[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54519-54520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22853]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-58-2015]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 133--Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; CNH Industrial America,
LLC; Subzone 133E, (Agricultural and Construction Equipment,
Subassemblies and Kits), Burlington and West Burlington, Iowa
CNH Industrial America, LLC (CNH), operator of Subzone 133E,
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board for its facilities located within Subzone 133E at sites in
Burlington and West Burlington, Iowa. The notification conforming to
the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22)
was received on September 2, 2015.
The CNH facilities are used for the production and distribution of
agricultural and construction equipment, subassemblies and kits.
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 CNH from customs duty
payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On
its domestic sales, CNH would be able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to decal kits; toolbox kits; air
conditioner kits; air conditioner service kits; forklifts; crawler
dozers; tractor loaders; tractor loader backhoes; tractor loader
backhoe assemblies and attachments (shafts, hook assemblies, buckets,
shaft masts); cabs units; forklifts; cab service kits; valve service
kits; engine hoods; loaders; bucket arms; boom and dipper assemblies;
link assemblies; crawler dozer frames with tracks; axle assemblies; cab
assemblies; draper, auger, and corn headers; bucket service kits;
strippers for combine headers; wheel mount assemblies; combine header
service kits; combine header arm assemblies, frames, and floors;
locking tabs; reel tine flap kits; header dividers; hydraulic valve
kits; valve part kits; beacon kits; relay voltage kits; electrical
control kits; programmable controller kits; electrical service kits;
and ignition wire service kits (duty rates range from duty-free to
5.8%) 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: Articles
of plastic (hoses; hose assemblies; shields; tubes without fittings;
non-reinforced tubes, pipes and hoses with fittings; reinforced tubes,
pipes and hoses with fittings; caution decals; insulators; fuel caps;
steering wheel knobs; handles; spacers; tool boxes; joints; insulators;
clamps; clips; retainers; strips; trim; seals; washers; and gaskets);
articles of rubber (gaskets; insulation; pads; weather strips and
sheets; weather strip profile shapes; insulation; non-reinforced
elbows; tubes; and hoses without fittings; metal reinforced hose and
hose assemblies without fittings; metal reinforced hoses; hose
assemblies and tubes with fittings; textile reinforced rubber hoses;
hose assemblies and sleeves without fittings; textile reinforced
flexible hoses; air conditioner hoses; hose assemblies with fittings;
reinforced (other materials) air hoses; flexible hoses; hydraulic
hoses; alternator hoses and hose assemblies without fittings;
reinforced (other materials) radiator hoses; pipes; flexible hoses with
fittings; textile reinforced transmission belts; v-belts (60 to 180 cm
outside circumference); textile reinforced transmission belts and v-
belts (180 to 240 cm outside circumference); other transmission v-
belts; textile reinforced belts; transmission belts; belt assemblies;
belts; buffers; gaskets; seals; floor mats; liners; o-rings; packing;
protection caps; glass stops; covers; shifter control lever boots;
grommets; bellows; bushings; insulator blocks; mounts; pads; bands;
stoppers and strips); coated paper gaskets and washers; training
manuals; drawings; schematics; catalogs; rubber canvas radiator seals;
anti-skid mats and strips; tempered safety glass for cabs of vehicles
of chapter 87; mirrors and mirror assemblies; cold-rolled steel hollow
tubes; stainless steel tubes; articles of iron or steel (tubes;
couplings; connectors; fittings; elbows; stems; adapters; unions; o-
rings; tees; cables; cable assemblies; ropes; wire ropes; roller
chains; roller chain assemblies; chains; chain kits and assemblies;
chain links and assemblies; screws; bolts; nuts; plugs; rods;
retainers; rings; latches; washers; shims; pins; pin assemblies;
rivets; springs; clamps; brackets; supports; racks; tool boxes; clips;
and flanges); copper ground straps and cables; washers; and rivets; hex
wrench sets; hammers; gathering chain tool assemblies; wrenches;
latches; locks; catches; handles; lock assemblies; locks; lock keys;
ignition keys; hinges; supports; iron/steel/aluminum/zinc/other base
metal angles, dampers, brackets, gas struts, shock absorbers, springs,
supports, plates, and mounts; plugs; radiator caps; covers; dust caps
of base metal; decals; name plates; identity plates; emblems; engines;
belt tensioners; hydraulic tubes; hydraulic cylinders; hydraulic motors
and assemblies; fuel pumps; hydraulic fluid power pumps; hydraulic
fluid power gear pumps; master cylinders; brake cylinders; pump modules
