Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134-Chattanooga, Tennessee; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America-Chattanooga Operations, LLC; (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee, 88210-88211 [2016-29348]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134—
Chattanooga, Tennessee; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity;
Volkswagen Group of America—
Chattanooga Operations, LLC;
(Passenger Motor Vehicles);
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Volkswagen Group of America—
Chattanooga Operations, LLC (VW)
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee,
within FTZ 134. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
400.22) was received on November 25,
2016.
VW already has authority to produce
passenger motor vehicles within Site 3
of FTZ 134. The current request would
add foreign status materials/components
to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15
CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
would be limited to the specific foreignstatus materials/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 VW from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status
materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, VW
would be able to choose the duty rates
during customs entry procedures that
apply to passenger motor vehicles (duty
rate 2.5%) for the foreign-status
materials/components noted below and
in the existing scope of authority.
Customs duties also could possibly be
deferred or reduced on foreign-status
production equipment.
The materials/components sourced
from abroad include: Gasoline; diesel
fuel, polyurea grease; hydraulic oil;
polycarbamide grease; refrigerant; urea;
clear lacquer; blending solvent; PVC
finishing sheet; canvas covers;
aluminum chassis plate; screw driver
bits; software; spindle drives; aux-in
ports; optical fiber cable; white motor
vehicle bodies; and, prototype vehicles
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and engines (duty rate ranges from free
to 5.7% + .013/KG).
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
January 17, 2017.
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 30, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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 application to reorganize FTZ 17
to expand the service area under the
ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act
and the Board’s regulations, including
Section 400.13, and to the Board’s
standard 2,000-acre activation limit for
the zone.
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 the expansion of Subzone
124D on behalf of LOOP LLC, 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 29 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.
Dated: November 29, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Enforcement and Compliance Alternate
Chairman Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
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Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2023]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[Order No. 2019]
Approval of Expansion of Subzone
124D; LOOP LLC; Lafourche and St.
James Parishes, Louisiana
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone
17; (Expansion of Service Area) Under
Alternative Site Framework; Kansas
City, Kansas
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:
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
. . . 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 Port of South Louisiana,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 124, has
made application to the Board to
expand Subzone 124D-Site 1 on behalf
of LOOP LLC to include an additional
parcel in Cut Off, Louisiana (FTZ
Docket B–54–2016, docketed August 16,
2016);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (81 FR 56582, August 22, 2016)
and the application has been processed
pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s
regulations; and,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
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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 Greater Kansas City
Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of
Foreign-Trade Zone 17, submitted an
application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–
16–2016, docketed March 31, 2016) for
authority to expand the service area of
the zone to include Atchison, Jefferson
and Franklin Counties, Kansas, as
described in the application, adjacent to
the Kansas City Customs and Border
Protection port of entry;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (81 FR 19551–19552, April 5,
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
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 226—Merced
County, California; Notification of
Proposed Production Activity; Brake
Parts Inc; (Automotive Parts Kitting);
Patterson, California
Brake Parts Inc (BPI) submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
in Patterson, California, within FTZ 226.
The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on November 30, 2016.
The BPI facility is located within Site
14 of FTZ 226. 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 ranges from 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
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-81-2016]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134--Chattanooga, Tennessee;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of
America--Chattanooga Operations, LLC; (Passenger Motor Vehicles);
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Volkswagen Group of America--Chattanooga Operations, LLC (VW)
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee, within FTZ 134. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on November 25, 2016.
VW already has authority to produce passenger motor vehicles within
Site 3 of FTZ 134. The current request would add foreign status
materials/components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR
400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific
foreign-status materials/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 VW from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, VW would be able to choose the duty
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to passenger motor
vehicles (duty rate 2.5%) for the foreign-status materials/components
noted below and in the existing scope of authority. Customs duties also
could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production
equipment.
The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Gasoline;
diesel fuel, polyurea grease; hydraulic oil; polycarbamide grease;
refrigerant; urea; clear lacquer; blending solvent; PVC finishing
sheet; canvas covers; aluminum chassis plate; screw driver bits;
software; spindle drives; aux-in ports; optical fiber cable; white
motor vehicle bodies; and, prototype vehicles
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and engines (duty rate ranges from free to 5.7% + .013/KG).
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 January 17, 2017.
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 30, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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