[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 45094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19207]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-54-2018]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 75--Phoenix, Arizona; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; Microchip Technology, Inc. (Semiconductor
Devices and Related Products); Chandler and Tempe, Arizona
Microchip Technology, Inc. (Microchip) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in
Chandler and Tempe, Arizona. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on August 28, 2018.
Microchip already has authority to produce semiconductor devices
and related products within Subzone 75H. 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.
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Microchip 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, Microchip would be able to choose the duty
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Field programmable
microcontrollers; application-specific processors; related memory
products; and, application development tools (duty rate ranges from
duty-free to 3%). Microchip 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: In-circuit
debuggers; rubber caps; evaporative air coolers; antennas; plastic
boxes, cases, crates, stoppers, lids and caps; memory modules--not
incorporating a cathode ray tube; brushless DC electric motors; power
supply, output < 50 watts; static converters; transformers; relay
contactors; lamp-holder plugs; lamp sockets; electrical equipment for
switching of electrical circuits; servo drive boards (for test floor
probers); infrared lamps; printed circuit assemblies; coaxial cables;
and, electrical conductors with fitted connections (duty rate ranges
from duty-free to 5.3%). The request indicates that certain materials/
components are subject to special duties under Section 301 of the Trade
Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on the country of origin. The
applicable Section 301 decision requires subject merchandise to be
admitted to FTZs 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 15, 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 Elizabeth Whiteman at
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.
Dated: August 29, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-19207 Filed 9-4-18; 8:45 am]
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