83_FR_1616 83 FR 1607 - Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 40-Cleveland, Ohio; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Swagelok Company (Valve Component Parts); Solon, Willoughby Hills, Highland Heights, and Strongsville, Ohio

83 FR 1607 - Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 40-Cleveland, Ohio; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Swagelok Company (Valve Component Parts); Solon, Willoughby Hills, Highland Heights, and Strongsville, Ohio

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)

Page Range1607-1608
FR Document2018-00436

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1607-1608]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00436]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-03-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 40--Cleveland, Ohio; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Swagelok Company (Valve Component Parts); 
Solon, Willoughby Hills, Highland Heights, and Strongsville, Ohio

    The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 40, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of Swagelok Company (Swagelok) located in Solon, 
Willoughby Hills, Highland Heights, and Strongsville, Ohio. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on December 26, 2017.
    The Swagelok facilities are located within Subzone 40I. The 
facilities are used for production of industrial fittings, finished 
valves, pressure reducing valves, and regulators. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status 
materials and components 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 Swagelok from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production (estimated at 13 percent of production). On its domestic 
sales, for the foreign-status materials/components noted below, 
Swagelok would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry 
procedures that apply to: High pressure reinforced plastic hoses; 
teflon tubing; plastic tubing with fittings; polytetrafluoroethylene 
and plastic hoses; plastic and nylon fittings and nuts; plastic and 
teflon ferrules; rubber hoses with and without fittings; rubber hoses 
with fittings reinforced or otherwise combined with textile materials; 
non-alloy steel seamless tubing; stainless steel tubing; welded 
stainless steel tubing; stainless steel flanges; straight or shaped 
stainless steel fittings; stainless steel butt-weld fittings; threaded, 
unthreaded, and welded-ends stainless steel fittings; machined flanges 
of alloy steel not including stainless; straight or shaped steel 
fittings; steel butt-welded fittings; steel adapter fittings without 
threads; brass tubes used in brass valve assemblies; brass fittings 
used in brass valve assemblies; brass fitting ferrules; nuts and 
ferrule sets used in brass fittings; nickel-chromium alloy tubing; 
nickel alloy fittings; aluminum ferrules, nuts, and ferrule kits; 
stainless steel flexible metal tubing; steel flexible tubing with 
fittings; pressure reducing valves; hydraulic solenoid valves; check 
valves; relief valves, and diaphragm valves (duty rate ranges from 
duty-free to 6.2%). Swagelok 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: Plastic 
caps used for component protection in shipping; teflon O-rings for 
valve connections; rubber gaskets and O-rings to prevent leakage; 
rubber gripper pads; rubber grommets; rubber bands used in valve 
applications; grafoil packing; replacement safety glass for pressure 
gauge lenses; glass face plates for gauges; forged non-alloy steel 
bars; carbon steel barstock; forged rods; cold finished steel bars; 
circular, hot formed or extruded hot rolled stainless steel; cold 
