Foreign-Trade Zone 168-Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Richemont North America, Inc. dba Cartier (Eyewear Assembly/Kitting), Grand Prairie, TX, 65360 [2012-26424]
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Whereas, the Greater Mississippi
Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 158, submitted an
application to the Board for authority to
expand FTZ 158-Site 8 to include
additional acreage in Senatobia,
Mississippi, adjacent to the Memphis
Customs and Border Protection port of
entry (Docket 70–2010, filed December
14, 2010);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (75 FR 79335–79336, 12/20/
2010; correction 75 FR 82372, 12/30/
2010) and the application has been
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiner’s report, and finds that the
requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations would be satisfied,
and that the proposal would be in the
public interest if subject to specific
conditions;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The application to expand FTZ 158 is
approved, subject to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.13, to the Board’s standard
2,000-acre activation limit for the
overall general-purpose zone, and
further subject to a sunset provision that
would terminate authority on October
31, 2017, for Sites 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
(including the addition to Site 8) and 9
where no activity has occurred under
FTZ procedures before that date.
Signed at Washington, DC, this day 18th
day of October 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
Attest:
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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Grant of Authority for Subzone Status
(Centrifugal and Submersible Pumps);
Auburn, NY
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
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* * * 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;
Whereas, the County of Orange, New
York, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 37,
has made application to the Board for
authority to establish a special-purpose
subzone at the centrifugal and
submersible pump manufacturing and
warehousing facilities of Xylem Water
Systems U.S.A., LLC (formerly ITT
Water Technology, Inc.), located in
Auburn, New York (FTZ Docket 66–
2011, filed 10–21–2011);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (76 FR 66685, 10–27–2011) and
the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; 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 the proposal is in the public
interest;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
grants authority for subzone status for
activity related to the manufacturing of
centrifugal and submersible pumps and
related controllers at the Xylem Water
Systems U.S.A., LLC, facilities located
in Auburn, New York (Subzone 37D), as
described in the application and
Federal Register notice, subject to the
FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,
including Section 400.13.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of
Otober 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
Attest:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–76–2012]
Foreign-Trade Zone 168—Dallas/Ft.
Worth, TX; Notification of Proposed
Production Activity, Richemont North
America, Inc. dba Cartier (Eyewear
Assembly/Kitting), Grand Prairie, TX
The Metroplex International Trade
Development Corporation, grantee of
FTZ 168, submitted a notification of
proposed production activity on behalf
of Richemont North America, Inc. dba
Cartier (Cartier), located in Grand
Prairie, Texas. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the
regulations of the Board (15 CFR 400.22)
was received on October 17, 2012.
The Cartier facility is located within
Site 4 of FTZ 168. The facility is used
for the assembly/kitting of eyewear
products. Production under FTZ
procedures could exempt Cartier from
customs duty payments on the foreign
status components used in export
production. On its domestic sales,
Cartier would be able to choose the duty
rates during customs entry procedures
that apply to eyewear products (duty
rate 2%–2.5%) for the foreign status
inputs noted below. Customs duties also
could possibly be deferred or reduced
on foreign status production equipment.
Components and materials sourced
from abroad include eyewear frames
and parts (duty rate ranges from free to
2.5%).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is
December 5, 2012.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection at the
Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
21013, 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:
Christopher Kemp at
Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202)
482–0862.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
Dated: October 22, 2012.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-76-2012]
Foreign-Trade Zone 168--Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity, Richemont North America, Inc. dba Cartier
(Eyewear Assembly/Kitting), Grand Prairie, TX
The Metroplex International Trade Development Corporation, grantee
of FTZ 168, submitted a notification of proposed production activity on
behalf of Richemont North America, Inc. dba Cartier (Cartier), located
in Grand Prairie, Texas. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on October 17, 2012.
The Cartier facility is located within Site 4 of FTZ 168. The
facility is used for the assembly/kitting of eyewear products.
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Cartier from customs duty
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On
its domestic sales, Cartier would be able to choose the duty rates
during customs entry procedures that apply to eyewear products (duty
rate 2%-2.5%) for the foreign status inputs noted below. Customs duties
also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production
equipment.
Components and materials sourced from abroad include eyewear frames
and parts (duty rate ranges from free to 2.5%).
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address
below. The closing period for their receipt is December 5, 2012.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board,
Room 21013, 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: Christopher Kemp at
Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202) 482-0862.
Dated: October 22, 2012.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
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