Foreign-Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, GA, Application for Subzone Status, KIA Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (Motor Vehicles), 20247 [E8-8034]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 73 / Tuesday, April 15, 2008 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board Docket 19–2008 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Foreign–Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, GA, Application for Subzone Status, KIA Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (Motor Vehicles) An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Georgia Foreign–Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, requesting special–purpose subzone status for the motor vehicle manufacturing plant of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG), located in West Point, Georgia. 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 March 28, 2008. The KMMG plant (635 acres/2.4 million sq.ft.) is to be located at 700 Kia Parkway in West Point (Troup County), Georgia. The facility, currently under construction, will be used to produce light–duty passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, minivans) for export and the domestic market. At full capacity, the facility (about 2,500 employees) will manufacture up to approximately 350,000 vehicles annually. Components to be purchased from abroad (representing approximately 25% of total material inputs, by value) would include: oils, hydraulic fluids, pipe/tube of plastics, paint, plastic knobs, flexible rubber tubes/hoses, self–adhesive plastic or polyurethane sheets/foil/film, labels, tape, rubber belts, tires, gaskets, seals, floor mats, safety glass, mirrors, pipe fittings, stranded wire of steel and copper, pins, hangers, brake cables, body parts, trim parts, articles of base metals, doors, fasteners, cotter pins, helical springs, catalytic converters, locks and keys, spark–ignition and diesel engines, engine parts, pumps, compressors, air conditioner components, filters, valves, parts of steering systems, steering wheels, hubs and flanges, universal joints, clutches, half/drive shafts, transmissions and parts of transmissions, torque converters, differentials, bearings and parts thereof, compasses, thermostats, motors, batteries, ignition parts, electrical parts, lighting equipment, horns, windshield wipers, audio/video components, speakers, antennas, wiring harnesses, carpet sets, seats, seat belts, airbag modules/inflators, brake components, wheels, wheel locks, lug nuts, lug wrenches, suspension components, radiators, exhaust systems, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:31 Apr 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 hinges, pneumatic dampeners, speedometers, tachometers, voltmeters, flow meters, regulators/controllers, windshields, glass windows, resistors, relays, starters, clocks, spark plugs, and switches (duty rate range: free 9.0%). FTZ procedures would exempt KMMG from customs duty payments on foreign components used in export production (estimated to be 10% of plant shipments). On its domestic sales, KMMG would be able to choose the duty rate that applies to finished passenger vehicles (2.5%) for the foreign inputs noted above that have higher rates. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. The application indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the facility’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff is 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 June 16, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to June 30, 2008. 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, 75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 1055, Atlanta, Georgia 30308; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230–0002. For further information, contact Pierre Duy at pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482– 1378. Dated: April 3, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–8034 Filed 4–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20247 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 23–2008] Foreign–Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, Georgia, Application for Subzone, Noramco, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Intermediate Manufacturing), Athens, Georgia An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the Board) by the Georgia Foreign– Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, requesting special–purpose subzone status with manufacturing authority at the pharmaceutical intermediate manufacturing facility of Noramco, Inc. (Noramco), located in Athens, Georgia. 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 April 3, 2008. Noramco, a wholly–owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, Inc., produces intermediates for prescription and over– the-counter pharmaceutical products. Noramco has requested authority to manufacture under zone procedures an active ingredient (Tapentadol Hydrochloride) for a new prescription analgesic product at the facility (170 employees). The proposed subzone facility (130 acres, 121,300 sq. ft. within 3 buildings for the proposed activity) is located at 1440 Olympic Drive, Athens, Georgia. Foreign–origin chemical ingredient inputs to be used in the manufacturing process (about half of finished product value) have duty rates ranging from 3.7 percent to 6.5 percent, ad valorem. The applicant is also requesting to import polyethylene bags and poly drums, duty rates 3 percent and 5.3 percent respectively, for use in processing of the active ingredient. FTZ procedures would exempt Noramco from customs duty payments on foreign materials used in export production. At this time, the final product will only be marketed in the United States; however, the plant may in the future support export of the final product to Canada and Japan. On its domestic shipments, Noramco could defer duty until the product is entered for consumption, and choose the duty– free rate that applies to the finished active ingredient for the foreign inputs used in production. The company may also realize certain logistical/procedural savings related to weekly entry and direct delivery procedures, as well as savings on materials that become scrap/ waste during manufacturing. The application indicates that FTZ E:\FR\FM\15APN1.SGM 15APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 15, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Docket 19-2008


Foreign-Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, GA, Application for Subzone 
Status, KIA Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (Motor Vehicles)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, 
requesting special-purpose subzone status for the motor vehicle 
manufacturing plant of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG), 
located in West Point, Georgia. 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 March 28, 2008.
    The KMMG plant (635 acres/2.4 million sq.ft.) is to be located at 
700 Kia Parkway in West Point (Troup County), Georgia. The facility, 
currently under construction, will be used to produce light-duty 
passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, minivans) for 
export and the domestic market. At full capacity, the facility (about 
2,500 employees) will manufacture up to approximately 350,000 vehicles 
annually. Components to be purchased from abroad (representing 
approximately 25% of total material inputs, by value) would include: 
oils, hydraulic fluids, pipe/tube of plastics, paint, plastic knobs, 
flexible rubber tubes/hoses, self-adhesive plastic or polyurethane 
sheets/foil/film, labels, tape, rubber belts, tires, gaskets, seals, 
floor mats, safety glass, mirrors, pipe fittings, stranded wire of 
steel and copper, pins, hangers, brake cables, body parts, trim parts, 
articles of base metals, doors, fasteners, cotter pins, helical 
springs, catalytic converters, locks and keys, spark-ignition and 
diesel engines, engine parts, pumps, compressors, air conditioner 
components, filters, valves, parts of steering systems, steering 
wheels, hubs and flanges, universal joints, clutches, half/drive 
shafts, transmissions and parts of transmissions, torque converters, 
differentials, bearings and parts thereof, compasses, thermostats, 
motors, batteries, ignition parts, electrical parts, lighting 
equipment, horns, windshield wipers, audio/video components, speakers, 
antennas, wiring harnesses, carpet sets, seats, seat belts, airbag 
modules/inflators, brake components, wheels, wheel locks, lug nuts, lug 
wrenches, suspension components, radiators, exhaust systems, hinges, 
pneumatic dampeners, speedometers, tachometers, voltmeters, flow 
meters, regulators/controllers, windshields, glass windows, resistors, 
relays, starters, clocks, spark plugs, and switches (duty rate range: 
free 9.0%).
    FTZ procedures would exempt KMMG from customs duty payments on 
foreign components used in export production (estimated to be 10% of 
plant shipments). On its domestic sales, KMMG would be able to choose 
the duty rate that applies to finished passenger vehicles (2.5%) for 
the foreign inputs noted above that have higher rates. Customs duties 
also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production 
equipment. The application indicates that the savings from FTZ 
procedures would help improve the facility's international 
competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ 
Staff is 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 
June 16, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to June 30, 2008.
    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, 75 Fifth Street, 
N.W., Suite 1055, Atlanta, Georgia 30308; and, Office of the Executive 
Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, 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: April 3, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-8034 Filed 4-14-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S
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