formed stainless steel bars; circular bars or rods of stainless steel 
barstock; steel angled shapes and sections to be used in valve bodies; 
unmachined stainless steel flanges; empty sample cylinders for 
compressed gases or liquids; self-tapping screws of various sizes for 
valve assemblies; nuts and bolts; steel screws; threaded hardware for 
valves; nuts for tube support systems; lock and spring washers; 
stainless steel washers; cotter pins and retaining rings; steel and 
stainless steel non-threaded hardware; helical springs; spring kits; 
disc springs for tube supports; circular or hex brass barstock; square 
copper alloy barstock to machine fittings; brass tube plugs; brass 
sleeves; nickel alloy barstock; nickel alloy gaskets; aluminum 
barstock; lead seals for valves; titanium barstock; steel and stainless 
steel clamps; steel mountings for valve applications; brackets for 
valve applications; hydraulic motors to open and close valves; non-
linear acting air operators to open and close valves; air operator 
carbon steel mufflers and filters; air and liquid pumps; filters for 
liquids and gases; filter elements; cutting dies; drill inserts; cut-
off blade bases; grooving insert holders; pigging machines--push-on 
tool assembly; valve and regulator poppets; linear, ball or radial 
bearings to be used in pumps; bearing housings for plain shaft bearings 
to be used in pumps; ball or roller screws for gears; machine clutches 
used in fitting manufacturing machines; rubber, plastic, and steel O-
ring sets; direct current (DC) motors between 37.5 watts and 74.6 watts 
to open and close valves; DC motors between 750 watts and 14.92 
kilowatts to open and close valves; alternating current (AC) electric 
actuators to open and close valves; multiphase AC motors to open and 
close valves; power supplies or converters; welding machine weld heads; 
heater cartridges for regulators; transceivers; optical projectors used 
in valve assemblies; indicator panels for alarms; power connection and 
termination kits; limit and proximity switches; crimp terminals; 
insulated ring terminals; butt connectors; electrical controllers; USB 
power cables or cords; panel faces for valve assembly controllers; 
lasers used for valve assemblies; thermometers; flow sensors for 
measuring and checking pressure; pressure gauges; pressure gauge cable 
fittings--fill plugs and steam syphons; inspection gauges; and, 
temperature control instruments (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
15%). The request indicates that the following components are subject 
to antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders if imported from 
certain countries: Carbon steel barstock; hot rolled stainless steel; 
stainless steel bars; stainless steel barstock; empty sample cylinders 
for compressed gases or liquids; bolts with nuts; steel screws; 
threaded hardware for valves; lock and spring washers; helical springs 
or kits; disc springs for tube supports; brass tube plugs; brass 
sleeves; brackets for valve applications; parts for hose crimping 
machines; pigging machines; push-on tool assemblies; bearing housings 
for plain shaft bearings to be used in pumps; DC motors between 37.5 
watts and 74.6 watts to open and close valves; and, heater cartridges 
for regulators. The FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.14(e)) require 
that merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders, or items which would be 
otherwise subject to suspension of liquidation under AD/CVD procedures 
if they entered U.S. customs territory, be admitted to the zone 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 at the address 
below. The closing period for their receipt is February 21, 2018.

