Foreign-Trade Zone 158-Vicksburg/Jackson, MS; Request for Manufacturing Authority H.M. Richards, Inc. (Upholstered Furniture), 43232 [07-3831]
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Foreign-Trade Zone 158—Vicksburg/
Jackson, MS; Request for
Manufacturing Authority H.M.
Richards, Inc. (Upholstered Furniture)
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by Greater Mississippi ForeignTrade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 158,
pursuant to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the
Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400),
requesting authority on behalf of H.M.
Richards, Inc. (Richards) (a subsidiary of
Rooms To Go, Inc.), to manufacture
upholstered furniture and related parts
under FTZ procedures within FTZ 158.
It was formally filed on July 26, 2007.
The Richards facility (800 employees)
is located at 414 Road 2790 within the
Harry A. Martin North Lee Industrial
Complex (Site 15) in Guntown,
Mississippi. The facility is used to
produce upholstered furniture (up to
400,000 sofas, chairs, and recliners
annually) and cut-and-sewn upholstery
covers for the U.S. market and export.
The application proposes that Richards
would utilize foreign-origin ‘‘microdenier suede’’ fabric to be cut and sewn
into furniture upholstery covers under
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FTZ procedures. The finished
upholstery covers (HTSUS 9401.90;
duty free) would then be assembled into
finished chairs, seats, sofas, and
recliners manufactured by Richards at
its Guntown plant.
The proposed scope of authority
under FTZ procedures would only
involve duty savings on foreign-origin,
micro-denier suede fabrics (classified
under HTSUS Headings 5407, 5512,
5515, 5516, 5903, 5906, 6001, 6005,
6006; duty rate range: 2.7–17.2%)
finished with a caustic soda wash
process, which the applicant indicates
are not produced by U.S. mills. The
application indicates that Richards does
not seek FTZ benefits on any of the
other foreign fabrics used in production
at the facility (i.e., full duties would be
paid on all such fabrics). All other
material inputs used in production
would be domestic-status.
FTZ procedures would exempt
Richards from customs duty payments
on the foreign micro-denier suede fabric
used in export production. On microdenier suede fabric used in production
for the U.S. market, the company could
elect the finished upholstery cover (i.e.,
furniture part) duty rate (free) after the
fabric has been cut, sewn, and formed
into upholstery covers, at which time
they are entered for consumption from
the zone. Richards would also have the
option to elect the finished furniture
duty rate (free) for the subject fabric
when the finished furniture is entered
for domestic consumption. The
application indicates that the savings
from FTZ procedures will help improve
the facility’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
following address: Office of the
Executive Secretary, Room 2111, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002. The closing period for
receipt of comments is October 2, 2007.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to October 17,
2007.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at each of
the following locations: U.S.
Department of Commerce Export
Assistance Center, Suite 255, 175 East
Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi
39201; and, at the Office of the ForeignTrade Zones Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address listed above.
For further information, contact Pierre
Duy, examiner, at:
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pierre_duy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482–
1378.
Dated: July 27, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
Docket 30–2007
Foreign–Trade Zone 158 – Vicksburg/
Jackson, MS, Request for
Manufacturing Authority, Bauhaus
USA, Inc., (Upholstered Furniture)
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by Greater Mississippi Foreign–
Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 158,
pursuant to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the
Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400),
requesting authority on behalf of
Bauhaus USA, Inc. (Bauhaus) (a
subsidiary of La–Z-Boy, Inc.), to
manufacture upholstered furniture and
related parts under FTZ procedures
within FTZ 158. It was formally filed on
July 26, 2007.
The Bauhaus facility (216 employees)
is located at One Bauhaus Drive within
the Turner Industrial Park (Site 16) in
Saltillo, Mississippi. The facility is used
to produce upholstered furniture (up to
200,000 sofas, chairs, and recliners
annually) and cut–and-sewn upholstery
covers for the U.S. market and export.
The application proposes that Bauhaus
would utilize foreign–origin ‘‘micro–
denier suede’’ fabric to be cut and sewn
into furniture upholstery covers under
FTZ procedures. The finished
upholstery covers (HTSUS 9401.90;
duty free) would then be assembled into
finished chairs, seats, sofas, and
recliners manufactured by Bauhaus at
its Mississippi facility.
The proposed scope of authority
under FTZ procedures would only
involve duty savings on foreign–origin,
micro–denier suede fabrics (classified
under HTSUS Headings 5407, 5512,
5515, 5516, 5903, 5906, 6001, 6005,
6006; duty rate range: 2.7 17.2%)
finished with a caustic soda wash
process, which the applicant indicates
are not produced by U.S. mills. The
application indicates that Bauhaus does
not seek FTZ benefits on any of the
other foreign fabrics used in production
at the facility (i.e., full duties would be
paid on all such fabrics). All other
material inputs used in production
would be domestic–status.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket No. 29-2007]
Foreign-Trade Zone 158--Vicksburg/Jackson, MS; Request for
Manufacturing Authority H.M. Richards, Inc. (Upholstered Furniture)
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by Greater Mississippi Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
FTZ 158, pursuant to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board's regulations
(15 CFR Part 400), requesting authority on behalf of H.M. Richards,
Inc. (Richards) (a subsidiary of Rooms To Go, Inc.), to manufacture
upholstered furniture and related parts under FTZ procedures within FTZ
158. It was formally filed on July 26, 2007.
The Richards facility (800 employees) is located at 414 Road 2790
within the Harry A. Martin North Lee Industrial Complex (Site 15) in
Guntown, Mississippi. The facility is used to produce upholstered
furniture (up to 400,000 sofas, chairs, and recliners annually) and
cut-and-sewn upholstery covers for the U.S. market and export. The
application proposes that Richards would utilize foreign-origin
``micro-denier suede'' fabric to be cut and sewn into furniture
upholstery covers under FTZ procedures. The finished upholstery covers
(HTSUS 9401.90; duty free) would then be assembled into finished
chairs, seats, sofas, and recliners manufactured by Richards at its
Guntown plant.
The proposed scope of authority under FTZ procedures would only
involve duty savings on foreign-origin, micro-denier suede fabrics
(classified under HTSUS Headings 5407, 5512, 5515, 5516, 5903, 5906,
6001, 6005, 6006; duty rate range: 2.7-17.2%) finished with a caustic
soda wash process, which the applicant indicates are not produced by
U.S. mills. The application indicates that Richards does not seek FTZ
benefits on any of the other foreign fabrics used in production at the
facility (i.e., full duties would be paid on all such fabrics). All
other material inputs used in production would be domestic-status.
FTZ procedures would exempt Richards from customs duty payments on
the foreign micro-denier suede fabric used in export production. On
micro-denier suede fabric used in production for the U.S. market, the
company could elect the finished upholstery cover (i.e., furniture
part) duty rate (free) after the fabric has been cut, sewn, and formed
into upholstery covers, at which time they are entered for consumption
from the zone. Richards would also have the option to elect the
finished furniture duty rate (free) for the subject fabric when the
finished furniture is entered for domestic consumption. The application
indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures will help improve the
facility'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 following address: Office of the Executive Secretary,
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230-0002. The closing period for receipt of comments
is October 2, 2007. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to October 17, 2007.
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection
at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export
Assistance Center, Suite 255, 175 East Capitol Street, Jackson,
Mississippi 39201; and, at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board's Executive Secretary at the address listed above. For further
information, contact Pierre Duy, examiner, at: pierre_duy@ita.doc.gov,
or (202) 482-1378.
Dated: July 27, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 07-3831 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
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