Foreign-Trade Zone 38 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Application for Subzone, Kravet, Inc. (Textile Sampling), Anderson, South Carolina, 13081 [E7-5064]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 20, 2007 / Notices A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign–Trade Zones Board’s Executive Secretary at address listed above. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket T–1–2007] pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Foreign–Trade Zone 38 – Spartanburg County, SC, Application for Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority, Kittel Supplier USA, Inc., (Automotive Door Trim Components), Duncan, SC An application has been submitted to the Executive Secretary of the Foreign– Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, requesting temporary/interim manufacturing (T/ IM) authority within FTZ 38 at the Kittel Supplier USA, Inc. (KSU) facility in Duncan, South Carolina. The application was filed on March 12, 2007. The KSU facility (25 employees) is located at 201 Commerce Court within the Highway 290 Commerce Park in Duncan (Site 3). Under T/IM procedures, KSU would assemble automotive door trim components (HTSUS 8708.29) for the U.S. market and export. Foreign components that would be used in the assembly activity (up to 100% of total purchases) include: aluminum frames, B pillars, C and D pillars, waist race bolts, division bars, fasteners, and rubber seals (duty rates: 2.0, 2.5%). FTZ procedures would exempt KSU from Customs duty payments on the foreign components used in production for export to non–NAFTA countries. On domestic shipments transferred in–bond to U.S. automobile assembly plants with subzone status, no duties would be paid on the foreign components within the door trim components until the finished vehicles are subsequently entered for consumption, at which time the finished automobile duty rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign components. For the finished door trim components withdrawn directly by KSU for customs entry, the finished automotive part rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign inputs noted above. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the following address: Office of the Executive Secretary, Room 2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002. For further information, contact Pierre Duy at pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482– 1378. The closing period for receipt of comments is April 19, 2007. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:08 Mar 19, 2007 Jkt 211001 Dated: March 12, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–5063 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 10–2007] Foreign–Trade Zone 38 – Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Application for Subzone, Kravet, Inc. (Textile Sampling), Anderson, South Carolina An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, requesting special–purpose subzone status for the textile distribution and sampling facility of Kravet, Inc. (Kravet), located in Anderson, South 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 March 6, 2007. The Kravet facility (335 employees, 66.5 acres) is located at 1500 U.S. Highway 29 South, in Anderson, South Carolina. The facility is used for the processing of commercial textile samples. Materials sourced from abroad, representing some 40% of all merchandise include: silk, wool, woven fabric, cotton yarn, dyed cotton, twill, printed cotton woven, other cotton fabric, hemp, woven flax, woven jute, woven synthetic fabric, woven nylon fabric, other fabrics, acrylics, rayon, satin, carpets, cotton gauze, vegetable fiber gauze, tulle, ribbons, embroidery, quilted textile products, plastic and rubber textiles, wall covers, man–made fibers, pile fabrics, knit, knitted or crocheted fabrics, warp knit fabrics, and double knit fabrics (duty rates range from duty–free to 25%). FTZ procedures would exempt Kravet from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export production. Some 15 percent of the plant’s shipments are exported. On its domestic shipments, Kravet would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to samples (duty–free) for the textile samples produced at the facility. On the non–sample textile shipments, the PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13081 company would be able to defer duty on the imported merchandise until it is entered for consumption. The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the plant’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 May 21, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to June 4, 2007. 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, 555 North Pleasantburg Drive, Building 1, Suite 109, Greenville, South Carolina, 29607. Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2814B, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at ElizabethlWhiteman@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0473. Dated: March 6, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–5064 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 8–2007] Foreign–Trade Zone 183 – Austin, Texas, Expansion of Manufacturing Authority -- Subzone 183B, Samsung Austin Semiconductor L.L.C., Austin, Texas An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Foreign–Trade Zone of Central Texas, Inc., grantee of FTZ 183, requesting authority on behalf of Samsung Austin Semiconductor L.L.C. (Samsung), to expand the scope of manufacturing activity conducted under zone procedures within Subzone 183B at the Samsung facilities in Austin, Texas. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 13081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5064]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 10-2007]


Foreign-Trade Zone 38 - Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 
Application for Subzone, Kravet, Inc. (Textile Sampling), Anderson, 
South Carolina

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 
38, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the textile 
distribution and sampling facility of Kravet, Inc. (Kravet), located in 
Anderson, South 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 March 6, 2007.
    The Kravet facility (335 employees, 66.5 acres) is located at 1500 
U.S. Highway 29 South, in Anderson, South Carolina. The facility is 
used for the processing of commercial textile samples. Materials 
sourced from abroad, representing some 40[percnt] of all merchandise 
include: silk, wool, woven fabric, cotton yarn, dyed cotton, twill, 
printed cotton woven, other cotton fabric, hemp, woven flax, woven 
jute, woven synthetic fabric, woven nylon fabric, other fabrics, 
acrylics, rayon, satin, carpets, cotton gauze, vegetable fiber gauze, 
tulle, ribbons, embroidery, quilted textile products, plastic and 
rubber textiles, wall covers, man-made fibers, pile fabrics, knit, 
knitted or crocheted fabrics, warp knit fabrics, and double knit 
fabrics (duty rates range from duty-free to 25[percnt]).
    FTZ procedures would exempt Kravet from customs duty payments on 
the foreign components used in export production. Some 15 percent of 
the plant's shipments are exported. On its domestic shipments, Kravet 
would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures 
that apply to samples (duty-free) for the textile samples produced at 
the facility. On the non-sample textile shipments, the company would be 
able to defer duty on the imported merchandise until it is entered for 
consumption. The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures 
would help improve the plant'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 
May 21, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to June 4, 2007.
    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, 555 North 
Pleasantburg Drive, Building 1, Suite 109, Greenville, South Carolina, 
29607.
Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 2814B, 1401 Constitution Ave., NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth--
Whiteman@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: March 6, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-5064 Filed 3-19-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S
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