[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 65616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26305]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-78-2014]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 83--Huntsville, Alabama, Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity, General Electric Company, (Household 
Refrigerators), Decatur, Alabama

    The Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 83, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of General Electric Company (GE), located in Decatur, 
Alabama. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on October 
22, 2014.
    A separate request for subzone designation at the GE facility was 
submitted and will be processed under Section 400.31 of the FTZ Board's 
regulations. The facility is used for the production of household 
refrigerators. 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 GE from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, GE would be able to choose the duty rate during 
customs entry procedures that applies to household refrigerators and 
related parts (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: ABS 
resins; plastic water conduits/fittings/gaskets/grommets/ties/spacers/
clips; rubber grommets/o-rings/seals/bumper lids/bumper grommets; self-
tapping screws; rivets; steel bolts/screws; metal hinges/brackets/
plates; compressors; evaporator fan assemblies; fan blades/housings; 
parts of refrigerators (actuators, brackets, baseplates, caps, case 
assemblies, case backs, clips, condenser assemblies, door assemblies, 
drains, gaskets, gussets, handles, air diverters, housing controls, ice 
maker assemblies, liners, controls, mullion assemblies, glass shelving, 
shields); water filters; filter dryers; filter valves; valve and tube 
assemblies; AC/DC motors; inverters; wiring harnesses; motor starters; 
electronic AC switches; lamp plugs/sockets; electronic control boards; 
printed circuit assemblies; lamps; light dispensers; wiring harnesses; 
and, thermostats (duty rate ranges from free to 6.5%).
    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 December 15, 
2014.
    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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4919202c3b3b2c670d3c30093d3b282d2c672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d181b8b4a3a3b4ff95a4a891a5a3b0b5b4ffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a> or 
(202) 482-1378.

    Dated: October 29, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-26305 Filed 11-4-14; 8:45 am]
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