Foreign-Trade Zone 100-Dayton, Ohio; Application for Subzone Status; Thor Industries, Inc. (Recreational Vehicles Manufacturing); Jackson Center, OH, 76611-76612 [E8-29983]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 17, 2008 / Notices Zone 104, submitted an application to the Board for authority to expand its zone to include a site at the Savannah Logistics Park at Morgan Center (Site 10—62.9 acres) in Pooler, Georgia, adjacent to the Savannah Customs and Border Protection port of entry (FTZ Docket 13–2008, filed 2/25/08); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (73 FR 12948, 3/11/08) and the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report and addendum report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to expand FTZ 104 is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28, subject to the Board’s standard 2,000-acre activation limit for the overall general-purpose zone project, and further subject to a sunset provision that would terminate authority on November 30, 2013, for Site 10 if no activity has occurred under FTZ procedures before that date. Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of November 2008. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. [FR Doc. E8–29984 Filed 12–16–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Order No. 1590] Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 234 Gregg County, TX pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones (FTZ) Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, Gregg County, Texas, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 234, submitted an application to the Board for authority to expand FTZ 234 to include a site at the Synergy Park at Elder Lake in Kilgore, Texas, adjacent to the Shreveport-Bossier Customs and Border Protection port of entry (FTZ Docket 29–2008, filed 5/5/2008); Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (73 FR 27491, 5/13/2008) and VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:58 Dec 16, 2008 Jkt 217001 the application has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations; and, Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the examiner’s report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied, and that the proposal is in the public interest; Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders: The application to expand FTZ 234 is approved, subject to the Act and the Board’s regulations, including Section 400.28. Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of November 2008. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. [FR Doc. E8–29989 Filed 12–16–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 66–2008] Foreign-Trade Zone 100—Dayton, Ohio; Application for Subzone Status; Thor Industries, Inc. (Recreational Vehicles Manufacturing); Jackson Center, OH An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Greater Dayton ForeignTrade Zone, Inc., grantee of ForeignTrade Zone (FTZ) 100, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the recreational vehicle manufacturing and distribution facilities of Thor Industries, Inc. (Thor) and its Airstream, Inc. subsidiary located in Jackson Center, Ohio. 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 December 4, 2008. The Thor facility (89 acres, 12 buildings, 340 employees) is located at 419 West Pike Street in Jackson Center, Ohio, and is used for the manufacture, testing, warehousing and distribution of various types of recreational vehicles, including motor homes, travel trailers and fifth wheels (HTSUS numbers 8703.23, 8703.24, 8703.31, 8703.32, 8703.33 and 8716.10). At full capacity the Thor facility can produce up to 115 motor homes and 2,250 travel trailers and fifth wheels annually. Imported components and raw materials account for approximately 57 percent of the finished products’ value. Parts and PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76611 components that may be imported into the proposed subzone for manufacturing include: Glues and adhesives; plastic tubes, pipes and hoses; plastic floor coverings; self-adhesive plastic sheets, film, foil, tape and strip; plastic baths, shower baths, sinks and washbasins; plastic lavatory seats and covers; plastic flushing cisterns; plastic fittings for furniture; other plastic articles; compounded rubber plates, sheet or strip; vulcanized rubber sheets, strip and rods; vulcanized rubber tubes, pipes and hoses with or without fittings; pneumatic rubber tires; vulcanized rubber floor coverings; vulcanized rubber gaskets, washers, seals and other articles; ceramic sinks, washbasins, baths, bowls, bidets, flush-tanks and urinals; safety glass; windshields; rearview mirrors; glass-fiber sheets, webs, mattresses and mats; platinum wire