[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15580-15581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07546]
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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 16, 2019 /
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-23-2019]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Mount Pleasant, South Carolina;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Electrolux Home Products,
Inc. (Appliances), Anderson, South Carolina
The South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38,
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board on behalf of Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (Electrolux), located
in Anderson, South Carolina. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on March 28, 2019.
Electrolux's facility is located within Subzone 38N. The facility
is used for the production of refrigerators and freezers. Pursuant to
15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity 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 Electrolux from
customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used
in export production (estimated 12 percent of production). On its
domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/components noted
below, Electrolux would be able to choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to all refrigerators-less than 900 liters
side by side, chest freezers-less than 800 liters, and upright
freezers-less than 900 liters for residential use (duty-free).
Electrolux 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: Cyclopentane
blowing agent--polyurethane foam; catalyst polycat insulation;
surfactant insulation; compressor oil; polyol; isocycanate insulation;
ice maker tubes and water lines; diffuser tops; plug-rubber suction
tubes made of neoprene; glass shelves; glass crispers; crisper covers,
freezer shelves made of clear flat tempered glass; stainless steel
reversible, right hand refrigerator and freezer doors; steel, stainless
steel, and serrated steel screws with zinc finish; steel screws with
black phosphate; cold rolled steel screws, pan heavy duty steel screws,
gray steel screws, hex heavy duty screws with zinc finish; rivets made
of carbon steel; aluminum tape; label nameplates made of acrylonitrile
butadiene styrene (ABS) with adhesive; label nameplates made of
aluminum, stainless steel, and chrome with spaces made of ABS and
adhesives; compressors and compressors with grommets; sub-assembly
compressors and grommets; top mount refrigerators for residential use;
side by side refrigerators less than 900 liters for residential use;
chest freezers less than 800 liters for residential use; upright
freezers less than 900 liters for residential use; high efficiency and
standard condensers made of steel wire tubes--one coat baked enamel or
black epoxy powder finish; stainless steel door handles; ice maker
kits; stainless steel handle kits; ice makers; freezer door stops; air
diverters, large ice bucket containers, ice maker covers, and duct
cross-overs made of high impact polystyrene; half width deli drawers
made of crystal polystyrene; suction tube connectors with copper
tubing; User Interface Carriers; housings for ice-maker doors made of
acetyl; fan front direct current evaporators; frames and trims of
crispers; outer panels for door of freezers and fresh food compartments
made of cold-rolled sheet steel; housings made of ABS for control
boxes; housings made of high impact polystyrene for user interfaces;
ice maker brackets, tube drain ferrule tops made of high impact
polystyrene; outer door panels; cross-over ducts made of high impact
polystyrene; roller adjustable subassemblies; tapping plates for upper
hinges made of steel; right hand and left hand fresh food cantilever
shelf supports made of cold-rolled sheet steel; fresh food door stops;
bracket center hinges made of coiled steel and hot rolled steel; handle
kits; control box light shields made of transparent polycarbonate; ring
locks made of cold rolled steel; lower hinge brackets; right-hand and
left-hand sub-assemblies and roller assemblies; Z-pan assemblies; sub-
assemblies of ice makers; dryers; refrigerator door stops; evaporator
shelves; right hand lower hinge brackets; rear cover panels; rear panel
mechanical controls; pan-crispers made of crystal polystyrene; housing
control boxes made of high impact polystyrene; knob-controls e-star
made of ABS adhesive; deli-pans made of crystal polystyrene; right-hand
and left-hand pan-crispers; flange inner endcaps made with high impact
polystyrene; hidden right and left hand door stops; panel bottoms;
right-hand and left-hand bottom reinforcements made of galvanized
steel; endcap pocket doors and hidden doors made of ABS; front bottom
plates made of galvanized steel; bottom harness housings made of ABS;
humidity control housing assemblies comprised of membrane automatic
humidity controls, inferior frame humidity controls, and superior frame
humidity control silkscreens; evaporator assemblies with components,
including evaporator coils, defrost heaters, expanded polystyrene caps
right and left hand, heat shields left hand and aluminum straps;
housings for ice-maker connector covers made of ABS; center hinges and
washer assemblies, including hinge pins, and washers; upper hinge
brackets made of hot rolled steel; right hand lower hinge brackets;
spacer hinges made of polyethylene; block-light switches made of high
impact polystyrene; fresh food cantilever shelf supports and foldable
shelves made of cold rolled steel; humidity control dampers made of
high impact polystyrene; LED housings made of ABS and high impact
polystyrene; snow flake anchors made of high impact polystyrene; high
efficiency blower motors; condenser fan motors; blower motors; run
capacitors; compressor controllers; starters--positive temperature
coefficient; starter-time starting devices; light sockets; sliding user
interfaces; main boards; LED light bulbs; wire harnesses for freezer
lights, freezers, machine compartments, short mechanical controls,
main, fresh food, and main board housings; harnesses and labels; sub-
assembly control boxes and
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assemblies including box controls, light bulbs, light sockets, cold
controls, light switches, cold control knobs, timer defrost/adaptive
defrost controls, screws (#6-9 20 x \7/16\), diffuser bottoms, diffuser
tops, wire harnesses, plastic tubes, and foil tapes; sub-assemblies--
electronic control boxes and components, including housing controls,
knob controls, potentiometer boards, ERF 1500 boards, light switches,
light sockets, light bulbs, temperature sensors, housing covers,
housing gaskets, diffuser expanded polystyrene housings, heat shields,
wire harnesses and labels; sub-assemblies--electronic control boxes and
mechanical components, including box controls, diffuser bottoms,
diffuser tops, seals, aluminum tapes, wire sleeves, cold controls,
timer defrosts, light switches, knob controls, screws (# 6-20 x \7/
16\), light bulbs, light bulb sockets and wire harnesses; and, defrost
timers (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8.6%). The request indicates
that suction tube connectors with copper tubing is subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders if imported from
certain countries. The FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.14(e))
require that merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders, or items which would
be otherwise subject to suspension of liquidation under AD/CVD
procedures if they entered U.S. customs territory, be admitted to the
zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). The request also
indicates that certain materials/components are subject to special
duties under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section
232) and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending
on the country of origin. The applicable Section 232 and 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 May 28, 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: April 10, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-07546 Filed 4-15-19; 8:45 am]
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