Exports account for 15-20 percent of production. Zone procedures would exempt Lincoln from Customs duty payments on foreign parts that are used in its export production. The duty rates on foreign components range from duty-free to 11 percent. The application indicates that zone savings will help improve the plant's competitiveness and increase exports. 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 is invited from interested parties.
The closing period for their receipt is November 23, 1992. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary.