80_FR_11196 80 FR 11156 - Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 74-Baltimore, Maryland; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Mercedes Benz USA, LLC; (Accessorizing Motor Vehicles); Baltimore, Maryland

80 FR 11156 - Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 74-Baltimore, Maryland; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Mercedes Benz USA, LLC; (Accessorizing Motor Vehicles); Baltimore, Maryland

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)

Page Range11156-11156
FR Document2015-04343

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 11156]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04343]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-12-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 74--Baltimore, Maryland; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Mercedes Benz USA, LLC; (Accessorizing 
Motor Vehicles); Baltimore, Maryland

    The City of Baltimore, grantee of FTZ 74, submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Mercedes 
Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA), located in Baltimore, Maryland. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on February 18, 2015.
    The MBUSA facility is located within Site 6 of FTZ 74. The facility 
is used for accessorizing passenger motor vehicles. 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 MBUSA from customs 
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, MBUSA would be able to choose the 
duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to passenger 
motor vehicles (duty rate 2.5%) for the foreign status components noted 
below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on 
foreign status production equipment.
    The components sourced from abroad include: Plastic door sills and 
strips; wheel rim locks; metal door sills and strips; memory cards; 
navigation systems and related parts; entertainment systems; wiring 
sets and harnesses; storage compartments; spoilers; and, cup holders 
(duty rate ranges from free to 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 April 13, 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: February 23, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-04343 Filed 2-27-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including                  cup holders (duty rate ranges from free               passenger motor vehicles (duty rate
                                                    notice in the Federal Register inviting                 to 5%).                                               2.5%) for the foreign status components
                                                    public comment (79 FR 65616,                               Public comment is invited from                     noted below. Customs duties also could
                                                    November 5, 2014). The FTZ Board has                    interested parties. Submissions shall be              possibly be deferred or reduced on
                                                    determined that no further review of the                addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive                foreign status production equipment.
                                                    activity is warranted at this time. The                 Secretary at the address below. The                      The components sourced from abroad
                                                    production activity described in the                    closing period for their receipt is April             include: Plastic door sills and strips;
                                                    notification is authorized, subject to the              13, 2015.                                             wheel rim locks; metal door sills and
                                                    FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s                                A copy of the notification will be                 strips; memory cards; navigation
                                                    regulations, including Section 400.14.                  available for public inspection at the                systems and related parts; entertainment
                                                      Dated: February 25, 2015.                             Office of the Executive Secretary,                    systems; wiring sets and harnesses;
                                                    Andrew McGilvray,
                                                                                                            Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room                       storage compartments; spoilers; and,
                                                                                                            21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,                   cup holders (duty rate ranges from free
                                                    Executive Secretary.
                                                                                                            1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,                         to 5%).
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–04344 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the                    Public comment is invited from
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ                   interested parties. Submissions shall be
                                                                                                            Board’s Web site, which is accessible                 addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
                                                                                                            via www.trade.gov/ftz.                                Secretary at the address below. The
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                               For further information, contact Pierre            closing period for their receipt is April
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zones Board                               Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202)                  13, 2015.
                                                                                                            482–1378.                                                A copy of the notification will be
                                                                                                              Dated: February 23, 2015.                           available for public inspection at the
                                                    [B–12–2015]
                                                                                                            Andrew McGilvray,                                     Office of the Executive Secretary,
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 74—                            Executive Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                                  Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
                                                    Baltimore, Maryland; Notification of                                                                          21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–04343 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    Proposed Production Activity;                                                                                 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                    Mercedes Benz USA, LLC;                                                                                       Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
                                                    (Accessorizing Motor Vehicles);                                                                               ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
                                                    Baltimore, Maryland                                                                                           Board’s Web site, which is accessible
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                                                                                  via www.trade.gov/ftz.
                                                       The City of Baltimore, grantee of FTZ                Foreign-Trade Zones Board                                For further information, contact Pierre
                                                    74, submitted a notification of proposed                                                                      Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202)
                                                    production activity to the FTZ Board on                 [B–13–2015]                                           482–1378.
                                                    behalf of Mercedes Benz USA, LLC                                                                                Dated: February 23, 2015.
                                                    (MBUSA), located in Baltimore,                          Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 144—
                                                                                                            Brunswick, Georgia; Notification of                   Andrew McGilvray,
                                                    Maryland. The notification conforming
                                                    to the requirements of the regulations of               Proposed Production Activity;                         Executive Secretary.
                                                    the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was                       Mercedes Benz USA, LLC                                [FR Doc. 2015–04342 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    received on February 18, 2015.                          (Accessorizing Motor Vehicles);                       BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                            Brunswick, Georgia
                                                       The MBUSA facility is located within
                                                    Site 6 of FTZ 74. The facility is used for                The Brunswick and Glynn County                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    accessorizing passenger motor vehicles.                 Development Authority, grantee of FTZ
                                                    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ                       144, submitted a notification of                      Bureau of Industry and Security
                                                    activity would be limited to the specific               proposed production activity to the FTZ
                                                    foreign-status materials and components                 Board on behalf of Mercedes Benz USA,                 Proposed Information Collection;
                                                    and specific finished products described                LLC (MBUSA), located in Brunswick,                    Comment Request; Licensing
                                                    in the submitted notification (as                       Georgia. The notification conforming to               Responsibilities and Enforcement
                                                    described below) and subsequently                       the requirements of the regulations of
                                                    authorized by the FTZ Board.                            the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was                     AGENCY:  Bureau of Industry and
                                                       Production under FTZ procedures                      received on February 18, 2015.                        Security, Department of Commerce.
                                                    could exempt MBUSA from customs                           The MBUSA facility is located within                ACTION: Notice.
                                                    duty payments on the foreign status                     Site 2 of FTZ 144. The facility is used
                                                    components used in export production.                   for accessorizing passenger motor                     SUMMARY:    The Department of
                                                    On its domestic sales, MBUSA would be                   vehicles. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),               Commerce, as part of its continuing
                                                    able to choose the duty rate during                     FTZ activity would be limited to the                  effort to reduce paperwork and
                                                    customs entry procedures that applies to                specific foreign-status materials and                 respondent burden, invites the general
                                                    passenger motor vehicles (duty rate                     components and specific finished                      public and other Federal agencies to
                                                    2.5%) for the foreign status components                 products described in the submitted                   take this opportunity to comment on
                                                    noted below. Customs duties also could                  notification (as described below) and                 proposed and/or continuing information
                                                    possibly be deferred or reduced on                      subsequently authorized by the FTZ                    collections, as required by the
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                                                    foreign status production equipment.                    Board.                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                       The components sourced from abroad                     Production under FTZ procedures                     DATES: Written comments must be
                                                    include: Plastic door sills and strips;                 could exempt MBUSA from customs                       submitted on or before May 1, 2015.
                                                    wheel rim locks; metal door sills and                   duty payments on the foreign status                   ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                    strips; memory cards; navigation                        components used in export production.                 to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
                                                    systems and related parts; entertainment                On its domestic sales, MBUSA would be                 Paperwork Clearance Officer,
                                                    systems; wiring sets and harnesses;                     able to choose the duty rate during                   Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
                                                    storage compartments; spoilers; and,                    customs entry procedures that applies to              14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 11156 

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