[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2989]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 8-2010]


Foreign-Trade Zone 77--Memphis, TN Application for Subzone 
Cummins, Inc. (Engine Components Distribution) Memphis, TN

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by the City of Memphis, grantee of FTZ 77, requesting 
special-purpose subzone status for the internal-combustion engine parts 
warehousing and distribution facility of Cummins, Inc. (Cummins), 
located in Memphis, Tennessee. 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 4, 2010.
    The Cummins facility (715 employees/23.3 acres/654,750 sq. ft.) is 
located at 4155 Quest Way in Memphis (Shelby County), Tennessee. The 
facility is used for warehousing and distribution of foreign and 
domestic-origin internal combustion engine (diesel and CNG) parts and 
components for the U.S. market and export. FTZ procedures would be 
utilized to support Cummins U.S.-based distribution activity. The 
foreign-origin parts and components that would be admitted to the 
proposed subzone for distribution include internal engine components, 
blocks, cylinder heads and related components, gaskets, seals, 
fasteners, springs, bearings, caps, clamps, v-belts, dampeners, 
articles of rubber, hoses, pipes and tubes, filters, gauges, glow 
plugs, shims, bushings, connectors, pumps, valves, flywheels, 
manifolds, exhaust components, gears, pulleys, oil coolers, water 
pumps, cable, motors, thermostats, electrical components, wiring 
harnesses, lights, fuel injection components, turbochargers, and block 
heaters (duty rate range: free--9.9%). The applicant is not seeking 
manufacturing or processing authority with this request.
    FTZ procedures could exempt Cummins from customs duty payments on 
foreign parts and components that are re-exported (about 16% of 
shipments). On domestic shipments, duty payments would be deferred 
until the foreign merchandise is shipped from the facility and entered 
for U.S. consumption. Subzone status would further allow Cummins 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 facility's international 
competitiveness.
    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 April 12, 2010. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to April 26, 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 Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION contact Pierre Duy at [email protected] or (202) 
482-1378.

    Dated: February 4, 2010.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-2989 Filed 2-9-10; 8:45 am]
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