81_FR_37682 81 FR 37570 - Subzone 230D; Authorization of Limited Production Activity; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc. (Upholstered Furniture); Asheboro and Candor, North Carolina

81 FR 37570 - Subzone 230D; Authorization of Limited Production Activity; Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc. (Upholstered Furniture); Asheboro and Candor, North Carolina

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 112 (June 10, 2016)

Page Range37570-37570
FR Document2016-13720

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 37570]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13720]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-1-2016]


Subzone 230D; Authorization of Limited Production Activity; 
Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc. (Upholstered Furniture); Asheboro 
and Candor, North Carolina

    On January 5, 2016, Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc., operator 
of Subzone 230D, submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the Foreign Trade-Zones (FTZ) Board for its facilities 
within Subzone 230D, in Asheboro and Candor, North Carolina.
    The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations 
of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal 
Register inviting public comment (81 FR 3100, January 20, 2016). The 
FTZ Board has determined that further review of part of the proposed 
activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described 
in the notification is authorized on a limited basis, subject to the 
FTZ Act and the FTZ Board's regulations, including Section 400.14, and 
further subject to a restriction requiring that foreign status 
upholstery leather including hides (classified within HTSUS Subheadings 
4107.11, 4107.92, and 4107.99) be admitted to the subzone in privileged 
foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).

    Dated: June 2, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-13720 Filed 6-9-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    37570                           Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 112 / Friday, June 10, 2016 / Notices

