Foreign-Trade Zone 26; Atlanta, GA; Application for Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority; Makita Corporation of America; (Hand-Held Power Tool and Gasoline/Electric-Powered Garden Product Manufacturing); Buford, GA, 37781 [2011-16210]
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Foreign-Trade Zone 26; Atlanta, GA;
Application for Temporary/Interim
Manufacturing Authority; Makita
Corporation of America; (Hand-Held
Power Tool and Gasoline/ElectricPowered Garden Product
Manufacturing); Buford, GA
An application has been submitted to
the Executive Secretary of the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) by the
Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc.,
grantee of FTZ 26, requesting
temporary/interim manufacturing (T/
IM) authority within FTZ 26 at the
Makita Corporation of America (Makita)
facility, located in Buford, Georgia. The
application was filed on June 22, 2011.
The Makita facility (300 employees,
75 acres, 1.25 million units per year
capacity) is located at 2650 Buford
Highway, Buford (proposed Site 20).
Under T/IM procedures, the company
has requested authority to produce
engine blowers (HTSUS 8414.59, dutyfree–2.3%); table, slide and compound
miter saws (HTSUS 8465.91, 3.0%);
drills and drill kits (HTSUS 8467.21,
1.7%); drill and saw kits (HTSUS
8467.22, duty-free); drill, grinder,
hammer, sander, planer, router and
screw driver kits (HTSUS 8467.29, dutyfree); and, gasoline and electric-powered
brush cutters and hedge trimmers
(8467.89, duty-free). Foreign
components that would be used in
production (representing 64% of the
value of the finished product) include:
batteries (HTSUS 8507.80, 3.4%);
armatures (HTSUS 8503.00, free–6.5%);
tool bags (HTSUS 4202.92, 3.4–20%);
driver, hammer and angle drills (HTSUS
8467.21, 1.7%); chargers (HTSUS
8504.40, free–1.5%) flashlights (HTSUS
8513.10, 3.5–12.5%); gears, housings,
clutches and gear shafts (HTSUS
8483.90, 2.5–5.5%); radios (HTSUS
8527.92, free–3%); grips, thumb screws,
knobs and handles (HTSUS 3926.90,
free–6.5%); tool chests and drill chucks
(HTSUS 8466.10, 3.9%); wrenches
(HTSUS 8204.11, 9%); switch units
(HTSUS 8536.50, free–2.7%); power
cords (HTSUS 8544.42, free–2.6%);
flanges (HTSUS 7307.91, 3.2%–5.5%);
screws and bolts (HTSUS 7318.15, free–
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8.5%); rubber rings, sleeves, grommets
and plates (HTSUS 4016.99, free–4.3%);
screws (HTSUS 7318.14, 6.2–8.6%); ball
bearings (HTSUS 8482.10, 2.4–9%);
battery covers and lenses (HTSUS
3923.50, 5.3%) grease, lubricants and
additives (HTSUS 2710.19, 5.7%); felt
rings (HTSUS 5911.90, 3.8%); lock
springs (HTSUS 7320.20, free–3.9%);
lead wire assemblies (HTSUS 8544.49,
free–5.3%); needle cages (HTSUS
8482.40, 5.8%); drill bits (HTSUS
8207.90, 1.6–4.8%); socket wrenches
(HTSUS 8204.20, 9.0%); styrene
polymers (HTSUS 3903.19, 6.5%);
polyamides (HTSUS 3908.10, 6.3%);
resins (HTSUS 8543.70, free–2.6%);
and, batteries (HTSUS 8507.30, 2.5%).
T/IM authority could be granted for a
period of up to two years.
FTZ procedures could exempt Makita
from customs duty payments on the
foreign components used in export
production. The company anticipates
that some 47 percent of the plant’s
shipments will be exported. On its
domestic sales, Makita would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to handheld power tools and gasoline/electricpowered garden products (duty rate
free–3%) for the foreign inputs noted
above.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Christopher Kemp of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to
evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application
and case record and to report findings
and recommendations pursuant to
Board Orders 1347 and 1480.
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, Foreign-Trade
Zones Board, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Room 2111, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20230. The closing period for their
receipt is July 28, 2011.
Makita has also submitted a request to
the FTZ Board for FTZ manufacturing
authority beyond the two-year T/IM
period, which may include additional
products and components. It should be
noted that the request for extended
authority would be docketed separately
and would be processed as a distinct
proceeding. Any party wishing to
submit comments for consideration
regarding the request for extended
authority would need to submit such
comments pursuant to the separate
notice that would be published for that
request.
A copy of the application will be
available for public inspection at the
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Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones
Board’s Executive Secretary at the
address listed above, and in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
Web site, which is accessible via
https://www.trade.gov/ftz. For further
information, contact Christopher Kemp
at Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202)
482–0862.
Dated: June 22, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews and Request for Revocation
in Part
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) has received
requests to conduct administrative
reviews of various antidumping and
countervailing duty orders and findings
with May anniversary dates. In
accordance with the Department’s
regulations, we are initiating those
administrative reviews. The Department
also received a timely request to revoke
one antidumping duty order in part.
