Foreign-Trade Zone 93-Raleigh/Durham, NC; Application for Subzone Status; QUALCOMM Incorporated; (Digital Wireless Telecommunication Products), 48535-48536 [E6-13786]

Download as PDF hsrobinson on PROD1PC72 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 161 / Monday, August 21, 2006 / Notices development, product testing, manufacturing, packaging, warehousing and distribution of digital wireless telecommunications products. Finished products from the manufacturing and kitting operations could include mobile communication terminal kits, test telephones and antenna control units (all duty-free). Imported parts and components that may initially be imported into the proposed subzone for manufacturing and kitting include: Antenna assemblies; cable assembly kits; keypads; labels; protectors, cap plugs; timing belts; o-rings and gaskets; screws; antenna mountings; aluminum tape; steppers; round nylon standoffs; mounting frames; delrin spacers; battery packs; receivers with adapters; parts of cellular telephony including enhanced display units, keyboards, lens assemblies, radome assemblies and filter saws; SIM cards; directional chip couplers; inductor chips; dual mode amplifiers; GPS mounting cups and cable straps; adhesive rings for GPS cups; self-thread screwlock inserts; motor-mounting nut plates; chip inductors; CPA boot codes; GPS radome patch antennas; PTC resettable polyswitches; input connector receptacles; conn. housing/solder contacts; and, digital ACU cable assemblies. Duty rates on these inputs range from duty-free to 8.6 percent. The application also requests authority to include a broad range of inputs for other telecommunication products that QUALCOMM may produce under FTZ procedures in the future. (New major activity involving these inputs/products would require review by the FTZ Board.) The duty rates for these inputs and final products range from duty-free to 20 percent. FTZ procedures would exempt QUALCOMM from Customs duty payments on foreign products that are re-exported. On domestic sales, the company would be able to defer duty payments until merchandise is shipped from the facility and entered for U.S. consumption, and to choose the duty rate that applies to the finished product instead of the rates applicable to the foreign input materials. QUALCOMM would be able to avoid duty on foreign merchandise which becomes scrap/ waste, and the company also expects to realize additional savings through the use of weekly entry procedures and zone to zone transfers. The application indicates that the company will realize certain logistical benefits through the simplification and expediting of their import and export activity. QUALCOMM believes that all of the above-cited savings from FTZ VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:53 Aug 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 procedures would help improve the facilities’ international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is October 20, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to November 6, 2006). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, World Trade Center, 1625 Broadway, Suite 680, Denver, Colorado 80202; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Dated: August 15, 2006. Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–13787 Filed 8–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 34–2006] Foreign-Trade Zone 93—Raleigh/ Durham, NC; Application for Subzone Status; QUALCOMM Incorporated; (Digital Wireless Telecommunication Products) An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Triangle J Council of Governments, grantee of FTZ 93, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the manufacturing facilities of QUALCOMM Incorporated, located in Cary, North Carolina. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on August 15, 2006. The QUALCOMM facility (49,442 sq. ft./5 acres/140 employees) is located at 2000 CentreGreen Way, Cary, North Carolina. The facility is used for research and development, product testing, manufacturing, packaging, PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48535 warehousing and distribution of digital wireless telecommunications products. Finished products from the manufacturing and kitting operations could include mobile communication terminal kits, test telephones and antenna control units (all duty-free). Imported parts and components that may initially be imported into the proposed subzone for manufacturing and kitting include: Antenna assemblies; cable assembly kits; keypads; labels; protectors, cap plugs; timing belts; o-rings and gaskets; screws; antenna mountings; aluminum tape; steppers; round nylon standoffs; mounting frames; delrin spacers; battery packs; receivers with adapters; parts of cellular telephony including enhanced display units, keyboards, lens assemblies, radome assemblies and filter saws; SIM cards; directional chip couplers; inductor chips; dual mode amplifiers; GPS mounting cups and cable straps; adhesive rings for GPS cups; self-thread screwlock inserts; motor-mounting nut plates; chip inductors; CPA boot codes; GPS radome patch antennas; PTC resettable polyswitches; input connector receptacles; conn. housing/solder contacts; and, digital ACU cable assemblies. Duty rates on these inputs range from duty-free to 8.6 percent. The application also requests authority to include a broad range of inputs for other telecommunication products that QUALCOMM may produce under FTZ procedures in the future. (New major activity involving these inputs/products would require review by the FTZ Board.) The duty rates for these inputs and final products range from duty-free to 20 percent. FTZ procedures would exempt QUALCOMM from Customs duty payments on foreign products that are re-exported. On domestic sales, the company would be able to defer duty payments until merchandise is shipped from the facility and entered for U.S. consumption, and to choose the duty rate that applies to the finished product instead of the rates applicable to the foreign input materials. QUALCOMM would be able to avoid duty on foreign merchandise which becomes scrap/waste, and the company also expects to realize additional savings through the use of weekly entry procedures and zone to zone transfers. The application indicates that the company will realize certain logistical benefits through the simplification and expediting of their import and export activity. QUALCOMM believes that all of the above-cited savings from FTZ E:\FR\FM\21AUN1.SGM 21AUN1 48536 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 161 / Monday, August 21, 2006 / Notices procedures would help improve the facility’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is October 20, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to November 6, 2006). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 10900 World Trade Assistance Center, Suite 110, Raleigh, North Carolina 27617; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Dated: August 15, 2006. Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–13786 Filed 8–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration International Trade Specialist Counseling Session Survey ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. hsrobinson on PROD1PC72 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(2)(A)). DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 20, 2006. Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. E-mail: dHynek@doc.gov ADDRESSES: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:53 Aug 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: II. Method of Collection Request for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to: Joseph Carter, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; Phone number: (202) 482– 3342; E-mail: joseph.carter@mail.doc.gov The data collection method chosen for the counseling session quality assurance survey is an e-mail message delivering a hot link to a web enabled survey. If the client does not respond to the survey within two weeks, another e-mail reminder is sent to the client. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: III. Data I. Abstract OMB Number: 0625–0253. Form Number: ITA–4154P. Type of Review: Regular Submission. Affected Public: U.S. companies that are recruited by the U.S. Commercial Service. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1700. Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 284 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this collection is $9596.00. The International Trade Administration’s U.S. Commercial Service is mandated by Congress to help U.S. businesses, particularly small and medium-sized companies, export their products and services to global markets. As part of its mission, the U.S. Commercial Service (CS) currently uses ‘‘Quality Assurance Surveys’’ to collect feedback from U.S. business clients that use U.S. Commercial Service pay-foruse products/events provided by the organization’s international offices. These surveys ask the client to evaluate the U.S. Commercial Service on its customer service provision. Results from the surveys are used to make improvements to the agency’s business processes in order to provide better and more effective export assistance to U.S. companies. In addition to collecting client feedback for pay-for-use products/ events provided by the U.S. Commercial Service’s international offices, the U.S. Commercial Service would like to institutionalize Counseling Session Surveys to obtain client feedback from U.S. businesses that have engaged in ‘‘counseling sessions’’ with CS International Trade Specialists in the domestic offices (known as U.S. Export Assistance Centers). Counseling sessions occur when an International Trade Specialist from one of the U.S. Commercial Service’s domestic offices works with a client to determine their international marketing interests and provide ‘‘global trade solutions’’. The purpose of the attached survey is to collect feedback from U.S. businesses that receive counseling from domestic International Trade Specialists of the U.S. Commercial Service. This information will be used for program improvement, strategic planning, and allocation of resources. Survey responses will be used to assess client satisfaction, assess priorities, and identify areas where service levels and benefits differ from client expectations. In providing these counseling services, the U.S. Commercial Service promotes the goods and services of small and medium-sized U.S. businesses in foreign markets. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: August 15, 2006. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E6–13706 Filed 8–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P E:\FR\FM\21AUN1.SGM 21AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 161 (Monday, August 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48535-48536]
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[FR Doc No: E6-13786]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 34-2006]


