Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38-Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. (Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fiber); Greenwood, South Carolina

Citation84 FR 29496
Record Number2019-13364
Published date24 June 2019
SectionNotices
CourtForeign-trade Zones Board
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 29496]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-13364]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                Foreign-Trade Zones Board
                [B-38-2019]
                Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina;
                Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Teijin Carbon Fibers,
                Inc. (Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fiber); Greenwood, South Carolina
                 The South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38,
                submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ
                Board on behalf of Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. (TCF), located in
                Greenwood, South Carolina. The notification conforming to the
                requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
                received on June 7, 2019.
                 The applicant indicates that it will be submitting a separate
                application for FTZ designation at the TCF facility (currently under
                construction) under FTZ 38. The facility will be used for the
                production of polyacrylonitrile-based (PAN) carbon fiber. Pursuant to
                15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific
                foreign-status materials and 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 TCF 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, TCF would be able to choose the duty rate during customs entry
                procedures that applies to carbon fiber (duty free). TCF 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 sizing
                agent, spinning oil, 12,000 tow PAN precursor and 24,000 tow PAN
                precursor (duty rate ranges from 5.3% to 7.5%). The request indicates
                that certain materials/components are subject to special 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 August 5, 2019.
                 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 18, 2019.
                Andrew McGilvray,
                Executive Secretary.
                [FR Doc. 2019-13364 Filed 6-21-19; 8:45 am]
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