[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5773-5774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing 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
[email protected] (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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