[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 58995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23387]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-83-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 138--Columbus, Ohio; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Rolls Royce Energy Systems, Inc. 
(Industrial Gas Turbines, Power Generation Turbines, and Generator 
Sets); Mount Vernon, Ohio

    The Columbus Regional Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 138, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of Rolls Royce Energy Systems, Inc. (RRES), located in 
Mount Vernon, Ohio. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
September 5, 2013.
    The RRES facility is located within Site 25 of FTZ 138. The 
facility is used for the production of industrial gas turbines, power 
generation turbines, and generator sets. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), 
FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status 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 RRES from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, RRES would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to industrial gas turbines, power 
generation turbines, generator sets, and related parts (free, 2.4%, and 
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 sourced from abroad include: AC generators; 
industrial gas turbines; turbine bases; acoustic enclosures; gearboxes 
(transmissions); and combustion liners (duty rates--2.4%, 2.5%).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The closing period for their receipt is November 4, 
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 [email protected] 
or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: September 18, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-23387 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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