Foreign-Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, GA, Request for Manufacturing Authority, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (Motor Vehicles), 79048-79049 [E8-30684]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
(Docket 71–2008)
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Foreign–Trade Zone 65 -- Panama City,
Florida, Application for Expansion
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign–Trade Zones (FTZ) Board
(the Board) by the Panama City Port
Authority, grantee of FTZ 65, requesting
authority to expand its existing zone to
include additional sites within and
adjacent to the Panama City, Florida
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry. 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 16, 2008.
FTZ 65 was approved by the Board on
January 16, 1981 (Board Order 171, 46
FR 8072, 1/26/81) and expanded on
March 3, 1987 (Board Order 343, 52 FR
7634, 3/12/87).
The general–purpose zone project
currently consists of three sites (558
acres) in the Panama City area: Site 1
(125 acres) -- the Panama City Industrial
Park located on St. Andrew Bay and the
intra–coastal waterway in Panama City;
Site 2 (174 acres) -- the Hugh Nelson
Industrial Park located off of Highway
390 in Panama City; and, Site 3 (259
acres) -- the Bay Industrial Park located
northeast of the intersection of Highway
231 and Highway 167 in Bay County.
The applicant is now requesting
authority to expand the general–purpose
zone to include two additional sites as
follows: Proposed Site 4 (78 acres) -within the 130–acre Tommy R.
McDonald Industrial Park, located at
Industrial Drive and Commerce Avenue
in Chipley (Washington County); and,
Proposed Site 5 (214 acres) the
Washington County Industrial park,
located north of Highway 90 at the
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intersection of Highway 273 and North
Boulevard in Chipley (Washington
County). The applicant is also
requesting authority to expand existing
Site 3 to include the adjacent Bay
Intermodal Park (251 acres), located at
Highway 231 and Commerce Boulevard
in Panama City. Proposed Site 4 is
owned by the City of Chipley as well as
various private companies, proposed
Site 5 is owned by Washington County
and the City of Chipley, and the acreage
to be included in the proposed
expansion of Site 3 is owned by the
applicant. The sites will be used
primarily for warehousing and
distribution activities. No specific
manufacturing authority is being
requested at this time. Such requests
would be made to the Board on a case–
by-case basis.
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 23, 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: The Panama City
Port Authority, 5321 West Highway 98,
Panama City, FL 32401; 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: December 16, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign–Trade Zones Board
Docket 72–2008
Foreign–Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, GA,
Request for Manufacturing Authority,
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, pursuant
to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board’s
regulations (15 CFR Part 400),
requesting authority on behalf of Kia
Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.
(KMMG), to produce light–duty
passenger vehicles under FTZ
procedures within FTZ 26. It was
formally filed on December 16, 2008.
The KMMG plant (635 acres/2.4
million sq.ft.) is to be located at 7777
Kia Parkway in West Point (Troup
County), Georgia (FTZ 26, Site T2). The
facility, currently under construction,
will be used to produce sedans, sport
utility vehicles, and minivans for export
and the domestic market. At full
capacity, the facility (about 2,500
employees) will manufacture up to
approximately 300,000 vehicles
annually. Components to be purchased
from abroad (representing up to 30% 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, carpet sets, 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,
seats, seat belts, airbag modules/
inflators, brake components, wheels,
wheel locks, lug nuts, lug wrenches,
suspension components, radiators, flat–
rolled steel mill products (steel mill
products subject to AD/CVD orders will
be admitted in domestic (duty–paid)
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status), exhaust systems, hinges, torque
converters, pneumatic dampeners,
speedometers, tachometers, voltmeters,
flow meters, regulators/controllers,
windshields, glass windows, resistors,
relays, starters, electrical components,
clocks, spark plugs, and switches (duty
rate range: free 9.0%).
FTZ procedures could 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. Certain logistical/supply chain
management savings would also be
realized through FTZ procedures.
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
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 February 23,
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, 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: December 17, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1592]
Grant of Authority for Subzone Status;
The Apparel Group (Apparel
Distribution); Lewisville, TX
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the ForeignTrade 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 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;
Whereas, the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport Board, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 39, has made
application for authority to establish
special-purpose subzone status at the
apparel warehousing and distribution
facility of The Apparel Group in
Lewisville, Texas (Docket 9–2008, filed
2–19–2008);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (73 FR 10420, 2–27–2008); and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and
Board’s regulations are satisfied, and
that approval of the application is in the
public interest;
Now, Therefore, the Board hereby
grants authority for subzone status for
activity related to apparel warehousing
and distribution at The Apparel Group’s
facility located in Lewisville, Texas
(Subzone 39J), as described in the
application and Federal Register notice,
and subject to the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations, including Section
400.28.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
December 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate
Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain
Worsted Wool Fabrics for Calendar
Year 2009
AGENCY: Department of Commerce,
International Trade Administration.
ACTION: Notice of allocation of 2009
worsted wool fabric tariff rate quota.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) has determined the
allocation for Calendar Year 2009 of
imports of certain worsted wool fabrics
under tariff rate quotas established by
Title V of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000 (Public Law No. 106-200),
as amended by the Trade Act of 2002
(Public Law 107-210) and the
Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004 (Public
law 108-249), and the Pension
Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109280). The companies that are being
provided an allocation are listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Carrigg, Office of Textiles and
Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,
(202) 482-2573.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BACKGROUND:
Title V of the Trade and Development
Act of 2000 as amended by the Trade
Act of 2002, the Miscellaneous Trade
Act of 2004 and the Pension Protection
Act of 2006, creates two tariff rate
quotas, providing for temporary
reductions in the import duties on two
categories of worsted wool fabrics
suitable for use in making suits, suittype jackets, or trousers. For worsted
wool fabric with average fiber diameters
greater than 18.5 microns (Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) heading 9902.51.11), the
reduction in duty is limited to 5,500,000
square meters in 2009. For worsted wool
fabric with average fiber diameters of
18.5 microns or less (HTSUS heading
9902.51.15), the reduction is limited to
5,000,000 square meters in 2009. The
Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004
requires the President to ensure that
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Docket 72-2008
Foreign-Trade Zone 26 Atlanta, GA, Request for Manufacturing
Authority, 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,
pursuant to Section 400.28(a)(2) of the Board's regulations (15 CFR
Part 400), requesting authority on behalf of Kia Motors Manufacturing
Georgia, Inc. (KMMG), to produce light-duty passenger vehicles under
FTZ procedures within FTZ 26. It was formally filed on December 16,
2008.
The KMMG plant (635 acres/2.4 million sq.ft.) is to be located at
7777 Kia Parkway in West Point (Troup County), Georgia (FTZ 26, Site
T2). The facility, currently under construction, will be used to
produce sedans, sport utility vehicles, and minivans for export and the
domestic market. At full capacity, the facility (about 2,500 employees)
will manufacture up to approximately 300,000 vehicles annually.
Components to be purchased from abroad (representing up to 30% 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, carpet sets, 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, seats, seat belts,
airbag modules/inflators, brake components, wheels, wheel locks, lug
nuts, lug wrenches, suspension components, radiators, flat-rolled steel
mill products (steel mill products subject to AD/CVD orders will be
admitted in domestic (duty-paid)
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status), exhaust systems, hinges, torque converters, pneumatic
dampeners, speedometers, tachometers, voltmeters, flow meters,
regulators/controllers, windshields, glass windows, resistors, relays,
starters, electrical components, clocks, spark plugs, and switches
(duty rate range: free 9.0%).
FTZ procedures could 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. Certain
logistical/supply chain management savings would also be realized
through FTZ procedures. 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 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 February 23, 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, 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: December 17, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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