DATES: Effective Date: June 28, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sheila E. Forbes, Office of AD/CVD
Operations, Customs Unit, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230,
telephone: (202) 482–4697.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
The Department has received timely
requests, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(b), for administrative reviews of
various antidumping and countervailing
duty orders and findings with May
anniversary dates. The Department also
received a timely request to revoke in
part the antidumping duty order on Ball
Bearings and Parts Thereof from Japan
for one exporter.
All deadlines for the submission of
various types of information,
certifications, or comments or actions by
the Department discussed below refer to
the number of calendar days from the
applicable starting time.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket T-2-2011]
Foreign-Trade Zone 26; Atlanta, GA; Application for Temporary/
Interim Manufacturing Authority; Makita Corporation of America; (Hand-
Held Power Tool and Gasoline/Electric-Powered Garden Product
Manufacturing); Buford, GA
An application has been submitted to the Executive Secretary of the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Georgia Foreign-Trade
Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, requesting temporary/interim
manufacturing (T/IM) authority within FTZ 26 at the Makita Corporation
of America (Makita) facility, located in Buford, Georgia. The
application was filed on June 22, 2011.
The Makita facility (300 employees, 75 acres, 1.25 million units
per year capacity) is located at 2650 Buford Highway, Buford (proposed
Site 20). Under T/IM procedures, the company has requested authority to
produce engine blowers (HTSUS 8414.59, duty-free-2.3%); table, slide
and compound miter saws (HTSUS 8465.91, 3.0%); drills and drill kits
(HTSUS 8467.21, 1.7%); drill and saw kits (HTSUS 8467.22, duty-free);
drill, grinder, hammer, sander, planer, router and screw driver kits
(HTSUS 8467.29, duty-free); and, gasoline and electric-powered brush
cutters and hedge trimmers (8467.89, duty-free). Foreign components
that would be used in production (representing 64% of the value of the
finished product) include: batteries (HTSUS 8507.80, 3.4%); armatures
(HTSUS 8503.00, free-6.5%); tool bags (HTSUS 4202.92, 3.4-20%); driver,
hammer and angle drills (HTSUS 8467.21, 1.7%); chargers (HTSUS 8504.40,
free-1.5%) flashlights (HTSUS 8513.10, 3.5-12.5%); gears, housings,
clutches and gear shafts (HTSUS 8483.90, 2.5-5.5%); radios (HTSUS
8527.92, free-3%); grips, thumb screws, knobs and handles (HTSUS
3926.90, free-6.5%); tool chests and drill chucks (HTSUS 8466.10,
3.9%); wrenches (HTSUS 8204.11, 9%); switch units (HTSUS 8536.50, free-
2.7%); power cords (HTSUS 8544.42, free-2.6%); flanges (HTSUS 7307.91,
3.2%-5.5%); screws and bolts (HTSUS 7318.15, free-8.5%); rubber rings,
sleeves, grommets and plates (HTSUS 4016.99, free-4.3%); screws (HTSUS
7318.14, 6.2-8.6%); ball bearings (HTSUS 8482.10, 2.4-9%); battery
covers and lenses (HTSUS 3923.50, 5.3%) grease, lubricants and
additives (HTSUS 2710.19, 5.7%); felt rings (HTSUS 5911.90, 3.8%); lock
springs (HTSUS 7320.20, free-3.9%); lead wire assemblies (HTSUS
8544.49, free-5.3%); needle cages (HTSUS 8482.40, 5.8%); drill bits
(HTSUS 8207.90, 1.6-4.8%); socket wrenches (HTSUS 8204.20, 9.0%);
styrene polymers (HTSUS 3903.19, 6.5%); polyamides (HTSUS 3908.10,
6.3%); resins (HTSUS 8543.70, free-2.6%); and, batteries (HTSUS
8507.30, 2.5%). T/IM authority could be granted for a period of up to
two years.
FTZ procedures could exempt Makita from customs duty payments on
the foreign components used in export production. The company
anticipates that some 47 percent of the plant's shipments will be
exported. On its domestic sales, Makita would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to hand-held
power tools and gasoline/electric-powered garden products (duty rate
free-3%) for the foreign inputs noted above.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, Christopher Kemp of the
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and
information presented in the application and case record and to report
findings and recommendations pursuant to Board Orders 1347 and 1480.
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,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230. The closing period for
their receipt is July 28, 2011.
Makita has also submitted a request to the FTZ Board for FTZ
manufacturing authority beyond the two-year T/IM period, which may
include additional products and components. It should be noted that the
request for extended authority would be docketed separately and would
be processed as a distinct proceeding. Any party wishing to submit
comments for consideration regarding the request for extended authority
would need to submit such comments pursuant to the separate notice that
would be published for that request.
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, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the
Board's Web site, which is accessible via https://www.trade.gov/ftz. For
further information, contact Christopher Kemp at
Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202) 482-0862.
Dated: June 22, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-16210 Filed 6-27-11; 8:45 am]
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