[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 7395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02204]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-8-2013]
Foreign-Trade Zone 129--Bellingham, WA; Notification of Proposed
Production Activity; T.C. Trading Company, Inc. (Eyeglass Assembly and
Kitting); Blaine, WA
The Port of Bellingham, grantee of FTZ 129, submitted a
notification of proposed production activity on behalf of T.C. Trading
Company, Inc. (T.C. Trading), located in Blaine, Washington. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the
Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on January 17, 2013.
A separate application for subzone status at the company facility
was submitted and will be processed under Section 400.31 of the Board's
regulations. The facility is used for the assembly and kitting of
eyeglasses and eyeglass products. 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 T.C. Trading from
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, T.C. Trading would be able to choose
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to eyeglasses
(duty rate 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 plastic
eyeglass lenses, plastic eyeglass frames, metal eyeglass frames,
eyeglass repair kits and plastic eyeglass cases (duty rate ranges from
free to 20%).
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 13, 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 Christopher Kemp at
[email protected] or (202) 482-0862.
Dated: January 25, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-02204 Filed 1-31-13; 8:45 am]
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