[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 51 (Monday, March 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 14883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05316]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-15-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 106--Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; PRO-PIPE USA, LLC (High-
Density Polyethylene Pipe), Shawnee, Oklahoma

    PRO-PIPE USA, LLC (PRO-PIPE USA) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Shawnee, Oklahoma. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 
5, 2020.
    The PRO-PIPE USA facility is located within FTZ 106. The facility 
is used for the production of high-density polyethylene pipe. Pursuant 
to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific 
foreign-status material and component and the specific finished product 
described in the submitted notification (as described below) and 
subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt PRO-PIPE USA from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status component used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status material/
component noted below, PRO-PIPE USA would be able to choose the duty 
rate during customs entry procedures that applies to high-density 
polyethylene pipe (duty rate 3.1%). PRO-PIPE USA 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 component/material sourced from abroad is resin (black high-
density polyethylene) (duty rate 6.5%). The request indicates that the 
material/component 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 April 27, 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: March 10, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-05316 Filed 3-13-20; 8:45 am]
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