[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 215 (Thursday, November 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 70580]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24569]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-65-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 168--Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Gulfstream Aerospace 
Corporation (Disassembly of Aircraft); Dallas, Texas

    The Metroplex International Trade Development Corporation, grantee 
of FTZ 168, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to 
the FTZ Board on behalf of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation 
(Gulfstream), located in Dallas, Texas. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) 
was received on October 29, 2020.
    Gulfstream already has authority to produce and disassemble 
passenger jet aircraft within Subzone 168E. The current request would 
add finished products to the scope of authority related to the 
disassembly of aircraft. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ 
authority would be limited to the specific finished products described 
in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently 
authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Gulfstream from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used 
in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status 
materials/components in the existing scope of authority, Gulfstream 
would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures 
that apply to: Pressure vessels; cartridge squibs; and, underwater 
locator beacons (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 2.9%). Gulfstream 
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.
    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 December 15, 
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 Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 2, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-24569 Filed 11-4-20; 8:45 am]
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