Foreign-Trade Zone 227 -- Durant, Oklahoma; Application for Expansion, 10421 [E8-3707]
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Zones Board, Room 2814B, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20230–0002. For further
information, contact Pierre Duy at
pierre_duy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482–
1378.
Dated: February 19, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–3710 Filed 2–26–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
(Docket 7–2008)
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Foreign–Trade Zone 227 -- Durant,
Oklahoma; Application for Expansion
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) by Rural Enterprises of
Oklahoma, Inc., grantee of FTZ 227,
requesting authority to expand its
existing zone to include two new sites
in Carter County, Oklahoma, adjacent to
the Dallas/Fort Worth Customs and
Border Protection port of entry. 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 February 8, 2008.
FTZ 227 was approved on January 27,
1998 (Board Order 947, 63 FR 5929, 2/
5/98). The zone project currently
consists of 30 acres within the 280–acre
Texoma Industrial Park located near
U.S. Highway 69/75 in Durant.
The applicant is now requesting
authority to expand the zone to include
two sites in Carter County: Proposed
Site 2 (2,790 acres)—Ardmore Industrial
Airpark located on Highway 53 in
Springer; and, Proposed Site 3 (122
acres)—Westport Industrial Park located
west of Interstate 35 between Prairie
Valley Road and 12th Avenue NW in
Ardmore. Proposed Site 2 is owned by
the Ardmore Development Authority,
City of Ardmore, Sovereign Oklahoma
Development L.L.C. and Highway 53,
L.L.C. Proposed Site 3 is owned by
Ardmore Development Authority, JVS,
Inc., Premium Beers of Oklahoma,
L.L.C., Longhorn Scooters, Inc., KRC
Investments, LLC, and Sooner Lift, Inc.
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.
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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 April 28, 2008. Rebuttal
comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent
15-day period to May 12, 2008.
A copy of the application and
accompanying exhibits will be available
for public inspection at each of the
following locations: Office of Rural
Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc., 2912
Enterprise Boulevard, Durant, OK
74701; 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 at (202)
482–2350.
Dated: February 11, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–3707 Filed 2–26–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
[Docket 8–2008]
Foreign–Trade Zone 230 Greensboro,
North CarolinaApplication for
Subzone; Banner Pharmacaps, Inc.;
(Pharmaceutical and Soft Gelatin
Capsule Manufacturing) High Point,
North Carolina
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) by the Piedmont Triad
Partnership, grantee of FTZ 230,
requesting special–purpose subzone
status with manufacturing authority for
certain prescription pharmaceutical
products and soft gelatin capsules at the
manufacturing facility of Banner
Pharmacaps, Inc. (Banner), located in
High Point, North Carolina. The
application was submitted pursuant to
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 February
12, 2008.
The proposed subzone facility (51.3
acres, 2 buildings totaling 263,000 sq. ft.
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approx. 40% of which is devoted to
manufacturing) is located at 4125
Premier Drive in High Point, North
Carolina.
Banner is a contract manufacturer of
soft gelatin capsules for prescription
and over–the-counter (OTC)
pharmaceuticals, and nutritional
products. The Banner facility (500
employees) has requested authority to
manufacture under zone procedures a
variety of prescription pharmaceutical
products that fall within HTSUS
categories 3004.50 and 3004.90 (duty–
free). The initial products within these
categories to be manufactured under
FTZ procedures are a treatment for
obesity, using active ingredient MK–
0364; and, a drug for the prevention of
organ rejection, using ISA 247. These
ingredients are classified under HTSUS
2933.39 6.5% duty rate. Other potential
products include treatments for obesity,
migraines, organ rejection prevention,
seizures, Parkinson’s disease, viral
infections, cold and cough, and
prescription vitamin D. Banner is
requesting authority to make these
products with active ingredients that
fall within the following categories:
HTSUS 2915.90, 2921.30, 2922.49,
2933.39, 2933.79, 2935.00, and 3503.00.
Active ingredients from these categories
specifically cited in the application
include valproic acid, amantadine,
benzonatate, ethosuximide,
cyclosporine, nimodipine, and
zonisamide. Foreign–origin active
ingredient inputs to be used in the
manufacturing process (up to 50 percent
of finished product value) have duty
rates ranging from 3.7 percent to 6.5
percent, ad valorem. For each of the
finished prescription pharmaceutical
products (HTSUS 3004.50 and 3004.90),
the active ingredients may be combined
with edible gelatin (HTSUS 3503.00 ¥
2.8 cents/kg. + 3.8÷) and a non–active
filler ingredient (HTSUS 3906.10 ¥
6.3÷).
Banner is also applying to produce
over–the-counter pharmaceutical and
nutritional products (HTSUS 3004.90
and 3004.50 duty–free, HTSUS 1517.90
¥ 8%, and HTSUS 2106.90 ¥ 6.4÷)
under zone procedures with requested
authority limited to a single foreign–
sourced input: edible gelatin (HTSUS
3503.00 ¥ 2.8 cents/kg. + 3.8÷).
FTZ procedures would exempt
Banner from customs duty payments on
foreign materials used in export
production. Some 5 to 10 percent of the
plant’s shipments are exported. On its
domestic shipments, Banner could defer
duty until the products are entered for
consumption, and choose the duty–free
rate that applies to the finished product
for the foreign components used in
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(Docket 7-2008)
Foreign-Trade Zone 227 -- Durant, Oklahoma; Application for
Expansion
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ)
Board (the Board) by Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc., grantee of
FTZ 227, requesting authority to expand its existing zone to include
two new sites in Carter County, Oklahoma, adjacent to the Dallas/Fort
Worth Customs and Border Protection port of entry. 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 February 8, 2008.
FTZ 227 was approved on January 27, 1998 (Board Order 947, 63 FR
5929, 2/5/98). The zone project currently consists of 30 acres within
the 280-acre Texoma Industrial Park located near U.S. Highway 69/75 in
Durant.
The applicant is now requesting authority to expand the zone to
include two sites in Carter County: Proposed Site 2 (2,790 acres)--
Ardmore Industrial Airpark located on Highway 53 in Springer; and,
Proposed Site 3 (122 acres)--Westport Industrial Park located west of
Interstate 35 between Prairie Valley Road and 12th Avenue NW in
Ardmore. Proposed Site 2 is owned by the Ardmore Development Authority,
City of Ardmore, Sovereign Oklahoma Development L.L.C. and Highway 53,
L.L.C. Proposed Site 3 is owned by Ardmore Development Authority, JVS,
Inc., Premium Beers of Oklahoma, L.L.C., Longhorn Scooters, Inc., KRC
Investments, LLC, and Sooner Lift, Inc. 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
April 28, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to May 12, 2008.
A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be
available for public inspection at each of the following locations:
Office of Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc., 2912 Enterprise
Boulevard, Durant, OK 74701; 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 Camille--
Evans@ita.doc.gov or at (202) 482-2350.
Dated: February 11, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3707 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 am]
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