Foreign-Trade Zone 82 Mobile, Alabama, Expansion of Manufacturing Authority, Sony Electronics Inc. (Digital Print Media Products), Dothan, Alabama, 78290 [E8-30426]

Download as PDF 78290 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 246 / Monday, December 22, 2008 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 23, 2005 (Board Order 1408, 70 FR 51335, 8/30/05). The general–purpose zone project currently consists of six sites in the Toledo area: Site 1: (150 acres) - Overseas Cargo Center within the Port of Toledo complex; Site 2: (337 acres) - Toledo Express Airport, Swanton; Site 3: (10 acres) - First Choice Packaging warehouse, 1501 West State Street, Fremont; Site 4: (462 acres) Cedar Point Development Park, Oregon; Site 5: (205 acres) Ohio Northern Global Distribution and Business Center, Walbridge; and, Site 6: (86 acres) at the Greenbelt Development Park, Toledo, Ohio. The applicant is now requesting authority to expand Site 1 to include the Ironville Terminal (182 acres) located adjacent to the Overseas Cargo Center within the Port of Toledo Complex. The site was recently acquired by the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority and will be operated by Midwest Terminals of Toledo. No specific manufacturing requests are being made at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a case–by-case basis. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Claudia Hausler 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 February 20, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to March 9, 2009). 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, 300 Madison Avenue, Suite 270, Toledo, Ohio 43604 Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 For further information contact Claudia Hausler at ClaudialHausler@ita.doc.gov or (202)482–1379. Dated: December 4, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–30429 Filed 12–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:18 Dec 19, 2008 Jkt 217001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board (Docket 68–2008) Foreign–Trade Zone 82 Mobile, Alabama, Expansion of Manufacturing Authority, Sony Electronics Inc.(Digital Print Media Products), Dothan, Alabama An application has been submitted to the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) by Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony), operator of Subzone 82D, requesting an expansion of the scope of manufacturing authority approved within Subzone 82D in Dothan, Alabama. 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 11, 2008. Subzone 82D (414 employees) was approved by the Board on April 19, 1996 for the manufacture of unrecorded magnetic media and battery systems (Board Order 816, 61 FR 18547, 4/26/ 1996). The subzone consists of four sites in Dothan, Alabama: Site 1 (74 acres) 4275 Main Street; Site 2 (3.3 acres) - 135 Woodburn Drive; Site 3 (1.6 acres) - 921 Tate Drive; and, Site 4: 120,000 square feet on 3 acres located at 4106 Napier Front Road. The current request involves the addition of digital print media products to the scope of authority for the subzone. Components and materials sourced from abroad (representing 62% of the value of the finished product) include: ultraviolet absorber, friction control lubricants, ribbons, binders, resin, curing agents, cleaning paper, plastic bags, spools, print media and tags (duty rate ranges from duty–free to 6.5%). FTZ procedures could exempt Sony from customs duty payments on the foreign components used in export production of digital print media. The company anticipates that some 25 percent of the production will be exported. On its domestic sales, Sony would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to finished digital print media products (duty–free) for the foreign inputs noted above. The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures help improve the plant’s international competitiveness. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. PO 00000 Frm 00007 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 below. The closing period for their receipt is February 20, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to March 9, 2009. A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at each of the following locations: Office of the City Clerk, City of Mobile, 9th Floor, South Tower, Government Plaza, 205 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602. Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at ElizabethlWhiteman@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–0473. Dated: December 12, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–30426 Filed 12–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign–Trade Zones Board Order No. 1597 Grant of Authority for Subzone Status, Amgen Manufacturing Limited (Biotechnology and Healthcare Products), Juncos, Puerto Rico Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign–Trade Zones Act, of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign–Trade Zones Act provides for ’’...the establishment... of foreign–trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the Foreign–Trade Zones Board to grant to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign–trade zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry; Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 CFR Part 400) provide for the establishment of special–purpose subzones when existing zone facilities cannot serve the specific use involved, and when the activity results in a significant public benefit and is in the public interest; E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 246 (Monday, December 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 78290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30426]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

(Docket 68-2008)


Foreign-Trade Zone 82 Mobile, Alabama, Expansion of Manufacturing 
Authority, Sony Electronics Inc.(Digital Print Media Products), Dothan, 
Alabama

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony), operator of Subzone 82D, 
requesting an expansion of the scope of manufacturing authority 
approved within Subzone 82D in Dothan, Alabama. 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 11, 2008.
    Subzone 82D (414 employees) was approved by the Board on April 19, 
1996 for the manufacture of unrecorded magnetic media and battery 
systems (Board Order 816, 61 FR 18547, 4/26/1996). The subzone consists 
of four sites in Dothan, Alabama: Site 1 (74 acres) - 4275 Main Street; 
Site 2 (3.3 acres) - 135 Woodburn Drive; Site 3 (1.6 acres) - 921 Tate 
Drive; and, Site 4: 120,000 square feet on 3 acres located at 4106 
Napier Front Road.
    The current request involves the addition of digital print media 
products to the scope of authority for the subzone. Components and 
materials sourced from abroad (representing 62% of the value of the 
finished product) include: ultraviolet absorber, friction control 
lubricants, ribbons, binders, resin, curing agents, cleaning paper, 
plastic bags, spools, print media and tags (duty rate ranges from duty-
free to 6.5%).
    FTZ procedures could exempt Sony from customs duty payments on the 
foreign components used in export production of digital print media. 
The company anticipates that some 25 percent of the production will be 
exported. On its domestic sales, Sony would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to finished digital 
print media products (duty-free) for the foreign inputs noted above. 
The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures help improve 
the plant's international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman 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 
February 20, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to March 9, 2009.
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at each of the following locations:
    Office of the City Clerk, City of Mobile, 9th Floor, South Tower, 
Government Plaza, 205 Government Street, Mobile, AL 36602.
    Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth_
Whiteman@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: December 12, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-30426 Filed 12-19-08; 8:45 am]
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