[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 68836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28341]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-70-2015]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 39--Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, KONE, Inc. (Elevator
Parts), Allen, Texas
KONE, Inc. (KONE) submitted a notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in Allen, Texas. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on October 29, 2015.
The KONE facility is located within Site 21 of FTZ 39. The facility
is used for the research, testing and manufacturing of elevator logic
control enclosure electrification panels and pick-and-pack elevator
part 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 KONE from customs duty
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On
its domestic sales, KONE would be able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to elevator logic control enclosure
electrification panels and pick-and-pack elevator part kits (duty rate
ranges from duty-free to 2.7%) 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:
Adhesives; plastic rods; plastic tubes; plastic bushings; self-adhesive
plastic electrical tape; plastic bumper strips in rolls; plastic guides
and covers; plastic cover seals; plastic gaskets; plastic insulation;
rubber gaskets; rubber pads; rubber isolation parts; paper film
displays; paper labels; paper drilling templates; printed product
information; galvanized steel sheets; galvanized steel wire; stainless
steel sheets; steel profile parts; steel sheet piling; steel tubes;
threaded steel elbows; threaded steel fittings; steel pipe fittings;
steel chains; steel anchors; steel screws, bolts and nuts; steel spacer
studs; steel lock washers; steel washers; steel rivets; steel cotter
pins; steel mesh; steel rods; steel brackets; steel cabinets; copper
plates; copper screws; copper nuts; copper springs; aluminum spacers;
metal cabinet locks; lock parts (latch cam); base metal hinges for
metal cabinets; base metal brackets, covers and handles for metal
cabinets; base metal conduits and plates; sensors meant for weighing;
circuit board parts; gearless motor stub shafts; bushings; roller
screws; shaft couplings; clutches; electric motors; electric motor
parts; electrical transformers; static converters; power inducers;
electrical transformer parts; magnets; electromagnetic braking units;
emergency intercoms; adapter modules; intercom/telephone parts;
speakers; computerized voice recorders; printed circuit parts; pilot
alarms; light indicator panels; pilot lights for printed circuits;
resistor assemblies; resistor parts; fuses; automatic circuit breakers;
resistor capacitor unit protectors; relay units; circuit breakers;
electronic seismic switches; switches; electrical connectors;
electrical couplings; main controller CPU with printed circuit boards;
electrical boards; box back panels; electronic integrated circuit
parts; electrical encoders; electric conductors; LED display counters;
and, LED speed-direction indicators (duty rate ranges from duty-free to
12.5%).
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address
below. The closing period for their receipt is December 16, 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
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28341 Filed 11-5-15; 8:45 am]
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