cloth or grill catalysts; iron or steel sleeves, butt-weld fittings, elbows, flanges or other articles; self-tapping screws; iron or steel screws and bolts with or without washers; iron or steel hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins and washers; spring washers; leaf springs and leaves; helical springs; hair springs; copper, iron or steel nails, tacks and drawing pins; copper pot scourers, polishing pads and parts; aluminum tubes, pipes and pipe fittings; aluminum screws, screw hooks, nails, tacks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins and washers; basemetal locks; base-metal mountings, brackets, fittings and castors; iron or steel flexible tubing; fuel, lubricating and cooling pumps for internal combustion engines; air and vacuum pumps and their parts; air conditioning machines and parts; check valves; safety and relief valves; thermostaticallycontrolled valves and their parts; electric motors and generators; static converters; lead-acid storage batteries; starter motors and generators; other generators; lighting and visual-signaling equipment; sound-signaling equipment; windshield wipers, defrosters, demisters and their parts; microwave ovens; water heaters, ovens, stoves and ranges; electric sound amplifier sets and their parts; sound turntables; sound reproducing apparatus; television receivers; antennas and antenna reflectors; reception apparatus parts; burglar and fire alarms; circuit breakers; relays; optical fiber cables; electrical switches; lamp holders; electrical consoles; sealed-beam electrical lamps; halogen lamps; electrical discharge lamps and their parts; insulated wire cable with connectors; diesel-powered motor vehicle chassis not exceeding 5 metric tons; diesel-powered motor vehicle chassis exceeding 5 metric tons E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1 pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES 76612 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 17, 2008 / Notices up to 20 metric tons; diesel-powered motor vehicle chassis exceeding 20 metric tons; spark-ignition internal combustion engine-powered motor vehicle chassis not exceeding 5 metric tons; spark-ignition internal combustion engine-powered motor vehicles exceeding 5 metric tons; road wheels and parts; trailers, semi-trailers and their parts; optical appliances and instruments; hydrometers, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers, psychrometers and their parts; gas or smoke analysis apparatus; speedometers, tachometers and stroboscopes; engine-testing equipment; voltage regulators and their parts; rubber or plastic mattresses; and, mattress supports. The duty rates on the imported components range from dutyfree to 25 percent. This application requests authority for Thor 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. Up to 5 percent of production could be exported. On domestic sales, the company could defer duty payment and choose the lower duty rate (duty-free to 5.7 percent) that applies to the finished products for the imported components used in manufacturing. Thor 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 cost 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 February 17, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to March 2, 2009. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available at each of the following addresses: Greater Dayton Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., 300 Terminal Drive, Dayton, OH 45377; 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:58 Dec 16, 2008 Jkt 217001 information contact Christopher Kemp at christopher_kemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0862. Dated: December 4, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–29983 Filed 12–16–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 67–2008] Foreign-Trade Zone 125—South Bend, Indiana Application for Subzone Status Thor Industries, Inc. (Recreational Vehicle and Commercial Bus Manufacturing) Goshen, Elkhart, Topeka, Bristol, Middlebury, Syracuse, Nappanee, Howe, IN An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the St. Joseph County Airport Authority, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 125, requesting specialpurpose subzone status for the recreational vehicle and commercial bus manufacturing and distribution facilities of Thor Industries, Inc. (Thor) and its subsidiaries located in Goshen, Elkhart, Topeka, Bristol, Middlebury, Syracuse, Nappanee and Howe, Indiana. 