[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45911-45912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18289]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-75-2013]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina,
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Black & Decker (U.S.)
Inc., (Power Tools), Fort Mill, South Carolina
Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. (Black & Decker) submitted a
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its
facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina within Subzone 38E. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on July 19, 2013.
The Black & Decker facility is located within Subzone 38E. The
facility is used for the manufacturing of power tool parts and
components, the manufacture and assembly of power tools, the packaging
and kitting of power tools and the repair and rework of power tools,
parts and accessories. 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 Black & Decker from
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, Black & Decker would be able to
choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to
miter saws, drills (with a self-contained motor), saws (with a self-
contained motor), grinders, polishers, sanders, screwdrivers, nut-
runners, impact wrenches, impact drivers, routers, planers, grass and
weed trimmers/edgers, electro-pneumatic rotary and percussion hammers,
electric scissors, circle cutters, spindles, gears, sleeve bearings,
motors (cordless), SA armatures and work lights (duty rate ranges from
duty-free to 12.5%) 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: Resins
(colored pigments); paints; inks; grease; adhesives; loctite;
polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, ABS, acetyl, epoxy powder,
polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyester, saturated
polyester, glass filled nylon and polyamide resins; nylon tape; plastic
hoses; flexible hoses; nameplates; transparent tapes; ID labels;
plastic labels; tape; film stretch; plastic cases; poly-bags; battery
caps; blister packs; shrink-heat tubing; plastic handles and knobs; O-
rings; seals; washers; retaining clips; chuck key holders; cord
protectors; nuts; spacers/fasteners; drive belts; Styrofoam; rubber
tubing and hoses; backing pads; caps plugs; polisher pads; tool bags;
kit boxes; wood pallets; wood biscuits; corrugated sheets; corrugated
cartons; non-corrugated cartons; sleeves; hang tags; labels; fillers;
gaskets; paper gaskets; seals; corner posts; instruction/owner manuals;
heat transfer labels; blister cards; advertising flyers; leaflets;
bulletins; warranty cards; survey cards; slot liners; mower, sander and
planer filter bags; sander pads; felt washers and seals; grinding
wheels; sanding discs; iron/metal powder; non-alloyed steel; steel;
chains; bolts; screws; hardware bag assemblies; lock nuts; nuts;
rivets; cotters; cotter pins; retaining rings; snap rings; blade locks;
fastener pins; leaf, helical/coil and other springs; wire forms;
flanges; backing flanges; rip fences; clips; brass strips; articles of
aluminum die-casting; magnesium ingots; bandsaw, circular saw, jigsaw,
cutsaw and other blades; wrenches; chuck keys; socket wrenches; clamps;
punch/punch & die; drill bits; dies; die kits; loose keys; solders;
solder wire; prepared solder bars; parts of inflator fans; mobile
bases; wheels for lawnmowers; drill chucks; circle cutters; clamps for
stationary tools; parts of work holders; tables and wings for saws;
base/cutting arms; brackets, handles, knobs and parts of stationary
tools; guards; parts of tools; parts for pneumatic nailers; actuators;
bearing plates; bearing retainers; bearing supports; blade clamps;
button switches; clamps; cord retainers; counterweights; cover plates;
end caps; handles/switch covers; housings; field cases; lock buttons;
parts of power tools; circular saw quadrants; shields; jigsaw shoe/
plates; triggers; cord clamps; gear cases; dust shields; thrust
bearings; ball bearings; needle roller bearings;
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cylindrical bearings; bearing parts; spindles; transmission shafts;
bearing blocks, plates and housings; bearing retainer housings; bearing
bushings; bearing sleeves; sintered metal; gear boxes; SA transmission
assemblies; transmissions; sprockets; pulleys; clutches; gearcase
covers; pinions; reciprocating shafts; yokes; balls for clutches and
transmissions; transmission parts; gears; gear blanks; metal seals;
cordless, corded and single phase motors; commutators; armature shafts;
armatures; brush assemblies; brush boxes; plates; rings; holders;
capacitor assemblies; fields; laminations for motors; motor cans;
transformers; charges; inverters; laminations for transformers; parts
of chargers; magnets; magnetic chucks; lead-acid, power pack, NiMH and
lithium ion batteries; SA battery packs; car/hand vacuum filter bags;
vacuum parts; flashlight lenses; reflector SA for flashlights;
sensormatic security tags; SA terminal boards; fuses; PC terminal
boards; switches; terminals/terminations; contacts for switches;
terminal boards; electronic modules and controls; PC boards; printed
circuit assemblies/SA modules; paddles; switch parts; flashlight bulbs;
fluorescent lights/tubes; laser and light-emitting diodes; diodes;
magnet wires; cordsets; lead wire assemblies; lead wire; brushes;
ceramic insulators; end fibers; end punching; end rings; insulators;
insulating tube; mylar paper; wire nuts; coil-wound chokes; ceramic
insulating fittings; terminal blocks; miter and planer (all mechanical)
gauges; air pressure gauges; tachometers; levels; miter and scroll saw
stands; and, brushes for vacuums (duty rate ranges from duty-free to
20%). The request indicates that inputs classified under HTSUS
Subheadings 4202.92, 5911.90 and 6307.90 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 September 9, 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 24, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-18289 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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