[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 44642-44643] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-22273] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [DOCKET 66-97] Foreign-Trade Zone 168--Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas; Application for Foreign-Trade Subzone Status, Ultrak, Inc.; (Closed Circuit Television Systems) Lewisville, Texas An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Dallas/Fort Worth Maquila Trade Development Corporation, grantee of FTZ 168, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the closed circuit television system assembly facility of Ultrak, Inc., located in Lewisville, Texas. 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 August 15, 1997. Ultrak's facility (14 acres, 150,000 sq. ft.) is located at 1301 Water's Ridge, Lewisville (Denton County), Texas, some 20 miles north of Dallas. The facility (125 employees) will be used to assemble and package closed circuit television (CCTV) systems and accessories, which are used primarily for security and observation. (Currently, the foreign-sourced components are classified as ``kits'' under the Customs entireties provision and are subject to the 5 percent monitor rate.) The CCTV systems can include the following [[Page 44643]] components: cameras, monitors, time lapse video recorders, compact disc players, turntables, power supplies, camera housings of steel and aluminum, mounting equipment, positioning devices and controls, panic and hold up buttons, shock sensors, multiplexers, switches, processors, flex tubes, junction boxes, cable and packaging. Some 90 percent of the components are sourced abroad. Some 5-7 percent of the finished products are exported. Zone procedures would exempt Ultrak from Customs duty payments on foreign materials used in production for export. On domestic shipments, the company would be able to defer duty on the foreign-sourced components (duty-rates ranging between 1-5%). Foreign merchandise would also be exempt from state and local ad valorem taxes. The application indicates that the savings from zone procedures will help improve the plant's international competitiveness. 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. 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 October 21, 1997. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15- day period (to November 5, 1997). 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, 2050 N. Stemmons Fwy., Suite 170, P.O. Box 420069, Dallas, Texas 75207 Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 3716, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: August 18, 1997. John J. Da Ponte, Jr., Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 97-22273 Filed 8-21-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P