82 FR 13462 - Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 47 (March 13, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 47 (Monday, March 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 13462-13463] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04806] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning the WorkFit- TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of final determination. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded in the final determination that the United States is the country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation for purposes of U.S. government procurement. DATES: The final determination was issued on March 7, 2017. A copy of the final determination is attached. Any party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review of this final determination no later than April 12, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elif Eroglu, Valuation and Special Programs Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade (202) 325- 0277. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that on March 7, 2017, pursuant to subpart B of Part 177, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regulations (19 CFR part 177, subpart B), CBP issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit- Stand Desktop Workstation which may be offered to the U.S. Government under an undesignated government procurement contract. This final determination, Headquarters Ruling Letter (``HQ'') H280512, was issued under procedures set forth at 19 CFR part 177, subpart B, which implements Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511-18). In the final determination, CBP concluded that, under the totality of the circumstances, the country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation is the United States for purposes of U.S. Government procurement. Section 177.29, CBP Regulations (19 CFR 177.29), provides that a notice of final determination shall be published in the Federal Register within 60 days of the date the final determination is issued. Section 177.30, CBP Regulations (19 CFR 177.30), provides that any party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review of a final determination within 30 days of publication of such determination in the Federal Register. Dated: March 7, 2017. Alice A. Kipel, Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. Attachment HQ H280512 March 07, 2017 OT:RR:CTF:VS H280512 EE CATEGORY: Marking Jim Noreault Ergotron Inc. 1181 Trapp Road Eagan, MN 55121 RE: U.S. Government Procurement; Title III, Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2511); Subpart B, Part 177, CBP Regulations; WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation Dear Mr. Noreault: This is in response to your correspondence of September 29, 2016 requesting a final determination on behalf of Ergotron Inc. (``Ergotron''), pursuant to subpart B of Part 177, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') Regulations (19 CFR 177.21 et seq.). Under the pertinent regulations, which implement Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.), CBP issues country of origin advisory rulings and final determinations as to whether an article is or would be a product of a designated country or instrumentality for the purposes of granting waivers of certain ``Buy American'' restrictions in U.S. law or practice for products offered for sale to the U.S. Government. This final determination concerns the country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation. We note that Ergotron is a party-at-interest within the meaning of 19 CFR 177.22(d)(1) and is entitled to request this final determination. FACTS: The merchandise at issue is the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation. You state that the WorkFit-TL is an ergonomic, height adjustable desk intended to help promote a healthy work environment by giving the user the ability to easily adjust between a standing or sitting positon. The WorkFit-TL can be adjusted by releasing the hand-brake levers on either side of the unit to position the surface higher or lower to accommodate sitting or standing position. The WorkFit-TL is assembled in the United States from U.S. and Chinese components. Ergotron received a country of origin marking ruling for the WorkFit-T Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation from the National Commodity Specialist Division (New York Ruling Letter (``NY'') N276731, dated July 15, 2016). You state that WorkFit-TL features a larger keyboard tray and wider work surface than the WorkFit-T but the products and the assembly processes are otherwise identical. You have submitted photographs, an assembly drawing, a process flow map, and two bills of materials for the WorkFit-TL. The first bill of materials is for materials utilized for all processing performed in the United States. The second bill of materials is for all processing performed in China. You state that of the total cost of production, 57 percent is attributable to materials of U.S. origin and U.S. labor costs (including overhead). You state that the WorkFit-TL is comprised of three main components: A Chinese origin lift assembly, a U.S. origin laminated particle board work surface and keyboard tray. The lift assembly consists of base metal and provides user assisted lift functionality by means of spring force to allow adjustment of the product between sitting and standing positions. The lift assembly from China is assembled with components fabricated in Ergotron's facility in the United States including the work surface, keyboard tray, right and left keyboard support brackets, and metal support bar. The design and development of the WorkFit-TL occurs in the United States. The production that occurs in the United States includes the following: The right and left keyboard support brackets and metal support barLaser cutting sheet metal components Press braking to bend sheet metal components to create the right and left brackets and the metal support bar Stud insertion into the sheet metal components Painting the sheet metal components Assembling the sheet metal components to the imported lift mechanism. The work surface and keyboard tray Sawing raw Medium-Density Fiberboard (``MDF'') to the size of the work surface and keyboard tray Routing of profiles on the MDF sheets Sanding of MDF to prepare for the vinyl laminate Applying glue to the MDF Pressing the vinyl laminate onto the MDF [[Page 13463]] Removing the excess laminate from the work surface and keyboard tray Removing the excess glue from the bottom of the work surface and keyboard tray Printing the Ergotron logo onto work surface Attaching the work surface and keyboard tray to the lift mechanism of Chinese origin. ISSUE: What is the country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation for the purposes of U.S. Government procurement? LAW AND ANALYSIS: Pursuant to subpart B of Part 177, 19 CFR 177.21 et seq., which implements Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.), CBP issues country