                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                    Public comment is invited from
                                                                                                                                                                   interested parties. Submissions shall be
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zones Board                               Foreign-Trade Zones Board                              addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
                                                                                                                                                                   Secretary at the address below. The
                                                                                                            [B–39–2016]                                            closing period for their receipt is July
                                                    [B–5–2016]
                                                                                                                                                                   20, 2016.
                                                                                                            Foreign-Trade Zone 119—Minneapolis,                       A copy of the notification will be
                                                    [Authorization of Production Activity,
                                                                                                            Minnesota; Notification of Proposed                    available for public inspection at the
                                                    Foreign-Trade Subzone 279A, Thoma-
                                                                                                            Production Activity; SICK, Inc.;                       Office of the Executive Secretary,
                                                    Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C.                         Subzone 119G; (Electronic Industrial
                                                    (Shipbuilding), Houma, Louisiana                                                                               Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
                                                                                                            Sensors, Encoders, Optical Readers                     21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                                                                                            and Monitoring Systems); Savage,                       1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                      On February 3, 2016, the Houma-
                                                                                                            Minnesota                                              Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
                                                    Terrebonne Airport commission, grantee
                                                    of FTZ 279, submitted a notification of                    The Greater Metropolitan Area                       ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
                                                    proposed production activity to the                     Foreign Trade Zone Commission,                         Board’s Web site, which is accessible
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board on                      grantee of FTZ 119, submitted a                        via www.trade.gov/ftz.
                                                                                                            notification of proposed production                       For further information, contact Pierre
                                                    behalf of Thoma-Sea Marine                                                                                     Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202)
                                                    Constructors, L.L.C., operator of                       activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of
                                                                                                            SICK, Inc. (SICK), operator of Subzone                 482–1378.
                                                    Subzone 279A, in Houma, Louisiana.
                                                                                                            119G, at its facility located in Savage,                 Dated: June 2, 2016.
                                                      The notification was processed in
                                                                                                            Minnesota. The notification conforming                 Executive Secretary.
                                                    accordance with the regulations of the                  to the requirements of the regulations of              [FR Doc. 2016–13706 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including                  the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was                      BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                    notice in the Federal Register inviting                 received on May 17, 2016.
                                                    public comment (81 FR 7500, February                       SICK already has authority to produce
                                                    12, 2016). The FTZ Board has                            photo-electronic industrial automation                 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    determined that no further review of the                sensors within Subzone 119G. The
                                                    activity is warranted at this time. The                 current request would add new finished                 Foreign-Trade Zones Board
                                                    production activity described in the                    products (encoders, zone control                       [B–1–2016]
                                                    notification is authorized, subject to the              sensors, proximity sensors, integrated
                                                    FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s                             optical readers, data process                          Subzone 230D; Authorization of
                                                    regulations, including Section 400.14,                  monitoring/reporting systems) and                      Limited Production Activity; Klaussner
                                                    and the following special conditions:                   certain foreign components and                         Furniture Industries, Inc. (Upholstered
                                                                                                            materials to the scope of authority.                   Furniture); Asheboro and Candor,
                                                       (1) Any foreign steel mill products
                                                    admitted to the zone for the Thoma-Sea                  Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ                      North Carolina
                                                    Marine Constructors, L.L.C., activity,                  activity would be limited to the specific
                                                                                                                                                                     On January 5, 2016, Klaussner
                                                    including plate, angles, shapes, channels,              foreign-status components and specific
                                                                                                                                                                   Furniture Industries, Inc., operator of
                                                    rolled steel stock, bars, pipes and tubes, not          finished products described in the
                                                                                                                                                                   Subzone 230D, submitted a notification
                                                    incorporated into merchandise otherwise                 submitted notification (as described
                                                                                                                                                                   of proposed production activity to the
                                                    classified, and which is used in                        below) and subsequently authorized by
                                                                                                                                                                   Foreign Trade-Zones (FTZ) Board for its
                                                    manufacturing, shall be subject to full                 the FTZ Board.
                                                                                                                                                                   facilities within Subzone 230D, in
                                                    customs duties in accordance with applicable               Production under FTZ procedures
                                                                                                                                                                   Asheboro and Candor, North Carolina.
                                                    law, unless the Executive Secretary                     could exempt SICK from customs duty                      The notification was processed in
                                                    determines that the same item is not then               payments on the foreign status                         accordance with the regulations of the
                                                    being produced by a domestic steel mill.                components and materials used in                       FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including
                                                       (2) Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, L.L.C.,           export production. On its domestic                     notice in the Federal Register inviting
                                                    shall meet its obligation under 15 CFR                  sales, SICK would be able to choose the                public comment (81 FR 3100, January
                                                    400.13(b) by annually advising the FTZ                  duty rates during customs entry                        20, 2016). The FTZ Board has
                                                    Board’s Executive Secretary as to significant           procedures that apply to photo-                        determined that further review of part of
                                                    new contracts with appropriate information              electronic industrial automation                       the proposed activity is warranted at
                                                    concerning foreign purchases otherwise                  sensors, encoders, zone control sensors,               this time. The production activity
                                                    dutiable, so that the FTZ Board may consider            proximity sensors, integrated optical                  described in the notification is
                                                    whether any foreign dutiable items are being            readers, and data process monitoring/                  authorized on a limited basis, subject to
                                                    imported for manufacturing in the zone                  reporting systems (free, 2.6% or 2.7%)                 the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s
                                                    primarily because of FTZ procedures and                 for the foreign status inputs noted below              regulations, including Section 400.14,
                                                    whether the FTZ Board should consider                   and in the existing scope of authority.                and further subject to a restriction
                                                    requiring customs duties to be paid on such             Customs duties also could possibly be                  requiring that foreign status upholstery
                                                    items.                                                  deferred or reduced on foreign status                  leather including hides (classified
                                                      Dated: June 2, 2016.                                  production equipment.                                  within HTSUS Subheadings 4107.11,
                                                                                                               The components and materials
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                                                    Andrew McGilvray,                                                                                              4107.92, and 4107.99) be admitted to
                                                                                                            sourced from abroad are: adhesives of                  the subzone in privileged foreign status
                                                    Executive Secretary.                                    polymers; plastic labels; plastic gaskets/
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–13712 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                   (19 CFR 146.41).
                                                                                                            washers/seals; corrugated cartons; steel
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                  screws/bolts/nuts/washers; steel and                     Dated: June 2, 2016.
                                                                                                            brass nuts/bolts/screws; steel brackets;               Andrew McGilvray,
                                                                                                            inductors; electrical connectors; and,                 Executive Secretary.
                                                                                                            metal clamps and brackets (duty rate                   [FR Doc. 2016–13720 Filed 6–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            ranges from free to 6.5%).                             BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P




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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation81 FR 37570 

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