Foreign-Trade Zone 86-Tacoma, WA; Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority; Norvanco International Inc./Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. (Kitting of Home Theater Systems); Notice of Approval, 69202-69203 [E6-20290]

Download as PDF 69202 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 230 / Thursday, November 30, 2006 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including § 400.28. Foreign-Trade Zones Board Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of November, 2006. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. [Order No. 1491] Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Sony Electronics, Inc. (Audio, Video, Communications and Information Technology Products and Accessories); Los Angeles, Carson and Lynwood, CA pwalker on PRODPC60 with NOTICES Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act, of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘* * * the establishment * * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special-purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest; Whereas, the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the City of Los Angeles, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 202, has made application to the Board for authority to establish a specialpurpose subzone at the warehouse and distribution facilities of Sony Electronics, Inc., located in Los Angeles, Carson and Lynwood, California (FTZ Docket 16–2006, filed 4/28/06); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (71 FR 26923–26924, 5/9/06); and Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that approval of the application is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for subzone status for activity related to audio, video, communications and informationtechnology products and accessories warehousing and distribution at the facilities of Sony Electronics, Inc., located in Los Angeles, Carson and Lynwood, California (Subzone 202E), as described in the application and Federal Register notice, and subject to VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:44 Nov 29, 2006 Jkt 211001 Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–20288 Filed 11–29–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE described as a ‘‘pigment, pigment preparation, masterbatch, plastic concentrate, flush color, paint dispersion, coloring preparation, or colorant.’’ Signed at Washington, DC, November 21, 2006. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration Alternate, Chairman ForeignTrade Zones Board. Attest: Andrew McGilvray, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–20287 Filed 11–29–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1490] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority (Manufacture/Refurbish Toner Cartridges), Foreign-Trade Subzone 77B, Brother Industries (U.S.A.) Inc., Bartlett, TN Foreign-Trade Zones Board [T–3–2006] Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Foreign-Trade Zone 86—Tacoma, WA; Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority; Norvanco International Inc./ Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. (Kitting of Home Theater Systems); Notice of Approval Whereas, the City of Memphis and Shelby County (Tennessee), grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 77, has applied to expand the scope of manufacturing authority under zone procedures within Subzone 77B, at the Brother Industries (U.S.A.) Inc. (Brother) plant located in Bartlett, Tennessee, to include manufacturing/refurbishing toner cartridges (FTZ Docket 58–2005, filed 11/17/2005); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (70 FR 72292–72293, 12/2/ 2005); and Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations would be satisfied, and that approval of the application would be in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves the request for expanded manufacturing authority related to manufacturing/refurbishing toner cartridges, as described in the application and Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28, and further subject to a restriction that privileged foreign status (19 CFR Part 146.41) shall be elected on foreign merchandise that falls under HTSUS headings or subheadings 2821, 2823, 3901.20, all of Chapter 32, or where the foreign merchandise in question is On September 26, 2006, the Acting Executive Secretary of the ForeignTrade Zones Board filed an application submitted by the Port of Tacoma (Washington), grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 86, requesting temporary/ interim manufacturing (T/IM) authority for Norvanco International Inc. (Norvanco) to process (kit) certain imported components into home theater systems on behalf of the company’s client, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co., within Site 6 of FTZ 86, at Norvanco’s facility located in Sumner, Washington. The application was processed in accordance with T/IM procedures, as authorized by FTZ Board Order 1347, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (71 FR 58372, 10/3/06). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval under T/IM procedures. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary in Board Order 1347, the application was approved on a modified basis, effective November 6, 2006, until November 6, 2008, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28. The pre-approval modification to the application involved limiting the requested T/IM inputs to merchandise classifiable within HTSUS categories 8518.21 and 8518.22. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM 30NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 230 / Thursday, November 30, 2006 / Notices Dated: November 21, 2006. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–20290 Filed 11–29–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 45–2006] pwalker on PRODPC60 with NOTICES Foreign-Trade Zone 86—Tacoma, WA, Request for Manufacturing, Authority (Home Theater System Kits) An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Port of Tacoma (Washington), grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 86, requesting authority on behalf of Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co. (PCEC) and its warehouse/FTZ operator, Norvanco International Inc. (Norvanco), for the manufacture (kitting) of home theater systems under FTZ procedures. (Norvanco/PCEC has already been approved for this activity through November 2008 under FTZ temporary/ interim manufacturing procedures.) 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 November 8, 2006. Norvanco operates a facility (100 employees) in Sumner, Washington, within Site 6 of FTZ 86, that will be used for the kitting of home theater systems (HTSUS 8527.31). The finished products would enter the United States duty free. Imported components/inputs that may be admitted under FTZ procedures are subwoofers (HTSUS 8518.21) and speaker boxes (HTSUS 8518.22). Since submission of the application to the FTZ Board, the applicant has clarified that it is not seeking authority for a third listed input—packing materials—to be admitted to the FTZ other than as ancillary to the other listed components. Duty rates on the two proposed imported components are currently 4.9 percent ad valorem. This application requests authority for Norvanco to conduct the kitting activity under FTZ procedures on behalf of PCEC, which would allow the company to choose the duty rate that applies to the finished product for the foreign components noted above. Norvanco/ PCEC also anticipates realizing logistical savings. The application indicates that the proposed kitting activity is currently performed abroad and that FTZ-related savings would enable the shifting of that VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:44 Nov 29, 2006 Jkt 211001 activity to Norvanco’s Washington facility, thereby helping to 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 listed below. The closing period for their receipt is January 29, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the forgoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to February 13, 2007). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: The Seattle U.S. Export Assistance Center, 2601 Fourth Avenue, Suite 320, Seattle, WA 98121; and Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. Dated: November 21, 2006. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–20292 Filed 11–29–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A–570–846 Brake Rotors From the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce EFFECTIVE DATE: November 30, 2006. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) received a timely request to conduct a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), we are initiating a review for Longkou Qizheng Auto Parts Co., Ltd. (‘‘Qizheng’’). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frances Veith or Blanche Ziv, AD/CVD Operations, Office 8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4295 and (202) 482–4207, respectively. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69203 The Department received a timely request from Qizheng on October 31, 2006, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c), for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on brake rotors from the PRC. See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Brake Rotors from the People’s Republic of China, 62 FR 18740 (April 17, 1997). Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), in its request for a new shipper review, Qizheng certified that as a producing exporter it did not export brake rotors to the United States during the period of investigation (‘‘POI’’); that since the initiation of the investigation it has never been affiliated with any company that exported subject merchandise to the United States during the POI; and that its export activities were not controlled by the central government of the PRC. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Qizheng submitted documentation establishing the following: (1) the date on which it first shipped brake rotors for export to the United States; (2) the volume of its first shipment; and (3) the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Initiation of New Shipper Review In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), and based on information on the record, we find that Qizheng’s request meets the initiation threshold requirements and we are initiating a new shipper review for shipments of brake rotors produced and exported by Qizheng. See Memorandum to the File through Wendy J. Frankel, Director, New Shipper Initiation Checklist, dated, November 22, 2006. The Department will conduct this new shipper review according to the deadlines set forth in section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(B), the period of review (‘‘POR’’) for a new shipper review, normally initiated in the month immediately following the semiannual anniversary month, will be the sixmonth period immediately preceding the semiannual anniversary month. Therefore, the POR for the new shipper review of Qizheng will be April 1, 2006, through September 30, 2006. Pursuant to the Department’s regulations, in cases involving non– market economies, the Department requires that a company seeking to establish eligibility for an antidumping duty rate separate from the country– E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM 30NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 230 (Thursday, November 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69202-69203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20290]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[T-3-2006]


