77984 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 29, 2004 / Notices 

The petitions were submitted 

pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade Act 

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2341). Consequently, 

the United States Department of 

Commerce has initiated separate 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each firm 

contributed importantly to total or 

partial separation of the firm’s workers, 

or threat thereof, and to a decrease in 

sales or production of each petitioning 

firm. Any party having a substantial 

interest in the proceedings may request 

a public hearing on the matter. A 

request for a hearing must be received 

by Trade Adjustment Assistance, Room 

7315, Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no 

later than the close of business of the 

tenth calendar day following the 

publication of this notice. The Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance official 

program number and title of the 

program under which these petitions are 

submitted is 11.313, Trade Adjustment 

Assistance.

Dated: December 22, 2004. 

Anthony J. Meyer, 

Senior Program Analyst, Office of Strategic 

Initiatives.

[FR Doc. 04–28490 Filed 12–28–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 58–2004] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 222—Montgomery, 

AL; Request for Manufacturing 

Authority, Mobis Alabama, LLC 

(Automotive Components and 

Subassemblies) 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Montgomery Area 

Chamber of Commerce, grantee of FTZ 

222, pursuant to section 400.32(b)(1) of 

the Board’s regulations (15 CFR part 

400), requesting authority on behalf of 

Mobis Alabama, LLC (Mobis) (a 

subsidiary of Hyundai Mobis Company, 

of South Korea), to manufacture 

automotive components and 

subassemblies under FTZ procedures 

within FTZ 222. It was formally filed on 

December 15, 2004. 

Mobis operates a facility (600,000 

sq.ft./400 employees) within the 

proposed new Site 3 of FTZ 222 

(expansion application pending; Doc. 

57–2004; 69 FR 74492, 12–14–2004) 

located at 1395 Mitchell Young Road, 

Airport Industrial Park, in Montgomery, 

Alabama. The plant is used to produce 

automotive components and 

subassemblies for passenger vehicles, 

including: Chassis, bodies, body 

stampings, doors, transmissions, axles, 

spindles, half/drive shafts, hubs, 

universal joints, suspension parts, 

steering components, steering wheels, 

bumpers, airbag inflators, and brake 

hoses, for the U.S. market and export. 

The proposed manufacturing activity 

would involve the use of foreignsourced components (initially 

representing about 60% of finished 

product value), including: Plastic tubes/

pipe/fittings, sheets/film/foil/tape of 

plastic, plates/sheets/film/foil/strip of 

plastic and textile materials (items 

under Category 229 will be admitted 

under privileged foreign status—19 CFR 

146.41), flexible rubber tubes/hoses, 

self-adhesive plastic or polyurethane 

sheets/foil/film, labels, rubber belts, 

rubber sheets/strips/rods/profiles/

plates, seats, seat belts, safety glass, 

mirrors, flat-rolled steel (will be 

admitted under privileged foreign 

status), stranded wire of steel and 

copper, pins, fasteners, cotter pins, parts 

of steering systems, half shafts, 

transmissions and parts of 

transmissions, gears, flywheels, torque 

converters, ball/roller screws, clutches, 

universal/CV joints, sprockets helical 

springs, brake cables, hangers, bearings, 

cylinder heads, connecting rods, 

compasses, thermometers, hydrometers, 

pyrometers, hygrometer, motors, 

batteries, ignition parts, lighting 

equipment, horns, windshield 

defrosters, audio (radio/CD/tape) 

components, antennas, alarm systems, 

electronic switches, automatic 

regulators, wiring harnesses, plastic 

handles/knobs, plastic gaskets/seals/

belts/fasteners, clasps, buckles, hooks, 

carpet sets, airbag modules/inflators, 

brake components, wheels, shock 

absorbers, radiators, exhaust systems, 

hinges, pneumatic cylinders/

dampeners/regulators, speedometers, 

tachometers, catalysts of platinum, 

locks, hinges, composite gaskets, 

springs, valves, compressors, pumps, air 

conditioners, relays, boards, panels, 

consoles, clocks, glass lenses, lighters, 

and switches (duty rate range: free—

8.8%). The application states that the 

level of Mobis’ domestic sourcing will 

increase in the future. 

FTZ procedures would exempt Mobis 

from Customs duty payments on the 

foreign components used in production 

for export to non-NAFTA countries. On 

shipments for U.S. consumption and to 

NAFTA markets, the company would be 

able to elect the finished automotive 

components and subassembly duty rates 

(2.5%) for the foreign components listed 

above that have higher individual rates. 

