Foreign-Trade Zone 14 -- Little Rock, Arkansas Application for Subzone Status Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc. (Outdoor Power Products Manufacturing) Nashville, Arkansas, 25645-25646 [E8-10086]

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Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–10049 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–EA–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board [Docket 19–2008] sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Foreign–Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, GA, Withdrawal of Application for Subzone Status, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (Motor Vehicles) Notice is hereby given of the withdrawal of the application requesting special–purpose subzone status for the motor vehicle manufacturing plant of Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. The application was filed on March 28, 2008 (73 FR 20247, 4–15–2008). The withdrawal was requested due to changed circumstances involving potential expansion of FTZ 26 to include new general–purpose (multi– user) sites in the western Georgia area, and the case has been closed without prejudice. Dated: April 25, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–10077 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:00 May 06, 2008 Jkt 214001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board Docket 28–2008 Foreign–Trade Zone 38 Spartanburg County, SC, Request for Manufacturing ¨ Authority, ZF Lemforder Corporation (Automotive Suspension Systems) An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, pursuant to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400), requesting authority on behalf of ZF ¨ ¨ Lemforder Corporation (Lemforder), to assemble automotive suspension systems under FTZ procedures within FTZ 38. It was formally filed on April 30, 2008. ¨ The Lemforder facility (71 employees) is located at 191 Parkway West (Site 3) in Duncan, South Carolina. Under FTZ ¨ procedures, Lemforder would assemble up to 105,000 automotive suspension systems (HTSUS 8708.80) annually for the U.S. market and export. Foreign components that would be used in the assembly activity (up to 100% of total purchases) include: stoppers/lids/caps, reinforced tubes/pipes/hoses, articles of rubber, fasteners, helical and leaf springs, cables and wires, fittings, check valves, brake system parts, suspension systems and related parts, dampeners, height sensors, wheel hubs, drive shafts, universal joints, and ball bearings (duty rates: free - 9.0%). FTZ procedures would exempt ¨ Lemforder from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in production for export. On domestic shipments transferred in–bond to U.S. automobile assembly plants with subzone status, no duties would be paid on the foreign components within the suspension systems until the finished vehicles are subsequently entered for consumption, at which time the finished automobile duty rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign components. For the suspension systems withdrawn directly by ¨ Lemforder for customs entry, the finished automotive suspension system rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign inputs noted above. The application indicates that the company would also realize duty deferral and certain logistical/supply chain savings. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25645 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 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 July 7, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to July 21, 2008. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 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: April 30, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–10089 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board (Docket 26–2008) Foreign–Trade Zone 14 -- Little Rock, Arkansas Application for Subzone Status Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc. (Outdoor Power Products Manufacturing) Nashville, Arkansas An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone (FTZ) 14, requesting special–purpose subzone status for the outdoor power products manufacturing facility of Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc. (Husqvarna) located in Nashville, Arkansas. 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 April 29, 2008. The Husqvarna facility is located at 1 Poulan Drive, in Nashville (96 acres, 1,400 employees). The facility is used for manufacturing various types of gas– powered outdoor products (blowers, trimmers and chainsaws, HTSUS numbers 8414.59, 8430.20, 8467.89 and 8467.81). At full capacity the Husqvarna facility can produce up to 3.9 million E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 25646 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 89 / Wednesday, May 7, 2008 / Notices units annually. Imported components and raw materials account for approximately 35 percent of the value of inputs used in manufacturing. Parts and components that may be imported into the proposed subzone for manufacturing include: plastic tubes, pipes and hoses (3917.29); petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals (2710.19); carbides (2849.90); lubricating preparations (3403.19); polymides (3908.10); plastic monofilament (3916.90); self–adhesive plate, sheet, film, foils, tape and strip of plastics ( 3919.90); other plate, sheet, film, foil and strip of polymers of styrene (3921.11); plastic articles used for packing or conveyance of goods (3923.10, 3923.29, 3923.50, 3923.90); other plastic articles (3926.90); vulcanized rubber tubes, pipes and hoses (4009.11); vulcanized rubber conveyor or transmission belts (4010.36, 4010.39); vulcanized rubber washers and seals (4016.93); other vulcanized rubber products (4016.99); synthetic twine, cordage, rope and cable (5607.50); articles of yarn, strip, twine, cordage, rope or cable (5609.50); textile articles and products for technical uses (5911.90); labels (6307.90); millstones, grindstones and grinding wheels (6804.21, 6804.22); iron or steel flanges (7307.91, 7307.92); self–tapping screws (7318.14); screws and bolts, with or without washers (7318.15); nuts (7318.16); spring washers and lock washers (7318.21); non–threaded articles of iron or steel (7318.29); iron or steel helical springs (7320.90); tungsten articles/powders (8101.10); agriculture, horticulture or forestry hand tools and their parts (8201.90); handsaws, blades and their parts (8202.40); files, rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, pipe and bolt cutters and similar (8203.20); hand– operated spanners and wrenches (8204.11); hand tools for drilling, threading or tapping (8205.10); screwdrivers and their parts (8205.40); anvils, forges and grinding wheels and their parts (8205.70); vises, clamps and their parts (8205.70); pressing, stamping and punching tools and their parts (8207.30); drilling tools (8207.50, 8207.90); iron or steel flexible tubing (8307.10); spark–ignition internal combustion engine parts (8409.91); fuel, lubricating and cooling pumps for internal combustion piston engines and their parts (8413.30, 8413.91); air and vacuum pumps and their parts (8414.59, 8414.90); air filters (8421.31); spray guns (8424.20); tool holders (8466.10); check valves and their parts (8481.30); pressure–reducing and thermostatically controlled valves (8481.80); ball bearings (8482.10); needle roller bearings (8482.40); transmission shafts, VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:00 May 06, 2008 Jkt 214001 camshafts and crankshafts and their parts (8483.10); bearing housings/plain shaft bearings (8483.30); gears and gearing and other transmission elements, including torque converters (8483.40); flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks (8483.50); clutches and shaft couplings, including universal joints (8483.60); toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements (8483.900); universal AC/DC motors (8501.20); single–phase AC motors (8501.20); multi–phase AC motors (8501.52); AC generators/alternators (8501.61); electrical transformers, static convertors, inductors and their parts (8504.33, 8504.40); electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes (8505.20); primary cells and batteries (8506.80); lead–acid storage batteries (8507.20); spark plugs (8511.10); ignition coils (8511.30); electrical ignition or starting equipment parts (8511.90); microphones and loudspeakers (8518.30); electrical switches (8536.50); lamp–holders, plugs and sockets (8536.69, 8536.90); fluorescent lamps (8539.31); microwave tubes (8540.89); winding wire (8544.20); electrical conductors (8544.42, 8544.49); Drive and non–drive axles and parts thereof (8708.50); trailers and semi– trailers and their parts (8716.80); micrometers, calipers and gauges (9017.30); other instruments (9017.80); revolution and production counters, taximeters, odometers and pedometers (9029.10); and, stroboscopes (9029.20). The duty rates on the imported components range from duty–free to 12 percent. This application requests authority for Husqvarna to conduct the manufacturing activity under FTZ procedures, which could exempt the company from customs duty payments on the imported components used in export production. Approximately 30 percent of production is exported. On domestic sales, the company could choose the lower duty rate (duty–free to 2.3 percent) that applies to the finished products for the imported components used in manufacturing. Husqvarna may also realize savings related to direct delivery and weekly customs entry procedures. The company would also realize savings on the elimination of duties on materials that become scrap/ waste during manufacturing. The application indicates that the FTZ– related savings would improve the plant’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Christopher Kemp of the FTZ staff is designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their receipt is July 7, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15–day period (to July 21, 2008). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available at each of the following addresses: U. S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 425 West Capital Avenue, Suite 425, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230. For further information contact Christopher Kemp at christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: April 30, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–10086 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board (Docket 27–2008) Foreign–Trade Zone 14 -- Little Rock, Arkansas Application for Subzone Status Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc. (Outdoor Power Products Manufacturing) De Queen, Arkansas An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, grantee of Foreign–Trade Zone (FTZ) 14, requesting special–purpose subzone status for the outdoor power products manufacturing facility of Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc. (Husqvarna) located in De Queen, Arkansas. 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 April 29, 2008. The Husqvarna facility is located at 123 Red Bridge Road, in De Queen (13 acres, 850 employees). The facility is used for manufacturing various types of electric–powered outdoor products (blowers, trimmers and chainsaws, HTSUS numbers 8414.59, 8467.22, 8467.29, 8467.89 and 8467.81). At full capacity the Husqvarna facility can E:\FR\FM\07MYN1.SGM 07MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

