[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 12035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 11-2003]


Foreign-Trade Zone 75--Phoenix, AZ; Application for Subzone, 
American Italian Pasta Company, Distribution of Dry Pasta Products, 
Tolleson, AZ

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the City of Phoenix, Arizona, grantee of FTZ 75, 
requesting special-purpose subzone status for the dry pasta products 
warehousing/distribution facility of the American Italian Pasta Company 
(AIPC), in Tolleson, Arizona. 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 March 4, 2003.
    The AIPC facility (288,000 sq. ft./1 bldg. on 22.7 acres) is 
located at 495 South 99th Avenue, Tolleson (Maricopa County), Arizona. 
It was expanded in 2002 and is expected to become fully operational 
during the first quarter of 2003. The facility (54 employees initially, 
with plans to increase to some 200) is used for warehousing, 
inspection, packaging and distribution of dry pasta products received 
by all AIPC facilities located in the U.S. and Italy. About 1 percent 
of production is currently exported. The plant will also be used to 
manufacture dry pasta for U.S. and export markets, but manufacturing 
authority is not being requested at this time. Certain dry pasta 
imports from Italy are subject to anti-dumping/countervailing (AD/CVD) 
duties.
    Zone procedures would exempt AIPC from Customs duty payments 
(including AD/CVD) on foreign products that are reexported. On domestic 
sales, the company would be able to defer payments until merchandise is 
shipped from the plant. FTZ status may also make a site eligible for 
benefits provided under state/local programs. 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 one of the following addresses:
    1. Submissions Via Express/Package Delivery Services: Foreign-
Trade-Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Franklin Court 
Building--Suite 4100W, 1099 14th St., NW., Washington, DC 20005; or
    2. Submissions Via the U.S. Postal Service: Foreign-Trade-Zones 
Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, FCB--Suite 4100W, 1401 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    The closing period for their receipt is May 12, 2003. Rebuttal 
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period 
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to May 27, 2003).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at the Office of the Foreign-Trade-
Zones Board's Executive Secretary at address Number 1 listed above, and 
at the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 2901 N. 
Central Ave., Suite 970, Phoenix, AZ 85012.

    Dated: March 4, 2003.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-6087 Filed 3-12-03; 8:45 am]
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