[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53406-53407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19892]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 38-2004]


Foreign-Trade Zone 15--Kansas City, MO; Application for Subzone; 
Midwest Quality Gloves, Inc. (Distribution of Gloves, Raingear, 
Footwear, and Garden Accessories); Chillicothe and Hamilton, MO

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Greater Kansas City Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., 
grantee of FTZ 15, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the 
warehousing and distribution facilities of Midwest Quality Gloves, Inc. 
(Midwest Quality Gloves), located in Chillicothe and Hamilton, 
Missouri. The application

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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 24, 2004.
    The Midwest Quality Gloves facilities (140 employees) consist of 
three sites on 12 acres: Site 1 (4 acres) is located at 835 Industrial 
Road, Chillicothe, Livingston County; Site 2 (3 acres) is located at 
600 Brunswick Road, Chillicothe, Livingston County; and Site 3 (5.4 
acres) is located at 101 North Frame Street, Hamilton, Caldwell County. 
The facilities are used for the storage, distribution, and kitting of 
imported gloves, raingear, footwear, and garden accessories.
    Zone procedures would exempt Midwest Quality Gloves from Customs 
duty payments on products that are re-exported. Some 5 percent of the 
products are re-exported. On its domestic sales, the company would be 
able to defer duty payments until merchandise is shipped from the plant 
and entered for consumption. FTZ designation would further allow 
Midwest Quality Gloves to utilize certain Customs procedures resulting 
in increased efficiencies for its logistics and distribution 
operations. The company is not requesting authority for processing 
activity and has indicated that components used in kitting operations 
will be admitted to the subzone in privileged foreign status. The 
request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help 
improve the plant's international competitiveness.
    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 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 November 1, 2004. Rebuttal 
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period 
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to November 15, 
2004).
    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 the first address listed above, 
and at the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 2345 
Grand Boulevard, Suite 650, Kansas City, MO 64108.

    Dated: August 24, 2004.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-19892 Filed 8-31-04; 8:45 am]
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