and related parts (pump cores, covers, diaphragms, filters, gear sets,
housings, impellers, repair kits, nozzles, pistons and plates); fans
and fan assemblies; blowers and blower assemblies; turbochargers;
compressors and compressor kits; heater cores; air conditioners;
evaporator core assemblies; condensers; receiver-dryer assemblies;
water filters; water screens; water strainers; oil filters; fuel
filters; filter elements; hydraulic filters; filter receiver dryers;
heaters; thermostats; filter cartridges; filter elements; filter
strainers; air filters; air cleaners and assemblies; catalytic
converters; cab filters; air dryer assemblies; receiver dryer
assemblies; air cleaner manifolds and housing; oil and fuel filter
elements; strainer assemblies; sprayer parts (tips, tubes, nozzles,
tanks, supports, sprays, spindles, spacers, retainers, reservoirs for
sprayers); jacks; lift cylinders; counterweights; mufflers; valve
plates; buckets and bucket attachments; channels; wrist rest
assemblies; bezels, brackets, bushings, dippers and arms for buckets;
link blocks; frames; support brackets; elbows; cabs; shovel brackets;
baffles; shovel discs; mounts; auger floor troughs; caps; door panels;
tank ducts; fuel tanks; air intake tubes; header frames; cutterbars;
conversion kits; accumulators; rotary brush attachments; wipers;
straps; wiper blades and assemblies; hydraulic valves; center joints;
swivel joints; joysticks; copper, iron or steel check valves; aspirator
kits; breathers; plugs; poppets; copper/iron/steel shut-off valves,
control valves, drain cocks and assemblies, quick couplings, valve
fittings, and stop valves; copper/iron/steel connecting and coupling
blocks, cylinder caps, cartridges, coils, control blocks, hydraulic
manifolds, plugs, pistons, plug covers, control and hydraulic valves
for non-hand operated valves; ball bearings; bearings and bearing
assemblies; roller bearings; bearing cups; shims; spacers; tapered
bearings; thrust washers; balls; collars; rings; races; transmission
shafts; drive shafts and shaft assemblies; bearing housings; bearing
carriers; bearing supports; torque converters; transmissions; drive
assemblies; gear reduction units; reducers; final drive housings; swing
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reduction assemblies; gear pump drives; slewing rings; pulleys and
pulley idlers; flywheels; adapters; bushings; clutches; couplings and
coupling assemblies; universal joints; gears; gear shifter forks;
sprockets; exhaust seals; engine gaskets and kits; seal kits; oil
seals; seal repair kits; dust seals; taper fasteners; oil seals; lube
nipples; actuators; electric motors; wiper motors; DC converters;
printed circuit boards; magnets; magnetic rings; solenoids; coils; wet
batteries; dry batteries; starter motors; alternators; visual signaling
equipment; working lights; floodlights; alarms; horns; buzzers; welding
orifices; wire feeders; cable units; encoder cables; welding torches;
welding power sources; conductive metals; tip bodies; block heaters;
heater assemblies; heating elements; fluid heaters; heaters; heater
blocks; wireless network sensors; speakers; software on CD-Rom; video
cameras; radars; true ground sensors; radios; radio parts; radio
antennas; beacons; indicator lights; monitors; light kits; control
levers; potentiometers; sensors; powertrain sensors; resistors; fuses;
electrical timers; relays; switch assemblies; electrical shift lever
buttons; electrical control units; handle assemblies; electrical
connectors; wire harnesses; sockets; terminal cables; clamps;
electrical connectors; lugs; terminal connectors; relay assemblies;
electrical connectors; electrical control units; switch assemblies;
modules; panel assemblies; electrical connectors; wire connectors;
housing contacts; lamps; headlamps; bulbs; diodes; pressure, humidity
and shaft speed sensors; transmitters; cables; ground cables;
electrical wires; wire assemblies; wire harnesses; electrical cables;
antenna cables; safety belts; buckles; trim panels and assemblies; air
ducts; head and roof liners; mounts; brake pipes; gearbox covers;
axles; axle bushings; wheel weights; shock absorbers; arms, housings
and castings for shock absorbers; radiators; exhaust system pipes and
tubes; ball joints; tie rods; steering columns and wheels; track rod
assemblies; display mounts; trailer hitch hammer straps; drawbar hammer
straps; coolant reservoirs; wiper tank fixing brackets; washers;
temperature sensors; thermostatic switches; fuel sender units; pressure
gauges; indicators; pressure switches; hourmeters; instrument clusters;
tachometers; instrument panels; gauge clusters; cold start units;
environmental control units; and seats (duty rates range from free to
9.9%).
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 October 20,
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: Diane Finver at [email protected]
or (202) 482-1367.
Dated: September 3, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-22853 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am]
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