81 FR 5704 - Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 196-Fort Worth, Texas; Notification of Proposed Production Activity, General Electric Transportation (Locomotives, Drill Equipment, Off-Highway Vehicle Wheels, Inverters and Brake Systems); Fort Worth and Haslet, Texas

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 22 (February 3, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5704-5707]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02045]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-4-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 196--Fort Worth, Texas; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity, General Electric Transportation 
(Locomotives, Drill Equipment, Off-Highway Vehicle Wheels, Inverters 
and Brake Systems); Fort Worth and Haslet, Texas

    General Electric Transportation (GE Transportation) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facilities in Fort Worth and Haslet, Texas within FTZ 196. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on January 20, 2016.
    A separate application for subzone designation at the GE 
Transportation facility was submitted and will be processed under 
Section 400.38 of the Board's regulations. The facility is used for the 
manufacturing, kitting, repairing, warehousing and distribution of 
locomotives, off-highway vehicle (OHV) wheels, OHV inverters, OHV brake 
systems, locomotive components, OHV components and drill equipment. 
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 GE Transportation from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, GE Transportation would be able to 
choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: AC 
combo units; AC motors; AC traction motors; air brakes; air brake 
arrangements; air brake supports; air duct assemblies; air inlets; 
angles; angle assemblies; armature assemblies; auxiliary cabs; axles; 
banding strips; bases; bearing housings; bearing kits; bearing 
retainers; bearing supports; blowers; blower cab assemblies; brackets; 
bracket assemblies; brake line brackets; brake shoes; electronic brake 
valve assemblies; breaker supports; bumpers; cab control desk-helper 
consoles; cables; cable assemblies; cams; cam assemblies; cam sections; 
cam shafts; cap assemblies; capacitors; carrier assemblies; casting 
assemblies; channel assemblies; cleat supports; conduits; conduit 
assemblies; conduit fittings; connecting rods; connection straps; 
console modules; contact assemblies; control groups; cover kits; deck 
plates; deck plate assemblies; doors; door arrangements; door 
assemblies; door latch clamps; door posts; door stop assemblies; 
electric panels--operator cab; electric panel assemblies; emergency 
valve assemblies; end plates; end sheet assemblies; exciter poles; 
fans; fan blades; fan hubs; fittings; flanges; flange assemblies; 
flexible conduits; floor trim kits; foot rests; frames; frame 
assemblies; frame structures; gas spring assemblies; gears; gear and 
pinion assemblies; gear and pinion shafts; guard assemblies; gussets; 
handrails; handrail support assemblies; handrail support bracket-bases; 
harnesses; hatch covers; hinges; hooks; hubs; identification tags; 
insulation; intercoolers; intercooler fans; interlocks; interlocking 
panels; inverters; locomotives; lube oil pumps; lube sticks; machined 
frames; machined torque tubes; magnetic valves; manifold assemblies; 
name plates; oil filters; oil pumps; panels; panel assemblies; pins; 
pin assemblies; pinion gears; pipes; plates--steel machined; 
reflectors; resistor panels; rings; ring gears; rocker arms; rods--
steel support for battery box; rotor assemblies; rotor poles; rotor 
supports; rotor yokes; safety guard assemblies; sand support 
assemblies; sand trap sub-assemblies; sheetshields; shims; shrouds; 
side wall assemblies; slack adjusters; spacers for air rack assemblies; 
spacers for helpers consoles; stator assemblies; stator frames; steps; 
stiffener assemblies; banding strips; strongbacks for power assemblies; 
strut assemblies; support assemblies; support brackets; supports for 
air brake assemblies; supports for interlock assemblies; steel pipe 
supports for air brake assemblies; tape rails; threaded pipe fittings; 
tie rings; torque tubes; trucks; truck assemblies; truck modules; tube 
assemblies; machined u-tubes; valve assemblies; vent hoses; walkway 
assemblies; water discharge pipes; water pump assemblies; weldments; 