Foreign-Trade Zone 93--Raleigh/Durham, NC; Application for 
Subzone Status; QUALCOMM Incorporated; (Digital Wireless 
Telecommunication Products)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Triangle J Council of Governments, grantee of FTZ 
93, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the manufacturing 
facilities of QUALCOMM Incorporated, located in Cary, North Carolina. 
The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the 
Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the 
regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on 
August 15, 2006.
    The QUALCOMM facility (49,442 sq. ft./5 acres/140 employees) is 
located at 2000 CentreGreen Way, Cary, North Carolina. The facility is 
used for research and development, product testing, manufacturing, 
packaging, warehousing and distribution of digital wireless 
telecommunications products. Finished products from the manufacturing 
and kitting operations could include mobile communication terminal 
kits, test telephones and antenna control units (all duty-free). 
Imported parts and components that may initially be imported into the 
proposed subzone for manufacturing and kitting include: Antenna 
assemblies; cable assembly kits; keypads; labels; protectors, cap 
plugs; timing belts; o-rings and gaskets; screws; antenna mountings; 
aluminum tape; steppers; round nylon standoffs; mounting frames; delrin 
spacers; battery packs; receivers with adapters; parts of cellular 
telephony including enhanced display units, keyboards, lens assemblies, 
radome assemblies and filter saws; SIM cards; directional chip 
couplers; inductor chips; dual mode amplifiers; GPS mounting cups and 
cable straps; adhesive rings for GPS cups; self-thread screwlock 
inserts; motor-mounting nut plates; chip inductors; CPA boot codes; GPS 
radome patch antennas; PTC resettable poly-switches; input connector 
receptacles; conn. housing/solder contacts; and, digital ACU cable 
assemblies. Duty rates on these inputs range from duty-free to 8.6 
percent.
    The application also requests authority to include a broad range of 
inputs for other telecommunication products that QUALCOMM may produce 
under FTZ procedures in the future. (New major activity involving these 
inputs/products would require review by the FTZ Board.) The duty rates 
for these inputs and final products range from duty-free to 20 percent. 
FTZ procedures would exempt QUALCOMM from Customs duty payments on 
foreign products that are re-exported. On domestic sales, the company 
would be able to defer duty payments until merchandise is shipped from 
the facility and entered for U.S. consumption, and to choose the duty 
rate that applies to the finished product instead of the rates 
applicable to the foreign input materials. QUALCOMM would be able to 
avoid duty on foreign merchandise which becomes scrap/waste, and the 
company also expects to realize additional savings through the use of 
weekly entry procedures and zone to zone transfers. The application 
indicates that the company will realize certain logistical benefits 
through the simplification and expediting of their import and export 
activity. QUALCOMM believes that all of the above-cited savings from 
FTZ

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procedures would help improve the facility's international 
competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ 
staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and 
report to the Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive 
Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is 
October 20, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period (to November 6, 2006).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at each of the following locations: 
U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 10900 World Trade 
Assistance Center, Suite 110, Raleigh, North Carolina 27617; and, 
Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 
1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

    Dated: August 15, 2006.
Andrew McGilvray,
Acting Executive Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-13786 Filed 8-18-06; 8:45 am]
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