[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 32583-32584] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-15750] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket 45-97] Foreign-Trade Zone 55; Burlington, Vermont Application for Subzone, Vermont Electromagnetics Corporation (Manufacturer of Cable Systems/Assemblies) Williston, Vermont An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (GBIC), grantee of FTZ 55, requesting special-purpose subzone status for export activity at the cable manufacturing/assembly facility of Vermont Electromagnetics Corporation (VEMCO), located in Williston, Vermont. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed on June 3, 1997. The facility (15,200 sq. ft. on 4.4 acres; 140 employees) is located at Whitcomb Industrial Park, 7 Avenue D, in Williston, some 10 miles east of Burlington. It is used to design and manufacture miniature coaxial cable systems, CCD camera and high-speed video cable assemblies, and miniature high performance coaxial jumper cable assemblies for the medical and dental industries. Some of the materials used in the production process are sourced abroad including cables and connectors. Foreign materials account for some 50-99 percent of the value of total materials. All of the products processed under zone procedures would be exported. Zone procedures would exempt VEMCO from Customs duty payments on foreign materials used in production for export. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures will help improve the international competitiveness of the VEMCO plant and will help increase exports. In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ staff has been appointed 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 August 15, 1997. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15- day period (to September 2, 1997). [[Page 32584]] 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, 109 State Street, 4th Floor, Montpelier, Vermont 05609 Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 3716, U.S. Department of Commerce 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. Dated: June 5, 1997. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 97-15750 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P