Foreign-Trade Zone 86--Tacoma, WA; Temporary/Interim 
Manufacturing Authority; Norvanco International Inc./Panasonic Consumer 
Electronics Co. (Kitting of Home Theater Systems); Notice of Approval

    On September 26, 2006, the Acting Executive Secretary of the 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board filed an application submitted by the Port of 
Tacoma (Washington), grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 86, requesting 
temporary/interim manufacturing (T/IM) authority for Norvanco 
International Inc. (Norvanco) to process (kit) certain imported 
components into home theater systems on behalf of the company's client, 
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Co., within Site 6 of FTZ 86, at 
Norvanco's facility located in Sumner, Washington.
    The application was processed in accordance with T/IM procedures, 
as authorized by FTZ Board Order 1347, including notice in the Federal 
Register inviting public comment (71 FR 58372, 10/3/06). The FTZ staff 
examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the 
criteria for approval under T/IM procedures. Pursuant to the authority 
delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary in Board Order 1347, the 
application was approved on a modified basis, effective November 6, 
2006, until November 6, 2008, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's 
regulations, including Section 400.28. The pre-approval modification to 
the application involved limiting the requested T/IM inputs to 
merchandise classifiable within HTSUS categories 8518.21 and 8518.22.


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    Dated: November 21, 2006.
Pierre V. Duy,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-20290 Filed 11-29-06; 8:45 am]
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