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units annually. Imported components 

and raw materials account for 

approximately 35 percent of the value of 

inputs used in manufacturing. Parts and 

components that may be imported into 

the proposed subzone for manufacturing 

include: plastic tubes, pipes and hoses 

(3917.29); petroleum oils and oils from 

bituminous minerals (2710.19); carbides 

(2849.90); lubricating preparations 

(3403.19); polymides (3908.10); plastic 

monofilament (3916.90); self–adhesive 

plate, sheet, film, foils, tape and strip of 

plastics ( 3919.90); other plate, sheet, 

film, foil and strip of polymers of 

styrene (3921.11); plastic articles used 

for packing or conveyance of goods 

(3923.10, 3923.29, 3923.50, 3923.90); 

other plastic articles (3926.90); 

vulcanized rubber tubes, pipes and 

hoses (4009.11); vulcanized rubber 

conveyor or transmission belts (4010.36, 

4010.39); vulcanized rubber washers 

and seals (4016.93); other vulcanized 

rubber products (4016.99); synthetic 

twine, cordage, rope and cable 

(5607.50); articles of yarn, strip, twine, 

cordage, rope or cable (5609.50); textile 

articles and products for technical uses 

(5911.90); labels (6307.90); millstones, 

grindstones and grinding wheels 

(6804.21, 6804.22); iron or steel flanges 

(7307.91, 7307.92); self–tapping screws 

(7318.14); screws and bolts, with or 

without washers (7318.15); nuts 

(7318.16); spring washers and lock 

washers (7318.21); non–threaded 

articles of iron or steel (7318.29); iron or 

steel helical springs (7320.90); tungsten 

articles/powders (8101.10); agriculture, 

horticulture or forestry hand tools and 

their parts (8201.90); handsaws, blades 

and their parts (8202.40); files, rasps, 

pliers, pincers, tweezers, pipe and bolt 

cutters and similar (8203.20); hand–

operated spanners and wrenches 

(8204.11); hand tools for drilling, 

threading or tapping (8205.10); 

screwdrivers and their parts (8205.40); 

anvils, forges and grinding wheels and 

their parts (8205.70); vises, clamps and 

their parts (8205.70); pressing, stamping 

and punching tools and their parts 

(8207.30); drilling tools (8207.50, 

8207.90); iron or steel flexible tubing 

(8307.10); spark–ignition internal 

combustion engine parts (8409.91); fuel, 

lubricating and cooling pumps for 

internal combustion piston engines and 

their parts (8413.30, 8413.91); air and 

vacuum pumps and their parts (8414.59, 

8414.90); air filters (8421.31); spray 

guns (8424.20); tool holders (8466.10); 

check valves and their parts (8481.30); 

pressure–reducing and thermostatically 

controlled valves (8481.80); ball 

bearings (8482.10); needle roller 

bearings (8482.40); transmission shafts, 

camshafts and crankshafts and their 

parts (8483.10); bearing housings/plain 

shaft bearings (8483.30); gears and 

gearing and other transmission 

elements, including torque converters 

(8483.40); flywheels and pulleys, 

including pulley blocks (8483.50); 

clutches and shaft couplings, including 

universal joints (8483.60); toothed 

wheels, chain sprockets and other 

transmission elements (8483.900); 

universal AC/DC motors (8501.20); 

single–phase AC motors (8501.20); 

multi–phase AC motors (8501.52); AC 

generators/alternators (8501.61); 

electrical transformers, static convertors, 

inductors and their parts (8504.33, 

8504.40); electromagnetic couplings, 

clutches and brakes (8505.20); primary 

cells and batteries (8506.80); lead–acid 

storage batteries (8507.20); spark plugs 

(8511.10); ignition coils (8511.30); 

electrical ignition or starting equipment 

parts (8511.90); microphones and 

loudspeakers (8518.30); electrical 

switches (8536.50); lamp–holders, plugs 

and sockets (8536.69, 8536.90); 

fluorescent lamps (8539.31); microwave 

tubes (8540.89); winding wire (8544.20); 

electrical conductors (8544.42, 8544.49); 

Drive and non–drive axles and parts 

thereof (8708.50); trailers and semi–

trailers and their parts (8716.80); 

micrometers, calipers and gauges 

(9017.30); other instruments (9017.80); 

revolution and production counters, 

taximeters, odometers and pedometers 

(9029.10); and, stroboscopes (9029.20). 

