Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 20, 2007 / Notices 13081 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Docket T–1–2007] 

Foreign–Trade Zone 38 – Spartanburg 

County, SC, Application for 

Temporary/Interim Manufacturing 

Authority, Kittel Supplier USA, Inc., 

(Automotive Door Trim Components), 

Duncan, SC 

An application has been submitted to 

the Executive Secretary of the Foreign–

Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the 

South Carolina State Ports Authority, 

grantee of FTZ 38, requesting 

temporary/interim manufacturing (T/ 

IM) authority within FTZ 38 at the 

Kittel Supplier USA, Inc. (KSU) facility 

in Duncan, South Carolina. The 

application was filed on March 12, 

2007. 

The KSU facility (25 employees) is 

located at 201 Commerce Court within 

the Highway 290 Commerce Park in 

Duncan (Site 3). Under T/IM 

procedures, KSU would assemble 

automotive door trim components 

(HTSUS 8708.29) for the U.S. market 

and export. Foreign components that 

would be used in the assembly activity 

(up to 100% of total purchases) include: 

aluminum frames, B pillars, C and D 

pillars, waist race bolts, division bars, 

fasteners, and rubber seals (duty rates: 

2.0, 2.5%). 

FTZ procedures would exempt KSU 

from Customs duty payments on the 

foreign components used in production 

for export to non–NAFTA countries. On 

domestic shipments transferred in–bond 

to U.S. automobile assembly plants with 

subzone status, no duties would be paid 

on the foreign components within the 

door trim components until the finished 

vehicles are subsequently entered for 

consumption, at which time the 

finished automobile duty rate (2.5%) 

could be applied to the foreign 

components. For the finished door trim 

components withdrawn directly by KSU 

for customs entry, the finished 

automotive part rate (2.5%) could be 

applied to the foreign inputs noted 

above. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

following address: Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Room 2814B, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002. For further 

information, contact Pierre Duy at 

pierrelduy@ita.doc.gov, or (202) 482–

1378. The closing period for receipt of 

comments is April 19, 2007. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Foreign–Trade Zones 

Board’s Executive Secretary at address 

listed above. 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5063 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 10–2007] 

Foreign–Trade Zone 38 – Spartanburg 

County, South Carolina, Application 

for Subzone, Kravet, Inc. (Textile 

Sampling), Anderson, South Carolina 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the South Carolina State Ports 

Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, requesting 

special–purpose subzone status for the 

textile distribution and sampling facility 

of Kravet, Inc. (Kravet), located in 

Anderson, South Carolina. 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 March 6, 2007. 

The Kravet facility (335 employees, 

66.5 acres) is located at 1500 U.S. 

Highway 29 South, in Anderson, South 

Carolina. The facility is used for the 

processing of commercial textile 

samples. Materials sourced from abroad, 

representing some 40% of all 

merchandise include: silk, wool, woven 

fabric, cotton yarn, dyed cotton, twill, 

printed cotton woven, other cotton 

fabric, hemp, woven flax, woven jute, 

woven synthetic fabric, woven nylon 

fabric, other fabrics, acrylics, rayon, 

satin, carpets, cotton gauze, vegetable 

fiber gauze, tulle, ribbons, embroidery, 

quilted textile products, plastic and 

rubber textiles, wall covers, man–made 

fibers, pile fabrics, knit, knitted or 

crocheted fabrics, warp knit fabrics, and 

double knit fabrics (duty rates range 

from duty–free to 25%). 

FTZ procedures would exempt Kravet 

from customs duty payments on the 

foreign components used in export 

production. Some 15 percent of the 

plant’s shipments are exported. On its 

domestic shipments, Kravet would be 

able to choose the duty rates during 

customs entry procedures that apply to 

samples (duty–free) for the textile 

samples produced at the facility. On the 

non–sample textile shipments, the 

company would be able to defer duty on 

the imported merchandise until it is 

entered for consumption. The request 

indicates that the savings from FTZ 

procedures would help improve the 

plant’s international competitiveness. 

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 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 May 21, 2007. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15-day period to June 4, 2007. 

A copy of the application and 

accompanying exhibits will be available 

for public inspection at each of the 

following locations: 

U.S. Department of Commerce Export 

Assistance Center, 555 North 

Pleasantburg Drive, Building 1, Suite 

109, Greenville, South Carolina, 29607. 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Room 2814B, 

1401 Constitution Ave., NW, 

Washington, DC 20230. 

For further information, contact 

Elizabeth Whiteman at 

ElizabethlWhiteman@ita.doc.gov or 

(202) 482–0473. 

Dated: March 6, 2007. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5064 Filed 3–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 8–2007] 

Foreign–Trade Zone 183 – Austin, 

Texas, Expansion of Manufacturing 

Authority -- Subzone 183B, Samsung 

Austin Semiconductor L.L.C., Austin, 

Texas 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Foreign–Trade Zone of 

Central Texas, Inc., grantee of FTZ 183, 

requesting authority on behalf of 

Samsung Austin Semiconductor L.L.C. 

(Samsung), to expand the scope of 

manufacturing activity conducted under 

zone procedures within Subzone 183B 

at the Samsung facilities in Austin, 

Texas. The application was submitted 

pursuant to the provisions of the 


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