[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17143-17144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08117]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-21-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 249--Pensacola, Florida; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; GE Renewables North America, LLC (Wind 
Turbine Nacelles, Hubs, and Drivetrains); Pensacola, Florida

    GE Renewables North America, LLC (GE Renewables) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Pensacola, Florida. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on April 9, 2018.
    GE Renewables already has authority to produce wind turbines, 
related hubs and nacelles, and drivetrains within Subzone 249A. 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 described in the submitted notification (as described below) 
and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.

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    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt GE Renewables from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used 
in export production. On its domestic sales, GE Renewables would be 
able to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that 
applies to the finished products in the existing scope of authority for 
the foreign-status materials/components noted below. Customs duties 
also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production 
equipment. GE Renewables 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 materials/components sourced from abroad include: top box kits; 
polypropylene clamps; fiberglass locknuts; fiber optic harnesses with 
temperature detectors; electrical harnesses; cable-assembly wind 
sensors; ground cables; cable harnesses; cable glands; steel washers; 
steel nuts; copper ferrules; desiccants; steel screws; panel assembly 
adaptors; steel bars; transformers; pitch cabinet kits; cable ties; 
steel bushings; limit switches, and steel brackets (duty rate ranges 
from duty-free to 8.5%). The request indicates that steel bars will be 
admitted to the zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), 
thereby precluding inverted tariff benefits 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 May 29, 2018.
    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 website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: April 11, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-08117 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am]
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