[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66621-66622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29906]


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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

Docket 54-2009


Foreign-Trade Zone 238 Dublin, Virginia, Application for Subzone, 
VF Corporation (Apparel, Footwear, and Luggage Distribution), 
Martinsville, Virginia

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the New River Economic Development Alliance, Inc., 
grantee of FTZ 238, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the 
apparel, footwear, and luggage warehousing and distribution facilities 
of VF Corporation (VFC), located in Martinsville, Virginia. 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 December 2, 2009.
    The VFC facilities consist of two sites (183 employees): Site 1 - 
warehouse/distribution center (466,700 sq.ft./60.1 acres/168 employees) 
located at 500 Nautica Way, Martinsville; Site 2 - warehouse/
distribution center (891,913 sq.ft./117.6 acres/15 employees) located 
at 3375 Joseph Martin Highway, Martinsville, Virginia. The facilities 
are used for warehousing and distribution of foreign-origin apparel, 
footwear, and luggage for the U.S. market and export. FTZ procedures 
would be utilized to support VFC's U.S.-based value-added and 
distribution activity. Finished products to be admitted to the proposed 
subzone for distribution would include men's, boys', women's and girls' 
footwear, coats, suits, jackets, trousers, pants, blouses, shirts, 
tops, jumpers, gowns, underwear, hosiery, sleepwear, robes, athletic 
wear, neckties, hats, scarves, shawls, mufflers, gloves/mittens, 
infants' apparel, luggage, hand bags, attaches, backpacks, and 
packaging materials. The applicant is not seeking manufacturing or 
processing authority with this request.
    FTZ procedures could exempt VFC from customs duty payments on 
foreign products that are exported (about 1% 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. FTZ 
designation would further allow VFC to realize logistical benefits 
through the use of weekly customs entry procedures. The application 
indicates that the savings from FTZ procedures would help improve the 
facilities' international competitiveness.

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    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Pierre Duy 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 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 February 16, 2010. Rebuttal comments in response to material 
submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the 
subsequent 15-day period to March 1, 2010.
    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 and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
Board's website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further 
information, contact Pierre Duy at [email protected] or (202) 482-
1378.

    Dated: December 3, 2009.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-29906 Filed 12-15-09; 8:45 am]
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