[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5372-5373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01609]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-03-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90--Syracuse, New York; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc. (Hardline Coaxial 
Cables); Dewitt, New York

    PPC Broadband, Inc. (PPC Broadband) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Dewitt, New York. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
January 22, 2020.
    PPC Broadband already has authority to produce coaxial cable 
connectors within FTZ 90. The current request

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would add a finished product and foreign status components to the scope 
of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority 
would be limited to the specific foreign-status components and the 
specific finished product described in the submitted notification (as 
described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt PPC Broadband from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status components 
noted below and in the existing scope of authority, PPC Broadband would 
be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that 
apply to hardline coaxial cables, without connectors (duty rate--5.3%). 
PPC Broadband 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 sourced from abroad include: Polyethylene jacket 
foam; copper clad aluminum wire (10% copper by area); aluminum tape; 
and, copper clad steel center conductors (duty rate ranges from duty-
free to 6.5%). The request indicates that the 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 March 10, 2020.
    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: January 23, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-01609 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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