[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51010-51011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18165]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-54-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 136--Brevard County, Florida; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Airbus OneWeb Satellites 
North America LLC (Satellites and Satellite Systems), Merritt Island, 
Florida

    Airbus OneWeb Satellites North America LLC (Airbus OneWeb) 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board for its facility in Merritt Island, Florida. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on August 12, 2020.
    Airbus OneWeb already has authority to produce satellites for 
commercial, private, and military applications within FTZ 136. The 
current request would add foreign status materials/components to the 
scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),

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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 Airbus OneWeb 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, Airbus OneWeb would be able to choose 
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to its 
already authorized finished products (duty-free). Airbus OneWeb 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: xenon 
propellant; MAPSIL: Silicone based elastomer adhesive; heat shrink 
tubing, not rigid, not reinforced or combined with other materials, 
without fittings--of polyethylene and polyolefin; electrical adhesive 
tape; multi-layer insulation sheets, all flexible and over 0.152 mm in 
thickness and not in rolls, used for thermal protection from extreme 
heat or cold on spacecraft--layers include mylar, kevlar, dacron, and 
nomex; hot pressed boron nitrate, industrial ceramic disk; stainless 
steel tubes or pipe fittings--threaded elbows, bends or sleeves; 
stainless steel tubes or pipe fittings--not threaded or not bent; 
assorted stainless steel screws of various lengths that are 6mm or more 
in diameter, hexagonal heads; stainless steel nuts, not lugnuts; iron 
or steel rivets; and, RIVNUT--aluminum, threaded fasteners, long shape 
nut with rivet top (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8.5%). The 
request indicates that certain materials/components are subject to 
duties under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 
232) and 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 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 Christopher Wedderburn at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: August 13, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-18165 Filed 8-18-20; 8:45 am]
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