Foreign-Trade Zone 50-Long Beach, California; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Panasonic Corporation of North America (Kitting of Consumer Electronics); Anaheim, CA, 9667 [2013-03070]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 28 / Monday, February 11, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Agency: U.S. Census Bureau. Title: Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey. OMB Control Number: 0607–0561. Form Number(s): MA–3000. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden Hours: 3,000. Number of Respondents: 6,000. Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes. Needs and Uses: The Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3) survey collects monthly data on shipments, inventories, new orders, and unfilled orders from manufacturing companies. The orders, as well as the shipments and inventory data are used widely and are valuable tools for analysts of business cycle conditions, including members of the Council of Economic Advisers, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Federal Reserve Board, Department of the Treasury, and the business community. New orders serve as an indicator of future production commitments and the data are direct inputs into the leading economic indicator series. New orders, as reported on the M3 monthly survey, are derived by adding shipments to the net change in the unfilled orders from the previous month. The ratio of unfilled orders to shipments is an important indicator of pressure on manufacturing capacity. The monthly M3 estimates are based on a relatively small panel of domestic manufacturers and reflect primarily the month-to-month changes of large companies. There is a clear need for periodic benchmarking of the M3 estimates to reflect the manufacturing universe. The Economic Census covering the manufacturing sector and the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) provide annual benchmarks for the shipments and inventory data in the monthly M3 survey. The Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey provides the annual benchmarks for the unfilled orders data. The industries selected for the Manufacturers’ Unfilled Orders Survey are those that the U.S. Census Bureau determined maintain considerable unfilled orders. The survey is necessary VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:26 Feb 08, 2013 Jkt 229001 to ensure future accuracy of the new orders data in the M3 and to determine which NAICS industries continue to maintain unfilled orders. We plan to add a box for ‘‘Change in Operational Status’’ to the MA–3000 for 2012. This change does not affect burden because the information asked is readily available by the respondents or not applicable to those companies without an operational status change. The Census Bureau uses the information provided by this survey to develop universe estimates of unfilled orders as of the end of 2011 and 2012, and then adjust the monthly M3 data on unfilled orders to these levels. The benchmarked unfilled orders levels are used to derive estimates of new orders received by manufacturers. New orders are derived using the following formula: Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131, 182, 193, and 224. OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at jjessup@doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 7245) or email (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). Dated: February 6, 2013. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–02994 Filed 2–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–13–2013] Foreign-Trade Zone 50—Long Beach, California; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Panasonic Corporation of North America (Kitting of Consumer Electronics); Anaheim, CA The Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Port of Long Beach, grantee of PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 9667 FTZ 50, submitted a notification of proposed production activity on behalf of Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA), located in Anaheim, California. The notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on January 29, 2013. The PNA facility is located within Site 31 of FTZ 50. The facility is used for the kitting of consumer electronics parts into retail packages. Pursuant to 15 CFR Section 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreignstatus materials and components and specific finished products described in the submitted notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. Production under FTZ procedures could exempt PNA from customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, PNA would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to camera kits, digital cameras with lenses, digital cameras with memory cards, home theater systems and camera systems (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 2.1%) for the foreign status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. The components and materials sourced from abroad include: SD cards, leather camera cases, digital still cameras, camera lenses, home theater systems, HDMI cables, quick start guides and dome enclosures (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 4.5%). 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 March 25, 2013. 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 Elizabeth Whiteman at Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482–0473. Dated: February 4, 2013. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–03070 Filed 2–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-13-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone 50--Long Beach, California; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Panasonic Corporation of North America 
(Kitting of Consumer Electronics); Anaheim, CA

    The Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Port of Long Beach, 
grantee of FTZ 50, submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity on behalf of Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA), 
located in Anaheim, California. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on January 29, 2013.
    The PNA facility is located within Site 31 of FTZ 50. The facility 
is used for the kitting of consumer electronics parts into retail 
packages. Pursuant to 15 CFR Section 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status materials and components and 
specific finished products described in the submitted notification (as 
described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt PNA from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, PNA would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to camera kits, digital cameras 
with lenses, digital cameras with memory cards, home theater systems 
and camera systems (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 2.1%) for the 
foreign status inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly 
be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: SD cards, 
leather camera cases, digital still cameras, camera lenses, home 
theater systems, HDMI cables, quick start guides and dome enclosures 
(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 4.5%).
    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 March 25, 2013.
    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 Elizabeth Whiteman at 
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: February 4, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-03070 Filed 2-8-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

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