The auto duty rate (2.5%) would apply 

if the finished components and 

subassemblies are shipped via zone-tozone transfer to U.S. motor vehicle 

assembly plants with subzone status. 

The application indicates that the 

savings from FTZ procedures would 

help improve the facility’s international 

competitiveness. 

Public comment on the application is 

invited from interested parties. 

Submissions (original and three copies) 

shall be addressed to the Board’s 

Executive Secretary at the address 

below. The closing date for their receipt 

is February 28, 2005. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15-day period March 14, 2005. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

following location: Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade 

Zones Board, Franklin Court Building—

Rm. 4100W, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1099 14th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005.

Dated: December 15, 2004. 

Dennis Puccinelli, 

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–28433 Filed 12–28–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 59–2004] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 40—Cleveland, 

OH, Area Application for Expansion 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board), by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga 

County Port Authority, grantee of 

Foreign-Trade Zone 40, requesting 

authority to expand its zone in the 

Cleveland, Ohio, area, within the 

Cleveland Customs port of entry. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the provisions of the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–

81u), and the regulations of the Board 

(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed 

on December 17, 2004. 

FTZ 40 was approved on September 

29, 1978 (Board Order 135, 43 FR 46886, 

10/11/78) and expanded in June 1982 

(Board Order 194, 47 FR 27579, 6/25/

82); April 1992 (Board Order 574, 57 FR 

13694, 4/17/92); February 1997 (Board 

Order 870, 62 FR 7750, 2/20/97); June 

1999 (Board Order 1040, 64 FR 33242, 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 29, 2004 / Notices 77985

6/22/99); April 2002 (Board Order 1224, 

67 FR 20087, 4/15/02); August 2003 

(Board Order 1289, 68 FR 52384, 9/3/03; 

Board Order 1290, 68 FR 52384, 9/3/03; 

and, Board Order 1295, 68 FR 52383, 9/

3/03); March 2004 (Board Order 1320, 

69 FR 13283, 3/22/04 and Board Order 

1322, 69 FR 17642, 4/5/04); and, 

September 2004 (Board Order 1351, 69 

FR 56038, 9/17/04). 

The general-purpose zone project 

currently consists of the following sites 

in the Cleveland, Ohio, area: Site 1

consists of 1,339 acres in Cleveland, 

which includes the Port of Cleveland 

complex (Site 1A–94 acres), the 

Cleveland Bulk Terminal (Site 1B–45 

acres), and the Tow Path Valley 

Business Park (Site 1C–1,200 acres); Site 

2 (175 acres)—the IX Center in Brook 

Park, adjacent to Cleveland Hopkins 

International Airport; Site 3 consists of 

2,263 acres, which includes the 

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport 

Complex (Site 3A–1,727 acres), the 

Snow Road Industrial Park in Brook 

Park (Site 3B–42 acres), and the Brook 

Park Road Industrial Park (Site 3C–322 

acres) in Brook Park, and the Cleveland 

Business Park (Site 3D–172 acres) in 

Cleveland; Site 4 (450 acres)—Burke 

Lakefront Airport, 1501 North Marginal 

Road, Cleveland; Site 5 (298 acres)—

Emerald Valley Business Park, Cochran 

Road and Beaver Meadow Parkway, 

Glenwillow; Site 6 (17 acres)—within 

the Collinwood Industrial Park, South 

Waterloo (South Marginal) Road and 

East 152nd Street, Cleveland; Site 7

consists of 193 acres in Strongsville, 

which includes the Strongsville 

Industrial Park (Site 7A–174 acres) and 

the Progress Drive Business Park (Site 

7B–19 acres); Site 8 (13 acres)—East 

40th Street between Kelley & Perkins 

Avenues (3830 Kelley Avenue), 

Cleveland; Site 9 (4 acres)—within the 

Frane Properties Industrial Park, 2399 

Forman Road, Morgan Township; Site 

10 (60 acres)—within the Solon 

Business Park, Solon; Site 11 (170 acres, 

2 parcels)—within the 800-acre Harbour 

Point Business Park, Baumhart Road, at 

the intersections of U.S. Route 6 and 

Ohio Route 2, Vermilion; and, 

Temporary Site (11 acres)—3 warehouse 

locations: 29500 Solon Road (250,000 

sq. ft.), 30400 Solon Road (110,000 sq. 

ft.), and 31400 Aurora Road (117,375 sq. 

ft.) located within the Solon Business 

Park in Solon (expires 4/1/05). Several 

applications are currently pending with 

the Board to expand FTZ 40: Dockets 

19–04, 20–04 and 25–04. 