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 December 4, 2008. The Thor and subsidiary facilities (576 acres, 78 buildings, 5,400 employees) are located as follows: Elkhart—520 and 701 County Road 15, 604 Middleton Run Road, Bullard Road, 4210 and 4221 Pine Creek Road, 25161 Leer Road, 57941 Charlotte Avenue, 2850, 2929 and 2950 Gateway Drive, 1660 and 1730 Gateway Court, 2933, 2939 and 2946 Paul Drive, 2824 Jami Street, 52613 County Road 5, 0 County Road S; Goshen—2601, 2642, 2694, 2700, 2719, 2855, 2860 and 3246 Hackberry Drive, 2015, 2021, 2400 and 2431 Kercher Road, 2525 and 2530 Linden Drive, 2833 Sourwood Drive and Sourwood Land, 2420, 2425, 2442 and 2478 Davis Drive, 2769 Elders Drive, 2142 and 2145 Caragana Court, 0 Eisenhower Drive North, 2402 Dierdorf Road, 2639 and 2705 Lincoln Way; Bristol—700 South Division Street; Syracuse—813, 925 and 1000 West Brooklyn; Howe—7605 North Street and Road 9; Middlebury—965 North 1150 West; Topeka—300 and 305 Hawpatch Drive, 1100 and 1115 West Lake Street; PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Nappaanee—0 Tomahawk Trail, 365 and 656 North Delaware, and 0 Industrial Parkway. The facilities are used for the manufacture, testing, warehousing and distribution of various types of recreational vehicles, including motor homes, travel trailers and fifth wheels (HTSUS numbers 8703.23, 8703.24, 8703.31, 8703.32, 8703.33 and 8716.10) and commercial buses (HTSUS numbers 8702.10 and 8702.90). At full capacity the Thor facility can produce up to 9,800 motor homes, 119,000 travel trailers and fifth wheels and 1,800 buses annually. Imported components and raw materials account for approximately 57 percent of the finished products’ value. Parts and components that may be imported into the proposed subzone for manufacturing include: Glues and adhesives; plastic tubes, pipes and hoses; plastic floor coverings; selfadhesive plastic sheets, film, foil, tape and strip; plastic baths, shower baths, sinks and washbasins; plastic lavatory seats and covers; plastic flushing cisterns; plastic fittings for furniture; other plastic articles; compounded rubber plates, sheet or strip; vulcanized rubber sheets, strip and rods; vulcanized rubber tubes, pipes and hoses with or without fittings; pneumatic rubber tires; vulcanized rubber floor coverings; vulcanized rubber gaskets, washers, seals and other articles; ceramic sinks, washbasins, baths, bowls, bidets, flushtanks and urinals; safety glass; windshields; rear-view mirrors; glassfiber sheets, webs, mattresses and mats; platinum wire cloth or grill catalysts; iron or steel sleeves, butt-weld fittings, elbows, flanges or other articles; selftapping screws; iron or steel screws and bolts with or without washers; iron or steel hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins and washers; spring washers; leaf springs and leaves; helical springs; hair springs; copper, iron or steel nails, tacks and drawing pins; copper pot scourers, polishing pads and parts; aluminum tubes, pipes and pipe fittings; aluminum screws, screw hooks, nails, tacks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins and washers; basemetal locks; base-metal mountings, brackets, fittings and castors; iron or steel flexible tubing; fuel, lubricating and cooling pumps for internal combustion engines; air and vacuum pumps and their parts; air conditioning machines and parts; check valves; safety valves and relief valves; thermostatically-controlled valves and their parts; electric motors and generators; static converters; lead-acid storage batteries; starter motors and generators; other generators; lighting and visual-signaling equipment; soundsignaling equipment; windshield E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1

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[FR Doc No: E8-29983]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 66-2008]


Foreign-Trade Zone 100--Dayton, Ohio; Application for Subzone 
Status; Thor Industries, Inc. (Recreational Vehicles Manufacturing); 
Jackson Center, OH

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Greater Dayton Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of 
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 100, requesting special-purpose subzone status 
for the recreational vehicle manufacturing and distribution facilities 
of Thor Industries, Inc. (Thor) and its Airstream, Inc. subsidiary 
located in Jackson Center, Ohio. 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 December 4, 2008.
    The Thor facility (89 acres, 12 buildings, 340 employees) is 
located at 419 West Pike Street in Jackson Center, Ohio, and is used 
for the manufacture, testing, warehousing and distribution of various 
types of recreational vehicles, including motor homes, travel trailers 
and fifth wheels (HTSUS numbers 8703.23, 8703.24, 8703.31, 8703.32, 
8703.33 and 8716.10). At full capacity the Thor facility can produce up 
to 115 motor homes and 2,250 travel trailers and fifth wheels annually. 
