[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2283]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 4-2008]


Foreign-Trade Zone 38--Spartanburg County, SC, Request for 
Manufacturing Authority, Kittel Supplier USA, Inc., (Automotive Roof/
Luggage Racks)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 
38, pursuant to Section 400.32(b)(1) of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 
Part 400), requesting authority on behalf of Kittel Supplier USA, Inc. 
(KSU), to assemble automotive roof/luggage racks under FTZ procedures 
within FTZ 38. It was formally filed on January 28, 2008.
    The KSU facility (25 employees) is located at 201 Commerce Court 
within the Highway 290 Commerce Park (Site 3) in Duncan, South 
Carolina. Under FTZ procedures, KSU would assemble up to 2.5 million 
automotive roof/luggage racks (HTSUS 8708.29) annually for the U.S. 
market and export. Foreign components that would be used in the 
assembly activity (up to 100% of total purchases) include: aluminum 
rails and support legs, plastic support legs, brackets, fasteners and 
rubber seals (duty rates: free--5.7%).
    FTZ procedures would exempt KSU from customs duty payments on the 
foreign components used in production for export. On domestic shipments 
transferred in-bond to U.S. automobile assembly plants with subzone 
status, no duties would be paid on the foreign components within the 
roof/luggage racks until the finished vehicles are subsequently entered 
for consumption, at which time the finished automobile duty rate (2.5%) 
could be applied to the foreign components. For the finished roof/
luggage racks withdrawn directly by KSU for customs entry, the finished 
automotive part rate (2.5%) could be applied to the foreign inputs 
noted above. The application indicates that the company would also 
realize duty deferral and certain logistical/supply chain savings.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive 
Secretary at the following address: Office of the Executive Secretary, 
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002. The closing period for receipt of comments 
is April 7, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to April 22, 2008.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Foreign-Trade Zones Board's Executive Secretary at 
the address listed above. For further information, contact Pierre Duy, 
examiner, at: [email protected], or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: January 28, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-2283 Filed 2-6-08; 8:45 am]
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