[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 212 (Tuesday, November 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 67704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-69-2015]


Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Zale Delaware, 
Inc.; Subzone 39F; (Assembly of Jewelry) Irving, Texas

    Zale Delaware, Inc. (Zale), operator of Subzone 39F, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Irving, Texas. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on October 26, 2015.
    The Zale facility is used for the distribution and assembly of 
jewelry and accessories. 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 Zale from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, Zale would be able to choose the duty rate during 
customs entry procedures that applies to finished diamond rings, 
diamond ear rings, necklaces and pendants (duty rate 5.5%) 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: Cut 
diamonds, ring mounts, ear ring mounts, necklaces (rope and mixed link) 
and pendant mounts (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.8%).
    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 14, 
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 Kathleen Boyce at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1346.

     Dated: October 28, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28029 Filed 11-2-15; 8:45 am]
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