[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-31359]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 1599]


Approval of Manufacturing Authority Within Foreign-Trade Zone 
158, Vicksburg/Jackson, MS, H.M. Richards, Inc. (Upholstered Furniture)

    Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 
June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u) (the Act), the 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order:
    Whereas, the Greater Mississippi Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee 
of FTZ 158, has requested authority under Section 400.28 (a)(2) of the 
Board's regulations on behalf of H.M. Richards (Richards), to 
manufacture upholstered furniture and related parts under FTZ 
procedures within FTZ 158 Site 15 (FTZ Docket 29-2007, filed 7-26-
2007);
    Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the 
Federal Register (72 FR 43232, 8-3-2007);
    Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the 
examiner's report, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act and 
the Board's regulations would be satisfied, and that approval of the 
application would be in the public interest if approval were subject to 
certain restrictions;
    Now, therefore, the Board hereby grants authority for the 
manufacture of upholstered furniture and related parts (upholstery seat 
covers) within FTZ 158 for H.M. Richards, Inc., as described in the 
application and Federal Register notice, subject to the Act and the 
Board's regulations, including Section 400.28, and further subject to 
the following restrictions:
    1)the manufacturing authority shall not commence earlier than 
January 2, 2009 and shall remain in effect for a period of five years 
from the later of January 2, 2009 or the date of approval;
    2)the annual volume of the foreign micro-denier suede upholstery 
fabric finished with a caustic soda solution that Richards may admit to 
the zone under nonprivileged foreign status (19 CFR Sec.  146.42) is 
limited to 3.6 million square yards;
    3)Richards must admit all foreign-origin upholstery fabrics other 
than micro-denier suede upholstery fabric finished with a caustic soda 
solution to the zone under domestic (duty-paid) status (19 CFR Sec.  
146.43); and,
    4)Richards shall submit supplemental annual report data for the 
purpose of monitoring by the FTZ Staff.
    Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of December 2008.

David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import Administration, Alternate 
Chairman, Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
    Attest:
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-31359 Filed 1-2-09; 8:45 am]
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