of origin advisory rulings and final determinations as to whether an article is or would be a product of a designated country or instrumentality for the purposes of granting waivers of certain ``Buy American'' restrictions in U.S. law or practice for products offered for sale to the U.S. Government. Under the rule of origin set forth under 19 U.S.C. 2518(4)(B): An article is a product of a country or instrumentality only if (i) it is wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of that country or instrumentality, or (ii) in the case of an article which consists in whole or in part of materials from another country or instrumentality, it has been substantially transformed into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was so transformed. See also 19 CFR 177.22(a). In rendering advisory rulings and final determinations for purposes of U.S. Government procurement, CBP applies the provisions of subpart B of Part 177 consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulations. See 19 CFR 177.21. In this regard, CBP recognizes that the Federal Acquisition Regulations restrict the U.S. Government's purchase of products to U.S.-made or designated country end products for acquisitions subject to the TAA. See 48 CFR 25.403(c)(1). The Federal Acquisition Regulations define ``U.S.-made end product'' as: . . . an article that is mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States or that is substantially transformed in the United States into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the article or articles from which it was transformed. 48 CFR 25.003. In order to determine whether a substantial transformation occurs when components of various origins are assembled into completed products, the determinative issue is the extent of operations performed and whether the parts lose their identity and become an integral part of the new article. See Belcrest Linens v. United States, 6 CIT 204 (1983), aff'd, 741 F.2d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1984). The country of origin of the item's components, extent of the processing that occurs within a country, and whether such processing renders a product with a new name, character, and use are primary considerations in such cases. Additionally, factors such as the resources expended on product design and development, extent and nature of post-assembly inspection and testing procedures, and the degree of skill required during the actual manufacturing process may be relevant when determining whether a substantial transformation has occurred. No one factor is determinative. In Carlson Furniture Industries v. United States, 65 Cust. Ct. 474 (1970), the U.S. Customs Court ruled that U.S. operations on imported chair parts constituted a substantial transformation, resulting in the creation of a new article of commerce. After importation, the importer assembled, fitted, and glued the wooden parts together, inserted steel pins into the key joints, cut the legs to length and leveled them, and in some instances, upholstered the chairs and fitted the legs with glides and casters. The court determined that the importer had to perform additional work on the imported chair parts and add materials to create a functional article of commerce. The court found that the operations were substantial in nature, and more than the mere assembly of the parts together. In HQ 561258, dated April 15, 1999, CBP determined that the assembly of numerous imported workstation components with the U.S.- origin work surface, which was the essential and largest component of the workstation, into finished workstations constituted a substantial transformation. CBP held that the imported components lost their identity as leg brackets, drawer units, panels etc. when they were assembled together to form a workstation. In HQ H083693, dated March 23, 2010, CBP held that a certain wood chest assembled in the United States was a product of the United States for purposes of U.S. government procurement. The wood chest was assembled from over twenty U.S. and foreign components. Of the total cost of production, 40 percent was attributable to materials of U.S. origin, U.S. warehouse overhead and U.S. labor costs (including overhead). CBP held that the components that were used to manufacture the wood chest, when combined with a U.S. origin laminate top, were substantially transformed as a result of the assembly operations performed in the United States. See also HQ 731676, dated June 22, 1989, (unfinished mahogany table legs and rails from the Philippines were substantially transformed in the United States when assembled into a table base with a U.S. origin wood veneered top). In the instant case, the lift assembly, manufactured in China, is assembled in the United States with laminated particle board work surface and keyboard tray, right and left keyboard support brackets, and metal support bar which are fabricated in the United States by Ergotron. The processes that occur in the United States include sawing, profiling, sanding, hot-pressing and trimming to manufacture the work surface and keyboard tray as well as laser-cutting, bending and painting of the sheet metal components followed by final assembly of the U.S. origin and the imported components. Based on the facts provided and consistent with the CBP rulings cited above, we find that the imported lift assembly is substantially transformed as a result of the assembly performed in the United States to produce the finished WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation. In support of this conclusion, we agree that the lift assembly is not functional to an end user by itself as it does not include the primary features of the U.S. origin work surface and keyboard tray which allow the work to be conducted, and without which, the lifting mechanism is incapable of being used as a workstation. Accordingly, we find that the country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation for purposes of U.S. Government procurement is the United States. HOLDING: The country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation for government procurement purposes is the United States. Notice of this final determination will be given in the Federal Register, as required by 19 CFR 177.29. Any party-at-interest other than the party which requested this final determination may request, pursuant to 19 CFR 177.31, that CBP reexamine the matter anew and issue a new final determination. Pursuant to 19 CFR 177.30, any party-at-interest may, within 30 days after publication of the Federal Register notice referenced above, seek judicial review of this final determination before the Court of International Trade. Sincerely, Alice A. Kipel, Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade [FR Doc. 2017-04806 Filed 3-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111-14-P
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D. Federal Property Management Issues WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop CFR 177.22(d)(1) and is entitled to request
