The requested scope of authority for manufacturing under zone procedures parallels the range of activity conducted at the Milpitas plant. Foreign components, which will account for an estimated 40 to 50 percent of material value, may include printed circuit boards, conductors, resistors, transmitters, diodes, transistors, capacitors, fuses, circuit breakers, switches, surge suppressors, motor starters, modems, facsimile machines and parts, routers and bridgers, computer and telecommunications equipment parts. It is estimated that some 40 percent of the FTZ production would be exported. Zone procedures would exempt Solectron from Customs duty payments on foreign components used in production for export. The application indicates that zone procedures will improve the plant's international competitiveness and will help increase exports.
Public comment is invited from interested parties.
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 May 2, 1997. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.