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    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and 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: January 8, 2018.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00436 Filed 1-11-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                these petitions are submitted is 11.313,                stainless steel fittings; machined flanges             machines—push-on tool assembly;
                                                Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms.                  of alloy steel not including stainless;                valve and regulator poppets; linear, ball
                                                                                                        straight or shaped steel fittings; steel               or radial bearings to be used in pumps;
                                                Irette Patterson,
                                                                                                        butt-welded fittings; steel adapter                    bearing housings for plain shaft bearings
                                                Program Analyst.                                        fittings without threads; brass tubes                  to be used in pumps; ball or roller
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–00401 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]             used in brass valve assemblies; brass                  screws for gears; machine clutches used
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P                                  fittings used in brass valve assemblies;               in fitting manufacturing machines;
                                                                                                        brass fitting ferrules; nuts and ferrule               rubber, plastic, and steel O-ring sets;
                                                                                                        sets used in brass fittings; nickel-                   direct current (DC) motors between 37.5
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  chromium alloy tubing; nickel alloy                    watts and 74.6 watts to open and close
                                                Foreign-Trade Zones Board                               fittings; aluminum ferrules, nuts, and                 valves; DC motors between 750 watts
                                                                                                        ferrule kits; stainless steel flexible metal           and 14.92 kilowatts to open and close
                                                [B–03–2018]                                             tubing; steel flexible tubing with                     valves; alternating current (AC) electric
                                                                                                        fittings; pressure reducing valves;                    actuators to open and close valves;
                                                Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 40—                            hydraulic solenoid valves; check valves;               multiphase AC motors to open and close
                                                Cleveland, Ohio; Notification of                        relief valves, and diaphragm valves                    valves; power supplies or converters;
                                                Proposed Production Activity;                           (duty rate ranges from duty-free to                    welding machine weld heads; heater
                                                Swagelok Company (Valve Component                       6.2%). Swagelok would be able to avoid                 cartridges for regulators; transceivers;
                                                Parts); Solon, Willoughby Hills,                        duty on foreign-status components                      optical projectors used in valve
                                                Highland Heights, and Strongsville,                     which become scrap/waste. Customs                      assemblies; indicator panels for alarms;
                                                Ohio                                                    duties also could possibly be deferred or              power connection and termination kits;
                                                   The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port                   reduced on foreign-status production                   limit and proximity switches; crimp
                                                Authority, grantee of FTZ 40, submitted                 equipment.                                             terminals; insulated ring terminals; butt
                                                a notification of proposed production                      The components and materials                        connectors; electrical controllers; USB
                                                activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of                  sourced from abroad include: Plastic                   power cables or cords; panel faces for
                                                Swagelok Company (Swagelok) located                     caps used for component protection in                  valve assembly controllers; lasers used
                                                in Solon, Willoughby Hills, Highland                    shipping; teflon O-rings for valve                     for valve assemblies; thermometers;
                                                Heights, and Strongsville, Ohio. The                    connections; rubber gaskets and O-rings                flow sensors for measuring and
                                                notification conforming to the                          to prevent leakage; rubber gripper pads;               checking pressure; pressure gauges;
                                                requirements of the regulations of the                  rubber grommets; rubber bands used in                  pressure gauge cable fittings—fill plugs
                                                FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was                           valve applications; grafoil packing;                   and steam syphons; inspection gauges;
                                                received on December 26, 2017.                          replacement safety glass for pressure                  and, temperature control instruments
                                                   The Swagelok facilities are located                  gauge lenses; glass face plates for                    (duty rate ranges from duty-free to
