[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 57845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23605]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-66-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 122--Corpus Christi, Texas; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Cheniere Energy, Inc. (Liquified 
Natural Gas Processing), Portland, Texas

    The Port of Corpus Christi Authority, grantee of FTZ 122, submitted 
a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on 
behalf of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (Cheniere), located in Portland, Texas. 
The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of 
the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on October 16, 2019.
    The applicant has submitted a separate application for FTZ 
designation at the Cheniere facility under FTZ 122. The facility will 
be used for liquified natural gas processing. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status 
material 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 Cheniere from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status gaseous natural gas (duty-free) 
used in export production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-
status gaseous natural gas, Cheniere would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to liquified natural 
gas and stabilized gas condensate (duty rates are duty-free and 10.5 
cents/barrel, respectively). Cheniere would be able to avoid duty on 
the foreign-status material which become scrap/waste. Customs duties 
also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production 
equipment.
    The request indicates that gaseous natural gas is 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 December 9, 
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: October 22, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23605 Filed 10-28-19; 8:45 am]
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