[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 157 (Monday, August 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 41382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19677]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 34-2009]


Foreign-Trade Zone 49--Newark, New Jersey Area, Application for 
Subzone Status, The Swatch Group (U.S.) Inc. (Watches, Jewelry Products 
and Leather Goods), Secaucus, New Jersey

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, grantee 
of FTZ 49, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the 
distribution facility of the Swatch Group (U.S.) Inc. (Swatch), located 
in Secaucus, New Jersey. 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 Foreign-Trade Zones Board (15 CFR part 
400). It was formally filed on August 7, 2009.
    The Swatch facility (56,110 sq. ft., 1 acre, 160 employees) is 
located at 55 Metro Way, Secaucus, New Jersey. It is used for the 
receipt, handling, packaging, and distribution of watches, jewelry 
products, and leather watch cases. All of the products are sourced from 
abroad and some 10-15% will be exported.
    FTZ procedures could exempt Swatch from customs duty payments on 
the foreign goods exported from the proposed subzone. On domestic 
sales, the company would be able to defer duty payments until 
merchandise is shipped from the facility and entered for consumption. 
Certain logistical/supply chain management efficiencies would also be 
realized through the use of CBP weekly entry procedures. The 
application indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help 
improve the facility's international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Claudia Hausler of the 
FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and 
information presented in the application and case record and 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 
October 16, 2009. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to November 2, 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 Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Claudia Hausler at [email protected], or (202) 482-1379.

    Dated: August 7, 2009.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-19677 Filed 8-14-09; 8:45 am]
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