Notice2025-02348
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 205, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Rincon Power, LLC; (Contactors, Relays and Switches); Carpinteria, California
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Published
February 7, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 25 (Friday, February 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9133-9134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02348]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-5-2025]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 205, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Rincon Power, LLC; (Contactors, Relays and Switches);
Carpinteria, California
Rincon Power, LLC submitted a notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Carpinteria,
California within FTZ 205. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on
January 30, 2025.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and
specific finished product(s) described in the submitted notification
(summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The
benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ
procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's
website--accessible via <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
The proposed finished products include: contactors and relays for
switching power at voltages exceeding 1,000 volts; contactors and
relays for switching power at voltages not exceeding 1,000 volts;
battery disconnect rotary isolation switches for power at voltages
exceeding 1,000 volts; current sensors with fluxgate; hardware kits
including: nuts, washers, lock washers for relays contactors and rotary
isolation switches; wire harnesses for relays, contactors and rotary
isolation switches; mounting brackets for relays, contactors and rotary
isolation switches; and, custom formed gaskets and grommet seals, for
contactors, relays and rotary isolation switches (duty rate ranges from
duty-free to 2.7%).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: custom
formed o-rings, gaskets and grommet seals (made of synthetic rubber,
silicone rubber, or silicone foam rubber); gasket seals (made of
polyimide with acrylic adhesive); gasket seals, cut or formed from
polyimide or polytetrafluoroethylene sheets; custom formed ceramic
magnets, Neodymium magnets, electromagnetic components including,
coils, bobbins, flux tubes, plungers, top cores, bottom cores, outer
cores or cans, magnet bridges or holders, and shafts; switch sub-
assemblies, for voltages not exceeding 1,000 volts; switch sub-
assemblies, for voltages exceeding 1,000 volts; micro switches for
auxiliary power; custom formed copper busbars; custom printed circuit
board assemblies for use in contactors, relays, or rotary isolation
switches; custom plastic molded components in the form of housings
including tops, bottoms, bases, caps and covers; custom plastic or
ceramic molded components in the form of arc chambers including
envelope tops and bottoms, shaft guides or bushings; custom plastic
molded components for incorporating auxiliary micro switches including
brackets and carriers; custom plastic molded components in the form of
connector housings including shells and plugs; custom plastic molded
components in the form of handles including bezels, shrouds, caps,
covers, and levers; custom formed moveable contact bars of copper,
silver tin oxide, tungsten, tellurium, glidcop, or molybdenum; headers,
custom formed and brazed isolator subassemblies with ceramic and metal
alloy components including glidcop, copper, tellurium, tungsten, silver
tin oxide, steel, or kovar; custom formed actuator components in the
form of springs, bellows, shafts, slide bearings, auxiliary arms,
plunger rods, and spacers; and, custom machined arc chamber isolators
of ceramic (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.8%). The request
indicates that certain materials/components are subject to duties under
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
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(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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#197f6d63596d6b787d7c377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7711030d37030516131259101801">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is March 19, 2025.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's
website.
For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0142697368722f5664656564736374736f4175736065642f666e77"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c3f140e150f522b191818190e1e090e123c080e1d1819521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 4, 2025.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-02348 Filed 2-6-25; 8:45 am]
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