[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 182 (Thursday, September 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44159-44160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20083]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-057-2017]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 35--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Estee Lauder Inc. (Skin 
Care, Fragrance, and Cosmetic Products) Bristol and Trevose, 
Pennsylvania

    Estee Lauder Inc. (Estee Lauder) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in 
Bristol and Trevose, Pennsylvania, under FTZ 35. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on August 30, 2017.
    Estee Lauder indicates that it submitted a separate application for 
usage-driven FTZ site designation at its facilities under FTZ 35. The 
facilities will be used for production of skin care, fragrance, and 
cosmetic products. 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 Estee Lauder from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below, Estee Lauder would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Perfumes; 
Fragrance; Lip Make-up; Eye Make-up; Manicure/Pedicure Preparation 
Pads; Rouge Powder; Non-Rouge Cosmetic Powder; Cosmetic Make-up; Bath 
Products; Body Wash, Skin Brightening Agent; Brightening Serum; Skin 
Lightening Agent; Cosmetic Foundation (duty rate ranges from duty-free 
to 6.5%). Estee Lauder would be able to avoid duty on foreign-status 
components which become scrap/waste. Customs duties also could possibly 
be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Ginseng 
Extract; Crude Mica; Mica Powder; Talc Powder; Silicon Dioxide; Iron 
Oxide; Titanium Oxides Other Than Titanium Dioxide; Caprylyl Glycol; 
Zinc Stearate; Potassium Sorbate; Amino Acids; Vitamin C; Vitamin E; 
Food Coloring; Preparations based on Iron Oxides; Preparations based on 
Hexacyanoferrates; Gamma Oryzanol; Glyceryl Stearate; Glyceryl Laurate; 
Sorbitan Palmitate; Algae Extract; Butylene Glycol; Bifidus Extract and 
Liposome Blend; Caffeine Extract; Centaurium Erythraea Extract; 
Glycereth Hydroxystearate; Ethyl Macadamiate; Butylene Glycol Extracts; 
Glyceryl; Rooibois Tea Leaf Extract; Willow Bark Extract; Phospholipid; 
Protein Complexed Vitamins; Isopropyl Isostearate; Yeast Extract; Dimer 
Diol Building Block; Sorbitan Stearate; Synthetic Beeswax; Sodium 
Hyaluronate Solution; Grapefruit Seed Extract; Oat Kernel Extract; 
Carnosine; Emollient; Hydroglycolic Solution; Caprylic/Capric 
Triglyceride and Plankton Extract Blend; Polyglycol; Menthyl 
Pyrrolidone Carboxylate; Salicylic Acid Liposomes; Plant Growth 
Stimulant; Tribehenin; Polyamide Gellants; Tricontanyl 
Polyvinylpyrrolidone; 1-Decene Homopolymer Hydrogenated; Olive Leaf 
Extract; Lipid Synthesis Stimulant; Cosmetic Extenders; Polyethylene 
Glycols; Trioctyldodecyl Citrate; Sorbitan Tristearate; Agar 
Microspheres; Anti-Wrinkle Agent; Soy Milk Culture; Glyceryl Behenate; 
Polydecene; Sucrose Polystearate; Hexyldecyl Stearate; Rose of Jericho; 
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate; Extensins (Plant Cell Wall 
Glycoprotein); Liquid Polymer for Sprayable, Pourable, or Spreadable 
Formulae; Vitamin A; Thermochromic Liquid Crystals; Fatty Acid; Glycol 
Stearate; Glyceryl Dimyristate; Sodium Ribonucleic Acid; Octadecanoic 
Acid Cetyl Ricinoleate; Chemical Extender; Polyglyceryl; Glycol 
Distearate; Eye Cream; Glycerin; Phenoxyethanol; Chemical 
Preservatives; Squalane Butter Treated Powders; Lanolin Substitute; 
Anti-Aging Complex; Sorbitan; Disteardimomium Hectorite; Sunscreen 
Dispersion Agent; Sunstone; Oil Absorber; Surfactant; Lime Tea; 
Carcinine; Skin Firming Agent; Iron Oxide Blend; Glyceryl Ester; 
Cosmetic Silt; Bifidus Extract; Cosmetic Stabilizer; Corn Extract; 
Zeolites; Emulsifier; Date Palm Kernel Extract; Moisturizing Agent; 
Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate/Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer; Diisopropyl 
Dimer Dilinoleate; Petrolatum; Porphyra Extract; Cleansing Oil; 
Liposomes; Castor Oil; Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate; Coagulant; Skin 
Smoothening Agent; Eye Shadow Binder; Octocrylene; Wild Mint Extract; 
Tepezcohuite; Bamboo Charcoal Powder; Gel Solvent; Silicone Gel; 
Phytosterols; Isononyl Isononanoate; Biomimetic Collagen; Sun-
Protecting Agent; Retinoids; Antioxidant; Alumina Hydrate Extract; 
Salicylic Acid and Acacia Senegal Gum Molecular Association; 
Moisturizing Gel; Elastomer Dispersion; Smoothing Emulsion; Gelator; 
Skin and Lip Smoothening Powder; Fine Polyamide Powders; Silicones in 
Primary Form; Plastic Compact; Plastic Bottle; Plastic Cap; Plastic 
Tube; Paper Packing Containers; Ribbon; Framed Mirrors; Glass Bottle; 
Brass Compacts; Aluminum Cosmetic Pans; Compact Powder Case; Metal 
Stoppers, Caps, and Lids; Cosmetic Applicator Powder Puffs and Pads 
(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 7.8%); and, Mascara Brush (duty 
rate ranges from 0.2[cent] each + 7% to 0.3[cent] each + 3.6%).
    The request indicates that Ribbon is subject to antidumping/
countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders on certain countries. The FTZ 
Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.14(e)) require that merchandise subject 
to AD/CVD orders be admitted to the zone in privileged foreign status 
(19 CFR 146.41).
    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 31, 2017.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the

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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 Juanita Chen at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: September 14, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-20083 Filed 9-20-17; 8:45 am]
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