wheels; wheel hubs; windows; wire plugs; and, wire pull kits (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 9.9%) for the foreign-status inputs noted 
below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on 
foreign-status production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: 12-Point 
bolts; 3-tone air horns; 45-degree elbows; AC coils; AC combination 
assemblies; AC combo units; AC motors; AC traction motors; accumulator 
over flows; acorn nuts; activators; adapters; adapter fittings; adapter 
plates; adhesives; adhesive tapes; adjustment rings for water pumps; 
aftercoolers; air brakes; air brake arrangements; air brake conduits; 
air brake supports; air cleaners; air compressors; air dryers; air 
ducts; air duct assemblies; air hoses; air inlets; air rack welds; air 
turners; alternators; alternator connection rings; angles; angle 
assemblies; antennas; antenna adapters; antenna cables; antenna mounts; 
antenna plates; anti-seize compounds; anti-skid coatings; arm rests; 
armatures; armature assemblies; aspect display units; audio alarm 
panels; auxiliary cab lists; auxiliary speed indicators; axles; back 
plates; baffles; bags; baggie filters; ball bearings; ball valves; 
ballast; ballast box assemblies; banding strips; banjo bolts; round and 
flat hot rolled steel bar; bar assemblies; barbed hose fittings; 
barrels--frame structure from casting; barrels--frame structure from 
rolled ring; barrel bolt assemblies; barrier assemblies; base 
assemblies; bases for auxiliary cab assemblies; bases for panel 
assemblies; bases for resistor panel assemblies; battery boxes; battery 
box liners; battery box weldments; battery switches; AC Euro auxiliary 
battery transformers; bearings; bearing caps; journal bearing caps; 
bearing housings; bearing kits; bearing retainers; bearing retainer 
rings; bearing supports; bells; blank labels; blocks for truck 
assemblies; blocks for motorized wheel assemblies; blocks for rotor 
assemblies; blocks for stator frames; blow out coils; blowers; blower 
cab assemblies; blower case castings; blower motor bushings; bobbins; 
bolsters; bolts; bolt locks; bottom plates; braces for backbone 
platform assemblies; brackets; bracket

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assemblies; brake adapters; brake cylinders; brake hubs; brake line 
assemblies; brake line brackets; brake shoes; electronic brake valve 
assemblies; braking potentiometer kits; braze alloys; brazing strips; 
breaker supports; bridge housings; brush holders; bumpers; busbar 
assemblies; busbar kits; bushings; bushing reducers; cab display units; 
cab signal panels; cables; cable assemblies; cable caps; cable cleats; 
cable interfaces; cable markers; cable supports; cable tray assemblies; 
cable wires; cabling trays; cams; cam bearings; cam sections; cam 
sensors; cam shafts; camera subassemblies; canister hose assemblies; 
caps; quick disconnect caps; cap assemblies; cap screws; capacitors; 
capacitor discharge indicator panels; capacitor supports; captive 
bolts; carbon brushes; carbon inserts; programmable controller cards; 
card holders; carrier assemblies; carrier castings; cartridges; 
castings; casting assemblies; c-clamps; cell antennas; cell modem kits; 
cement; chains; channel assemblies; charcoal foam; chase nipples; check 
fire control units; check valve assemblies; chloroprene rubber; chokes; 
circuit breakers; circuit breaker covers; c-clamps for engine fuel 
lines; cushion clamps; hose clamps; clamp bar assemblies for radiator 
cabs; busring clamps for stator assemblies; clamps for radios; clamps 
for wire harnesses; cleat assemblies; cleat supports; steel clevis for 
parking brakes; cloth bags; cloth by the roll for insulation; 
coalescers for diesel engines; coalescer pipe assemblies; coat & hangar 
hooks; coil springs; collar assemblies; collars for armature bearing 
assemblies; collars for axle bearing assemblies; collision posts; 
commutators; compressor assemblies; computers; flex conduits for 
locomotive assemblies; conduits for final locomotive assembly piping; 
rigid conduits for pipe rack assemblies; steel threaded conduits; 
conduit assemblies; conduit couplings; conduit fittings; conduits for 
platform piping; conduit tubes; connecting rods; connection assemblies; 
connection straps; connectors; connector plugs; console assemblies; 
console control box assemblies; console modules; contacts; contact 
assemblies; contact pins; contact sockets; contactors; control 
consoles; control groups; control units; control valves; controller 
