Federal Register, Volume 78
Issue 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2013)[Federal Register Volume 78,
Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42929-42930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office
[www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17261]
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DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones
Board
[B-73-2013]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)
41--Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Notification
of Proposed Production Activity, Broan-NuTone LLC (Home
Ventilation
Products and Heaters), Hartford, Wisconsin
Broan-NuTone, LLC (Broan-NuTone) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
in
Hartford, Wisconsin within Subzone 41L. The notification conforming
to
the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR
400.22)
was received on June 26, 2013.
The Broan-NuTone facility is used for the
manufacturing and
distribution of residential range hoods, subassemblies or
component
parts for centrifugal blowers, ceiling exhaust fans, wall or
ceiling
heaters, blower assemblies and roof and wall caps. 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
Broan-NuTone from
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in
export
production. On its domestic sales, Broan-NuTone would be able to
choose
the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to range
hoods/down drafts, blower assemblies, ceiling exhaust fans
for
permanent installation, roof/wall caps and heaters (floor, wall
or
ceiling) (duty rate ranges from free to 4.7%) for the foreign
status
inputs noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred
or
reduced on foreign status production equipment.
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The
components and materials sourced from abroad include: polymer
paint, label materials, logo materials, packaging materials,
plastic
packing, plastic bags, plastic trim pieces and switch covers,
rubber
spacers, plastic items, rubber gaskets, gaskets, rubber washers,
rubber
stoppers, rubber grommets, other rubber articles, cartons,
bags,
corrugated boxes with fillers, instruction sheets, range hood
filters,
bathroom mirrors, filters for whole house ventilation systems,
cold-
rolled steel for manufacturing, flat-rolled steel for
manufacturing,
plated wire, housing for recessed range hood, wire mesh for
bird
screens, roof/wall caps, screws, fasteners, stainless steel
screws,
nuts, washers, rivet housing assembly, damper or filter springs
for
grille, stainless steel kitchen backsplashes, brackets,
aluminum
stainless for manufacturing, zinc screws, parts of hinges,
hinge
cabinets, mounting brackets, brackets, metal flex ducts,
ceiling
exhaust or paddle fans, wall or ceiling exhaust fans, residential
range
hood canopies, parts used
in ventilation, filters, parts of filters,
central valve dampers, roller down drafts, electric motors for
exhaust/
ventilation, electric motors for downdraft range hoods, parts used
on
electric motors, light ballasts, transformers, magnets for range
hoods,
portable heaters and fans, heating resistors, parts for
heaters,
capacitors, ceramic capacitors, resistors, fuses, circuit breakers
for
exhaust/heater units, relays, motor starters, wall switches,
various
switch types, lamp sockets, other electrical parts, switch parts,
male/
female connectors, terminals for switches, other apparatus
for
switches, printed circuit boards, membrane covers for switches,
halogen
light bulbs, light bulbs, fluorescent light bulbs, light housing
for
range hoods, light diodes, coaxial cables, wire harnesses, cable
wires,
fuse holders, snap bushing (damper), air pressure switch
valves,
thermostat/heat sensor for ventilation, heat
regulator/dehumidistat,
timer switch assembly, timer control switch assembly, metal
housing
medicine cabinets, wood
trimmed medicine cabinets, plastic housing
medicine cabinets, wood components for medicine cabinets,
metal
components for cabinets, light kits for fans with base metal,
non-base
metal light fittings, base metal parts for light kits, parts for
light
kits, glass globes and other parts of lamps (finials) (duty rate
ranges
from free to 12%).
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 August 27,
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:
July 11, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-17261 Filed 7-17-13; 8:45 am]
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