[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37689-37690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18094]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 30-2009]


Foreign-Trade Zone 072 - Indianapolis, Indiana, Application for 
Subzone, Brightpoint North America L.P. (Cell Phone Kitting and 
Distribution), Plainfield, Indiana

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Indianapolis Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 72, 
requesting special-purpose subzone status for the cell phone kitting 
and distribution facilities of Brightpoint North America L.P. 
(Brightpoint), located in Plainfield, Indiana. 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 21, 2009.
    The Brightpoint facilities (1,470 employees, 60,000,000 unit 
capacity) consist of 2 sites on 52.92 acres: Site 1 (34.34 acres) is 
located at 501 Airtech Parkway, Plainfield; and Site 2 (18.58 acres) is 
located at 1251 South Perry Road, Plainfield. The facilities are used 
for cell phone kitting, testing, programming, packaging, warehousing 
and distribution. Components and materials sourced from abroad 
(representing 70-90% of the value of the finished product) include: 
decals; plastic holsters; carrying cases; straps; power supplies; 
batteries; line telephone sets; videophones; base stations; 
microphones; speakers; headsets;

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telephone answering machines; video recorders; transceivers; monitors 
and projectors; key pads; thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode 
tubes; and cables (duty rate ranges from 0 to 17.6%).
    FTZ procedures could exempt Brightpoint from customs duty payments 
on the foreign components used in export production. The company 
anticipates that some 5 percent of the plant's shipments will be 
exported. On its domestic sales, Brightpoint would be able to choose 
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to cell phone 
sets (duty-free) for the foreign inputs noted above. FTZ designation 
would further allow Brightpoint to realize logistical benefits through 
the use of weekly customs entry procedures. Customs duties also could 
possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production equipment. 
The request indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help 
improve the plant's international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of 
the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts 
and information presented in the application and case record and to 
report findings and recommendations 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 
September 28, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to October 13, 2009.
    A copy of the application will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
Board's website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at [email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: July 21, 2009.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-18094 Filed 7-28-09; 8:45 am]
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