[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2319]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket A(32b1)-2-96]


Foreign-Trade Zone 9--Honolulu, Hawaii; Request for Manufacturing 
Authority, NIC Americas Inc. (Medical Devices)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Department of Business, Economic Development & 
Tourism of the State of Hawaii, grantee of FTZ 9, pursuant to 
Sec. 400.32(b)(1) of the Board's regulations (15 CFR Part 400), 
requesting authority on behalf of NIC Americas Inc. (NIC) (wholly-owned 
subsidiary of Needle Incinerator Company Ltd. (UK)) to manufacture for 
export a certain medical device under zone procedures within FTZ 9. It 
was formally filed on January 25, 1996.
    NIC is planning to establish manufacturing and distribution 
facilities within FTZ 9 at sites in Hilo and Honolulu (Pier 2), Hawaii. 
The facilities (100-150 employees) would be used to produce a device 
that incinerates used hypodermic needles and seals them in a disposable 
cartridge (HTSUS 8419.89.9085). At the outset, the majority of the 
materials would be sourced from abroad, including: printed circuit 
board assemblies, electromagnets/solenoids, transformers, fuses, 
switches, piezo electric crystals, plastic parts, diaphragm and 
fasteners (duty rates: zero to 6.6%).
    Zone procedures would exempt NIC from Customs duty payments on the 
foreign materials used in export manufacture. The application indicates 
that zone procedures for this activity would contribute to the 
company's export competitiveness.
    Public comments 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 of their receipt is April 6, 1996. Rebuttal comments in response 
to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted 
during the subsequent 15-day period to April 22, 1996.
    A copy of the application and the accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at the following location: Office of 
the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 3716, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20230.

    Dated: January 25, 1996.
John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-2319 Filed 2-2-96; 8:45 am]
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