[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6499-6500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02265]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-05-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 158--Jackson, Mississippi; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Traxys Cometals USA, LLC (Manganese 
and Aluminum Alloying Agents); Burnsville, Mississippi

    Traxys Cometals USA, LLC (Traxys Cometals) submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Burnsville, Mississippi. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on January 30, 2020.
    Traxys Cometals already has authority to produce high-grade 
manganese and aluminum alloying agents within FTZ 158. The current 
request would add 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 
described in the submitted notification (as described below) and 
subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Traxys Cometals 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, Traxys Cometals would be able to 
choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to 
high-grade manganese and aluminum alloying agents (duty rate ranges 
from 1.4% to 14%). Traxys Cometals 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 low-carbon and 
medium-carbon ferromanganese powder (duty rate ranges from 1.4% to 
2.3%). The request indicate that low-carbon and medium-carbon 
ferromanganese powder 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

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closing period for their receipt is March 16, 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 30, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02265 Filed 2-4-20; 8:45 am]
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