81_FR_88446 81 FR 88211 - Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 17; (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework; Kansas City, Kansas

81 FR 88211 - Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 17; (Expansion of Service Area) Under Alternative Site Framework; Kansas City, Kansas

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 235 (December 7, 2016)

Page Range88211-88211
FR Document2016-29356

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 88211]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29356]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 2019]


Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 17; (Expansion of Service 
Area) Under Alternative Site Framework; Kansas City, Kansas

    Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 
June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade 
Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order:

    Whereas, the Board adopted the alternative site framework (ASF) (15 
CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the establishment or reorganization 
of zones;
    Whereas, the Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., grantee 
of Foreign-Trade Zone 17, submitted an application to the Board (FTZ 
Docket B-16-2016, docketed March 31, 2016) for authority to expand the 
service area of the zone to include Atchison, Jefferson and Franklin 
Counties, Kansas, as described in the application, adjacent to the 
Kansas City Customs and Border Protection port of entry;
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment was given in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 19551-19552, April 5, 2016) and the application has 
been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations; 
and,
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the 
examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
the Board's regulations are satisfied;
    Now, Therefore, the Board hereby orders:
    The application to reorganize FTZ 17 to expand the service area 
under the ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's 
regulations, including Section 400.13, and to the Board's standard 
2,000-acre activation limit for the zone.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 29 day of November 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and Compliance, 
Alternate Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    ATTEST:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29356 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    and engines (duty rate ranges from free                 examiner’s report, and finds that the                    Whereas, the Board adopts the
                                                    to 5.7% + .013/KG).                                     requirements of the FTZ Act and the                   findings and recommendations of the
                                                       Public comment is invited from                       Board’s regulations are satisfied;                    examiner’s memorandum, and finds that
                                                    interested parties. Submissions shall be                  Now, Therefore, the Board hereby                    the requirements of the FTZ Act and the
                                                    addressed to the Board’s Executive                      orders:                                               Board’s regulations are satisfied;
                                                    Secretary at the address below. The                       The application to reorganize FTZ 17                   Now, therefore, the Board hereby
                                                    closing period for their receipt is                     to expand the service area under the                  approves the expansion of Subzone
                                                    January 17, 2017.                                       ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act               124D on behalf of LOOP LLC, as
                                                       A copy of the notification will be                   and the Board’s regulations, including                described in the application and
                                                    available for public inspection at the                  Section 400.13, and to the Board’s                    Federal Register notice, subject to the
                                                    Office of the Executive Secretary,                      standard 2,000-acre activation limit for              FTZ Act and the Board’s regulations,
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room                         the zone.                                             including Section 400.13.
                                                    21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,                       Signed at Washington, DC, this 29 day of              Dated: November 29, 2016.
                                                    1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,                           November 2016.                                        Paul Piquado,
                                                    Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the                   Paul Piquado,                                         Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
                                                    ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s                 Assistant Secretary of Commerce for                   Enforcement and Compliance Alternate
                                                    Web site, which is accessible via                       Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate                 Chairman Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
                                                    www.trade.gov/ftz.                                      Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.                  [FR Doc. 2016–29344 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
                                                       For further information, contact                       ATTEST:                                             BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                    Christopher Kemp at                                     Andrew McGilvray,
                                                    Christopher.Kemp@trade.gov or (202)
                                                                                                            Executive Secretary.
                                                    482–0862.                                                                                                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–29356 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
                                                      Dated: November 30, 2016.                             BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                Foreign-Trade Zones Board
                                                    Andrew McGilvray,
                                                    Executive Secretary.                                                                                          [B–82–2016]
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–29348 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                                                                                  Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 226—Merced
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                                                                                                            Foreign-Trade Zones Board                             County, California; Notification of
                                                                                                                                                                  Proposed Production Activity; Brake
                                                                                                            [Order No. 2023]                                      Parts Inc; (Automotive Parts Kitting);
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                                                                                                                                  Patterson, California
                                                                                                            Approval of Expansion of Subzone
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zones Board                               124D; LOOP LLC; Lafourche and St.                       Brake Parts Inc (BPI) submitted a
                                                    [Order No. 2019]                                        James Parishes, Louisiana                             notification of proposed production
                                                                                                                                                                  activity to the FTZ Board for its facility
                                                                                                              Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-        in Patterson, California, within FTZ 226.
                                                    Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone
                                                                                                            Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as                  The notification conforming to the
                                                    17; (Expansion of Service Area) Under                   amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign-
                                                    Alternative Site Framework; Kansas                      Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
                                                                                                                                                                  requirements of the regulations of the
                                                    City, Kansas                                            following Order:                                      FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
                                                                                                                                                                  received on November 30, 2016.
                                                      Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-             Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act                 The BPI facility is located within Site
                                                    Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as                    provides for ‘‘. . . the establishment                14 of FTZ 226. The facility is used for
                                                    amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the Foreign-               . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of              the kitting of aftermarket automotive
                                                    Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the                entry of the United States, to expedite
                                                    following Order:
                                                                                                                                                                  parts. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),
                                                                                                            and encourage foreign commerce, and                   FTZ activity would be limited to the
                                                       Whereas, the Board adopted the                       for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the              specific foreign-status materials and
                                                    alternative site framework (ASF) (15                    Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to                 components and specific finished
                                                    CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the                 qualified corporations the privilege of               products described in the submitted
                                                    establishment or reorganization of                      establishing foreign-trade zones in or                notification (as described below) and
                                                    zones;                                                  adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border                   subsequently authorized by the FTZ
                                                       Whereas, the Greater Kansas City                     Protection ports of entry;                            Board.
                                                    Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of                       Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15                 Production under FTZ procedures
                                                    Foreign-Trade Zone 17, submitted an                     CFR part 400) provide for the                         could exempt BPI from customs duty
                                                    application to the Board (FTZ Docket B–                 establishment of subzones for specific                payments on the foreign-status
                                                    16–2016, docketed March 31, 2016) for                   uses;                                                 components used in export production.
                                                    authority to expand the service area of                    Whereas, the Port of South Louisiana,              On its domestic sales, BPI would be able
                                                    the zone to include Atchison, Jefferson                 grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 124, has                to choose the duty rates during customs
                                                    and Franklin Counties, Kansas, as                       made application to the Board to                      entry procedures that apply to master
                                                    described in the application, adjacent to               expand Subzone 124D-Site 1 on behalf                  cylinder kits, brake drum kits, brake pad
                                                    the Kansas City Customs and Border                      of LOOP LLC to include an additional                  kits, brake shoe kits and brake caliper
                                                    Protection port of entry;                               parcel in Cut Off, Louisiana (FTZ                     kits (duty rate ranges from free to 2.5%)
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                                                       Whereas, notice inviting public                      Docket B–54–2016, docketed August 16,                 for the foreign-status inputs noted
                                                    comment was given in the Federal                        2016);                                                below. Customs duties also could
                                                    Register (81 FR 19551–19552, April 5,                      Whereas, notice inviting public                    possibly be deferred or reduced on
                                                    2016) and the application has been                      comment has been given in the Federal                 foreign-status production equipment.
                                                    processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and                   Register (81 FR 56582, August 22, 2016)                 The components and materials
                                                    the Board’s regulations; and,                           and the application has been processed                sourced from abroad include: Rubber O-
                                                       Whereas, the Board adopts the                        pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s               rings; rubber seals; rubber brake
                                                    findings and recommendations of the                     regulations; and,                                     components; paperboard corrugated


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FR Citation81 FR 88211 

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