(Docket 26-2008)


Foreign-Trade Zone 14 -- Little Rock, Arkansas Application for 
Subzone Status Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc. (Outdoor Power Products 
Manufacturing) Nashville, Arkansas

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, grantee of 
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 14, requesting special-purpose subzone status 
for the outdoor power products manufacturing facility of Husqvarna 
Outdoor Products Inc. (Husqvarna) located in Nashville, Arkansas. 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 April 29, 2008.
    The Husqvarna facility is located at 1 Poulan Drive, in Nashville 
(96 acres, 1,400 employees). The facility is used for manufacturing 
various types of gas-powered outdoor products (blowers, trimmers and 
chainsaws, HTSUS numbers 8414.59, 8430.20, 8467.89 and 8467.81). At 
full capacity the Husqvarna facility can produce up to 3.9 million

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units annually. Imported components and raw materials account for 
approximately 35 percent of the value of inputs used in manufacturing. 
Parts and components that may be imported into the proposed subzone for 
manufacturing include: plastic tubes, pipes and hoses (3917.29); 
petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals (2710.19); carbides 
(2849.90); lubricating preparations (3403.19); polymides (3908.10); 
plastic monofilament (3916.90); self-adhesive plate, sheet, film, 
foils, tape and strip of plastics ( 3919.90); other plate, sheet, film, 
foil and strip of polymers of styrene (3921.11); plastic articles used 
for packing or conveyance of goods (3923.10, 3923.29, 3923.50, 
3923.90); other plastic articles (3926.90); vulcanized rubber tubes, 
pipes and hoses (4009.11); vulcanized rubber conveyor or transmission 
belts (4010.36, 4010.39); vulcanized rubber washers and seals 
(4016.93); other vulcanized rubber products (4016.99); synthetic twine, 
cordage, rope and cable (5607.50); articles of yarn, strip, twine, 
cordage, rope or cable (5609.50); textile articles and products for 
technical uses (5911.90); labels (6307.90); millstones, grindstones and 
grinding wheels (6804.21, 6804.22); iron or steel flanges (7307.91, 
7307.92); self-tapping screws (7318.14); screws and bolts, with or 
without washers (7318.15); nuts (7318.16); spring washers and lock 
washers (7318.21); non-threaded articles of iron or steel (7318.29); 
iron or steel helical springs (7320.90); tungsten articles/powders 
(8101.10); agriculture, horticulture or forestry hand tools and their 
parts (8201.90); handsaws, blades and their parts (8202.40); files, 
rasps, pliers, pincers, tweezers, pipe and bolt cutters and similar 
(8203.20); hand-operated spanners and wrenches (8204.11); hand tools 
for drilling, threading or tapping (8205.10); screwdrivers and their 
parts (8205.40); anvils, forges and grinding wheels and their parts 
(8205.70); vises, clamps and their parts (8205.70); pressing, stamping 
and punching tools and their parts (8207.30); drilling tools (8207.50, 
8207.90); iron or steel flexible tubing (8307.10); spark-ignition 
internal combustion engine parts (8409.91); fuel, lubricating and 
cooling pumps for internal combustion piston engines and their parts 
(8413.30, 8413.91); air and vacuum pumps and their parts (8414.59, 
8414.90); air filters (8421.31); spray guns (8424.20); tool holders 
(8466.10); check valves and their parts (8481.30); pressure-reducing 
and thermostatically controlled valves (8481.80); ball bearings 
(8482.10); needle roller bearings (8482.40); transmission shafts, 
camshafts and crankshafts and their parts (8483.10); bearing housings/
plain shaft bearings (8483.30); gears and gearing and other 
transmission elements, including torque converters (8483.40); flywheels 
and pulleys, including pulley blocks (8483.50); clutches and shaft 
couplings, including universal joints (8483.60); toothed wheels, chain 
sprockets and other transmission elements (8483.900); universal AC/DC 
motors (8501.20); single-phase AC motors (8501.20); multi-phase AC 
motors (8501.52); AC generators/alternators (8501.61); electrical 
transformers, static convertors, inductors and their parts (8504.33, 
8504.40); electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes (8505.20); 
primary cells and batteries (8506.80); lead-acid storage batteries 
(8507.20); spark plugs (8511.10); ignition coils (8511.30); electrical 
ignition or starting equipment parts (8511.90); microphones and 
loudspeakers (8518.30); electrical switches (8536.50); lamp-holders, 
plugs and sockets (8536.69, 8536.90); fluorescent lamps (8539.31); 
microwave tubes (8540.89); winding wire (8544.20); electrical 
conductors (8544.42, 8544.49); Drive and non-drive axles and parts 
thereof (8708.50); trailers and semi-trailers and their parts 
(8716.80); micrometers, calipers and gauges (9017.30); other 
instruments (9017.80); revolution and production counters, taximeters, 
odometers and pedometers (9029.10); and, stroboscopes (9029.20). The 
duty rates on the imported components range from duty-free to 12 
percent.
    This application requests authority for Husqvarna to conduct the 
manufacturing activity under FTZ procedures, which could exempt the 
company from customs duty payments on the imported components used in 
export production. Approximately 30 percent of production is exported. 
On domestic sales, the company could choose the lower duty rate (duty-
free to 2.3 percent) that applies to the finished products for the 
imported components used in manufacturing. Husqvarna may also realize 
savings related to direct delivery and weekly customs entry procedures. 
The company would also realize savings on the elimination of duties on 
materials that become scrap/waste during manufacturing. The application 
indicates that the FTZ-related savings would improve the plant's 
international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Christopher Kemp 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 listed below. The closing period for their 
receipt is July 7, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material 
submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the 
subsequent 15-day period (to July 21, 2008).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available at each of the following addresses: U. S. Department of 
Commerce Export Assistance Center, 425 West Capital Avenue, Suite 425, 
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20230. For further 
information contact Christopher Kemp at christopher_kemp@ita.doc.gov 
or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: April 30, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-10086 Filed 5-6-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S
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