                                                within Subzone 40I. The facilities are                  gauges; forged non-alloy steel bars;                   15%). The request indicates that the
                                                used for production of industrial                       carbon steel barstock; forged rods; cold               following components are subject to
                                                fittings, finished valves, pressure                     finished steel bars; circular, hot formed              antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/
                                                reducing valves, and regulators.                        or extruded hot rolled stainless steel;                CVD) orders if imported from certain
                                                Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ                       cold formed stainless steel bars; circular             countries: Carbon steel barstock; hot
                                                activity would be limited to the specific               bars or rods of stainless steel barstock;              rolled stainless steel; stainless steel bars;
                                                foreign-status materials and components                 steel angled shapes and sections to be                 stainless steel barstock; empty sample
                                                and specific finished products described                used in valve bodies; unmachined                       cylinders for compressed gases or
                                                in the submitted notification (as                       stainless steel flanges; empty sample                  liquids; bolts with nuts; steel screws;
                                                described below) and subsequently                       cylinders for compressed gases or                      threaded hardware for valves; lock and
                                                authorized by the FTZ Board.                            liquids; self-tapping screws of various                spring washers; helical springs or kits;
                                                   Production under FTZ procedures                      sizes for valve assemblies; nuts and                   disc springs for tube supports; brass
                                                could exempt Swagelok from customs                      bolts; steel screws; threaded hardware                 tube plugs; brass sleeves; brackets for
                                                duty payments on the foreign-status                     for valves; nuts for tube support                      valve applications; parts for hose
                                                components used in export production                    systems; lock and spring washers;                      crimping machines; pigging machines;
                                                (estimated at 13 percent of production).                stainless steel washers; cotter pins and               push-on tool assemblies; bearing
                                                On its domestic sales, for the foreign-                 retaining rings; steel and stainless steel             housings for plain shaft bearings to be
                                                status materials/components noted                       non-threaded hardware; helical springs;                used in pumps; DC motors between 37.5
                                                below, Swagelok would be able to                        spring kits; disc springs for tube                     watts and 74.6 watts to open and close
                                                choose the duty rates during customs                    supports; circular or hex brass barstock;              valves; and, heater cartridges for
                                                entry procedures that apply to: High                    square copper alloy barstock to machine                regulators. The FTZ Board’s regulations
                                                pressure reinforced plastic hoses; teflon               fittings; brass tube plugs; brass sleeves;             (15 CFR 400.14(e)) require that
                                                tubing; plastic tubing with fittings;                   nickel alloy barstock; nickel alloy                    merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders,
                                                polytetrafluoroethylene and plastic                     gaskets; aluminum barstock; lead seals                 or items which would be otherwise
                                                hoses; plastic and nylon fittings and                   for valves; titanium barstock; steel and               subject to suspension of liquidation
                                                nuts; plastic and teflon ferrules; rubber               stainless steel clamps; steel mountings                under AD/CVD procedures if they
                                                hoses with and without fittings; rubber                 for valve applications; brackets for valve             entered U.S. customs territory, be
                                                hoses with fittings reinforced or                       applications; hydraulic motors to open                 admitted to the zone in privileged
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                                                otherwise combined with textile                         and close valves; non-linear acting air                foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
                                                materials; non-alloy steel seamless                     operators to open and close valves; air                   Public comment is invited from
                                                tubing; stainless steel tubing; welded                  operator carbon steel mufflers and                     interested parties. Submissions shall be
                                                stainless steel tubing; stainless steel                 filters; air and liquid pumps; filters for             addressed to the Board’s Executive
                                                flanges; straight or shaped stainless steel             liquids and gases; filter elements;                    Secretary at the address below. The
                                                fittings; stainless steel butt-weld fittings;           cutting dies; drill inserts; cut-off blade             closing period for their receipt is
                                                threaded, unthreaded, and welded-ends                   bases; grooving insert holders; pigging                February 21, 2018.


