Notice2022-01543
Foreign-Trade Zone 26-Atlanta, Georgia Application for Production Authority OFS Fitel, LLC (Optical Fiber Products) Carrollton, Georgia
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Published
January 27, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 18 (Thursday, January 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4195-4196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01543]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-02-2022]
Foreign-Trade Zone 26--Atlanta, Georgia Application for
Production Authority OFS Fitel, LLC (Optical Fiber Products)
Carrollton, Georgia
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board by Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26,
requesting production authority on behalf of OFS Fitel, LLC (OFS
Fitel), located in
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Carrollton, Georgia. The application conforming to the requirements of
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.23) was docketed on
January 20, 2022. The benefits that may stem from conducting production
activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the background section
of the FTZ Board's website--accessible via <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
The OFS Fitel facility (518 employees, 44.49 acres) is located
within Site 40 of FTZ 26. The facility is used for the production of
optical fiber products. In 2020, OFS Fitel requested production
authority in a notification proceeding (15 CFR 400.22 and 400.37).
After an initial review, the requested production authority was
approved subject to restrictions that included a requirement that
optical fiber and optical bundles be admitted to the zone in privileged
foreign (PF) status (19 CFR 146.41), precluding inverted tariff
benefits on those inputs (see B-59-2020, 85 FR 61719-61720, September
30, 2020). The pending application proposes to remove that
restriction--which would allow OFS Fitel to choose the duty rates
during customs entry procedures that apply to optical fiber cable
(duty-free) and optical fibers/bundles/ribbon (duty rate, 6.7%) for the
following foreign-status materials/components (representing an average
27% of the value of the finished product): Drawn optical fiber and
drawn optical fiber bundles (duty rate, 6.7%). The request indicates
that those 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.
In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Diane Finver of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application and case record and to report
findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary and sent to:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#395f4d43794d4b585d5c175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6b0d1f112b1f190a0f0e450c041d">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is March 28, 2022.
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period
to April 12, 2022.
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection
in the ``Online FTZ Information Section'' section of the FTZ Board's
website, which is accessible via <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
For further information, contact Diane Finver at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d195b8b0bfb4ff97b8bfa7b4a391a5a3b0b5b4ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f7b565e515a11795651495a4d7f4b4d5e5b5a11585049">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 21, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01543 Filed 1-26-22; 8:45 am]
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