Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority; Foreign-Trade Subzone 222A; Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (Motor Vehicles and Engines); Montgomery, AL, 21622 [E9-10779]
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subzone status for the silicone
manufacturing facilities of Dow Corning
Corporation (Dow Corning), located in
Carrollton, Elizabethtown and
Shepherdsville, Kentucky. 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 May 1, 2009.
The Dow Corning facilities (860
employees, 385,000 metric ton capacity)
consist of four sites on 768 acres in
Kentucky: Site 1 (650 acres) is located
at 4770 US Highway 42 East, Carrollton,
Carroll County; Site 2 (88 acres) is
located at 760 Hodgenville Road,
Elizabethtown, Hardin County; Site 3 (9
acres) is located at 907 Peterson Drive,
Elizabethtown, Hardin County; and Site
4 (21 acres) is located at 270 Omega
Parkway, Suite 200, Shepherdsville,
Bullitt County. The facilities are used
for the manufacturing and warehousing
of silanes, siloxane and silicones,
primarily silicone fluids and sealants.
Components and materials sourced from
abroad (representing 30–35% of the
value of the finished product) include:
Silicon metal, methanol, silica fillers,
cuprous chloride powder, methyl
chloride, derivatives containing only
sulfo groups, surface active agents,
catalysts, organofunctional silanes and
blends, acrylic polymers, polyacetal copolymers, silicone polymers, methyl
cellulose, hydrocarbons, fillers,
silicates, alcohol, ketones, esters,
sulfuric acid esters, acyclic amides,
organo-sulfur compounds, caulking
compounds, prepared binders, and
silicone polymers (duty rate ranges from
duty-free to 7%). The application
indicates that any inputs that fall under
HTSUS Headings 3204, 3206 and 3212
of the HTSUS will be admitted to the
subzone in privileged foreign (PF) status
(19 CFR 146.41). In addition, it is noted
that Section 400.33 of the Board’s
regulations requires that any inputs
subject to antidumping or
countervailing duties, such as silicon
metal, be admitted to the subzone in PF
status.
FTZ procedures could exempt Dow
Corning from customs duty payments
on the foreign components used in
export production. The company
anticipates that some 20 percent of the
plant’s shipments will be exported. On
its domestic sales, Dow Corning would
be able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to
the finished silicone products (duty rate
ranges from duty-free to 6.5%) for the
foreign inputs noted above. FTZ
designation would further allow Dow
Corning to realize logistical benefits
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through the use of weekly customs entry
procedures. Customs duties also could
possibly be deferred or reduced on
foreign status production equipment.
The request indicates that the savings
from FTZ procedures would 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 July 7, 2009. Rebuttal
comments in response to material
submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent
15-day period to July 22, 2009.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading
Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site,
which is accessible via www.trade.gov/
ftz.
For further information, contact
Elizabeth Whiteman at
Elizabeth_Whiteman@ita.doc.gov or
(202) 482–0473.
Dated: May 1, 2009.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1617]
Approval for Expanded Manufacturing
Authority; Foreign-Trade Subzone
222A; Hyundai Motor Manufacturing
Alabama, LLC (Motor Vehicles and
Engines); Montgomery, AL
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 Montgomery Area
Chamber of Commerce, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 222, has requested
authority on behalf of Hyundai Motor
Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA),
to expand the scope of manufacturing
authority (additional engine capacity)
conducted under zone procedures
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within Subzone 222A at the HMMA
facility in Montgomery, Alabama (FTZ
Docket 34–2008, filed 5–21–2008);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (73 FR 31432, 6–2–2008) and
the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendation of the
examiner’s 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 the scope
of manufacturing authority under zone
procedures within Subzone 222A, as
described in the application and
Federal Register notice, is approved,
subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations, including Section 400.28.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of
April 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Import Administration, Alternate Chairman,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–10779 Filed 5–7–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1613]
Designation of New Grantee ForeignTrade Zone 57, Charlotte, North
Carolina Area Resolution and Order
Pursuant to its authority under the
Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,
1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u),
and the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Regulations (15 CFR Part 400), the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board)
adopts the following Order:
The Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board (the
Board) has considered the application (filed
07/23/2008) submitted by the North Carolina
Department of Commerce (NCDOC), grantee
of FTZ 57, Charlotte, North Carolina,
requesting reissuance of the grant of
authority for said zone to the Charlotte
Regional Partnership, Inc. (CRP), a non-profit
organization, which has accepted such
reissuance subject to approval by the FTZ
Board. Upon review, the Board finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations are satisfied, and that the
proposal is in the public interest.
Therefore, the Board approves the
application and recognizes the Charlotte
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1617]
Approval for Expanded Manufacturing Authority; Foreign-Trade
Subzone 222A; Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (Motor Vehicles
and Engines); Montgomery, AL
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 Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 222, has requested authority on behalf of Hyundai
Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA), to expand the scope of
manufacturing authority (additional engine capacity) conducted under
zone procedures within Subzone 222A at the HMMA facility in Montgomery,
Alabama (FTZ Docket 34-2008, filed 5-21-2008);
Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the
Federal Register (73 FR 31432, 6-2-2008) and the application has been
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendation of the
examiner's 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 the scope of manufacturing authority
under zone procedures within Subzone 222A, as described in the
application and Federal Register notice, is approved, subject to the
FTZ Act and the Board's regulations, including Section 400.28.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of April 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-10779 Filed 5-7-09; 8:45 am]
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