[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11830]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-44-2021]


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 May 26, 2021.
    Airbus OneWeb already has authority to produce satellites for 
commercial, private, and military applications within FTZ 136. The 
current request would add a finished product and 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 and specific finished product 
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 and in the existing scope of 
authority, Airbus OneWeb would be able to choose the duty rate during 
customs entry procedures that applies to unfinished satellites--modules 
of communication satellites (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: Adhesives of 
silicone; propulsion piping of nickel alloy steel; assorted steel 
fasteners--shanks (less than 6mm diameter); threaded articles of bronze 
or brass; support stands of hall effect thrusters; magnetotorquers; 
thermistors; cylindrical electrical plugs, sockets, or connectors for 
cables or wires; electrical sockets or connectors; star tracker 
connection boxes; and, solar array panels (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 July 19, 2021.
    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].

    Dated: June 1, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-11830 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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