[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 31725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14607]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-43-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 21--Charleston, South Carolina; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; AGRU America Charleston, 
LLC (Polyethylene Fittings and Floaters); North Charleston, South 
Carolina

    AGRU America Charleston, LLC (AGRU America) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on June 27, 2018.
    AGRU America already has authority to produce high density 
polyethylene pipe within Site 38 of FTZ 21. The current request would 
add two finished products and two 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 AGRU America 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 and in the existing scope of 
authority, AGRU America would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to polyethylene fittings, and 
polyethylene floaters (duty rate 5.3%). AGRU America 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 rigid 
polyethylene pipes and ethylene propylene diene monomers (EPDM) (duty 
rate ranges from 2.5% to 3.1%).
    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 August 20, 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 202-482-1798.

    Dated: July 2, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-14607 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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