83 FR 226 pgs. 59358-59359 - Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18—San Jose, California; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Bloom Energy Corporation (Commercial Fuel Cells and Related Subassemblies), Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California
Type: NOTICEVolume: 83Number: 226Pages: 59358 - 59359
Pages: 59358, 59359Docket number: [B-74-2018]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2018-25517 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-74-2018]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18-San Jose, California; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Bloom Energy Corporation (Commercial Fuel Cells and Related Subassemblies), Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California
The City of San Jose, California, grantee of FTZ 18, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Bloom Energy Corporation (Bloom), located at sites in Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on November 15, 2018.
The Bloom facility is located within Subzone 18I. The facility is used for the production of commercial fuel cells and related subassemblies. 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 Bloom 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, Bloom would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Piping manifolds; water distribution modules; fuel processing units; fuel cell power modules (DC generators); nickel iron alloy fuel cell power module enclosures (housings); power inverters; and, energy storage and distribution modules (duty rates range from duty-free to 3.8%). Bloom 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.
[top] The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Glass powder; ceramic substrates; plastic labels; plastic containers with sleeves; plastic enclosure bags; plastic cable ties; rubber grommets; adhesives; cardboard boxes; textile paper filters; zirconia alumina shaping stones; ceramic heat plating; glass fiber insulation jackets; nickel alloy wire probes; alloy steel adapters; stainless steel tubing; stainless steel coated tubing; stainless steel
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 January 2, 2019.
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 Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482-1367.
Dated: November 16, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25517 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am]
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