19958 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 71 / Tuesday, April 14, 2015 / Notices 

Dated: April 8, 2015. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08473 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–86–2014] 

Production Activity Not Authorized; 

Foreign-Trade Zone 57—Charlotte, 

North Carolina; Gildan Yarns, LLC; 

(Cotton, Cotton/Polyester Yarns); 

Salisbury, North Carolina 

On December 8, 2014, the Charlotte 

Regional Partnership, grantee of FTZ 57, 

submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the Foreign-Trade 

Zones (FTZ) Board on behalf of Gildan 

Yarns, LLC, in Salisbury, North 

Carolina. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (79 FR 75532, 12–18– 

2014). Pursuant to Section 400.37, the 

FTZ Board has determined that further 

review is warranted and has not 

authorized the proposed activity. If the 

applicant wishes to seek authorization 

for this activity, it will need to submit 

an application for production authority, 

pursuant to Section 400.23. 

Dated: April 8, 2015. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–20–2015] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 50—Long 

Beach, California; Notification of 

Proposed Production Activity; 

Mercedes Benz USA, LLC; 

(Accessorizing Motor Vehicles); Long 

Beach, California 

The Port of Long Beach, grantee of 

FTZ 50, submitted a notification of 

proposed production activity to the FTZ 

Board on behalf of Mercedes Benz USA, 

LLC (MBUSA), located in Long Beach, 

California. The notification conforming 

to the requirements of the regulations of 

the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 

received on March 24, 2015. 

The MBUSA facility is located within 

Site 41 of FTZ 50. The facility is used 

for accessorizing passenger motor 

vehicles. 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 MBUSA from customs 

duty payments on the foreign status 

components used in export production. 

On its domestic sales, MBUSA would be 

able to choose the duty rate during 

customs entry procedures that applies to 

passenger motor vehicles (duty 

rate¥2.5%) for the foreign status 

components noted below. Customs 

duties also could possibly be deferred or 

reduced on foreign status production 

equipment. 

The components sourced from abroad 

include: Plastic door sills and strips; 

wheel rim locks; metal door sills and 

strips; memory cards; navigation 

systems and related parts; entertainment 

systems; wiring sets and harnesses; 

storage compartments; spoilers; and, 

cup holders (duty rate ranges from free 

to 5%). 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary at the address below. The 

closing period for their receipt is May 

26, 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 FTZ 

Board’s Web site, which is accessible 

via www.trade.gov/ftz. 

For further information, contact Pierre 

Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov or (202) 

482–1378. 

Dated: April 7, 2015. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1974] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

286; (Expansion of Service Area); 

Under Alternative Site Framework; 

Caledonia, Essex and Orleans 

Counties, Vermont 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (15 

CFR Sec. 400.2(c)) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

zones; 

Whereas, the Northeastern Vermont 

Development Association, grantee of 

FTZ 286, submitted an application to 

the Board (FTZ Docket B–60–2014, 

docketed 08–27–2014) for authority to 

expand the service area of the zone to 

include Lamoille County, as described 

in the application, adjacent to the Derby 

Line Customs and Border Protection 

port of entry; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (79 FR 52300, 09–03–14) and 

the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application to reorganize FTZ 286 

to expand the service area under the 

ASF is approved, subject to the FTZ Act 

and the Board’s regulations, including 

Section 400.13, and to the Board’s 

standard 2,000-acre activation limit for 

the zone. 

Signed at Washington, DC this 3rd day of 

April 2015. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate 

Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. 

ATTEST: lll 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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