[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14087]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06979]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-21-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 291--Cameron Parish, Louisiana; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Cheniere Energy Partners, 
L.P. (Liquified Natural Gas), Cameron, Louisiana

    Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (Cheniere) submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Cameron, Louisiana. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 
25, 2019.
    The Cheniere facility is located within Site 1 of FTZ 291. The 
facility is used for the production of liquified natural gas. Pursuant 
to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific 
foreign-status material 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 Cheniere from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status gaseous natural gas (duty free) 
used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-
status gaseous natural gas, Cheniere would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to liquified natural 
gas and stabilized gas condensate (duty rates are duty-free and 10 
cents/barrel, respectively). Cheniere 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 request indicates that gaseous natural gas is 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 
decisions require 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 May 20, 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 Diane Finver at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: April 3, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-06979 Filed 4-8-19; 8:45 am]
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