[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 106 (Friday, June 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25428-25429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11819]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-35-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 126--Reno, Nevada; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Tesla, Inc. (Lithium-Ion Batteries, 
Electric Motors, and Stationary Energy Storage Systems); Sparks and 
McCarran, Nevada

    Tesla, Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in Sparks and McCarran, 
Nevada. The notification conforming to the requirements of the

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regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on May 23, 
2018.
    Tesla, Inc. already has authority to produce lithium-ion batteries, 
electric motors, and stationary energy storage systems within Subzone 
126D. The current request would add three 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.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Tesla, Inc. from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used 
in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status 
materials/components noted below, Tesla, Inc. would be able to choose 
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to lithium-
ion batteries, electric motors, and stationary energy storage systems 
(duty rate ranges from 2.8 to 3.4%). Tesla, Inc. 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 lithium 
carbonate, silicon composite material, and acrylic copolymer (duty rate 
ranges from 3.7% to 6.3%).
    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 July 11, 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 Juanita Chen at 
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.

    Dated: May 29, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-11819 Filed 5-31-18; 8:45 am]
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