kits; copper tubing; cotter pins; couplers; coupler stops; coupler 
supports; couplings; coupling assemblies; coupling bolts; diesel engine 
covers; cover assemblies; covers for AC motors; covers for assemblies; 
covers for panels; cover for panel assemblies; cover kits; cover 
plates; cover plates for engine assemblies; crankshafts; crimpring 
assemblies; current indicator lamps; cushion assemblies; customized 
decals; cut out cocks; dampers; damping sheets; decals; lettering 
decals; deck plates; deck plate assemblies; deflectors; detector 
arrangements; diesel engines; diffusers; diodes; diode panels; dipstick 
assemblies; dipstick tubes; displays; door and trim seals; door 
arrangements; door assemblies; oil filter door assemblies; door latch 
clamps; door latch keepers; door latch kits; door liners; door locks; 
door locomotive assemblies; door posts; door seals; door stops; dowel 
pins; drain hoses; drain plugs; drain valves; drain valve assemblies; 
drive rings; drive shafts; drive shaft plugs; ducts; duct assemblies; 
duct strappings; duct tape; dust caps; dynamic brakes; dynamic brake 
assemblies; dynamic brake blocks; dynamic brake weldments; eductor tube 
assemblies; 90 and 45 degree grooved pipe fitting elbows; 90 degree 
with spiral bellow pipe fitting elbows; alloy steel pipe fitting 
elbows; aluminum elbow assemblies; elbows--butt welded or threaded pipe 
fitting--iron or nonalloy steel; steel pipe fitting elbows; elbow 
assemblies; elbow sockets; elbow unions; electrical equipment alcoves; 
electrical equipment locker kits; electronic control area modules; 
electronic control unit-auxiliary cabs; emergency valves; enclosures; 
end plates; end plate seals; end sheets; end sheet assemblies; engine 
cab kits; engine control units; engine mounts; engine wedges; epoxy 
sheets; equipment boxes; ethylene propoleve o-ring seals; event 
recorders; exciter poles; external microphones; extraction tools; fans; 
fan blades; fan hubs; felt; felt seals; female contacts; ferrule; fiber 
glass cords; fiberglass tape; field transformers; fill caps; filters; 
filter antennas; filter assemblies; filter bracket assemblies; filter 
discharge relays; finger assemblies; fire extinguishers; fire 
protection system arrangements; fire suppression controllers; first aid 
kits; copper fittings; fuel line fittings; iron non-threaded fittings; 
malleable iron or steel fittings; quick disconnect coupling with 
fluorocarbon seat fittings; quick disconnect high pressure fittings; 
stainless steel 37 degree coupling fittings; threaded iron fittings; 
fitting adapters; fitting quick connects; flag racks; flanges; flange 
assemblies; flash drives; flat bars; flat heads; flat washers; flex 
ducts; flex tubing; flexible conduits; flexible hoses; flexible tubing; 
flinger assemblies; floor mats; floor trim kits; foam tape; folding 
seats; foot handrail supports; foot rests; foot switches; forgings; 
frames; frame assemblies; frame castings; frame casting structures; 
frame weldments; front plates; fuel drain valves; fuel filters; fuel 
gages; fuel heater assemblies; fuel line assemblies; fuel pumps; fuel 
tank assemblies; fuses; fuse holders; gages; gas spring assemblies; 
gaskets; gate drive inverters; gate drivers for insulated gate bipolar 
transistors (power converter); gears; gear and pinion assemblies; gear 
and pinion shafts; gear case covers; glass; glass covers; glass tape; 
glasscloth; globe valves; GPS receivers; grab handles; grab handle 
gratings; grease; grease fittings; flared rubber grommets; ground 
blocks; ground detection panels; electrical switch guards; neoprene 
strip guards; operator cab assembly guards; rain guards; wire guards; 
guard assemblies; guide pins; gussets; handrails; handrail support 
assemblies; handrail bases; hardened spacers; hardened washers; 
harnesses; hatch covers; hatch lift assemblies; headlight shell 
assemblies; heat sinks; heated windows; heaves; heavy duty anti-seize 
lubricant compounds; hex bolts; hex head pins; hex head screws; hex 
reducing nipples; hex screws; hex socket bolts; hex tube fittings; 
hinges; hinge pins; hooks; horns; air and signal hoses; flexible hoses; 
rear wiper hose assemblies; rubber hoses; single ply neoprene hoses; 
hose assemblies; hose clamps; hose connectors; hose supports; hoses 
with fittings; hoses without fittings; housing bases for insulated gate 
bipolar transistors (power converter); housing bearings; housings for 
insulated gate bipolar transistors (power converter); hubs; hub 
