Foreign-Trade Zone 57 -- Charlotte, North Carolina, Expansion of Capacity and Manufacturing Authority -- Subzone 57B, Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc., Skyland, North Carolina, Area, 31051 [E7-10782]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 107 / Tuesday, June 5, 2007 / Notices The sites are owned by Verde Realty Operating Partnership, LP. The sites will provide warehousing and distribution services to area businesses. No specific manufacturing authority is being requested at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case–by-case basis. 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 August 6, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to August 20, 2007. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: Community ˜ Development Department at the Dona Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Boulevard, Las Cruces, NM 88007; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. For further information, contact Camille Evans at CamillelEvans@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–2350. Dated: May 29, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–10784 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 20–2007] jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Foreign–Trade Zone 57 -- Charlotte, North Carolina, Expansion of Capacity and Manufacturing Authority -Subzone 57B, Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc., Skyland, North Carolina, Area An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by Volvo Construction Equipment North America (Volvo CENA), operator of Subzone 57B, at the Volvo CENA construction equipment manufacturing plant in Skyland, North Carolina, requesting to expand capacity as well as the scope of manufacturing activity conducted under zone VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:28 Jun 04, 2007 Jkt 211001 procedures within Subzone 57B. 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 May 30, 2007. Subzone 57B (240 employees) was approved by the Board in 2001 for the manufacture of construction equipment, specifically wheel loaders and articulated haulers (Board Order 1164, 66 FR28890, 5/25/01), and authority was expanded on August 21, 2003 to include skid–steer loaders and compaction rollers (Board Order 1284, 68 FR 52383, 9/3/03). The subzone currently consists of two sites totaling 64 acres located at 2169 Hendersonville Road in Skyland, North Carolina and 1865 Hendersonville Road in Asheville, North Carolina. The current request involves an expansion of manufacturing capacity under FTZ procedures to include an additional 1,000 wheel loaders (up to 4,000 units annually) as well as to expand the scope of manufacturing activity conducted under FTZ procedures at Subzone 57B to include an additional finished product (excavators, up to 4,500 units annually). Finished excavators enter the United States duty–free. Volvo CENA is also requesting authority to conduct cab fabrication under FTZ procedures to produce cabs which will be used in excavator and wheel loader manufacturing. Currently the finished cabs are imported from the parent company in Sweden. Cabs fabricated at the Skyland site would replace those that are currently imported. Volvo CENA’s application indicates that foreign–sourced materials to be used under the expanded scope of authority fall into categories which are in the company’s current scope of authority. Duty rates on the imports sourced from abroad range from duty– free to 12%. Zone procedures for the expanded finished products and inputs would exempt Volvo CENA from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export production to non–NAFTA countries. Currently, foreign inputs account for approximately 65 percent of the value of the excavator. For domestic and NAFTA markets, Volvo CENA could choose the duty rate that applies to the finished product (duty–free) for the components used in production when the finished products are entered for U.S. consumption from the zone. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31051 address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 6, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to August 20, 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, 521 East Morehead St., Suite 435, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at Christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: May 30, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–10782 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bureau of Industry and Security Deemed Export Advisory Committee; Notice of Partially Closed Meeting The Deemed Export Advisory Committee (DEAC) will meet in an open session on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 from 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, (Maclaurin Buildings) Building 10–250; Cambridge, MA 02139–4307. A map of the campus can be found at the following Web site: https://www.web.mit.edu/facilities/ maps/. Parking information can be found at the following Web site: https://www.web.mit.edu/facilities/ transportation/. The DEAC is a Federal advisory Committee established in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. It advised the Secretary of Commerce on deemed export licensing policy. A tentative agenda of topics for discussion is listed below. While these topics will likely be discussed, this list is not exhaustive and there may be discussion of other related items during the public session. June 19, 2007 Public Session 1. Introductory Remarks. 2. Current Deemed Export Control Policy Issues. E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 31051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10782]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 20-2007]


Foreign-Trade Zone 57 -- Charlotte, North Carolina, Expansion of 
Capacity and Manufacturing Authority -- Subzone 57B, Volvo Construction 
Equipment North America, Inc., Skyland, North Carolina, Area

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by Volvo Construction Equipment North America (Volvo CENA), 
operator of Subzone 57B, at the Volvo CENA construction equipment 
manufacturing plant in Skyland, North Carolina, requesting to expand 
capacity as well as the scope of manufacturing activity conducted under 
zone procedures within Subzone 57B. 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 May 30, 2007.
    Subzone 57B (240 employees) was approved by the Board in 2001 for 
the manufacture of construction equipment, specifically wheel loaders 
and articulated haulers (Board Order 1164, 66 FR28890, 5/25/01), and 
authority was expanded on August 21, 2003 to include skid-steer loaders 
and compaction rollers (Board Order 1284, 68 FR 52383, 9/3/03). The 
subzone currently consists of two sites totaling 64 acres located at 
2169 Hendersonville Road in Skyland, North Carolina and 1865 
Hendersonville Road in Asheville, North Carolina.
    The current request involves an expansion of manufacturing capacity 
under FTZ procedures to include an additional 1,000 wheel loaders (up 
to 4,000 units annually) as well as to expand the scope of 
manufacturing activity conducted under FTZ procedures at Subzone 57B to 
include an additional finished product (excavators, up to 4,500 units 
annually). Finished excavators enter the United States duty-free. Volvo 
CENA is also requesting authority to conduct cab fabrication under FTZ 
procedures to produce cabs which will be used in excavator and wheel 
loader manufacturing. Currently the finished cabs are imported from the 
parent company in Sweden. Cabs fabricated at the Skyland site would 
replace those that are currently imported.
    Volvo CENA's application indicates that foreign-sourced materials 
to be used under the expanded scope of authority fall into categories 
which are in the company's current scope of authority. Duty rates on 
the imports sourced from abroad range from duty-free to 12%. Zone 
procedures for the expanded finished products and inputs would exempt 
Volvo CENA from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in 
export production to non-NAFTA countries. Currently, foreign inputs 
account for approximately 65 percent of the value of the excavator. For 
domestic and NAFTA markets, Volvo CENA could choose the duty rate that 
applies to the finished product (duty-free) for the components used in 
production when the finished products are entered for U.S. consumption 
from the zone.
    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 
August 6, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to August 20, 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, 521 East Morehead 
St., Suite 435, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202.
Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.
For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at Christopher_
kemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: May 30, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-10782 Filed 6-4-07; 8:45 am]
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