Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176-Rockford, Illinois; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Brake Parts Inc (Automotive Parts Kitting); McHenry, Illinois, 79415 [2016-27335]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 219 / Monday, November 14, 2016 / Notices Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment . . . 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 subzones for specific uses; Whereas, the West Cameron Port Commission, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 291, has made application to the Board for the establishment of a subzone at the facility of G2 LNG LLC located in Cameron, Louisiana (FTZ Docket B–22– 2016, docketed April 20, 2016); Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the Federal Register (81 FR 24563, April 26, 2016) 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 memorandum, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations are satisfied; Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves subzone status at the facility of G2 LNG LLC, located in Cameron, Louisiana (Subzone 291A), 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 1st day of November 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. 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 Albuquerque, New Mexico, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 110, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–32–2016, docketed May 10, 2016, amended August 22, 2016) for authority to reorganize under the ASF with a service area of Bernalillo and Valencia Counties and the Cities of Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo and Moriarty, New Mexico, in and adjacent to the Albuquerque, New Mexico U.S Customs and Border Protection port of entry, and FTZ 110’s existing Site 1 would be categorized as a magnet site; Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal Register (81 FR 30516, May 17, 2016) 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 are satisfied; Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders: The amended application to reorganize FTZ 110 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. Signed at Washington, DC, this 1st day of November 2016. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. ATTEST: Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–27349 Filed 11–10–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P [FR Doc. 2016–27344 Filed 11–10–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [B–73–2016] Foreign-Trade Zones Board mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES [Order No. 2018] Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 110 Under the Alternative Site Framework; Albuquerque, New Mexico 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:26 Nov 10, 2016 Jkt 241001 Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176— Rockford, Illinois; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Brake Parts Inc (Automotive Parts Kitting); McHenry, Illinois Brake Parts Inc (BPI) submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in McHenry, Illinois, within FTZ 176. The notification conforming to the PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 79415 requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on November 2, 2016. The BPI facility is located within Subzone 176G. The facility is used for the kitting of aftermarket automotive 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 BPI from customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On its domestic sales, BPI would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to master cylinder kits, brake drum kits, brake pad kits, brake shoe kits and brake caliper kits (duty rate free to 2.5%) 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: Rubber Orings; rubber seals; rubber brake components; paperboard corrugated boxes; steel hex bolts; steel bolts; steel brake clips; galvanized cast iron brake brackets; master cylinders; brake drums; brake pads; brake shoes; and, wheel cylinders (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 27, 2016, 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: November 7, 2016. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–27335 Filed 11–10–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P E:\FR\FM\14NON1.SGM 14NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 79415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27335]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-73-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176--Rockford, Illinois; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Brake Parts Inc (Automotive Parts 
Kitting); McHenry, Illinois

    Brake Parts Inc (BPI) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in McHenry, 
Illinois, within FTZ 176. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on November 2, 2016.
    The BPI facility is located within Subzone 176G. The facility is 
used for the kitting of aftermarket automotive 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 BPI from customs duty 
payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, BPI would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to master cylinder kits, brake drum 
kits, brake pad kits, brake shoe kits and brake caliper kits (duty rate 
free to 2.5%) 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: Rubber O-
rings; rubber seals; rubber brake components; paperboard corrugated 
boxes; steel hex bolts; steel bolts; steel brake clips; galvanized cast 
iron brake brackets; master cylinders; brake drums; brake pads; brake 
shoes; and, wheel cylinders (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 27, 2016,
    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: November 7, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-27335 Filed 11-10-16; 8:45 am]
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