[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 69636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28669]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-71-2015]
Notification of Proposed Production Activity ASA Electronics, LLC
Subzone 125D (Motor Vehicle Audio-Visual Products) Elkhart, Indiana
The St. Joseph County Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 125,
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board on behalf of ASA Electronics, LLC (ASA), operator of Subzone
125D, for ASA's facility located in Elkhart, Indiana. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15
CFR 400.22) was received on October 21, 2015.
ASA already has authority to produce motor vehicle radio/cassette
players, radio/compact disc players, compact disc players, speakers,
video observation systems, TV/video cassette recorder/digital video
disk entertainment systems, and flip down video screens within Subzone
125D. The current request would add new finished products and foreign-
status materials and components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to
15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity 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 ASA from customs duty
payments on the foreign status materials and components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, ASA would be able to choose the duty
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Microphones; audio
speakers; amplifiers; digital video disk (DVD) players; observation
cameras; radios; liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors; television
antennas; radar/navigation antennas; power control systems; camera
switchers; public address systems; insulated coaxial cables; and, wire
harnesses (duty rate ranges from free to 5.3%) for the foreign-status
inputs noted below and in the existing scope of authority. Customs
duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status
production equipment.
The components sourced from abroad include: plastic bags/packaging;
foam packaging; plastic radio housings/TV cabinets/speaker grills;
rubber gaskets; paper insert packaging/retail box packaging/manuals;
steel bolts/screws; zinc camera housings; metal brackets/sleeves;
camera receivers-wireless; microphones; audio speakers/amplifiers;
subwoofer speakers; speaker grills; DVD players; memory cards-SD;
wireless transmitters; observation cameras; radios; rear view mirror
monitors; LCD monitors; TV antennas; radar/navigation antennas; printed
circuit boards; TV tuners; fuses; power filters; bulkhead coaxial
camera connectors; power control systems; camera switchers; diodes and
light emitting diodes; public address systems; insulated coaxial
cables; and, wire harnesses (duty rate ranges from free to 5.5%).
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 21,
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: November 3, 2015.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28669 Filed 11-9-15; 8:45 am]
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