[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 50802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17985]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-53-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 82--Mobile, Alabama; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Aker Solutions, Inc. (Subsea Oil and Gas 
Systems); Mobile, Alabama

    Aker Solutions, Inc. (Aker) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Mobile, 
Alabama. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 7, 
2020.
    Aker already has authority to produce undersea umbilicals (approved 
as Kvaerner Oilfield Products), flying leads (steel tube; hydraulic), 
cobra head terminations, various assemblies (umbilical termination; 
subsea distribution; mud mat), and various jumpers (integrated 
controls; hydraulic bridge) within FTZ 82. The current request would 
add a foreign-status material/component to the scope of authority. 
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited 
to the specific foreign-status material/component described in the 
submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized 
by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Aker from customs duty 
payments on the foreign-status material/component used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status material/
component noted below, Aker would be able to choose the duty rates 
during customs entry procedures that apply to the above listed finished 
products (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 3.7%). Aker 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 material/component sourced from abroad is polymers of vinyl 
chloride (PVC) (duty rate 3.1%). The request indicates that the 
material/component is subject to 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 September 28, 
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 Juanita Chen at 
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.

    Dated: August 12, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-17985 Filed 8-17-20; 8:45 am]
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