[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 47166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16890]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-48-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 201--Holyoke, Massachusetts; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; ProAmpac Holdings, Inc. 
(Flexible Packaging Applications); Westfield, Massachusetts

    ProAmpac Holdings, Inc. (ProAmpac) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in 
Westfield, Massachusetts. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on July 27, 2020.
    ProAmpac already has authority to produce flexible packaging for 
food, medical, pharmaceutical, and other consumer and industrial 
applications within Subzone 201D. The current request would add 
finished products to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific finished 
products described in the submitted notification (as described below) 
and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt ProAmpac from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export 
production (estimated five percent of production). On its domestic 
sales, ProAmpac would be able to choose the duty rates during customs 
entry procedures that apply to: Heavy paper can liner and pouch/
packaging stock--paper and paperboard, weighing >150g/m2, with aluminum 
laminated on one side, and extruded plastics, with the paper being the 
primary layer; paper can liner and pouch/packaging stock without 
plastics--paper with aluminum laminated on one side with the paper 
being the primary layer; paper label stock--paper and foil laminates 
used for labels; laminated aluminum lidding stock--printed or unprinted 
aluminum, laminated with a plastic coating; aluminum laminated 
packaging stock without extruded plastics--aluminum laminated with 
printed or unprinted paper or plastic film on one side, with the 
aluminum being the primary layer; and, aluminum food wrap--printed and 
unprinted aluminum laminated with paper in roll form (duty rates ranges 
from duty-free to 3.7%). ProAmpac 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.
    There are no new materials/components included in this 
notification.
    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 14, 
2020.
    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 Christopher Wedderburn at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: July 29, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-16890 Filed 8-3-20; 8:45 am]
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