[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3758-3759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02179]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-03-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 68--El Paso, Texas; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; The Woodbridge Group (Flame Laminated 
Textiles) El Paso, Texas

    The City of El Paso, grantee of FTZ 68, submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of The 
Woodbridge Group (Woodbridge), located in El Paso, Texas. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on February 6, 2019.
    The applicant indicates that it will be submitting a separate 
application for FTZ designation at the Woodbridge facility under FTZ 
68. The facility is used to produce laminates by bonding foam/fabric or 
foam/film and passing the foam over an open flame. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status 
materials and 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 Woodbridge from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below, Woodbridge would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Synthetic textile 
fabrics laminated with polyurethane foam and woven scrim; vinyl goods 
laminated with polyurethane foam and knit or woven scrim backing; vinyl 
goods laminated with polyurethane foam; synthetic textile and cotton 
mix fabrics laminated with polyurethane foam; and, polyurethane foam 
laminated with woven scrim (duty rate ranges from 2.7% to 6.5%). 
Woodbridge 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 and materials sourced from abroad include: Vinyl 
coated fabric with polyvinyl chloride; woven polyester fabric yarn dyed 
and coated with polyurethane; synthetic leather rolls; vinyl leather 
imitation; artificial leather cloth; sheets of plastics--cellular--
polyvinyl chloride fabric of man-made fibers; sheets of plastics--non-
cellular--polyvinyl chloride; sheets of plastics--cellular--100% 
plastic; rolls of cotton fabric coated with polyvinyl chlorides; fabric 
of man-made fibers coated with over 70% plastic; fabric of man-made 
fibers coated with under 70% plastic; sheets of plastics--cellular--
polyvinyl chloride--over 70% plastic combined with 65/35 poly cotton 
fabrics; sheets of plastics--cellular--of other plastics; woven 
synthetic fabric rolls 100% for automotive industry; polyvinyl chloride 
leather; 100% polyester knit fabrics; 9803X polyester nonwoven backing; 
polyester nonwoven scrim; and, knitted polyester fabric 100% (circular 
knit) (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 14.9%). The request indicates 
that the following components/materials will be admitted to the zone in 
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby precluding inverted 
tariff benefits on such items: Vinyl coated fabric with polyvinyl 
chloride; woven polyester fabric yarn dyed and coated with 
polyurethane; synthetic leather rolls; vinyl leather imitation; 
artificial leather cloth; sheets of plastics--cellular--polyvinyl 
chloride fabric of man-made fibers; sheets of plastics--non-cellular--
polyvinyl chloride; sheets of plastics--cellular--100% plastic; rolls 
of cotton fabric coated with polyvinyl chlorides; fabric of man-made 
fibers coated with over 70% plastic; fabric of man-made fibers coated 
with under 70% plastic; sheets of plastics--cellular--polyvinyl 
chloride--over 70% plastic combined with 65/35 poly cotton fabrics; 
sheets of plastics--cellular--of other plastics; woven synthetic fabric 
rolls 100% for automotive industry; polyvinyl chloride leather; 100% 
polyester knit fabrics; and, knitted polyester fabric 100% (circular 
knit). The request also indicates that certain materials/components are 
subject to special duties

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under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on 
the country of origin. The applicable Section 301 decisions require 
subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign 
status.
    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 March 25, 2019.
    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: February 7, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-02179 Filed 2-12-19; 8:45 am]
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