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                                                   A copy of the notification will be                   21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,                    Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
                                                available for public inspection at the                  1401 Constitution Avenue NW,                           ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
                                                Office of the Executive Secretary,                      Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the                  Board’s website, which is accessible via
                                                Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room                         ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ                    www.trade.gov/ftz.
                                                21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,                     Board’s website, which is accessible via                  For further information, contact
                                                1401 Constitution Avenue NW,                            www.trade.gov/ftz.                                     Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen.Boyce@
                                                Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the                      For further information, contact Diane              trade.gov or (202) 482–1346.
                                                ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s                 Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or                      Dated: January 8, 2018.
                                                website, which is accessible via                        (202) 482–1367.                                        Andrew McGilvray,
                                                www.trade.gov/ftz.                                        Dated: January 8, 2018.                              Executive Secretary.
                                                   For further information, contact                     Andrew McGilvray,                                      [FR Doc. 2018–00435 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                Christopher Wedderburn at
                                                                                                        Executive Secretary.                                   BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202)
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–00437 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                482–1963.
                                                                                                        BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                  Dated: January 8, 2018.                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                Andrew McGilvray,
                                                Executive Secretary.                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                 Foreign-Trade Zones Board
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–00436 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]                                                                    [B–02–2018]
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                        Foreign-Trade Zones Board
                                                                                                        [B–02–2018]                                            Foreign-Trade Zone 49—Newark/
                                                                                                                                                               Elizabeth, New Jersey; Application for
                                                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  Foreign-Trade Zone 49—Newark/                          Expansion of Subzone 49C; E.R.
                                                                                                        Elizabeth, New Jersey; Application for                 Squibb & Sons, LLC; New Brunswick,
                                                Foreign-Trade Zones Board                               Expansion of Subzone 49C; E.R.                         New Jersey
                                                [B–28–2017]                                             Squibb & Sons, LLC; New Brunswick,
                                                                                                        New Jersey                                                An application has been submitted to
                                                Foreign-Trade Zone 186—Waterville,                                                                             the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by
                                                Maine; Application for Production                         An application has been submitted to                 the Port Authority of New York and
                                                Authority; Flemish Master Weavers;                      the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by                 New Jersey, grantee of FTZ 49,
                                                Subzone 186A; Invitation for Public                     the Port Authority of New York and                     requesting the expansion of Subzone
                                                Comment on Additional Information                       New Jersey, grantee of FTZ 49,                         49C for the facility of E.R. Squibb and
                                                                                                        requesting the expansion of Subzone                    Sons, LLC, located in New Brunswick,
                                                   The FTZ Board is inviting public                     49C for the facility of E.R. Squibb and                New Jersey. The application was
                                                comment on a new submission by the                      Sons, LLC, located in New Brunswick,                   submitted pursuant to the provisions of
                                                City of Waterville, Maine, grantee of                   New Jersey. The application was                        the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as
                                                FTZ 186, containing additional                          submitted pursuant to the provisions of                amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the
                                                information pertaining to the                           the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as                        regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
                                                production application of Flemish                       amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the                   part 400). It was formally docketed on
                                                Master Weavers (FMW). The                               regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR                   January 3, 2018.
                                                application, which was subject to a                     part 400). It was formally docketed on                    The proposed expansion of Subzone
                                                public comment period through August                    January 3, 2018.                                       49C will add 0.1258 acres to existing
                                                7, 2017, requests unrestricted authority                  The proposed expansion of Subzone                    Site 1 (96 acres), located at One Squibb
                                                for FMW to produce machine-made                         49C will add 0.1258 acres to existing                  Drive in New Brunswick. No additional
                                                woven area rugs from foreign-status                     Site 1 (96 acres), located at One Squibb               authorization for production activity has
                                                continuous filament polypropylene yarn                  Drive in New Brunswick. No additional                  been requested at this time.
                                                within Subzone 186A at the FMW                          authorization for production activity has                 In accordance with the FTZ Board’s
                                                facility in Sanford, Maine. The new                     been requested at this time.                           regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ
                                                submission on which the FTZ Board is                      In accordance with the FTZ Board’s                   Staff is designated examiner to review
                                                now inviting public comment includes                    regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ                 the application and make
                                                additional information concerning the                   Staff is designated examiner to review                 recommendations to the FTZ Board.
                                                supply of domestically-produced                         the application and make                                  Public comment is invited from
                                                continuous filament polypropylene yarn                  recommendations to the FTZ Board.                      interested parties. Submissions shall be
                                                and additional HTSUS Subheadings to                       Public comment is invited from                       addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
                                                describe that yarn.                                     interested parties. Submissions shall be               Secretary at the address below. The
                                                   Public comment is invited from                       addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive                 closing period for their receipt is
                                                interested parties. Submissions shall be                Secretary at the address below. The                    February 21, 2018. Rebuttal comments
                                                addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive                  closing period for their receipt is                    in response to material submitted
                                                Secretary at the address below. The                     February 21, 2018. Rebuttal comments                   during the foregoing period may be
                                                closing period for their receipt is                     in response to material submitted                      submitted during the subsequent 15-day
                                                February 12, 2018. Rebuttal comments                    during the foregoing period may be                     period to March 8, 2018.
                                                in response to material submitted                       submitted during the subsequent 15-day                    A copy of the application will be
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                                                during the foregoing period may be                      period to March 8, 2018.                               available for public inspection at the
                                                submitted during the subsequent 15-day                    A copy of the application will be                    Office of the Executive Secretary,
                                                period to February 26, 2018.                            available for public inspection at the                 Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
                                                   A copy of the submission will be                     Office of the Executive Secretary,                     21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                                available for public inspection at the                  Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room                        1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
                                                Office of the Executive Secretary,                      21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,                    Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
                                                Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room                         1401 Constitution Avenue NW,                           ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ


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FR Citation83 FR 1607 

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