[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 20091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09446]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-31-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone 134--Chattanooga, Tennessee; Application for 
Production Authority; Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC 
(Polysilicon); Charleston, Tennessee

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) 
Board by the Chattanooga Chamber Foundation, grantee of FTZ 134, 
requesting production authority on behalf of Wacker Polysilicon North 
America, LLC (Wacker), located in Charleston, Tennessee. The 
application conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.23) was docketed on May 2, 2019.
    Wacker's facility (700 employees, 564 acres) is located within 
Subzone 134B. The facility is used for the production of polysilicon. 
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Wacker from customs duty 
payments on the foreign components used in export production. The 
company anticipates that some 90 percent of the plant's shipments will 
be exported. On its domestic sales, Wacker would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to hyperpure 
polysilicon (duty-free) for the foreign-status input noted below. 
Wacker 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 the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the plant's 
international competitiveness.
    Material sourced from abroad (representing 10-20% of the value of 
the finished product) is silicon metal (5.3% duty rate). Wacker is 
requesting authority subject to a restriction prohibiting the admission 
of foreign status silicon metal subject to an antidumping or 
countervailing duty order.
    In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman 
of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the 
facts and information presented in the application and case record and 
to report findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is July 8, 2019. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
to July 23, 2019.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Reading Room'' section of the FTZ Board's website, which is 
accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: May 2, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-09446 Filed 5-7-19; 8:45 am]
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