[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 250 (Friday, December 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 77375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8137]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Docket 65-2005]
Foreign-Trade Zone 40 - Cleveland, Ohio; Application for
Manufacturing Authority, DEMAG Plastics Group, (Plastic Production
Machinery), Strongsville, Ohio
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An application has been submitted to the
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County
Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 40, requesting manufacturing authority
within the general-purpose zone for the manufacturing and warehousing
facilities of the DEMAG Plastics Group (DEMAG), located in
Strongsville, Ohio. 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 December 20, 2005.
The DEMAG facility (350 employees) is located within Site 6B of FTZ
40, the Progress Drive Business Park, located at 11792 Alameda Drive,
Strongsville, Cuyahoga County. The facility will be used for the
manufacturing and warehousing of injection molding machines, single and
twin screw extruders machinery, blow molding machines, injection
molding clamp cylinders, extrusion feedscrew machinery, injection
molding barrels and extrusion barrels machinery (HTS 8477.10, 8477.20,
8477.30, 8477.90, duty rate 3.1[percnt]). Components and materials
sourced from abroad (representing 20-45[percnt] of all parts consumed
in manufacturing) include: tubes; pipes; hoses; nonadhesive film,
plates, sheets, foil and strip; plastic closures; handles and knobs of
plastic; plastic gaskets; washers and seals; other articles of plastic;
gaskets; washers; seals; printed matter; safety glass; flanges for
tubes/pipes; iron or steel threaded sleeves, elbow, bends and other
articles; iron/steel fittings; screws; bolts; nuts; washers; springs;
cotters and cotter pins; nonthreaded articles of iron/steel; coppers,
rivets and similar articles; aluminum articles; and operated non-
adjustable spanners; base metal locks and keys; mountings and similar
articles; base metal sign plates; hydraulic power engines and motors;
fuel, lubricating or cooling pumps; rotary pumps; parts of pumps; heat
exchanger units; filtering or purifying machinery and parts; pulley
tackle and hoists; ADP thermal transfer printers; ADP magnetic disk
drive storage units; injection molding machines; parts of machinery;
pressure-reducing, oleohydraulic transmission and check valves; taps,
cocks, valves and their parts; ball bearings; cylindrical roller
bearings; gears; clutches; parts of gearing; DC generators; AC motors;
electric rotary and static converters; electrical transformers;
electromagnetic work holders; lithium primary cells; electric
resistors; pre-recorded media; indicator panels; electric sound or
visual signaling apparatus; fixed capacitors; electric variable
resistors; printed circuits; fuses; electrical overload protectors and
apparatus; relays; switches; coaxial connectors; plugs and sockets;
electrical terminals and apparatus; boards, panels, consoles, desks;
other parts; electrical filament lamps; light-emitting diodes;
photosensitive semiconductor devices; other electrical machines;
insulated conductors; liquid-filled thermometers; electrical
instruments; revolution counters; instruments and apparatus; automatic
thermostats; and, automatic regulating instruments (HTS 3917.23,
3920.99, 3923.50, 3926.90, 4016.93, 4901.99, 4911.10, 7007.19, 7007.29,
7307.91, 7307.92, 7307.99, 7318.15, 7318.16, 7318.19, 7318.21, 7318.22,
7318.24, 7318.29, 7320.90, 7326.90, 7415.29, 7616.99, 8204.11, 8301.40,
8301.70, 8302.41, 8302.49, 8310.00, 8412.29, 8413.30, 8413.60, 8413.91,
8419.50, 8421.29, 8421.39, 8421.99, 8425.11, 8471.60, 8471.70, 8477.10,
8477.90, , 8479.90, 8481.10, 8481.20, 8481.30, 8481.80, 8481.90,
8482.10, 8482.50, 8483.40, 8483.60, 8483.90, 8501.31, 8501.40, 8501.51,
8501.52, 8502.40, 8504.32, 8504.40, 8505.90, 8506.50, 8516.80, 8524.99,
8531.20, 8531.80, 8532.29, 8533.40, 8536.10, 8536.30, 8536.41, 8536.49,
8536.50, 8536.69, 8536.90, 8537.10, 8538.90, 8539.29, 8541.40, 8543.89,
8544.41, 8544.49, 8544.59, 9025.11, 9026.20, 9029.10, 9030.39, 9030.89,
9030.90, 9032.10, 9032.89, 9032.90 duty rate ranges from duty-free to 9
[percnt]).
FTZ procedures would exempt DEMAG from Customs duty payments on the
foreign components used in export production. The company anticipates
that some 10-15 percent of the plant's shipments will be exported. On
its domestic sales, DEMAG would be able to choose the duty rates during
customs entry procedures that apply to finished plastic production
machinery (3.1[percnt]) for the foreign inputs noted above. 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 February 28, 2006. Rebuttal
comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period
may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to March 15,
2006).
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. Export Assistance Center, 600 Superior Ave. East, Suite
700, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.
Dated: December 20, 2005.
Dennis Puccinelli,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-8137 Filed 12-29-05; 8:45 am]
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