Imported components and raw materials account for approximately 57 
percent of the finished products' value. Parts and components that may 
be imported into the proposed subzone for manufacturing include: Glues 
and adhesives; plastic tubes, pipes and hoses; plastic floor coverings; 
self-adhesive plastic sheets, film, foil, tape and strip; plastic 
baths, shower baths, sinks and washbasins; plastic lavatory seats and 
covers; plastic flushing cisterns; plastic fittings for furniture; 
other plastic articles; compounded rubber plates, sheet or strip; 
vulcanized rubber sheets, strip and rods; vulcanized rubber tubes, 
pipes and hoses with or without fittings; pneumatic rubber tires; 
vulcanized rubber floor coverings; vulcanized rubber gaskets, washers, 
seals and other articles; ceramic sinks, washbasins, baths, bowls, 
bidets, flush-tanks and urinals; safety glass; windshields; rear-view 
mirrors; glass-fiber sheets, webs, mattresses and mats; platinum wire 
cloth or grill catalysts; iron or steel sleeves, butt-weld fittings, 
elbows, flanges or other articles; self-tapping screws; iron or steel 
screws and bolts with or without washers; iron or steel hooks, rivets, 
cotters, cotter pins and washers; spring washers; leaf springs and 
leaves; helical springs; hair springs; copper, iron or steel nails, 
tacks and drawing pins; copper pot scourers, polishing pads and parts; 
aluminum tubes, pipes and pipe fittings; aluminum screws, screw hooks, 
nails, tacks, rivets, cotters, cotter pins and washers; base-metal 
locks; base-metal mountings, brackets, fittings and castors; iron or 
steel flexible tubing; fuel, lubricating and cooling pumps for internal 
combustion engines; air and vacuum pumps and their parts; air 
conditioning machines and parts; check valves; safety and relief 
valves; thermostatically-controlled valves and their parts; electric 
motors and generators; static converters; lead-acid storage batteries; 
starter motors and generators; other generators; lighting and visual-
signaling equipment; sound-signaling equipment; windshield wipers, 
defrosters, demisters and their parts; microwave ovens; water heaters, 
ovens, stoves and ranges; electric sound amplifier sets and their 
parts; sound turntables; sound reproducing apparatus; television 
receivers; antennas and antenna reflectors; reception apparatus parts; 
burglar and fire alarms; circuit breakers; relays; optical fiber 
cables; electrical switches; lamp holders; electrical consoles; sealed-
beam electrical lamps; halogen lamps; electrical discharge lamps and 
their parts; insulated wire cable with connectors; diesel-powered motor 
vehicle chassis not exceeding 5 metric tons; diesel-powered motor 
vehicle chassis exceeding 5 metric tons

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up to 20 metric tons; diesel-powered motor vehicle chassis exceeding 20 
metric tons; spark-ignition internal combustion engine-powered motor 
vehicle chassis not exceeding 5 metric tons; spark-ignition internal 
combustion engine-powered motor vehicles exceeding 5 metric tons; road 
wheels and parts; trailers, semi-trailers and their parts; optical 
appliances and instruments; hydrometers, thermometers, pyrometers, 
barometers, hygrometers, psychrometers and their parts; gas or smoke 
analysis apparatus; speedometers, tachometers and stroboscopes; engine-
testing equipment; voltage regulators and their parts; rubber or 
plastic mattresses; and, mattress supports. The duty rates on the 
imported components range from duty-free to 25 percent.
    This application requests authority for Thor 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. Up to 5 percent of production could be exported. On 
domestic sales, the company could defer duty payment and choose the 
lower duty rate (duty-free to 5.7 percent) that applies to the finished 
products for the imported components used in manufacturing. Thor 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 cost 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 February 17, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material 
submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the 
subsequent 15-day period (to March 2, 2009.
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available at each of the following addresses: Greater Dayton Foreign-
Trade Zone, Inc., 300 Terminal Drive, Dayton, OH 45377; 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 Christopher Kemp at 
christopher_kemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: December 4, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-29983 Filed 12-16-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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