[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 10456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04072]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-11-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 168--Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Samsung Electronics 
America, Inc (Kitting of Mobile Phones and Tablet Computers), Coppell, 
Texas

    The Metroplex International Trade Development Corporation, grantee 
of FTZ 168, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to 
the FTZ Board on behalf of Samsung Electronics America, Inc (Samsung), 
located in Coppell, Texas. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on February 20, 2015.
    The Samsung facility is located within Site 9 of FTZ 168. The 
facility is used for the warehousing, distribution and kitting of 
mobile phones and tablet computers. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ 
activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials and 
components and specific finished products described in the submitted 
notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the 
FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Samsung from customs 
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Samsung would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to mobile phones 
and tablet computers (duty-free) for the foreign status inputs noted 
below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on 
foreign status production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Rubber 
tape; holsters (device holders); leather cases, covers and pouches; 
polyurethane pouches; silicone gel cases; paper labels; barcodes; 
user's manuals; tablets; Bluetooth[supreg] keyboards; keyboard docks; 
power adaptors; battery chargers; inductors; batteries; cordless 
headsets; mobile phones; displays; display keysets; internet phones; 
handsets; stereo Bluetooth[supreg] headsets; handset back covers; 
hands-free handsets; software; memory cards; backplanes; fan trays; LCD 
windows; handset bases; internal chips; surge absorbers; thermistors; 
mini-relays; coaxial connectors; chargers; adaptors; diodes; 
transistors; internal ceramic chips; SMD crystal; integrated circuit 
memory; flash memory; and, USB data cables (duty rate ranges from duty-
free to 17.6%).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address 
below. The closing period for their receipt is April 7, 2015.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, 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 www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#490c252033282b2c3d21671e21203d2c242827093d3b282d2c672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f0a2326352e2d2a3b27611827263b2a222e210f3b3d2e2b2a61282039">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: February 23, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-04072 Filed 2-25-15; 8:45 am]
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