[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74001-74002]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30127]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 67-2010]


Foreign-Trade Zone 72--Indianapolis, IN, Application for Subzone, 
GEA Bloomington Production Operations, LLC (Refrigerator 
Manufacturing), Bloomington, IN

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Indianapolis Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 72, 
requesting special-purpose subzone status for the refrigerator 
manufacturing facility of GEA Bloomington Production Operations, LLC 
(GEA Bloomington), located in Bloomington, Indiana. The

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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 November 19, 
2010.
    The GEA Bloomington facility (500 employees, 80.0 acres, 800,000 
unit capacity) is located at 301 N. Curry Pike, Bloomington, Indiana. 
The facility is used for the manufacture and distribution of 
refrigerators. Components and materials sourced from abroad 
(representing 50% of the value of the finished product) include: ABS 
resin, plastic fittings, rubber gaskets, screws, bolts, hinges, 
brackets, metal plates, compressors, filters, taps, valves, motors, 
inverters, wire harnesses, switches, plugs, sockets, electronic control 
boards, lamps, light dispensers, harness machines, conductors, and 
refrigerator parts (duty rate ranges from duty free to 8.6%).
    FTZ procedures could exempt GEA Bloomington from customs duty 
payments on the foreign components used in export production. The 
company anticipates that less than 1% of the plant's shipments will be 
exported. On its domestic sales, GEA Bloomington would be able to 
choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to 
refrigerators and refrigerator parts (duty free) for the foreign inputs 
noted above. FTZ designation would further allow GEA Bloomington to 
realize logistical benefits through the use of weekly customs entry 
procedures. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced 
on foreign status production equipment. The request indicates that the 
savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the plant's 
international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Maureen Hinman of the 
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and 
information presented in the application and case record and to report 
findings and recommendations to the Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive 
Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is 
January 31, 2011. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to February 14, 2011.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 2111, 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 http://www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Maureen Hinman at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91fcf0e4e3f4f4ffbff9f8fffcf0ffd1e5e3f0f5f4bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="640905111601010a4a0c0d0a09050a2410160500014a030b12">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 482-0627.

    Dated: November 19, 2010.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-30127 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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