bearings; humidity sensors; HVAC--unitary heater and air conditioning 
units for locomotives; hydraulic cylinder rings; hydraulic jacks; 
identification tags for locomotive consoles; indicators; indicator 
light supports; indicator plates; inlet valves; inner seals; inserts; 
insulated gate bipolar transistor (power converter) modules; insulating 
bolts; insulation; intercoolers; intercooler fans; interlocks; 
interlocking panels; internal battery assemblies; inverters; inverter 
weldments; isolators; journal bearings; joy sticks; jumper cables; 
junction boxes; keys; knife switches; knurled studs; labels; ladders; 
lamps; lamp assemblies; lamp holders; lamp receptacles; lamp sockets; 
lamp units; lanyard assemblies--distributed air brake system; latches; 
lead-acid batteries; led diodes; LED lite box assemblies; lenses; 
levers; lever assemblies; lift plates; lifting hooks; lifting lugs; 
light assemblies; light box assemblies; light covers; operator cab wall 
lining sheets; lining sidewalls for electrical panels; lock assemblies; 
lock kits; lock pins; lock rings; lock washers;

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lockwires; locomotive assemblies; locomotive horns; logic power 
supplies; louver assemblies; low speed bearings; lube oil; lube oil 
pumps; lube sticks; lubricants; lubricating materials; machined screws; 
machined castings; machined frames; machined gears; machined hubs; 
machined sleeves for wheel assemblies; machined torque tubes; magnetic 
frames; magnetic plugs; magnetic valves; magnetic valve panels; main 
sills; male contact plugs; male elbows; manifolds; manifold assemblies; 
manifold blocks; marker lights; marking labels--electronic rack 
assemblies; metal conduits; metal tubing; mica; microphone 
subassemblies; mirrors; modems; modules; module assemblies; module 
pneumatic systems; mounting axles; mounting clips; mounting flange 
castings; mounting plates; mounting plate assemblies; mounting rings; 
mufflers; name plates; negative panels; nested springs; alloy steel 
pipe fitting nipples; hot dipped galvanized intermediate metal 
conduit--threaded nipples; nipple pipe fittings--galvanized; nipple 
pipe fittings--threaded furnace welded steel pipe; non-skid mats; 
nozzles; nuts; nylon paper; nylon washers; oil coolers; oil fill 
covers; oil filters; oil filter weldments; oil hoses; oil inlet 
flanges; oil pumps; oil seals; operator cab helper's console 
workstations; O-rings; rubber O-rings; O-ring lubricant; o-seals; 
overhead consoles; paint; pan head screws; panels; panel assemblies; 
paper; parking brakes; pedestal liners; pedestals; pedestal seats; 
phone handsets; pilot pipe supports; contact pins; guide and locating 
pins; pin assemblies; pin connectors; pinion gears; pinion shafts; 
pipes; pipe assemblies; pipe caps; pipe clamps; pipe plugs; plastic 
pipe plugs; pipe supports; planet gear; planet gear pinions; planet 
shafts; plastic pipes; plastic tubing; plates; plate assemblies; 
connector plugs; plastic plugs; polyimide wire covers; polyimide film 
with silicone adhesive; pop rivets; positive panels; potentiometers; 
power block rectifiers; power supplies; power tap panels; prelube 
pumps; pressure regulators; pressure sensors; pressure switches; 
pressure transducers; primer paint; printed wire board assemblies; 
pullboxes; pumps; push button switches; push-pull switches; putty; PVC 
pipe; quick connectors; quick disconnect couplings; quick disconnect 
fittings; quick disconnect plugs; quick links; radiators; radiator cab 
assemblies; radiator cab weldments; radiator fans; radiator shutters; 
radios; radio speaker assemblies; rail antennas; rail conductor seats; 
rain guards; reactors; connector pin receptacles; rectifiers; reducer 
tees; reducing bushings; reflectors; refrigerators; relays; relief 
valves; resistors; resistor panels; retainer bushings; retainer rings; 
retaining springs; retention tanks; rheostats; rheostat knobs; rigid 
conduits; rim locks; ring gears; ring gear forgings; road number 
lenses; road number light assemblies; rocker arms; roller bearings; 
roller spherical bearings; roof sheets; rope/roll (permafil); rotary 
switches; rotor assemblies; rotor locks; rotor poles; rotor supports; 
rotor yokes; round bars; rubber boots; rubber dust caps; rubber hoses; 
rust inhibitors; rust preventative; safety screens; safety valves; sand 
brackets; sand fill assemblies; sand hoses; sand piping arrangements; 
sand traps; sand trap subassemblies; sanding support kits; screens; 
