[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 19958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08590]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-20-2015]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 50--Long Beach, California; Notification
of Proposed Production Activity; Mercedes Benz USA, LLC; (Accessorizing
Motor Vehicles); Long Beach, California
The Port of Long Beach, grantee of FTZ 50, submitted a notification
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Mercedes
Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA), located in Long Beach, California. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 24, 2015.
The MBUSA facility is located within Site 41 of FTZ 50. The
facility is used for accessorizing passenger motor vehicles. 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 MBUSA from customs
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, MBUSA would be able to choose the
duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to passenger
motor vehicles (duty rate-2.5%) 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: Plastic door sills and
strips; wheel rim locks; metal door sills and strips; memory cards;
navigation systems and related parts; entertainment systems; wiring
sets and harnesses; storage compartments; spoilers; and, cup holders
(duty rate ranges from free to 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 May 26, 2015.
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: April 7, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-08590 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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