Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 52--Hauppauge, New York, Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Regent Tek Industries, Inc. (Road Marking Material), Shirley, New York

Topics:  Regent Tek

Andrew McGilvray
Department of Commerce
12 February 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 7919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02788]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-07-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 52--Hauppauge, New York, Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity, Regent Tek Industries, Inc. (Road Marking 
Material), Shirley, New York

    Regent Tek Industries, Inc. (Regent Tek), submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Shirley, New York. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
January 31, 2020.
    Regent Tek's facility is located within FTZ 52. The facility is 
used for the production of thermoplastic road marking material. 
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 Regent Tek from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below, Regent Tek would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to thermoplastic 
granular road marking material (duty rate 3.2%). Regent Tek 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: Titanium 
dioxide (TiO2); glass beads (M247 Type 1); resins--pentaerythritol 
ester of rosin and alkyd gum-based resin; and, stearic acid--saturated 
fatty acid (duty rate ranges from 2.1c/kg + 3.8% to 6%). The request 
indicates that certain 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 (19 CFR 146.41).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: 
ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is March 23, 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 
Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: February 7, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02788 Filed 2-11-20; 8:45 am]
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