[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 17691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7886]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket 19-2010]


Foreign-Trade Zone 196 - Fort Worth, Texas, Application for 
Manufacturing Authority, ATC Logistics & Electronics (Cell Phone 
Kitting and Distribution), Fort Worth, Texas

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the Board) by ATC Logistics & Electronics (ATCLE), operator of Site 2, 
FTZ 196, Fort Worth, Texas, requesting manufacturing authority. 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 March 29, 2010.
    The ATCLE facility (152 employees, 186,000 square feet, 2 million 
unit capacity) is used for the kitting and distribution of cell phones. 
Components and materials sourced from abroad (representing 96% of the 
value of the finished product) include: cell phone batteries; cell 
phone chargers and adaptors; headphones; earphones; microphones; 
speaker sets; battery doors; cables; holsters; leather carrying cases 
and pouches; wrist straps; sealing gaskets; key pads; and decals (duty 
rate ranges from duty free to 8.0%).
    Under FTZ procedures, ATCLE would be able to choose the duty rates 
during customs entry procedures that apply to cell phones (duty free) 
for the foreign inputs noted above for its shipments to the U.S. 
market. ATCLE could also realize logistical benefits through the use of 
weekly customs entry procedures. The request indicates that the savings 
from FTZ procedures would help improve the plant's international 
competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Maureen Hinman 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 
June 7, 2010. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted 
during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-
day period to June 21, 2010.
    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 Maureen Hinman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0627.

    Dated: March 30, 2010.
Andrew McGilvray.
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-7886 Filed 4-6-10; 8:45 am]
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