The applicant is now requesting 

authority to expand the general-purpose 

zone to include an additional site in the 

area: Proposed Site 13 (29 acres)—

Ashtabula Distribution Center, LLC, 

facility located at 1527 Cook Road in 

Ashtabula Township (County of 

Ashtabula). The site is owned by the 

Ashtabula Distribution Center, LLC, and 

will be used for general warehousing 

and distribution activities. A pending 

application to reorganize FTZ 40 

(Docket 20–2004) proposes to 

consolidate and renumber the FTZ sites, 

and under this plan the Ashtabula 

Distribution Center, LLC, would become 

proposed Site 11. 

No specific manufacturing authority 

is being requested at this time. Such 

requests would be made to the Board on 

a case-by-case basis. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff 

has been designated examiner to 

investigate the application and report to 

the Board. 

Public comment on the application is 

invited from interested parties. 

Submissions (original and 3 copies) 

shall be addressed to the Board’s 

Executive Secretary at one of the 

following addresses: 

1. Submissions via Express/Package 

Delivery Services: Foreign-Trade Zones 

Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Franklin Court Building-Suite 4100W, 

1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005; or, 

2. Submissions via the U.S. Postal 

Service: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, FCBSuite 4100W, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. 

The closing period for their receipt is 

February 28, 2005. Rebuttal comments 

in response to material submitted 

during the foregoing period may be 

submitted during the subsequent 15-day 

period (to March 14, 2005). 

A copy of the application and 

accompanying exhibits will be available 

during this time for public inspection at 

address Number 1 listed above, and at 

the U.S. Department of Commerce 

Export Assistance Center, 600 Superior 

Avenue East, Suite 700, Cleveland, OH 

44114.

Dated: December 20, 2004. 

Dennis Puccinelli, 

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–28431 Filed 12–28–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 60–2004] 

Proposed Foreign-Trade Zone—

Washington County, OH, Application 

and Public Hearing 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) by the Southeastern Ohio 

Port Authority, an Ohio public 

corporation, to establish a generalpurpose foreign-trade zone at sites in 

Washington County, Ohio, adjacent to 

the Charleston, West Virginia, Customs 

port of entry. The FTZ application was 

submitted pursuant to the provisions of 

the FTZ Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 

81a–81u), and the regulations of the 

Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally 

filed on December 17, 2004. The 

applicant is authorized to make the 

proposal under Ohio Revised Code 

Section 1743.11. 

The proposed zone would be the 

second general-purpose zone in the 

Charleston, West Virginia, Customs port 

of entry area. The existing zone is as 

follows: FTZ 229, Charleston,West 

Virginia (Grantee: West Virginia 

Economic Development Authority, 

Board Order 954, 02/13/98). 

The proposed zone consists of 5 sites 

(340 acres), located in Washington 

County, Ohio. They are as follows: Site 

1 (147 acres)—Wetz Warehousing, Inc., 

at the intersection of State Route #7 and 

Ohio County Road #10, Marietta; Site 2

(17 acres)—Marietta Industrial Park, 117 

Industry Road, Marietta; Site 3 (13 

acres)—Two Rivers Corporation 

property, 900–1100 Green Street, 

Marietta; Site 4 (20 acres)—Cytec 

Industries, Inc. property, 1405 Green 

Street, Marietta; and, Site 5 (143 

acres)—Reno Industrial Complex, 27823 

State Route #7, Marietta. The majority of 

sites are owned by Wetz Investment, 

LLC, Alliance Industries, Inc., and Cytec 

Industries, Inc. 

The application indicates a need for 

zone services in the Washington 

County, Ohio, area. Several firms have 

indicated an interest in using zone 

procedures for warehousing/distribution 

activities. Specific manufacturing 

approvals are not being sought at this 

time. Requests would be made to the 

Board on a case-by-case basis. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, a member of the FTZ Staff 

has been designated examiner to 

investigate the application and report to 

the Board. 

As part of the investigation, the 

Commerce examiner will hold a public 

hearing on January 25, 2005, at 11 a.m.,