Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone-Brunswick, ME; Application, 45772 [2011-19404]
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(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed
on July 26, 2011.
The Makita facility (300 employees,
75 acres, up to 3 million units per year
capacity) is located within Site 20 of
FTZ 26. The facility is used for the
manufacture of hand-held power tools
and gasoline/electric-powered garden
products. Components and materials
sourced from abroad (representing 64%
of the value of the finished product)
include: batteries; armatures; tool bags;
driver, hammer and angle drills;
chargers; flashlights; gears, housings,
clutches and gear shafts; radios; grips,
thumb screws, knobs and handles;
wrenches; switch units; power cords;
flanges; screws; nuts and bolts; rubber
rings, sleeves, grommets and plates;
screws; ball bearings; battery covers and
lenses; grease, lubricants and additives;
felt rings; lock springs; lead wire
assemblies; needle cages; drill bits;
socket wrenches; styrene polymers;
polyamides; resins; caulk; glues and
adhesives; vinyl cases; vinyl tubes;
labels; plastic bags; water tanks; plastic
grips; rubber knobs and handles; plastic
cases; dust bag assemblies; tool belts;
grinding wheels; tapping screws; lock
lever connectors; cotters and cotter pins;
lock and spring pins; cup washers; set
plates; safety wires; pipe clamps; copper
nozzles; aluminum miter scales; caps,
switch covers, throttle levers and pipe
ends; safety guard assemblies; bearing
boxes; steel balls; bearing housings and
bushings; pulleys; joints; DC motors;
heat sinks and spacers; coils; electrical
outlets; electrical switches; switch
levers; safety goggles; lighting
assemblies; and ribbon (duty rate ranges
from duty free to 20%). The application
also requests authority to include a
broad range of inputs and finished
hand-held power tools and gasoline/
electric-powered garden products that
Makita may produce under FTZ
procedures in the future. New major
activity involving these inputs/products
would require review by the FTZ Board.
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 for the foreign inputs noted
above the duty rates during customs
entry procedures that apply to: Engine
blowers; pneumatic compressors;
pneumatic tools; table, slide and
compound miter saws; drills and drill
kits; drill and saw kits; drill, grinder,
hammer, sander, planer, router and
screw driver kits; gasoline/electricpowered brush cutters; and hedge
trimmers (duty free—4.5%). FTZ
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designation would further allow Makita
to realize logistical benefits 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, 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 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 September 30, 2011.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to October 17,
2011.
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 https://
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Christopher Kemp at
Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202)
482–0862.
Dated: July 26, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 49–2011]
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone—
Brunswick, ME; Application
An application has been submitted to
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) by the Midcoast Regional
Redevelopment Authority to establish a
general-purpose foreign-trade zone at a
site in Brunswick, Maine, adjacent to
the Portland CBP 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
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on July 26, 2011. The applicant is
authorized to make the proposal under
Maine Statute Title 5, Section 13083–Q.
The proposed zone would be the
second general-purpose zone for the
Portland CBP port of entry. The existing
zone is as follows: FTZ 263, Auburn,
Maine (Grantee: Lewiston-Auburn
Economic Growth Council, Board Order
1354, 10/01/04).
The proposed zone would consist of
one site in Brunswick, Maine: Proposed
Site 1 (394 acres)—within the 3,200-acre
Brunswick Landing’s Airport complex
located at the intersection of Bath Road
and Fitch Avenue. The site is owned by
the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment
Authority.
The application indicates a need for
zone services in the Brunswick, Maine
area. Several firms have indicated an
interest in using zone procedures for
warehousing/distribution activities for a
variety of products. Specific
manufacturing approvals are not being
sought at this time. Such requests would
be made to the Board on a case-by-case
basis.
In accordance with the Board’s
regulations, Kathleen Boyce 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 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 September 30, 2011.
Rebuttal comments in response to
material submitted during the foregoing
period may be submitted during the
subsequent 15-day period to October 17,
2011.
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 https://www.
trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen.Boyce@
trade.gov or (202) 482–1346.
Dated: July 27, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011–19404 Filed 7–29–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 49-2011]
Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone--Brunswick, ME; Application
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority to
establish a general-purpose foreign-trade zone at a site in Brunswick,
Maine, adjacent to the Portland CBP 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 July 26, 2011. The applicant is
authorized to make the proposal under Maine Statute Title 5, Section
13083-Q.
The proposed zone would be the second general-purpose zone for the
Portland CBP port of entry. The existing zone is as follows: FTZ 263,
Auburn, Maine (Grantee: Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council, Board
Order 1354, 10/01/04).
The proposed zone would consist of one site in Brunswick, Maine:
Proposed Site 1 (394 acres)--within the 3,200-acre Brunswick Landing's
Airport complex located at the intersection of Bath Road and Fitch
Avenue. The site is owned by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment
Authority.
The application indicates a need for zone services in the
Brunswick, Maine area. Several firms have indicated an interest in
using zone procedures for warehousing/distribution activities for a
variety of products. Specific manufacturing approvals are not being
sought at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a
case-by-case basis.
In accordance with the Board's regulations, Kathleen Boyce 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 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
September 30, 2011. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to October 17, 2011.
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 https://www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at
Kathleen.Boyce@trade.gov or (202) 482-1346.
Dated: July 27, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-19404 Filed 7-29-11; 8:45 am]
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