The duty rates on the imported 

components range from duty–free to 12 

percent. 

This application requests authority for 

Husqvarna to conduct the 

manufacturing activity under FTZ 

procedures, which could exempt the 

company from customs duty payments 

on the imported components used in 

export production. Approximately 30 

percent of production is exported. On 

domestic sales, the company could 

choose the lower duty rate (duty–free to 

2.3 percent) that applies to the finished 

products for the imported components 

used in manufacturing. Husqvarna may 

also realize savings related to direct 

delivery and weekly customs entry 

procedures. The company would also 

realize savings on the elimination of 

duties on materials that become scrap/ 

waste during manufacturing. The 

application indicates that the FTZ–

related savings would improve the 

plant’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Christopher Kemp of the 

FTZ staff is 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 listed below. The closing period 

for their receipt is July 7, 2008. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15–day period (to July 21, 2008). 

A copy of the application and 

accompanying exhibits will be available 

at each of the following addresses: U. S. 

Department of Commerce Export 

Assistance Center, 425 West Capital 

Avenue, Suite 425, Little Rock, 

Arkansas, 72201; and, Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade 

Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

D.C. 20230. For further information 

contact Christopher Kemp at 

christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 

482–0862. 

Dated: April 30, 2008. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–10086 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign–Trade Zones Board 

(Docket 27–2008) 

Foreign–Trade Zone 14 -- Little Rock, 

Arkansas Application for Subzone 

Status Husqvarna Outdoor Products 

Inc. (Outdoor Power Products 

Manufacturing) De Queen, Arkansas 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign–Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Arkansas Economic 

Development Commission, grantee of 

Foreign–Trade Zone (FTZ) 14, 

requesting special–purpose subzone 

status for the outdoor power products 

manufacturing facility of Husqvarna 

Outdoor Products Inc. (Husqvarna) 

located in De Queen, Arkansas. 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 April 29, 2008. 

The Husqvarna facility is located at 

123 Red Bridge Road, in De Queen (13 

acres, 850 employees). The facility is 

used for manufacturing various types of 

electric–powered outdoor products 

(blowers, trimmers and chainsaws, 

HTSUS numbers 8414.59, 8467.22, 

8467.29, 8467.89 and 8467.81). At full 

capacity the Husqvarna facility can 


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produce up to 4.5 million units 

annually. Imported components and 

raw materials account for approximately 

35 percent of the value of inputs used 

in manufacturing. Parts and components 

that may be imported into the proposed 

subzone for manufacturing include: 

plastic tubes, pipes and hoses (3917.29); 

petroleum oils and oils from bituminous 

minerals (2710.19); carbides (2849.90); 

lubricating preparations (3403.19); 

polymides (3908.10); plastic 

monofilament (3916.90); self–adhesive 

plate, sheet, film, foils, tape and strip of 

plastics ( 3919.90); other plate, sheet, 

film, foil and strip of polymers of 

styrene (3921.11); plastic articles used 

for packing or conveyance of goods 

(3923.10, 3923.29, 3923.50, 3923.90); 

other plastic articles (3926.90); 

vulcanized rubber tubes, pipes and 

hoses (4009.11); vulcanized rubber 

conveyor or transmission belts (4010.36, 

4010.39); vulcanized rubber washers 

and seals (4016.93); other vulcanized 

rubber products (4016.99); synthetic 

twine, cordage, rope and cable 

(5607.50); articles of yarn, strip, twine, 

cordage, rope or cable (5609.50); textile 

articles and products for technical uses 

(5911.90); labels (6307.90); iron or steel 

flanges (7307.91, 7307.92); self–tapping 

screws (7318.14); screws and bolts, with 

or without washers (7318.15); nuts 

(7318.16); spring washers and lock 

washers (7318.21); non–threaded 

articles of iron or steel (7318.29); iron or 

steel helical springs (7320.90); tungsten 

articles/powders (8101.10); agriculture, 

horticulture or forestry hand tools and 

their parts (8201.90); handsaws, blades 

and their parts (8202.40); iron or steel 

flexible tubing (8307.10); spark–ignition 

internal combustion engine parts 

(8409.91); fuel, lubricating and cooling 

pumps for internal combustion piston 

engines and their parts (8413.30, 

8413.91); air and vacuum pumps and 

their parts (8414.59, 8414.90); air filters 

(8421.31); tool holders (8466.10); check 

valves and their parts (8481.30); 

pressure–reducing and thermostatically 

controlled valves (8481.80); ball 

bearings (8482.10); needle roller 

bearings (8482.40); transmission shafts, 

camshafts and crankshafts and their 

parts (8483.10); bearing housings/plain 

shaft bearings (8483.30); gears and 

gearing and other transmission 

elements, including torque converters 

(8483.40); flywheels and pulleys, 

including pulley blocks (8483.50); 

clutches and shaft couplings, including 

universal joints (8483.60); toothed 

wheels, chain sprockets and other 

transmission elements (8483.900); 

universal AC/DC motors (8501.20); 

single–phase AC motors (8501.20); 

multi–phase AC motors (8501.52); AC 

generators/alternators (8501.61); 

electrical transformers, static convertors, 

inductors and their parts (8504.33, 

8504.40); electromagnetic couplings, 

clutches and brakes (8505.20); primary 

cells and batteries (8506.80); lead–acid 

storage batteries (8507.20); spark plugs 

(8511.10); ignition coils (8511.30); 

electrical ignition or starting equipment 

parts (8511.90); microphones and 

loudspeakers (8518.30); electrical 

switches (8536.50); lamp–holders, plugs 

and sockets (8536.69, 8536.90); 

fluorescent lamps (8539.31); electrical 

conductors (8544.42, 8544.49); and, 

revolution and production counters, 

taximeters, odometers and pedometers 

(9029.10). The duty rates on the 

imported components range from duty–

free to 10.8 percent. 

This application requests authority for 

Husqvarna to conduct the 

manufacturing activity under FTZ 

procedures, which could exempt the 

company from customs duty payments 

on the imported components used in 

export production. Approximately 30 

percent of production is exported. On 

domestic sales, the company could 

choose the lower duty rate (duty–free to 

2.3 percent) that applies to the finished 

products for the imported components 

used in manufacturing. Husqvarna may 

also realize savings related to direct 

delivery and weekly customs entry 

procedures. The company would also 

realize savings on the elimination of 

duties on materials that become scrap/ 

waste during manufacturing. The 

application indicates that the FTZ–

related savings would improve the 

plant’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Christopher Kemp of the 

FTZ staff is 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 listed below. The closing period 

for their receipt is July 7, 2008. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15–day period (to July 21, 2008). 

A copy of the application and 

accompanying exhibits will be available 

at each of the following addresses: U. S. 

Department of Commerce Export 

Assistance Center, 425 West Capital 

Avenue, Suite 425, Little Rock, 

Arkansas, 72201; and, Office of the 

Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade 

Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

D.C. 20230. For further information 

contact Christopher Kemp at 

christopherlkemp@ita.doc.gov or (202) 

482–0862. 

Dated: April 30, 2008. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–10085 Filed 5–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Prior Notification 

of Exports Under License Exception 

Agriculture Commodities 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Larry Hall, BIS ICB Liaison, 

(202) 482–4896, lhall@bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Section 906 of the Trade Sanctions 

Reform and Export Enhancement Act 

(TSRA) requires that exports of 

agricultural commodities, medicine or 

medical devices to Cuba are made 

pursuant to one-year licenses and that 

the requirements of one-year licenses 

shall be no more restrictive than license 

exceptions administered by the 

Department of Commerce. Exports and 

certain reexports of agricultural 

commodities are also authorized under 

License Exception AGR to Cuba. To 

meet the requirements of TSRA, BIS has 

imposed a prior notification procedure 

under License Exception Agricultural 

Commodities (AGR). The prior 


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