Foreign-Trade Zone 222 - Montgomery, AL, Application for Expansion of Manufacturing Authority, Subzone 222A - Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (Motor Vehicles and Engines), 31432 [E8-12255]

Download as PDF 31432 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 106 / Monday, June 2, 2008 / Notices State Grain DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic area, the State of Minnesota, is assigned to State Grain. In Minnesota: Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington, Carver, Scott, Dakota, Brown, Nicollet, Le Sueur, Rice, Goodhue, Watonwan, Blue Earth, Waseca, Steele, Dodge, McLeod, and Sibley Counties. Foreign–Trade Zones Board Washington Pursuant to section 7(f)(2) of the Act, the following geographic area, the entire State of Washington, except those export port locations within the State, is assigned to Washington. Opportunity for Designation Interested persons, including Alabama, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and Washington, may apply for designation to provide official services in the geographic areas specified above under the provisions of section 7(f) of USGSA ( 7 U.S.C. 79(f)(2)), and 7 CFR 800.196(d) regulations. Designation in the specified geographic areas is for the period beginning January 1, 2009, and ending December 31, 2011. To apply for designation, contact the Compliance Division at the address listed above for forms and information, or obtain applications at the GIPSA Web site, https://www.gipsa.usda.gov. Request for Comments We are also publishing this notice to provide interested persons the opportunity to present comments on the quality of services provided by the Alabama, Kankakee, Springfield, State Grain, and Washington official agencies. In the designation process, we are particularly interested in receiving comments citing reasons and pertinent data for support or objection to the designation of the applicants. Submit all comments to the Compliance Division at the above address or at https:// www.regulations.gov. In determining which applicant will be designated, we will consider applications, comments, and other available information. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. Alan Christian, Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. [FR Doc. E8–12194 Filed 5–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:06 May 30, 2008 Jkt 214001 Docket 34–2008 Foreign–Trade Zone 222 Montgomery, AL, Application for Expansion of Manufacturing Authority, Subzone 222A - Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (Motor Vehicles and Engines) An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, grantee of FTZ 222, on behalf of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA), operator of Subzone 222A at the HMMA motor vehicle manufacturing plant in Montgomery, Alabama, requesting an expansion of the scope of FTZ manufacturing authority to include new manufacturing capacity under FTZ procedures. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign–Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400). It was formally filed on May 21, 2008. Subzone 222A was approved in 2003 for the manufacture of up to 250,000 light–duty passenger vehicles annually at the HMMA plant (3,300 employees/ 1,750 acres/2.1 million sq.ft.) in Montgomery (Montgomery County), Alabama (Board Order 1278, 68 FR 35622, 6–16–2003). The applicant currently requests that the scope of FTZ manufacturing authority be extended to include an additional 350,000 square feet of production area to accommodate new engine production capacity (an additional 120,000 engines annually), which will be added within the existing boundaries of Subzone 222A. The additional engine output will be shipped to the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG), assembly plant in West Point, Georgia. Foreign–origin components that are used in engine production (representing approximately 31% of finished engine value) include: oils, self–adhesive plastic/polyurethane sheets/foil/film/ labels, pumps, rubber tubes/hoses, parts of engines, filters, paint, gaskets, fasteners, bearings, belts, locks, half shafts, parts of transmissions, electrical components, wire and cable, and measuring instruments and related parts (duty rate range: free - 8.5%). Expanded FTZ procedures would continue to exempt HMMA from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in production for export. On its shipments transferred in– PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 bond to the KMMG facility (located within FTZ 26), no duties would be paid on the foreign components within the engines until KMMG’s finished vehicles are subsequently entered for consumption, at which time the finished automobile duty rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign inputs noted above. The application indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures helps to improve the HMMA plant’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 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 August 1, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to August 18, 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: May 21, 2008. Pierre V. Duy, Acting Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–12255 Filed 5–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board (Docket 43–2007) Foreign–Trade Zone 235 - Lakewood, New Jersey, Application for Expansion, Amendment of Application Notice is hereby given that the application submitted by the Township of Lakewood, New Jersey, grantee of FTZ 235, requesting authority to expand its existing zone to include additional sites in Cranbury and Jamesburg, New Jersey (72 FR 51406, 9/7/07), has been amended to include two additional sites in Middlesex County. The proposed sites are located in South Brunswick: Proposed Site 5 (159 acres) Middlesex Center located at 200 Middlesex Drive (listed in application E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 106 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12255]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Docket 34-2008


Foreign-Trade Zone 222 - Montgomery, AL, Application for 
Expansion of Manufacturing Authority, Subzone 222A - Hyundai Motor 
Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (Motor Vehicles and Engines)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, grantee of FTZ 
222, on behalf of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA), 
operator of Subzone 222A at the HMMA motor vehicle manufacturing plant 
in Montgomery, Alabama, requesting an expansion of the scope of FTZ 
manufacturing authority to include new manufacturing capacity under FTZ 
procedures. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of 
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and 
Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400). It 
was formally filed on May 21, 2008.
    Subzone 222A was approved in 2003 for the manufacture of up to 
250,000 light-duty passenger vehicles annually at the HMMA plant (3,300 
employees/1,750 acres/2.1 million sq.ft.) in Montgomery (Montgomery 
County), Alabama (Board Order 1278, 68 FR 35622, 6-16-2003).
    The applicant currently requests that the scope of FTZ 
manufacturing authority be extended to include an additional 350,000 
square feet of production area to accommodate new engine production 
capacity (an additional 120,000 engines annually), which will be added 
within the existing boundaries of Subzone 222A. The additional engine 
output will be shipped to the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. 
(KMMG), assembly plant in West Point, Georgia.
    Foreign-origin components that are used in engine production 
(representing approximately 31% of finished engine value) include: 
oils, self-adhesive plastic/polyurethane sheets/foil/film/labels, 
pumps, rubber tubes/hoses, parts of engines, filters, paint, gaskets, 
fasteners, bearings, belts, locks, half shafts, parts of transmissions, 
electrical components, wire and cable, and measuring instruments and 
related parts (duty rate range: free - 8.5%).
    Expanded FTZ procedures would continue to exempt HMMA from customs 
duty payments on the foreign components used in production for export. 
On its shipments transferred in-bond to the KMMG facility (located 
within FTZ 26), no duties would be paid on the foreign components 
within the engines until KMMG's finished vehicles are subsequently 
entered for consumption, at which time the finished automobile duty 
rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign inputs noted above. The 
application indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures helps to 
improve the HMMA plant'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 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 August 1, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to August 18, 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: pierre_duy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: May 21, 2008.
Pierre V. Duy,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-12255 Filed 5-30-08; 8:45 am]
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