E. Impact of Regulatory Reform Initiatives Workstation which may be offered to this final determination.
on ACHP Regulations the U.S. Government under an FACTS:
V. Historic Preservation Policy and Programs undesignated government procurement
A. Building a More Inclusive Preservation The merchandise at issue is the WorkFit-
Program: Youth Initiatives
contract. This final determination, TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation. You state
B. Historic Preservation Legislation in the Headquarters Ruling Letter (‘‘HQ’’) that the WorkFit-TL is an ergonomic, height
115th Congress H280512, was issued under procedures adjustable desk intended to help promote a
IV. New Business set forth at 19 CFR part 177, subpart B, healthy work environment by giving the user
VI. Adjourn which implements Title III of the Trade the ability to easily adjust between a standing
Agreements Act of 1979, as amended or sitting positon. The WorkFit-TL can be
The meetings of the ACHP are open adjusted by releasing the hand-brake levers
to the public. If you need special (19 U.S.C. 2511–18). In the final
determination, CBP concluded that, on either side of the unit to position the
accommodations due to a disability, surface higher or lower to accommodate
please contact Cindy Bienvenue, 202– under the totality of the circumstances, sitting or standing position. The WorkFit-TL
517–0202 or cbienvenue@achp.gov, at the country of origin of the WorkFit-TL is assembled in the United States from U.S.
least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation is the and Chinese components. Ergotron received
United States for purposes of U.S. a country of origin marking ruling for the
Authority: 54 U.S.C. 304102. Government procurement. WorkFit-T Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation
Dated: March 7, 2017. Section 177.29, CBP Regulations (19 from the National Commodity Specialist
Javier E. Marques, CFR 177.29), provides that a notice of Division (New York Ruling Letter (‘‘NY’’)
final determination shall be published N276731, dated July 15, 2016). You state that
General Counsel.
in the Federal Register within 60 days WorkFit-TL features a larger keyboard tray
[FR Doc. 2017–04842 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am] and wider work surface than the WorkFit-T
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of the date the final determination is but the products and the assembly processes
issued. Section 177.30, CBP Regulations are otherwise identical.
(19 CFR 177.30), provides that any You have submitted photographs, an
party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR assembly drawing, a process flow map, and
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
177.22(d), may seek judicial review of a two bills of materials for the WorkFit-TL. The
SECURITY first bill of materials is for materials utilized
final determination within 30 days of
publication of such determination in the for all processing performed in the United
U.S. Customs and Border Protection States. The second bill of materials is for all
Federal Register.
processing performed in China. You state
Notice of Issuance of Final Dated: March 7, 2017. that of the total cost of production, 57
Determination Concerning the WorkFit- Alice A. Kipel, percent is attributable to materials of U.S.
TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation Executive Director, Regulations and Rulings, origin and U.S. labor costs (including
Office of Trade. overhead).
