[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 49509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19135]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-60-2021]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 171--Liberty County, Texas; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; CCZJV-GPX (Pipe Spools and Valves), 
Baytown, Texas

    CCZJV-GPX submitted a notification of proposed production activity 
to the FTZ Board for its facility in Baytown, Texas. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on August 24, 2021.
    The CCZJV-GPX facility is located within FTZ 171. The facility will 
be used for production of pipe spools and valves. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status 
materials/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 CCZJV-GPX 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, CCZJV-GPX would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to seamless or welded 
stainless steel pipe spools, and ductile iron, carbon, and stainless 
steel piping balls, gate valves, and check valves (duty rate ranges 
from duty-free to 5.6%). CCZJV-GPX 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 may include: Steel 
pipe (seamless iron or nonalloy; welded carbon; stainless); flanges 
(stainless steel; stainless steel not processed after forging; carbon 
steel); butt-welded carbon steel fittings; carbon steel pipe fittings; 
butt-welded pipe fittings (iron or nonalloy steel; alloy steel (except 
stainless steel)); forged pipe fittings (iron or nonalloy steel); and, 
actuators (motorized, pneumatic, hydraulic) (duty rate ranges from 
duty-free to 6.2%). The request indicates that certain components are 
subject to various antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders if 
imported from certain countries. 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 October 13, 
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 Juanita Chen at 
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.

    Dated: August 31, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-19135 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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