[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 153 (Thursday, August 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 44345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17248]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-57-2021]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 75--Phoenix, Arizona; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity VIAVI Solutions, Inc. (Optically Variable 
Pigments); Chandler, Arizona

    VIAVI Solutions, Inc. (VIAVI) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Chandler, 
Arizona. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on July 29, 
2021.
    A separate application has been submitted for FTZ designation at 
the company's facility under FTZ 75. The facility is used for the 
production of optically variable pigments. 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 VIAVI 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, VIAVI would be able to choose the duty rate 
during customs entry procedures that applies to optically variable 
pigments and optically variable magnetic pigments (duty rate 3.1%). 
VIAVI 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 may include: 15% 
virgin magnesium fluoride; magnesium fluoride condensate; magnesium 
fluoride with aluminum; aluminum wire; aluminum granules; chrome 
granules; stainless wire; polyethylene terephthalate film; optically 
variable pigments; and, optically variable magnetic pigments (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 5%). The request indicates that polyethylene 
terephthalate film is subject to an antidumping/countervailing duty 
(AD/CVD) order if imported from China. The FTZ Board's regulations (15 
CFR 400.14(e)) require that merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders, or 
items which would be otherwise subject to suspension of liquidation 
under AD/CVD procedures if they entered U.S. customs territory, be 
admitted to the zone in privileged foreign (PF) status (19 CFR 146.41). 
The request also 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 PF 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 September 21, 
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: August 6, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-17248 Filed 8-11-21; 8:45 am]
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