Federal Register, Volume 78
Issue 18 (Monday, January 28, 2013)[Federal Register Volume 78,
Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5773-5774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office
[www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01696]
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DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones
Board
[B-5-2013]
Notification of Proposed
Production Activity, Generac Power
Systems, Inc., Subzone 41J, (Generators, Pressure Washers, Engines
and
Other Related Components), Whitewater, Edgerton and Jefferson,
WI
The Port
of Milwaukee, grantee of FTZ 41, submitted a notification
of proposed production activity on behalf of Generac Power
Systems,
Inc. (Generac), operator of Subzone 41J. The notification
conforming to
the requirements of the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 400.22)
was
received on January 14, 2013.
The Generac facilities are located at three
sites in Whitewater,
Edgerton and Jefferson, Wisconsin. The facilities are used for
the
production of generators, pressure washers, engines and other
related
components. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b)4 of the regulations,
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
Generac from customs
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export
production (15% of annual shipments). On its domestic sales,
Generac
would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry
procedures
that apply to generators,
power washers, and other related components,
including engines,
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transfer switches, panel
boards and modules, harnesses, cables and
cords (duty rates range from free to 3.5%) 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: Lubricating
oil; paints and varnishes; adhesives/glues; steel reinforced hose;
hose
fittings; tape; articles of plastic, including bags; caps; o-rings
and
assemblies; articles of rubber; including hoses reinforced
with
textiles, V-belts, pneumatic tires for industrial machines,
O-rings,
gasket seals, rubber parts and vibration maintenance kits;
wood
pallets; alcohol wipes; cardboard boxes/liners; printed labels;
cards;
manuals/manual kits; brochures; laminated phenolic blocks; hose
screen;
sand paper; exhaust blankets; woven mesh screen; articles of
steel
(rods, shapes, pipes, brackets, supports, mounts, covers,
plates,
frames, fittings, sleeves, flanges, brackets, elbow couplings,
tanks
caps/lids, fuel tanks, and hardware); brass fittings; copper clamps
and
ring assemblies; articles
of aluminum (backed foil, spacers, supports,
covers, stops, adapters, extrusions and miscellaneous parts);
hand
tools; lock sets; latches; keys; engines and related parts; pumps
and
related parts; fans and related parts; turbochargers; heat
exchangers;
CAC assemblies; oil/fuel filters; air/oil separation equipment;
air
filters/elements; catalytic converters; pressure washers; water
jet
project machines and parts; bearings; camshafts/crankshafts;
bearing
housings; gear pumps; gear boxes/speed changers; flywheels;
pulleys;
belt tensioners; gaskets; machine parts (muffler supports,
brackets,
and assemblies); electric motors; generators and related
parts;
transformers; static converters; unmagnetized ferrite
ceramic;
solenoids; batteries; spark plugs; ignition coils; starter
motors;
voltage regulators; igniters; engine starters; visual
signaling
equipment; de-icing heaters; electrical heating resistor kits;
display
panels; sound signaling apparatus; printed circuit assemblies; AC
line
filters; dielectric items
of paper/plastic; capacitors; circuit
breakers; switching apparatus; control panels; transfer
switches/panel
boards; assembly motor steppers; diode rectifiers; wire
cable/power
cords; ceramic insulators; trailer parts; educational display
items;
sensors; gas/smoke analysis apparatus; gas pressure testers;
meters;
thermostats; reusable containers; and test engines and other
items
(duty rates range from free to 10.7%). The request indicates
that
certain radial ball bearings are subject to an antidumping/
countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order. The FTZ regulations (15
CFR
400.14(e)) require that merchandise subject to AD/CVD actions
be
admitted to the subzone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR
146.41).
Generac has indicated that any textile products would be admitted
in
privileged foreign status.
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 11,
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 Diane Finver
at
Diane.Finver@trade.gov (202) 482-1367.
Dated:
January 22, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-01696 Filed 1-25-13; 8:45 am]
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