81 FR 22210 - Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 186-Waterville, Maine; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Flemish Master Weavers (Area Rugs); Sanford, Maine

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22210]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08794]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-18-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 186--Waterville, Maine; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Flemish Master Weavers (Area Rugs); 
Sanford, Maine

    The City of Waterville, Maine, grantee of FTZ 186, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf 
of Flemish Master Weavers (FMW), located in Sanford, Maine. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 31, 2016.
    The FMW facility is located at 96 Gatehouse Road, Sanford, Maine. A 
separate application for subzone designation at the FMW facility has 
been submitted and will be processed under Section 400.25 of the FTZ 
Board's regulations. The facility is used for the production of area 
rugs using polypropylene and polyester yarns. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b) of the regulations, 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 FMW from customs duty 
payments on foreign status materials used in export production. On its 
domestic sales, FMW would be able to choose the duty rate during 
customs entry procedures that applies to area rugs (free) for the 
polypropylene and polyester yarns (duty rates: 8.0% and 8.8%, 
respectively) sourced from abroad. Customs duties also could possibly 
be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment.
    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 May 25, 2016.
    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: April 11, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-08794 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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