[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 54345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19263]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-55-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 84--Houston, Texas Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Schlumberger Technology Corporation, 
Reslink Product Center (Sand Screens and Related Accessories); Baytown 
and Houston, Texas

    Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Reslink Product Center (STC 
Reslink) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to 
the FTZ Board for its facilities in Baytown and Houston, Texas. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 13, 2020.
    The facilities are located within Subzone 84AA. The facilities are 
used for the production of sand screens and related accessories for use 
in the oil and gas industry. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity 
would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and 
components 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 STC Reslink from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below, STC Reslink would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to sand screens (with 
or without filters), swell packers, joint adapters (bottom or top), and 
jumper tubes (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.0%). STC Reslink 
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 components and materials sourced from abroad include: Plastic 
machine surface protectors; rubber O-rings; ceramic nozzle inserts; 
stainless steel components (wire; shunt tube; joint adapter (bottom or 
top); plug bolt; set screw; spring latch; snap- on clip; components for 
filtration system (shroud; shim; mesh filter tube; filter jacket; rings 
(end; weld; shunt; stop; slotted inner; retainer); bracket; manifold; 
spacer; housings (outer; nozzle); fin plate; fin plate base; end cap; 
stiffener plate); Y-manifold body; shunt tube extension; hanging 
sleeve; premium port control valve; shuttle valve); carbon steel 
components (hollow profile blankpipe; threaded coupling; spiral 
centralizer); alloy steel hollow profile blankpipes; cast fitting 
components (shunt tube connector; shunt tube transition); alloy 
threaded couplings; casted stainless steel components (shunt ring; 
bracket; rectangle stop ring; manifold; latch retainer; latch 
receptacle); nickel alloy components (wire; end ring; slotted inner 
ring); and, zinc spiral centralizers (duty rate ranges from duty-free 
to 6.2%). The request indicates that certain materials/components may 
be 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 October 13, 
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 27, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-19263 Filed 8-31-20; 8:45 am]
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