[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 43395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14875]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 34-2005]


Foreign-Trade Zone 44 - Morris County, New Jersey, Application 
for Subzone, Tiffany & Co. (Jewelry and Consumer Goods), Parsippany and 
Whippany, New Jersey

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the New Jersey Commerce, Economic Growth and Tourism 
Commission, grantee of FTZ 44, requesting special-purpose subzone 
status for the warehousing and distribution facilities of Tiffany & Co. 
(Tiffany), located in Parsippany and Whippany, New Jersey. 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 July 19, 2005.
    The Tiffany facilities (1157 employees) consist of two sites on 78 
acres: Site 1 (40 acres) is located at 15 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, 
Morris County; and Site 2 (38 acres) is located at 141 Parsippany Road, 
Whippany, Morris County. The facilities are used for the storage, 
distribution and packaging of jewelry, clocks, sterling silverware, 
stainless steel flatware, china, crystal, stationary, glassware, 
fragrances and accessories.
    Zone procedures would exempt Tiffany from Customs duty payments on 
products that are re-exported. Some 40 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 Tiffany to utilize 
certain Customs procedures resulting in increased efficiencies for its 
logistics and distribution operations. In addition, Tiffany is 
requesting authority to choose the duty rates during Customs entry 
procedures that apply to jewelry, china, glassware, ornaments, brushes, 
pens, pencils, pocket lighters and scent sprayers (HTS 6911.10, 
6911.90, 6912.00, 6913.10, 6913.90, 6914.10, 7006.00, 7010.90, 7013.21, 
7013.29, 7013.31, 7013.39, 7013.91, 7013.99, 7020.00, 7101.10, 7101.22, 
7102.39, 7103.10, 7103.91, 7103.99, 7108.13, 7110.19, 7113.11, 7113.19, 
7113.20, 7116.20, 7117.90, 7407.29, 9013.80, 9014.10, 9505.10, 9601.90, 
9603.29, 9603.30, 9608.10, 9608.39, 9608.40, 9608.60, 9608.99, 9613.20, 
9616.10, 9706.00, duty rate ranges from duty-free to 38%) for certain 
imported plastic and glass packaging materials (HTS 3923.10, 3923.30, 
3923.50, 7010.90 and 7020.00, duty rate ranges from 2.5-5.3%). 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, D.C. 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, D.C. 20230.
    The closing period for their receipt is September 26, 2005. 
Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the 
foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period 
(to October 11, 2005).
    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, 744 
Broad Street, Suite 1505, Newark, NJ 07102.

    Dated: July 19, 2005.
Dennis Puccinelli
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-14875 Filed 7-26-05; 8:45 am]
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