[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31695-31696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12538]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-45-2021]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 281--Miami-Dade County, Florida; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Intel Corporation 
(Kitting, Assembly and Packaging of Computer Electronics), Miami, 
Florida

    ModusLink Corporation, a proposed operator within FTZ 281, in 
Miami,

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Florida, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to 
the FTZ Board on behalf of Intel Corporation (Intel). The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on June 2, 2021.
    The applicant indicates that a separate application will be 
submitted for FTZ designation at the proposed facility under FTZ 281. 
The facility will be used for the kitting, assembly and packaging of 
computer electronics. 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 Intel 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, Intel would be able to choose the duty rates 
during customs entry procedures that apply to CPU/microprocessors, hard 
disk drives, memory, flash memory with solid state storage, fan 
heatsinks, memory boards, unhoused solid-state drives (SSDs), and 
housed SSDs (duty-free). Intel 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: Articles 
of plastic (labels, labels with light reflecting surface, seals, tape, 
mylar labels, wraps, cases, clamshells, shells, bags, bottles, molded 
clamshells, molded trays, covers, cushions); articles of foam (boards, 
cushions, inserts, pads); articles of acrylic (bases, lids, trays); 
paper labels; corrugated paperboard; paper packing containers; self-
adhesive labels; paper inserts; paper sleeves; printed paper 
instruction guides; printed marketing material; printed warranty cards; 
paper wrap; textile bags; flash memory with solid state storage; hard 
disk drives; housed SSDs; fan heatsinks; memory board dual in-line 
memory module (DIMMs); memory board single in-line memory module 
(SIMMs); unhoused SSDs; CPUs/microprocessors; and, memory (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 8.4%). The request indicates that textile bags 
will be admitted to the zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 
146.41), thereby precluding inverted tariff benefits on such items. The 
request also indicates that certain materials/components are 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.
    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 26, 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 Diane Finver at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: June 9, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-12538 Filed 6-14-21; 8:45 am]
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