[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 37781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16210]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket T-2-2011]


Foreign-Trade Zone 26; Atlanta, GA; Application for Temporary/
Interim Manufacturing Authority; Makita Corporation of America; (Hand-
Held Power Tool and Gasoline/Electric-Powered Garden Product 
Manufacturing); Buford, GA

    An application has been submitted to the Executive Secretary of the 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Georgia Foreign-Trade 
Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, requesting temporary/interim 
manufacturing (T/IM) authority within FTZ 26 at the Makita Corporation 
of America (Makita) facility, located in Buford, Georgia. The 
application was filed on June 22, 2011.
    The Makita facility (300 employees, 75 acres, 1.25 million units 
per year capacity) is located at 2650 Buford Highway, Buford (proposed 
Site 20). Under T/IM procedures, the company has requested authority to 
produce engine blowers (HTSUS 8414.59, duty-free-2.3%); table, slide 
and compound miter saws (HTSUS 8465.91, 3.0%); drills and drill kits 
(HTSUS 8467.21, 1.7%); drill and saw kits (HTSUS 8467.22, duty-free); 
drill, grinder, hammer, sander, planer, router and screw driver kits 
(HTSUS 8467.29, duty-free); and, gasoline and electric-powered brush 
cutters and hedge trimmers (8467.89, duty-free). Foreign components 
that would be used in production (representing 64% of the value of the 
finished product) include: batteries (HTSUS 8507.80, 3.4%); armatures 
(HTSUS 8503.00, free-6.5%); tool bags (HTSUS 4202.92, 3.4-20%); driver, 
hammer and angle drills (HTSUS 8467.21, 1.7%); chargers (HTSUS 8504.40, 
free-1.5%) flashlights (HTSUS 8513.10, 3.5-12.5%); gears, housings, 
clutches and gear shafts (HTSUS 8483.90, 2.5-5.5%); radios (HTSUS 
8527.92, free-3%); grips, thumb screws, knobs and handles (HTSUS 
3926.90, free-6.5%); tool chests and drill chucks (HTSUS 8466.10, 
3.9%); wrenches (HTSUS 8204.11, 9%); switch units (HTSUS 8536.50, free-
2.7%); power cords (HTSUS 8544.42, free-2.6%); flanges (HTSUS 7307.91, 
3.2%-5.5%); screws and bolts (HTSUS 7318.15, free-8.5%); rubber rings, 
sleeves, grommets and plates (HTSUS 4016.99, free-4.3%); screws (HTSUS 
7318.14, 6.2-8.6%); ball bearings (HTSUS 8482.10, 2.4-9%); battery 
covers and lenses (HTSUS 3923.50, 5.3%) grease, lubricants and 
additives (HTSUS 2710.19, 5.7%); felt rings (HTSUS 5911.90, 3.8%); lock 
springs (HTSUS 7320.20, free-3.9%); lead wire assemblies (HTSUS 
8544.49, free-5.3%); needle cages (HTSUS 8482.40, 5.8%); drill bits 
(HTSUS 8207.90, 1.6-4.8%); socket wrenches (HTSUS 8204.20, 9.0%); 
styrene polymers (HTSUS 3903.19, 6.5%); polyamides (HTSUS 3908.10, 
6.3%); resins (HTSUS 8543.70, free-2.6%); and, batteries (HTSUS 
8507.30, 2.5%). T/IM authority could be granted for a period of up to 
two years.
    FTZ procedures could exempt Makita from customs duty payments on 
the foreign components used in export production. The company 
anticipates that some 47 percent of the plant's shipments will be 
exported. On its domestic sales, Makita would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to hand-held 
power tools and gasoline/electric-powered garden products (duty rate 
free-3%) for the foreign inputs noted above.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, Christopher Kemp 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 pursuant to Board Orders 1347 and 1480.
    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, 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 2111, 1401 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230. The closing period for 
their receipt is July 28, 2011.
    Makita has also submitted a request to the FTZ Board for FTZ 
manufacturing authority beyond the two-year T/IM period, which may 
include additional products and components. It should be noted that the 
request for extended authority would be docketed separately and would 
be processed as a distinct proceeding. Any party wishing to submit 
comments for consideration regarding the request for extended authority 
would need to submit such comments pursuant to the separate notice that 
would be published for that request.
    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 http://www.trade.gov/ftz. For 
further information, contact Christopher Kemp at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: June 22, 2011.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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