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border You state that the WorkFit-TL is comprised
Protection, Department of Homeland Attachment of three main components: A Chinese origin
Security. HQ H280512 lift assembly, a U.S. origin laminated particle
ACTION: Notice of final determination. board work surface and keyboard tray. The
March 07, 2017
lift assembly consists of base metal and
SUMMARY: This document provides OT:RR:CTF:VS H280512 EE provides user assisted lift functionality by
notice that U.S. Customs and Border CATEGORY: Marking means of spring force to allow adjustment of
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) has issued a final Jim Noreault the product between sitting and standing
determination concerning the country of Ergotron Inc. positions. The lift assembly from China is
origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand 1181 Trapp Road assembled with components fabricated in
Eagan, MN 55121 Ergotron’s facility in the United States
Desktop Workstation. Based upon the including the work surface, keyboard tray,
facts presented, CBP has concluded in RE: U.S. Government Procurement; Title III,
Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. right and left keyboard support brackets, and
the final determination that the United metal support bar. The design and
States is the country of origin of the 2511); Subpart B, Part 177, CBP
development of the WorkFit-TL occurs in the
Regulations; WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand
WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Desktop Workstation United States. The production that occurs in
Workstation for purposes of U.S. the United States includes the following:
Dear Mr. Noreault:
government procurement. The right and left keyboard support brackets
This is in response to your correspondence and metal support bar
DATES: The final determination was of September 29, 2016 requesting a final
issued on March 7, 2017. A copy of the • Laser cutting sheet metal components
determination on behalf of Ergotron Inc.
final determination is attached. Any • Press braking to bend sheet metal
(‘‘Ergotron’’), pursuant to subpart B of Part
party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR components to create the right and left
177, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
brackets and the metal support bar
177.22(d), may seek judicial review of (‘‘CBP’’) Regulations (19 CFR 177.21 et seq.).
• Stud insertion into the sheet metal
this final determination no later than Under the pertinent regulations, which
components
April 12, 2017. implement Title III of the Trade Agreements
• Painting the sheet metal components
Act of 1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511 et
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elif • Assembling the sheet metal components
seq.), CBP issues country of origin advisory
Eroglu, Valuation and Special Programs to the imported lift mechanism.
rulings and final determinations as to
Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office whether an article is or would be a product The work surface and keyboard tray
of Trade (202) 325–0277. of a designated country or instrumentality for • Sawing raw Medium-Density Fiberboard
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is the purposes of granting waivers of certain (‘‘MDF’’) to the size of the work surface and
hereby given that on March 7, 2017, ‘‘Buy American’’ restrictions in U.S. law or keyboard tray
practice for products offered for sale to the • Routing of profiles on the MDF sheets
pursuant to subpart B of Part 177, U.S. U.S. Government. • Sanding of MDF to prepare for the vinyl
Customs and Border Protection This final determination concerns the laminate
Regulations (19 CFR part 177, subpart country of origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand • Applying glue to the MDF
B), CBP issued a final determination Desktop Workstation. We note that Ergotron • Pressing the vinyl laminate onto the
concerning the country of origin of the is a party-at-interest within the meaning of 19 MDF
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• Removing the excess laminate from the renders a product with a new name, components. Based on the facts provided and
work surface and keyboard tray character, and use are primary considerations consistent with the CBP rulings cited above,
• Removing the excess glue from the in such cases. Additionally, factors such as we find that the imported lift assembly is
bottom of the work surface and keyboard tray the resources expended on product design substantially transformed as a result of the
• Printing the Ergotron logo onto work and development, extent and nature of post- assembly performed in the United States to
surface assembly inspection and testing procedures, produce the finished WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand
• Attaching the work surface and keyboard and the degree of skill required during the Desktop Workstation. In support of this
tray to the lift mechanism of Chinese origin. actual manufacturing process may be conclusion, we agree that the lift assembly is
relevant when determining whether a not functional to an end user by itself as it
ISSUE: substantial transformation has occurred. No does not include the primary features of the
What is the country of origin of the one factor is determinative. U.S. origin work surface and keyboard tray
WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation In Carlson Furniture Industries v. United which allow the work to be conducted, and
for the purposes of U.S. Government States, 65 Cust. Ct. 474 (1970), the U.S. without which, the lifting mechanism is
procurement? Customs Court ruled that U.S. operations on incapable of being used as a workstation.
imported chair parts constituted a substantial Accordingly, we find that the country of
LAW AND ANALYSIS:
transformation, resulting in the creation of a origin of the WorkFit-TL Sit-Stand Desktop
Pursuant to subpart B of Part 177, 19 CFR new article of commerce. After importation, Workstation for purposes of U.S. Government
177.21 et seq., which implements Title III of the importer assembled, fitted, and glued the procurement is the United States.
the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as wooden parts together, inserted steel pins
amended (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.), CBP issues into the key joints, cut the legs to length and HOLDING:
country of origin advisory rulings and final leveled them, and in some instances, The country of origin of the WorkFit-TL
determinations as to whether an article is or upholstered the chairs and fitted the legs Sit-Stand Desktop Workstation for
would be a product of a designated country with glides and casters. The court government procurement purposes is the
or instrumentality for the purposes of determined that the importer had to perform United States.
granting waivers of certain ‘‘Buy American’’ additional work on the imported chair parts Notice of this final determination will be
restrictions in U.S. law or practice for and add materials to create a functional given in the Federal Register, as required by
products offered for sale to the U.S. article of commerce. The court found that the 19 CFR 177.29. Any party-at-interest other
Government. operations were substantial in nature, and than the party which requested this final
Under the rule of origin set forth under 19 more than the mere assembly of the parts determination may request, pursuant to 19
U.S.C. 2518(4)(B): together. CFR 177.31, that CBP reexamine the matter
An article is a product of a country or In HQ 561258, dated April 15, 1999, CBP anew and issue a new final determination.
instrumentality only if (i) it is wholly the determined that the assembly of numerous Pursuant to 19 CFR 177.30, any party-at-
growth, product, or manufacture of that imported workstation components with the interest may, within 30 days after publication
country or instrumentality, or (ii) in the case U.S.-origin work surface, which was the of the Federal Register notice referenced
of an article which consists in whole or in essential and largest component of the above, seek judicial review of this final
part of materials from another country or workstation, into finished workstations determination before the Court of
instrumentality, it has been substantially constituted a substantial transformation. CBP International Trade.
transformed into a new and different article held that the imported components lost their
of commerce with a name, character, or use identity as leg brackets, drawer units, panels Sincerely,
distinct from that of the article or articles etc. when they were assembled together to Alice A. Kipel, Executive Director,
from which it was so transformed. form a workstation. In HQ H083693, dated Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade
See also 19 CFR 177.22(a). March 23, 2010, CBP held that a certain [FR Doc. 2017–04806 Filed 3–10–17; 8:45 am]
In rendering advisory rulings and final wood chest assembled in the United States BILLING CODE 9111–14–P
determinations for purposes of U.S. was a product of the United States for
Government procurement, CBP applies the purposes of U.S. government procurement.
provisions of subpart B of Part 177 consistent The wood chest was assembled from over
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
with Federal Acquisition Regulations. See 19 twenty U.S. and foreign components. Of the
total cost of production, 40 percent was SECURITY
CFR 177.21. In this regard, CBP recognizes
that the Federal Acquisition Regulations attributable to materials of U.S. origin, U.S.
warehouse overhead and U.S. labor costs U.S. Customs and Border Protection
restrict the U.S. Government’s purchase of
products to U.S.-made or designated country (including overhead). CBP held that the [1651–0002]
end products for acquisitions subject to the components that were used to manufacture
TAA. See 48 CFR 25.403(c)(1). The Federal the wood chest, when combined with a U.S. Agency Information Collection
Acquisition Regulations define ‘‘U.S.-made origin laminate top, were substantially Activities: General Declaration
end product’’ as: transformed as a result of the assembly
operations performed in the United States. AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border
. . . an article that is mined, produced, or See also HQ 731676, dated June 22, 1989,
manufactured in the United States or that is Protection, Department of Homeland
(unfinished mahogany table legs and rails Security.
substantially transformed in the United from the Philippines were substantially
States into a new and different article of transformed in the United States when ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
commerce with a name, character, or use assembled into a table base with a U.S. origin comments; extension of an existing
distinct from that of the article or articles wood veneered top). collection of information.
from which it was transformed. In the instant case, the lift assembly,
48 CFR 25.003. manufactured in China, is assembled in the SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
In order to determine whether a substantial United States with laminated particle board Protection (CBP) of the Department of
transformation occurs when components of work surface and keyboard tray, right and left Homeland Security (DHS) will be
various origins are assembled into completed keyboard support brackets, and metal submitting the following information
products, the determinative issue is the support bar which are fabricated in the collection request to the Office of
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extent of operations performed and whether United States by Ergotron. The processes that Management and Budget (OMB) for
the parts lose their identity and become an occur in the United States include sawing,
review and approval in accordance with
integral part of the new article. See Belcrest profiling, sanding, hot-pressing and trimming
Linens v. United States, 6 CIT 204 (1983), to manufacture the work surface and the Paperwork Reduction Act: General
aff’d, 741 F.2d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1984). The keyboard tray as well as laser-cutting, Declaration (CBP Form 7507). CBP is
country of origin of the item’s components, bending and painting of the sheet metal proposing that this information
extent of the processing that occurs within a components followed by final assembly of collection be extended with no change
country, and whether such processing the U.S. origin and the imported to the burden hours or to the
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