[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38007-38008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15682]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-47-2014]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 25--Broward County, Florida;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Prodeco Technologies, LLC
(Electric Bicycles); Oakland Park, Florida
The Port Everglades Department of Broward County, grantee of FTZ
25, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board on behalf of Prodeco Technologies, LLC (ProdecoTech), located in
Oakland Park, Florida. The notification conforming to the requirements
of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on
June 27, 2014.
The ProdecoTech facility is located at 1201 NE 38th Street, Oakland
Park, Florida, within proposed Site 12 of FTZ 25. A separate request
for designation of the site was submitted and will be processed under
Section 400.38 of the FTZ Board's regulations. The facility is used for
the production of electric bicycles. 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 ProdecoTech from
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, ProdecoTech would be able to choose
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to bicycles
(free) 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: Lithium
batteries; battery mounts-with controllers; battery mounts (parts of
batteries); bottom brackets with bearings; battery chargers; brake
levers; brake disc and caliper sets; linear V-brake parts; disc brake
rotors; ferrules; cable housings; chains; crank sets; cassettes (gear
sets) and freewheels; derailleurs; forks; frames; grips; handlebars;
hubs; bolts; washers; spacers; lock nuts; emblem-logos; kickstands;
motor controllers; electric motors; wiring harnesses; pedals; rear
suspension-shock absorbers; reflectors; rims; rim tape; saddles/seats;
seat clamps; seat posts; shifters; spokes; spoke nipples; stems;
throttles; and,
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rubber tires (duty rate ranges from free to 10.0%).
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 August 12, 2014.
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: June 27, 2014.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-15682 Filed 7-2-14; 8:45 am]
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