[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31293-31294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13981]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-42-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 92--Gulfport, Mississippi; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Vision Technologies Marine, Inc. 
(Ocean Going-Vessels: Compensators) Pascagoula, Mississippi

    Vision Technologies Marine, Inc. (Vision Tech) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on June 19, 2019.
    Vision Tech already has authority to produce ocean-going vessels, 
offshore platforms, and floating docks within FTZ 92. The current 
request would add a finished product and a range of 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 and specific finished product 
described in the submitted notification (as described below) and 
subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Vision Tech 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 and in the existing scope of 
authority, Vision Tech would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to crown mounted compensators 
(duty-free). Vision Tech 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: Piston 
accumulators; various assemblies (cylinder; header; cable; junction box 
layout; sheave); various steel components (pressure vessels; adapters 
and adapter fittings; adapter rings; retaining rings; lip seals; nuts; 
cap screws; locking and closing plates; axle retainers; bearing pads; 
platform supports; pipe support brackets; shims; guide rails; platform 
and derrick frames; beams; links and link arms; liquid storage tanks; 
springs; clamps; test ports; U-bolts; threaded rods; rings; couplings; 
shackles); filter elements; return filter elements, hydrojet propulsion 
units; various rubber components (O-rings; grommets; bumpers); 
stainless steel adapters and connectors; various valves (Y-block; 
copper ball; hydraulic and pneumatic; pressure; stainless steel in-line 
check); hydraulic power units; various plates (crown block support; 
clamp; steel cover; Teflon\TM\); various pins (steel; pivot; bent); 
nameplates for cables; clamp spacers; various structural steel 
components (linkage arm supports; pressure vessel supports; aircraft 
warning light supports); lifting lugs; cylinder cradles; linkage arms; 
junction box supports; cabinet support frames; ventlines; ventline 
supports; lifting beams; transport beams; tape; pressure sensors; 
lubricants; adapters for hydrojets; adapters for propulsion units; 
various electrical components (termination boxes; cable; adhesives; 
sensors; connectors; control cabinets; plugs; sockets); various washers 
(nylon; steel; plastic; steel spring and lock; Teflon\TM\); plastic 
clamps; pressure gauges; neoprene rubber shaft bearings; lighting 
junction box tubing adapters; synthetic rubber bumpers; filters; 
flanges for welding; fiberglass safety gates; eyes and eye turnbuckles; 
wire rope; safety wire rope; non-armour glands; armour glands; light 
bulbs; fluorescent lights; incandescent and LED lighting; plastic clamp 
bodies; and, urethane pipe sleeves (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
6.5%). The request indicates that tape will be admitted to the zone in 
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby precluding inverted 
tariff benefits on that item. 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/or 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 and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is August 12, 2019.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Reading Room'' section of the Board's website, which is 
accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Juanita Chen at 
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.


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    Dated: June 26, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-13981 Filed 6-28-19; 8:45 am]
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