[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 89 (Thursday, May 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 27206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09758]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-26-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 116--Port Arthur, Texas, Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity, Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (Liquified 
Natural Gas Processing), Port Arthur, Texas

    Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC (Golden Pass LNG) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Port Arthur, Texas. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on April 21, 2020.
    The applicant indicates that it will be submitting a separate 
application for FTZ designation at the company's facility under FTZ 
116. The facility, which is currently undergoing expansion, will be 
used for liquified natural gas processing. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status 
material 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 Golden Pass LNG from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status material used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status material 
noted below, Golden Pass LNG would be able to choose the duty rates 
during customs entry procedures that apply to liquified natural gas and 
stabilized gas condensate (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 10.5 
cents/barrel). Golden Pass LNG would be able to avoid duty on foreign-
status material which becomes scrap/waste. Customs duties also could 
possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
    The material sourced from abroad is gaseous natural gas (duty-
free). The request indicates that gaseous natural gas is 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 June 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 Diane Finver at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: May 1, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-09758 Filed 5-6-20; 8:45 am]
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