12792 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 52 / Tuesday, March 18, 1997 / Notices

[Docket 14–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone No. 143—

Sacramento, CA Area, Application for

Subzone Status, Hewlett-Packard

Company (Computers and Related

Electronic Products), Sacramento, CA

Area

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the Sacramento-Yolo Port

District, grantee of FTZ 143, requesting

special-purpose subzone status for the

manufacturing and distribution facilities

(computers, printers, measurement

devices, medical products and related

products) of the Hewlett-Packard

Company (Hewlett-Packard), located in

the Sacramento, California area. The

application was submitted pursuant to

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 10,

1997.

The Hewlett-Packard facilities are

located at three sites totaling 569.2 acres

(5.9 mil. sq. ft. at completion) in the

Sacramento, California area:

Site 1 (500.2 acres, 1,233,800 sq. ft. plus

2,900,000 sq. ft. proposed)—main

manufacturing plant, 8000 Foothills

Boulevard, Roseville, California;

Site 2 (26.7 acres, 515,600 sq. ft.)—

warehouse/processing facility, 2975–

3055–3071 Venture Drive, Lincoln,

California;

Site 3 (42.3 acres, 800,000 sq. ft. plus

400,000 sq. ft. proposed)—warehouse/

processing facility, 2222 East Beamer

Street/ 221 Hanson Way, Woodland,

California.

The facilities (4,000 employees) are

used for storage, manufacture, and

distribution for import and export of

computers and related devices, printers,

electronic test and measurement

devices, electronic medical products,

and related electronic products and

components. A number of components

are purchased from abroad (an

estimated 40% of value on

manufactured products), including:

printed circuit boards, silicon wafers,

rectifiers, integrated circuits, memory

modules, CD–ROM drives, disk drives,

scanners, hard drives, keyboards,

monitors/displays (CRT and LCD type),

LEDs, speakers, microphones, belts,

valves, bearings, plastic materials,

industrial chemicals, sensors, filters,

resistors, transducers, fuses, plugs,

relays, ink cartridges, toner cartridges,

switches, fasteners, cards, transformers,

DC/electric motors, magnets, modems,

batteries, cabinets, power supplies,

cables, copper wire, power cords,

optical fiber, casters, cases, labels, and

packaging materials (1997 duty range:

free—14.2%).

Zone procedures would exempt

Hewlett-Packard from Customs duty

payments on foreign components used

in export production. On its domestic

sales, Hewlett-Packard would be able to

choose the lower duty rate that applies

to the finished products (free—13.2%)

for the foreign components noted above.

The application indicates that the

savings from zone 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 on the application is

invited from interested parties.

Submissions (original and three copies)

shall be addressed to the Board’s

Executive Secretary at the address

below. The closing period for their

receipt is May 19, 1997. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period to June 2, 1997.

A copy of the application and the

accompanying exhibits will be available

for public inspection at each of the

following locations:

Office of the Executive Secretary,

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Room

3716, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20230

Office of the Port Director, SacramentoYolo Port District, 1251 Beacon Blvd.,

Suite 200, West Sacramento, CA

95691

Dated: March 10, 1997.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6682 Filed 3–17–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

[Docket 11–97]

Foreign-Trade Zone 26—Atlanta, GA,

Area, Expansion of Manufacturing

Authority–Subzone 26D, Yamaha

Motor Manufacturing Corporation of

America Plant (All-Terrain Vehicles),

Newnan, GA

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) by the Georgia Foreign-Trade

Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, requesting

on behalf of the Yamaha Motor

Manufacturing Corporation of America

(YMMC), operator of FTZ Subzone 26D,

YMMC plant, Newnan, Georgia, an

expansion of the scope of authority to

include the manufacture of all-terrain

vehicles under FTZ procedures within

Subzone 26D. It was formally filed on

March 6, 1997.

Subzone 26D was approved by the

Board in 1989 with activity granted for

the manufacture of personal water craft

and golf cars (Board Order 433, 54 FR

24370, 6–7–89). The manufacturing

authority for golf cars is subject to a

restriction that requires privileged

foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) to be

elected on all foreign components.

YMMC is now requesting authority to

expand the scope of FTZ authority to

include the manufacture of four wheel,

all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) under FTZ

procedures for the U.S. market and

export. The plant’s manufacturing space

will be increased from 400,000 to

540,000 square feet within the 238-acre

plant site. The new all-terrain vehicle

activity will involve welding, plastic

molding, painting, and assembly using

domestic and foreign components.

Foreign-sourced components and

subassemblies will comprise

approximately 49 percent of the

finished ATVs material value, and

include: engines, head/tail lights, wiring

harnesses, electrical components, spark

plugs, flanges/spacers/grommets,

ignition coils, starter motors, breathers,

pulleys, exhaust components,

carburetors, axles, pinion gears, brake

components, fasteners, shock absorbers,

springs, bearings, hoses, gaskets/seals,

o-rings, steering gears (duty rate range:

free–8.9%). The application indicates

that 54 percent of the finished ATVs’

material value will be U.S. sourced

within four years of the launch of

production.

FTZ procedures would exempt

YMMC from Customs duty payments on

the foreign components used in export

activity (about 2% of shipments). On its

domestic sales, the company would be

able to elect the duty rate that applies

to finished ATVs (2.5%) for the foreign

components noted above. The

application indicates that the savings

from FTZ procedures would help

improve the plant’s international

competitiveness.

Public comment on the application is

invited from interested parties.

Submissions (original and three copies)

shall be addressed to the Board’s

Executive Secretary at the address

below. The closing period for their

receipt is May 19, 1997. Rebuttal

comments in response to material

submitted during the foregoing period

may be submitted during the subsequent

15-day period (to June 2, 1997).

A copy of the application will be

available for public inspection at the

following location: Office of the

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade