Notice2025-04433
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 205, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Rincon Power, LLC; (Contactors, Relays and Switches); Carpinteria, California
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Published
March 18, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12523-12524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04433]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-16-2025]
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
March 10, 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 1000 volts; contactors and relays
for switching power at voltages not exceeding 1000 volts; battery
disconnect rotary isolation switches for power at voltages exceeding
1000 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,
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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 the
materials/components are subject to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B)
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (section 1702) and
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the
country of origin. The applicable section 1702 and 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#731507093307011217165d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0167757b4175736065642f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is April 28, 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#4a0922382339641d2f2e2e2f38283f38240a3e382b2e2f642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3073584259431e6755545455425245425e7044425154551e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: March 13, 2025.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-04433 Filed 3-17-25; 8:45 am]
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