81 FR 49618 - Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 249-Pensacola, Florida; Notification of Proposed Production Activity GE Renewables North America, LLC, Subzone 249A, (Wind Turbine Nacelles, Hubs, and Drivetrains), Pensacola, Florida

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 145 (July 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49618-49619]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17892]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-47-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 249--Pensacola, Florida; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity GE Renewables North America, LLC, Subzone 
249A, (Wind Turbine Nacelles, Hubs, and Drivetrains), Pensacola, 
Florida

    GE Renewables North America, LLC (GE Renewables) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Pensacola, Florida within Subzone 249A. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on July 22, 2016.
    GE Renewables already has authority to produce wind turbines and 
related hubs and nacelles within Subzone 249A and also has a request 
pending to add foreign status materials/components to the scope of 
authority (Doc. B-41-2016). The current request would add a finished 
product and foreign status materials/components to the scope of 
authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would 
be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/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 GE Renewables from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used 
in export production. On its domestic sales, GE Renewables would be 
able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that 
apply to: wind turbines and related hubs and nacelles; and, repower 
drivetrain assemblies (duty-free or 2.5%) for the foreign-status 
materials/components noted below and in the existing scope of 
authority. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on 
foreign-status production equipment.

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    The materials/components sourced from abroad include the following 
repower drivetrain components: Brake calipers; brake hydraulic power 
units; gearboxes; main bearings; main shafts; and, pillow blocks (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 6, 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 
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: July 25, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17892 Filed 7-27-16; 8:45 am]
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