[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 126 (Tuesday, June 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 39163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14006]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-40-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 83--Huntsville, Alabama; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. 
(Household Refrigerators); Decatur, Alabama

    Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. (Haier) submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Decatur, Alabama. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 
18, 2020.
    Haier (previously approved as General Electric Company) already has 
authority to produce household refrigerators within Subzone 83D. 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 Haier 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, Haier would be able to choose the duty rates 
during customs entry procedures that apply to household refrigerators 
(duty-free). Haier 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: Cyclopentane; 
stainless steel blanks; iron and steel refrigerator handle mounts; iron 
and steel screws; rivets for axle wheels; steel pins; iron and steel 
retainer clips for compressors; aluminum hot stamping foil; aluminum 
logos/name plates; steel pin hinges; aluminum wire forms; rubber 
evaporator fan grommets; steel nutstrip hinges; plastic control knobs; 
plastic door stops; icemaker receptacle covers; refrigerator bifurcated 
dryers; refrigerator dryers for sealed systems; capacitors; overload 
positive temperature coefficient resistor combos; light bulbs; defrost 
heaters with harness; and, timers (duty rate ranges from duty free to 
6.2%). The request indicates that certain materials/components are 
subject to duties under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 
(Section 232) 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 (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 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 Diane Finver at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: June 23, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14006 Filed 6-29-20; 8:45 am]
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