Foreign-Trade Zone 107-Des Moines, Iowa, Expansion of Subzone and Manufacturing Authority-Subzone 107A, Winnebago Industries, Inc. (Motor Home Vehicles), Charles City, Iowa, 41705 [E7-14791]
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Dated: July 23, 2007.
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[FR Doc. E7–14790 Filed 7–30–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
[Docket 26–2007]
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Foreign–Trade Zone 107—Des Moines,
Iowa, Expansion of Subzone and
Manufacturing Authority—Subzone
107A, Winnebago Industries, Inc.
(Motor Home Vehicles), Charles City,
Iowa
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Iowa Foreign–Trade Zone
Corporation, grantee of FTZ 107,
requesting to expand the subzone and
scope of manufacturing authority under
zone procedures for Subzone 107A, at
the Winnebago Industries, Inc.
(Winnebago) facilities in Charles City,
Iowa. 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 July 23, 2007.
Subzone 107A was approved by the
Board on September 4, 1984 (Board
Order 273, 44 FR 50625, 9/13/84) at
Winnebago’s motor home
manufacturing facility, located at 605
W. Crystal Lake Road in Forest City,
Iowa. The facility (1600 employees, 240
acres, 25 buildings/2.2 million sq. ft.) is
used to manufacture, test and
warehouse recreational vehicles, with
specific authority granted for the
manufacture of motor home vehicles
(HTSUS 8703.23 and 8703.24) under
zone procedures (up to 10,000 units
annually). The duty rate on the motor
home vehicles is 2.5 percent, ad
valorem.
The current request involves an
expansion of the scope of manufacturing
authority in terms of capacity and
components as well as the expansion of
the subzone to include an additional
site in Charles City, Iowa. Proposed Site
2 (495 employees, 55 acres, 5 buildings/
352,000 sq. ft.) is located at 1200 Rove
Avenue in Charles City, and is located
approximately 65 miles southeast of the
Forest City Site. The facilities will be
used for the manufacture, testing and
warehousing of the motor homes
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mentioned above (up to 3,000 additional
units annually).
The primary foreign–sourced
component used in manufacturing are
chassis with engines installed - HTSUS
numbers 8704.21, 8704.22, 8704.31 and
8704.32. Duty rates on the chassis range
from 4 percent to 25 percent, ad
valorem. Other dutiable components
that may be sourced from abroad
include the following: petroleum oil
products; glues and adhesives; binders
for foundry molds; plastic tubing, pipes
and hoses; self–adhesive plastics;
plastic fittings; compounded rubber
products; tires; rubber floor coverings
and mats; gaskets, washers and seals;
safety glass; glass mirrors; wire cloth
and grills; steel tubing and pipe fittings;
screws, nuts, washers and bolts of iron
and steel; springs and leaves for springs;
articles of iron and steel wire; nails,
tacks and drawing pins; copper
products; aluminum products; hand
tools; locks; hinges and castors; spark
ignition internal combustion engines;
compression ignition internal
combustion engines; cast iron engine
parts; pumps; fans; air and gas
compressors; air conditioning machine
parts; oil, fuel and air filters; check
valves, taps and cocks; transmission
shafts; bearings and bearing housings,
gears, flywheels, clutches and pulleys;
metal gaskets; electric motors; batteries;
starter motors and generators; lighting
and sound signaling equipment;
windshield wipers and defrosters;
microphones and speakers; television
antennas; burglar and fire alarms; fuses,
relays and switches; electrical filament
or discharge lamps; ignition wiring sets;
bumpers; safety belts; gear boxes;
wheels; suspension components;
mufflers and exhaust pipes; steering
wheels; clutches; tractor parts; LCD
displays; hydrometers, instruments and
apparatus for checking flow and
pressure of liquids; gas and smoke
analysis equipment; speedometers,
odometers and tachometers; voltage and
voltage current regulators; and,
electron–beam microscopes. These
components have duty rates ranging
from duty–free to 8.6 percent ad
valorem.
Zone procedures on the increased
production would exempt Winnebago
from customs duty payments on the
foreign components used in export
production to non- NAFTA countries.
Exports account for approximately 5
percent of production. On domestic
sales and sales to NAFTA countries,
Winnebago could defer duty until the
products are entered for consumption or
exported, and choose the lower duty
that applies to the finished product (2.5
percent) for the foreign components
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listed above. The company would also
realize certain logistical savings related
to zone to zone transfers and direct
delivery procedures as well as savings
on materials that become scrap/waste
during manufacturing. The application
indicates that FTZ–related savings
would help improve the Winnebago’s
international competitiveness.
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 1, 2007. Rebuttal
comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent
15–day period (to October 15, 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, 210 Walnut Street,
Suite 749, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.