screen assemblies; screws; screw taps; seal assemblies; seal rings; 
seal strips; seal strip assemblies; sealants; sealed batteries; 
sealers; sealing rings; sealing tape; seats; seat supports; security 
screws; sensors; sensor and signal arrangements; sensor modules; set 
light arrangements; set screws; shafts; sheets; sheet assemblies; 
sheetshields; shells; shields; shield assemblies; shims; shrouds; 
shunts; shutters; side wall assemblies; sidebearers; signal alerters; 
slack adjusters; steel tubing machined sleeves; sleeving; slip ring 
grinding tools; slot wedges; slotted filister heads; snap action 
switches; universal snow plows; snowblaster nozzles; snubbers; snubber 
panel assemblies; sockets; solid state relays; spacers--axle bearing 
assemblies; back plate spacers; blower cab spacers; commutator spacers; 
controller assembly spacers; dynamic brake assembly spacers; exciter 
panel spacers; exhaust manifold bolt spacers; machined steel spacers; 
neoprene cable spacers; operator cab assembly spacers; operator cab 
weldment spacers; radiator fan assembly spacers; resistor assembly 
spacers; resistor spacers; stator bus rings spacers; speakers; speed 
sensors; speed sensor cable assemblies; splicing tape; springs; spring 
assemblies; spring hinges; spring seats; spur gear; staples; stator 
assemblies; stator frames; stators; frame castings; steel sheet; steel 
wood screws; steps; step assemblies; step ladders; stiffener 
assemblies; stops; stove pipes; strainers; strap assemblies; strips; 
strip heaters; strip hold-down seals; strongbacks; structural steel; 
strut assemblies; studs; sump assemblies; sump kits; sun visors; super 
cab weldments; air brake supports; balance weight supports; cleat 
supports; handrail supports; panel assembly supports; support 
assemblies; support blocks; support brackets; switches; swivels; tags; 
tap blocks; all weather tape; glass tape; reinforced mica tape; tape 
rails; tapered roller bearings; tapped blocks; alloy steel tees; 
threaded fitting tees; tee fittings; terminals; terminal assemblies; 
terminal boards; thermal detector arrangements; thermistors; thermo 
heater assemblies; thermocouples; thermostat switches; thrust bearings; 
thrust bronze washers; thrust rings; thyristors; tie bar sets; tie 
rings; tie wraps; tier springs; toilets; toilet cover dispensers; tool 
boxes; toothed couplings; top plates; torque tubes; traction pins; 
transducers; transformers; transmissions; transponders; tray cablings; 
treaded plugs; treaded rods; trim edges; trim strips; tripod seat 
mountings; trucks; truck assemblies; truck modules; tube assemblies; 
steel tube; tube tees; turbo dischargers; u-bolts; uncoupling links; 
unions; union tees; u-pieces; u-tube grease; u-tube machining; valves; 
valve assemblies; valve guides; valve mounts; varistor assemblies; 
varnish; vent fittings; vent hoses; vent pipe assemblies; vestibule 
assemblies; victaulic couplings; 45-degree victaulic elbows; victaulic 
flange assemblies; victaulic pipes; victaulic pipe assemblies; 
victaulic reducer couplings; victaulic reduction couplings; vinyl trim; 
visors; v-rings; v-ring seals; walkway assemblies; water discharge 
pipes; water drain tank assemblies; water drain valves; water gages; 
water pump assemblies; water separators; water separator assemblies; 
water tank assemblies; water tight strain relief bushings; water 
valves; wear plates; wedges; weld screws; weld studs; weldments; 
wheels; wheel axle collars; wheel hubs; wheel hub castings; wheel hub 
fabrications; windows; window glazing; wiper arms; wiper hoses; wiper 
motors; wires; wire markers; wire plugs; wire pull kits; wireways; 
wiring; and, yaw dampers (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 12.5%). 
The request indicates that inputs classified under HTSUS Subheadings 
5603.94, 5607.50, 5909.00, 6305.20, 6307.90, 7019.19 and 7019.51 as 
well as HTSUS Headings 3208 and 3209 will be admitted to the zone in 
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) or domestic status (19 CFR 
146.43), thereby precluding inverted tariff benefits on such items.
    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 March 14, 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,

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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: January 27, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-02045 Filed 2-2-16; 8:45 am]
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