Foreign-Trade Zone 7-- Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Request for Manufacturing Authority, Merck Sharpe & Dohme Quimica de Puerto Rico Inc., (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing), 43233-43234 [E7-15166]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Notices FTZ procedures would exempt Bauhaus 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. Bauhaus 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: pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482– 1378. Dated: July 27, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–15169 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am] mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:00 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board Docket 28–2007 Foreign–Trade Zone 158 – Vicksburg/ Jackson, MS, Request for Manufacturing Authority, Lane Furniture Industries, 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 Lane Furniture Industries, Inc. (Lane) (a subsidiary of Furniture Brands International, Inc.), to manufacture upholstered furniture and related parts under FTZ procedures within FTZ 158. It was formally filed on July 26, 2007. The Lane facilities (3,300 employees) are located in three sites within FTZ 158: Site 14 – at 3464 McCullough Boulevard within the Burlington Northern Industrial Park, Belden, Mississippi; Site 16 – at 234 Industrial Park Road within the Turner Industrial Park, Saltillo, Mississippi; and, Site 17 – at 5380 Highway 145 South within the Tupelo Lee Industrial Park, Verona, Mississippi. The facilities are used to produce upholstered furniture (up to 1.3 million sofas, chairs, and recliners annually) and cut–and-sewn upholstery covers for the U.S. market and export. The application proposes that Lane 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 Lane at its Mississippi facilities. 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 Lane does not seek FTZ benefits on any of the other foreign fabrics used in production at the facilities (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 Lane from customs duty payments on the foreign micro–denier suede fabric used PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43233 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. Lane 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 facilities’ 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. 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: pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482– 1378. Dated: July 27, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–15173 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board Docket 31–2007 Foreign–Trade Zone 7-- Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Request for Manufacturing Authority, Merck Sharpe & Dohme Quimica de Puerto Rico Inc., (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing) An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), grantee of FTZ 7, requesting authority E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 43234 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Notices on behalf of Merck Sharpe & Dohme Quimica de Puerto Rico Inc. (MSDQ) to conduct pharmaceutical manufacturing operations under FTZ procedures within FTZ 7 at the MOVA Pharmaceutical Corporation (MOVA) pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The application was filed on July 27, 2007. The MOVA facilities (650 employees, 16 acres, buildings totaling 250,000 sq. ft, 40 percent of which is devoted to manufacturing) are located on State Road 1, Km 34.8, within the Villa Blanca Industrial Park in Caguas, Puerto Rico (Site 1, Parcel 2). MSDQ will act as the operator within FTZ 7, with the manufacturing activity being contacted by MOVA on behalf of MSDQ. The company has indicated that the square footage of the buildings devoted to manufacturing operations could grow to include up to 70 percent in the near future. MSDQ has requested authority to manufacture two pharmaceutical products, MK–431A (HTSUS 3004.90) and sitagliptin (HTSUS 2933.59) for the U.S. market and export. Duty rates on the finished products range from duty– free to 6.5 percent. Foreign components that would be used in the manufacturing process (up to 25 percent of total content) include sitagliptin (HTSUS 2933.59), metformin hydrochloride (HTSUS 2925.20), enamine amide (HTSUS 2933.59) and butyl josphos (HTSUS 2931.00), with duty rates of 3.7 to 6.5 percent, ad valorem. The application also requests authority to include a broad range of inputs and finished pharmaceutical products that MSDQ may produce under FTZ procedures in the future. (New major activity involving these inputs/products would require review by the FTZ Board.) The duty rates for these inputs and final products range from duty–free to 10 percent. Zone procedures would exempt MSDQ from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export production to non–NAFTA countries. Exports account for approximately 30 to 40 percent of production. On domestic sales and sales to NAFTA countries, MSDQ could defer duty until the products are entered for consumption or exported, and choose the lower duty that applies to the finished product for the foreign components used in production. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 would help improve MSDQ and MOVA’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 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 and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, Centro Internacional de Mercadeo, Tower II, Suite 102, Road 165, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, 00968– 8058. 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 30, 2007. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–15166 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration (A–570–827) Certain Cased Pencils: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Riggle, Import Administration, Room 1870, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0650. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On December 1, 2006, the Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain cased pencils (‘‘cased pencils’’) from the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 71 FR 69543 (December 1, 2006). We received timely requests for review from China First Pencil Co., Ltd. (‘‘China First’’), Shandong Rongxin Import & Export Co., Ltd. (‘‘Rongxin’’) and Three Star Stationery Industry Corp. (‘‘Three Star’’). On February 2, 2007, the Department published a notice of initiation of the antidumping duty administrative review of cased pencils from the PRC for the period December 1, 2005, through November 30, 2006. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 72 FR 5005 (February 2, 2007). On April 9, 2007, China First and Three Star requested a 60–day extension of the deadline by which parties who have requested a review may withdraw the request for review. On April 12, 2007, the Department granted that request. On May 21, 2006, China First and Three Star withdrew their requests for an administrative review. On June 6, 2007, Rongxin withdrew its request for review. Rescission of Review The Department’s regulations, at 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), provide that the Department will rescind an administrative review if the party that requested the review withdraws its request for review within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review, or withdraws its request at a later date if the Department determines that it is reasonable to extend the time limit for withdrawing the request. China First, Three Star and Rongxin were the only parties to request reviews of their respective companies. China First, Three Star and Rongxin made timely requests to withdraw their requests for review. Therefore, since no other party requested a review of these companies, we are rescinding this review of the antidumping duty order on cased pencils from the PRC covering the period December 1, 2005, through November 30, 2006. Assessment The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For all firms, antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 149 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Docket 31-2007


Foreign-Trade Zone 7-- Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Request for 
Manufacturing Authority, Merck Sharpe & Dohme Quimica de Puerto Rico 
Inc., (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company (PRIDCO), 
grantee of FTZ 7, requesting authority

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on behalf of Merck Sharpe & Dohme Quimica de Puerto Rico Inc. (MSDQ) to 
conduct pharmaceutical manufacturing operations under FTZ procedures 
within FTZ 7 at the MOVA Pharmaceutical Corporation (MOVA) 
pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Caguas, Puerto Rico. The 
application was filed on July 27, 2007.
    The MOVA facilities (650 employees, 16 acres, buildings totaling 
250,000 sq. ft, 40 percent of which is devoted to manufacturing) are 
located on State Road 1, Km 34.8, within the Villa Blanca Industrial 
Park in Caguas, Puerto Rico (Site 1, Parcel 2). MSDQ will act as the 
operator within FTZ 7, with the manufacturing activity being contacted 
by MOVA on behalf of MSDQ. The company has indicated that the square 
footage of the buildings devoted to manufacturing operations could grow 
to include up to 70 percent in the near future. MSDQ has requested 
authority to manufacture two pharmaceutical products, MK-431A (HTSUS 
3004.90) and sitagliptin (HTSUS 2933.59) for the U.S. market and 
export. Duty rates on the finished products range from duty-free to 6.5 
percent. Foreign components that would be used in the manufacturing 
process (up to 25 percent of total content) include sitagliptin (HTSUS 
2933.59), metformin hydrochloride (HTSUS 2925.20), enamine amide (HTSUS 
2933.59) and butyl josphos (HTSUS 2931.00), with duty rates of 3.7 to 
6.5 percent, ad valorem.
    The application also requests authority to include a broad range of 
inputs and finished pharmaceutical products that MSDQ may produce under 
FTZ procedures in the future. (New major activity involving these 
inputs/products would require review by the FTZ Board.) The duty rates 
for these inputs and final products range from duty-free to 10 percent.
    Zone procedures would exempt MSDQ from customs duty payments on the 
foreign components used in export production to non-NAFTA countries. 
Exports account for approximately 30 to 40 percent of production. On 
domestic sales and sales to NAFTA countries, MSDQ could defer duty 
until the products are entered for consumption or exported, and choose 
the lower duty that applies to the finished product for the foreign 
components used in production. 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 MSDQ and MOVA'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 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 and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at each of the following locations:
U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, Centro 
Internacional de Mercadeo, Tower II, Suite 102, Road 165, Guaynabo, 
Puerto Rico, 00968-8058.
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 30, 2007.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15166 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
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