[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15693]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-47-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 64--Jacksonville, Florida; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Bacardi USA, Inc. (Kitting of 
Alcoholic Beverages); Jacksonville, Florida

    Bacardi USA, Inc. (Bacardi) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Jacksonville, 
Florida. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on July 13, 
2018.
    Bacardi already has authority solely for the kitting of alcoholic 
beverages into gift sets (i.e., does not involve authority for any type 
of manufacturing involving alcohol prohibited by the fifth proviso of 
Section 81c of the FTZ Act) within Subzone 64E. The current request 
would add finished products and foreign status components to the scope 
of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority 
would be limited to the specific foreign-status 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 Bacardi from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status components 
noted below and in the existing scope of authority, Bacardi would be 
able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that 
apply to gift packs of: Asti spumante with glasses; moscato with 
glasses; vermouth with glasses (all flavors); cognac with glasses; rum 
with glasses; gin with glasses; vodka with glasses (all flavors), and 
tequila with glasses (all flavors) (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
0.198/PFL). Bacardi 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 sourced from abroad include: Asti spumante; 
moscatos; vermouth (all flavors); cognacs; whiskies; rums; gins; vodka 
(all flavors); tequila (all flavors); ice molds; stemware drinking 
glasses, and lead crystal glass decanters (duty rate ranges from duty-
free to 28.5%).
    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 September 4, 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: July 17, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-15693 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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