[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 64168]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25633]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-75-2014]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 119--Minneapolis, Minnesota; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; MAT Industries, LLC; (Air 
Compressors and Pressure Washers); Springfield, Minnesota

    MAT Industries, LLC (MAT), an operator of FTZ 119, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility located in Springfield, Minnesota. The notification conforming 
to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) 
was received on October 14, 2014.
    The MAT facility is located at 118 West Rock Street, Springfield, 
Minnesota. A separate application for subzone designation at the MAT 
facility has been submitted and will be processed under Section 400.25 
of the FTZ Board's regulations. The facility is used for the production 
of air compressors, air compressor tanks, and pressure washers. 
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ authority 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 MAT from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, MAT would be able to choose the duty rate during 
customs entry procedures that applies to air compressors, air 
compressor tanks, and pressure washers (free) for the foreign status 
components noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred 
or reduced on foreign status production equipment.
    The components sourced from abroad include: Rubber gaskets; 
cardboard boxes; paper cards/manuals/labels; cloth bags; plastic tubes; 
ceramic nozzles; cast iron fittings/washers; zinc connectors; brass nut 
sleeves; copper nuts; nickel fittings; aluminum couplers; engines; air 
filters; spray guns; pressure switches; body/check valves; regulators; 
bearing carriers; AC motors; capacitors; thermal overload wires; power 
cords and accessories; pressure gauges; stainless steel reducers/
bushings/plugs/nipples; non-alloy steel weld flanges; cast iron 
nipples/bushings/reducers/plugs; copper washers/flywheels; brass 
fittings/reducers; compressor parts; barrel screws; hydraulic 
assemblies; filter regulators and assemblies; valve assemblies; relief 
valves; pulleys; flywheels; cylinder heads and plates; steel bushings/
valves; iron/steel assemblies; inflators; PVC air hoses; plastic 
clamshells/handles/hubcaps/V-belts; rubber wheels; sandblasters; carry 
tanks; nailers; air drills; grinding stone sets; tool display bars; 
electrical pumps; pistons; impact sockets; chisel sets; ball bearings; 
crankshafts; sanders; and, pneumatic needle scalers (duty rate ranges 
from free to 6.5%).
    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 December 8, 
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] 
(202) 482-1378.

    Dated: October 20, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-25633 Filed 10-27-14; 8:45 am]
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