[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10420-10421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3710]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 9-2008]


Foreign-Trade Zone 39 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX; Application for 
Subzone Status; The Apparel Group, Ltd. (Apparel Distribution)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board, 
grantee of FTZ 39, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the 
apparel warehousing and distribution facility of The Apparel Group Ltd. 
(TAG), located in Lewisville, Texas. 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 February 19, 2008.
    The TAG facility (150 employees/26 acres/153,750 sq.ft.) is located 
at 883 Trinity Drive in Lewisville (Denton County), Texas. The facility 
is used for warehousing and distribution of foreign- origin apparel for 
the U.S. market and export. FTZ procedures would be utilized to support 
TAG's distribution activity. Finished apparel products to be admitted 
to the proposed subzone for distribution would include men's, boys', 
women's and girls' coats, suits, jackets, trousers, pants, blouses, 
shirts, tops, jumpers, gowns, underwear, hosiery, pajamas, robes, 
athletic wear, neckties, scarves, shawls, mufflers, gloves/mittens, 
uniforms, and infants' apparel. Certain textile fabrics (wool, cotton, 
man-made fiber) would also be distributed from the proposed subzone. 
All foreign-origin apparel and textile products classified under 
Textile Import Quota categories will be admitted to the proposed 
subzone under privileged foreign statu s (19 CFR Sec.  146.41) or 
domestic (duty paid) status (19 CFR Sec.  146.43). The applicant is not 
seeking manufacturing or processing authority with this request.
    FTZ procedures would exempt TAG from customs duty payments on 
foreign products that are re-exported (about 4% of shipments). On 
domestic sales, duty payments would be deferred until the foreign 
merchandise is shipped from the facility and entered for U.S. 
consumption. Certain logistical/supply chain management efficiencies 
would also be realized through subzone status. The application 
indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the 
facility'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 the address below. The closing period for their receipt is 
April 28, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to May 12, 2008.
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at each of the following locations: 
U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center, 808 Throckmorton 
Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-6315; and, Office of the Executive 
Secretary, Foreign-Trade

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Zones Board, Room 2814B, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230-0002. For further information, contact 
Pierre Duy at [email protected], or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: February 19, 2008.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-3710 Filed 2-26-08; 8:45 am]
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