Federal Register, Volume 78
Issue 101 (Friday, May 24, 2013)[Federal Register Volume 78, Number
101 (Friday, May 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 31517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office
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[FR Doc No: 2013-12346]
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DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones
Board
[B-47-2013]
Notification of Proposed
Production Activity; Vestas Nacelles
America, Inc.; Subzone 123E (Wind Turbines); Brighton, Denver,
Pueblo,
and Windsor, Colorado
Vestas
Nacelles America, Inc. (Vestas), operator of Subzone 123E,
submitted a notification of proposed production activity for
its
facilities in Brighton, Denver, Pueblo, and Windsor, Colorado.
The
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of
the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on May 3,
2013.
The subzone currently has authority to produce
wind turbines and
related products (nacelles, hubs, blades, and towers) under
FTZ
procedures using certain foreign inputs. The current request
involves
the use of additional inputs in the production of the finished
products
noted above. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b) 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
Vestas from customs
duty payments on the foreign status components used in
export
production. On its domestic
sales, Vestas would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to wind
turbines,
nacelles, hubs, blades, and towers (free, 2.5%) 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: ethyl alcohol
(denatured); acrylic/poly-based paints; caulking/sealants;
liquid
soaps; degreasers; oils and lubricants; assembly pastes;
antifreeze/
coolants; fiberglass plates; plastic
pipes/tubes/hoses/tapes/sheeting/
trays/cable supports/covers/bags/plugs/bottles/collectors;
rubber
profiles/strips/sealing lips/hoses/blocks; cardboard containers
and
frames; gloves; oil sampling kits, of glass; exhaust hoses;
cover
plates; steel
pipes/fittings/containers/cables/chain/grills/locks;
fasteners; terminals; bushings; grips; shims; aluminum
plates/sleeves/
covers/rivets; pumps; wheel assemblies; guards; dehumidifiers;
cooling
units; condensate heaters;
heat exchangers; slip rings; filters; kabi
sprayers; bearings; shafts; yaw gears; couplings; gaskets;
seals;
actuators; rotors; electrical components (terminals,
transformers,
toroids, coils, cables, insulators); heaters; batteries;
lamps/lights;
valves; consoles; cabinets; lightning conductors; sensors;
aspiration
boxes; torque arm modules; hubs; and, parts of transport units
(duty
rate ranges from free to 12.5%).
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 July 3, 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
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Pierre Duy
at
Pierre.Duy@trade.gov, or
(202) 482-1378.
Dated:
May 17, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-12346 Filed 5-23-13; 8:45 am]
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