[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 32120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11478]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-21-2022]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18--San Jose, California; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Epoch International Enterprises, Inc. 
(Printed Circuit Board Assemblies and Enclosures), Fremont, California

    Epoch International Enterprises, Inc., submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its 
facility in Fremont, California, within Subzone 18M. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 
400.22) was received on May 16, 2022.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and 
specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification 
(summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The 
benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ 
procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's 
website--accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    The proposed finished products include printed circuit board 
assemblies, tester boxes, ribbon cable assemblies, and potentiometer 
boards (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 2.7%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: 
Printed circuit boards (PCBs); various capacitors (surface mount multi-
layer ceramic chip; aluminum electrolytic); various resistors (surface 
mount fixed chip; non-surface mount); surface mount chip inductors; 
various diodes (surface mount; light emitting; transient-voltage-
suppression); integrated circuits; various insulated copper cable with 
connectors (33 American Wire Gauge (AWG) or finer; larger than 22 AWG 
and finer but larger than 33 AWG); insulated copper cable larger than 
22 AWG; various through hole/surface mount switches (tactile; toggle); 
mounted piezo electric crystals; thyristors; metal-oxide-semiconductor 
field-effect transistors; plastic machined or molded enclosures; 
plastic machined covers; multi-pin surface mount connectors for PCBs; 
surface mount or board mount (leaded) fuses; and, 3.7V lithium polymer 
batteries (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.3%). The request 
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 (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 6, 2022.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's 
website.
    For further information, contact Juanita Chen at 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 23, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-11478 Filed 5-26-22; 8:45 am]
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