[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15690]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-48-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176--Rockford, Illinois; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Leading Americas Inc. (Wire Harnesses); 
Hampshire, Illinois

    Leading Americas Inc. (Leading Americas) submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Hampshire, Illinois. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on July 
16, 2018.
    The Leading Americas facility is located within Site 17 of FTZ 176. 
The facility is will be used for the production of wire harnesses for 
the forklift and heavy-duty construction equipment industries. 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 Leading Americas from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below, Leading Americas would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to wire harnesses 
(duty rate 3.5%). Leading America would be able to avoid duty on 
foreign-status components which become scrap/waste. Customs duties also 
could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production 
equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include electrical 
tape, electrical terminals, copper winding wire, electrical connectors, 
and flexible polyvinyl chloride tubes (duty rate ranges from duty-free 
to 5.8%).
    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 September 4, 2018.
    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 website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Juanita Chen at 
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.

    Dated: July 17, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-15690 Filed 7-20-18; 8:45 am]
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