Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 160 / Monday, August 18, 2008 / Notices 48195 

(Tipton County), Indiana, about 50 

miles north of Indianapolis. The plant, 

currently under construction, will be 

used to produce dual–clutch 

transmissions for automobiles and light 

trucks (up to 700,000 units annually) for 

export and the domestic market. The 

manufacturing process at the facility 

involves machining, assembly, welding, 

and testing using domestic and foreign–

origin inputs. Components that would 

be purchased from abroad (representing 

about 52% of total, by value) to be used 

in manufacturing include: bearings, 

differentials, gear sets, clutch assemblies 

and supports, electric control modules, 

oil pumps and gears, solenoids, 

fasteners, lever assemblies, rod 

assemblies, pawls, retainers, springs, 

retainers, bushings, articles of plastics, 

seals, gear oil, grease, and adhesives 

(duty rate range: free 5.8%, 84¢/bbl.). 

FTZ procedures would exempt 

GETRAG from customs duty payments 

on the foreign components used in 

export transmission production. On 

domestic shipments transferred in–bond 

to U.S. automobile assembly plants with 

subzone status, no duties would be paid 

on the foreign transmission components 

used in automobile and light truck 

production until the finished motor 

vehicles are entered for consumption, at 

which time the finished automobile 

duty rate (2.5%) could be applied to the 

foreign–origin components noted above. 

For the transmissions withdrawn 

directly by GETRAG for customs entry, 

the finished transmission rate (2.5%) 

could be applied to the foreign inputs. 

Customs duties also could possibly be 

deferred or reduced on foreign status 

production equipment. The application 

indicates that the savings from FTZ 

procedures would help improve the 

facility’s international competitiveness. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Pierre Duy 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 below. The closing period for 

their receipt is October 17, 2008. 

Rebuttal comments in response to 

material submitted during the foregoing 

period may be submitted during the 

subsequent 15-day period to November 

3, 2008. 

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, 

Suite 106, 11405 N. Pennsylvania Street, 

Carmel, Indiana 46032; and, Office of 

the Executive Secretary, Foreign–Trade 

Zones Board, Room 2111, 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. 

Dated: August 8, 2008. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–19100 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Washington University 

Notice of Decision on Application for 

Duty–Free Entry of Scientific 

Instruments 

This is a decision pursuant to Section 

6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and 

Cultural Materials Importation Act of 

1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by 

Pub. L.106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 

301). Related records can be viewed 

between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in 

Room 2104, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, 

NW, Washington, D.C. 

Comments: None received. Decision: 

Approved. We know of no instruments 

of equivalent scientific value to the 

foreign instrument described below, for 

such purposes as the instrument is 

intended to be used, that was being 

manufactured in the United States at the 

time of its order. 

Docket Number: 08–018. Applicant: 

Washington University, St. Louis, MO 

63130. Instrument: Modular Hot Cell - 

COMECER Model MIP1–1P–1350. 

Manufacturer: COMECER, Italy. 

Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 

30377, May 27, 2008. Reasons: The 

instrument has a sealed system for 

isotope work which is separated from 

the shielded door, which allows for the 

opening of the door for training 

purposes without compromising the 

work area air quality. The separate 

shield and door design also insures that 

the door is not contaminated, and thus, 

the user can open the door to survey the 

hot cell for radioactivity without the 

risk of contamination to the user and 

trainees. This safety feature is specific to 

this instrument and not available from 

other U.S. manufacturers. 

Dated: August 12, 2008. 

Faye Robinson, 

Director. 

Statutory Import Programs Staff Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–19098 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–919] 

Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From 

the People’s Republic of China: Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 2008. 

SUMMARY: On March 26, 2008, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

‘‘Department’’) published its 

preliminary determination of sales at 

less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) in the 

antidumping (‘‘AD’’) investigation of 

electrolytic manganese dioxide (‘‘EMD’’) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(‘‘PRC’’). The period of investigation 

(‘‘POI’’) is January 1, 2007, through June 

30, 2007. We invited interested parties 

to comment on our preliminary 

determination of sales at LTFV. Based 

on our analysis of the comments we 

received, we have made changes to our 

calculations for the mandatory 

respondent. We determine that EMD 

from the PRC is being, or is likely to be, 

sold in the United States at LTFV as 

provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The 

estimated margins of sales at LTFV are 

shown in the ‘‘Final Determination 

Margins’’ section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Eugene Degnan or Robert Bolling, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 8, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0414 or (202) 482–

3434, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Case History 

The Department published its 

preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV on 

March 26, 2008. See Electrolytic 

Manganese Dioxide from the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Postponement of Final 

Determination, 73 FR 15988 (March 26, 


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