to 11.3%). The request indicates that curtains classified 
under HTSUS Subheading 6303.12 will be admitted to the zone in 
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) or domestic status (19 CFR 
146.43), thereby precluding inverted tariff benefits on such items. The 
production activity under FTZ procedures would be subject to the 
``standard shipyard restriction'' applicable to foreign origin steel 
mill products, which requires that TopShip pay all applicable duties on 
such items.
    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 October 18, 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 
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: September 1, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-21651 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am]
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