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: July 23, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–14791 Filed 7–30–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
[Docket 27–2007]
Foreign–Trade Zone 103 - Grand Forks,
North Dakota, Expansion of
Manufacturing Authority -- Subzone
103A, Imation Enterprise Corp.,
Wahpeton, North Dakota
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by Imation Enterprise Corp.
(Imation), requesting authority to
expand the scope of manufacturing
activity conducted under zone
procedures within Subzone 103A at the
Imation facilities in Wahpeton, North
Dakota. 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 July 23, 2007.
Subzone 103A (400 employees) was
approved by the Board in 2000 for the
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 26-2007]
Foreign-Trade Zone 107--Des Moines, Iowa, Expansion of Subzone
and Manufacturing Authority--Subzone 107A, Winnebago Industries, Inc.
(Motor Home Vehicles), Charles City, Iowa
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by the Iowa Foreign-Trade Zone Corporation, grantee of FTZ
107, requesting to expand the subzone and scope of manufacturing
authority under zone procedures for Subzone 107A, at the Winnebago
Industries, Inc. (Winnebago) facilities in Charles City, Iowa. 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 July 23, 2007.
Subzone 107A was approved by the Board on September 4, 1984 (Board
Order 273, 44 FR 50625, 9/13/84) at Winnebago's motor home
manufacturing facility, located at 605 W. Crystal Lake Road in Forest
City, Iowa. The facility (1600 employees, 240 acres, 25 buildings/2.2
million sq. ft.) is used to manufacture, test and warehouse
recreational vehicles, with specific authority granted for the
manufacture of motor home vehicles (HTSUS 8703.23 and 8703.24) under
zone procedures (up to 10,000 units annually). The duty rate on the
motor home vehicles is 2.5 percent, ad valorem.
The current request involves an expansion of the scope of
manufacturing authority in terms of capacity and components as well as
the expansion of the subzone to include an additional site in Charles
City, Iowa. Proposed Site 2 (495 employees, 55 acres, 5 buildings/
352,000 sq. ft.) is located at 1200 Rove Avenue in Charles City, and is
located approximately 65 miles southeast of the Forest City Site. The
facilities will be used for the manufacture, testing and warehousing of
the motor homes mentioned above (up to 3,000 additional units
annually).
The primary foreign-sourced component used in manufacturing are
chassis with engines installed - HTSUS numbers 8704.21, 8704.22,
8704.31 and 8704.32. Duty rates on the chassis range from 4 percent to
25 percent, ad valorem. Other dutiable components that may be sourced
from abroad include the following: petroleum oil products; glues and
adhesives; binders for foundry molds; plastic tubing, pipes and hoses;
self-adhesive plastics; plastic fittings; compounded rubber products;
tires; rubber floor coverings and mats; gaskets, washers and seals;
safety glass; glass mirrors; wire cloth and grills; steel tubing and
pipe fittings; screws, nuts, washers and bolts of iron and steel;
springs and leaves for springs; articles of iron and steel wire; nails,
tacks and drawing pins; copper products; aluminum products; hand tools;
locks; hinges and castors; spark ignition internal combustion engines;
compression ignition internal combustion engines; cast iron engine
parts; pumps; fans; air and gas compressors; air conditioning machine
parts; oil, fuel and air filters; check valves, taps and cocks;
transmission shafts; bearings and bearing housings, gears, flywheels,
clutches and pulleys; metal gaskets; electric motors; batteries;
starter motors and generators; lighting and sound signaling equipment;
windshield wipers and defrosters; microphones and speakers; television
antennas; burglar and fire alarms; fuses, relays and switches;
electrical filament or discharge lamps; ignition wiring sets; bumpers;
safety belts; gear boxes; wheels; suspension components; mufflers and
exhaust pipes; steering wheels; clutches; tractor parts; LCD displays;
hydrometers, instruments and apparatus for checking flow and pressure
of liquids; gas and smoke analysis equipment; speedometers, odometers
and tachometers; voltage and voltage current regulators; and, electron-
beam microscopes. These components have duty rates ranging from duty-
free to 8.6 percent ad valorem.
Zone procedures on the increased production would exempt Winnebago
from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export
production to non- NAFTA countries. Exports account for approximately 5
percent of production. On domestic sales and sales to NAFTA countries,
Winnebago could defer duty until the products are entered for
consumption or exported, and choose the lower duty that applies to the
finished product (2.5 percent) for the foreign components listed above.
The company would also realize certain logistical savings related to
zone to zone transfers and direct delivery procedures as well as
savings on materials that become scrap/waste during manufacturing. The
application indicates that FTZ-related savings would help improve the
Winnebago's international competitiveness.
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 1, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period (to October 15, 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, 210 Walnut
Street, Suite 749, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.
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: July 23, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-14791 Filed 7-30-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S
