[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 42930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17264]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-74-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 114--Peoria, Illinois; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity, Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. (Sports 
Equipment), Rantoul, Illinois

    Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. (Easton-Bell Sports) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Rantoul, Illinois within FTZ 114. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on June 27, 2013.
    A separate application for subzone status at the Easton-Bell Sports 
facility was submitted and is being processed under Section 400.31 of 
the Board's regulations (Doc. B-32-2013). The facility is used for the 
assembly and distribution of safety helmets, baby seats for bicycles 
and bicycle car carrier racks. 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 Easton-Bell Sports 
from customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in 
export production. On its domestic sales, Easton-Bell Sports would be 
able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that 
apply to bicycle, motorcycle, football and baseball helmets; bicycle 
baby seats; and, bicycle car carrier racks (duty rate ranges from free 
to 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: tape, 
stickers, plastic bags, stoppers, water bottles, plastic helmet parts, 
rubber grommets, textile bags, boxes, labels, header cards, manuals, 
webbing for helmets, helmets, helmet pads, screws, washers, helmet 
parts, buckles, bike carrier parts, bike parts and baby seat parts 
(duty rate ranges from free to 17.6%). The request indicates that 
textile bags (classified under HTSUS Subheading 4202.92) will be 
admitted to the zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), 
thereby precluding inverted tariff benefits on such items.
    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 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: July 12, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-17264 Filed 7-17-13; 8:45 am]
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