[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 31833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14233]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-43-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176--Rockford, Illinois; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Staal & Plast USA, Inc.; (Irrigation 
Trays) Sycamore, Illinois

    Staal & Plast USA, Inc. (Staal & Plast) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Sycamore, Illinois. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 
24, 2019.
    Staal & Plast facility is located within FTZ 176. The facility is 
used for the production of irrigation trays for horticultural purposes. 
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 Staal & Plast 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, Staal & Plast would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to high impact 
polystyrene plastic irrigation trays (duty rate ranges from duty-free 
to 5.3%). Staal & Plast 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 high 
impact polystyrene plastic sheets, water release valves and 
miscellaneous small parts of ebb-flow irrigation systems (including 
filters, plastic-based sealing (adhesive) components, rubber plugs and 
plastic repair corners) (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.8%). The 
request indicates that certain materials/components are 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 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 Christopher Wedderburn at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: June 27, 2019
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-14233 Filed 7-2-19; 8:45 am]
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