Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 82 Under Alternative Site Framework; Mobile, Alabama, 66257 [2016-23308]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of
September 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2014]
Reorganization and Expansion of
Foreign-Trade Zone 82 Under
Alternative Site Framework; Mobile,
Alabama
[FR Doc. 2016–23308 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am]
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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 Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (15
CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the
establishment or reorganization of
zones;
Whereas, the City of Mobile, grantee
of Foreign-Trade Zone 82, submitted an
application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–
30–2015, docketed May 1, 2015, revised
September 1, 2016) for authority to
reorganize and expand under the ASF
with a service area of Mobile, Baldwin,
Butler (portion), Choctaw (portion),
Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe,
Washington and Wilcox (portion)
Counties, in and adjacent to the Mobile
Customs and Border Protection port of
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entry, to restore 80 acres at Site 1, and
FTZ 82’s existing Sites 1 (as modified),
2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13 and 18 would be
categorized as magnet sites and Sites 14,
15, 16, 17 and 19 would be categorized
as usage-driven sites;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (80 FR 26538–26539, May 8,
2015) and the revised 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 addendum report,
and finds that the requirements of the
FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are
satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
orders:
The revised application to reorganize
and expand FTZ 82 under the ASF 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 zone,
to an ASF sunset provision for magnet
sites that would terminate authority for
Sites 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13 and 18 if not
activated within five years from the
month of approval, and to an ASF
sunset provision for usage-driven sites
that would terminate authority for Sites
14, 15, 16, 17 and 19 if no foreign-status
merchandise is admitted for a bona fide
customs purpose within three years
from the month of approval.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–64–2016]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 21—
Dorchester County, South Carolina;
Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Volvo Car US Operations, Inc.
(Motor Vehicles and Related Parts);
Ridgeville, South Carolina
Volvo Car US Operations, Inc. (Volvo)
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facility in Ridgeville, South Carolina.
The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on September 9, 2016.
A separate application by the South
Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee
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of FTZ 21, for subzone designation at
the Volvo facility will be submitted and
processed under Section 400.31 of the
Board’s regulations. The facility is
currently under construction and will
be used for the production of motor
vehicles and related parts. Pursuant to
15 CFR 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 Volvo from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status
components used in export production.
On its domestic sales, Volvo would be
able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to
passenger motor vehicles, lithium-ion
batteries for passenger motor vehicles,
passenger motor vehicle bodies and
stamped motor vehicle body parts (duty
rates range between 2.5% and 3.4%) 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: First aid
kits; acrylic/vinyl paints; adhesives;
polyurethane profile shapes/seals/
plates/sheets/film; acoustic foams; foam
absorbers; plastic connectors/fittings/
tapes/decals/plates/sheets/film/caps/
covers/plugs/anchors/handles/brackets/
clamps/clips/covers/fasteners/guides/
hinges/mountings/locks/knob handles/
o-rings/cable ties/clamps/clips/
cushions/emblems/nuts/plates/
retainers/rivets/tubing/door lock parts;
rubber tire sealants/threads/cords/
plates/sheets/strip/gaskets/hoses/air
filter ducts/tubes/belts/tires/mats/orings/seals/mouldings/absorbers/
cushions/rings/bellows//mounts/rods/
bushings; upholstery leather; leather
cases/bags; felt paper and paperboards;
light-weight coated paper; cardboard
boxes; printed books/brochures/leaflets/
manuals; felt strips; manmade fiber felt
shapes; felt damping strips; netting of
twines/ropes; manmade fiber twine,
cordage, or rope nettings; nylon carpets;
tufted other manmade textile carpets/
mats; felt carpets; manmade fiber tufted
and non-tufted carpets/mats; velcro
straps; vent pads (polyester fleece);
umbrellas; mineral wools; asbestos
brake linings/pads; graphite or other
carbon gaskets; glass; mirrors; sun
visors; glass lenses; sound absorber/
insulating articles of fiberglass;
platinum catalysts; wood screws; steel
butt weld fittings/flanges/gas containers;
iron or steel coupling locks/wire/ropes/
cables/roller chains/nails/screws/bolts/
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2014]
Reorganization and Expansion of Foreign-Trade Zone 82 Under
Alternative Site Framework; Mobile, Alabama
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 Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15
CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization
of zones;
Whereas, the City of Mobile, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 82,
submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B-30-2015, docketed
May 1, 2015, revised September 1, 2016) for authority to reorganize and
expand under the ASF with a service area of Mobile, Baldwin, Butler
(portion), Choctaw (portion), Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Monroe,
Washington and Wilcox (portion) Counties, in and adjacent to the Mobile
Customs and Border Protection port of entry, to restore 80 acres at
Site 1, and FTZ 82's existing Sites 1 (as modified), 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13
and 18 would be categorized as magnet sites and Sites 14, 15, 16, 17
and 19 would be categorized as usage-driven sites;
Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal
Register (80 FR 26538-26539, May 8, 2015) and the revised 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 addendum report, and finds that the requirements
of the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby orders:
The revised application to reorganize and expand FTZ 82 under the
ASF 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 zone, to an ASF sunset provision for magnet sites that
would terminate authority for Sites 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13 and 18 if not
activated within five years from the month of approval, and to an ASF
sunset provision for usage-driven sites that would terminate authority
for Sites 14, 15, 16, 17 and 19 if no foreign-status merchandise is
admitted for a bona fide customs purpose within three years from the
month of approval.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 21st day of September 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance,
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2016-23308 Filed 9-26-16; 8:45 am]
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