[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8380]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Docket T-4-2012]


Foreign-Trade Zone 161--Sedgwick County, KS; Application for 
Temporary/Interim Manufacturing Authority; Siemens Energy, Inc.; (Wind 
Turbine Nacelles and Hubs); Hutchinson, KS

    An application has been submitted to the Executive Secretary of the 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the Board of County 
Commissioners of Sedgwick County, grantee of FTZ 161, requesting 
temporary/interim manufacturing (T/IM) authority within FTZ 161 at the 
Siemens Energy, Inc. (Siemens), facilities located in Hutchinson, 
Kansas. The application was filed on April 2, 2012.
    The Siemens facilities (approximately 300 employees, up to 800 
nacelles and hubs/year) are located at 1000 Commerce Street (Site 3) 
and 714 North Corey Road (Site 4) in Hutchinson (Reno County), Kansas. 
Under T/IM procedures, Siemens has requested authority to produce wind 
turbine nacelles and hubs (HTSUS 8412.80, 8412.90, 8502.31; duty rates: 
free, 2.5%). Foreign components that would be used in production 
(representing up to 50% of the value of the finished nacelles and hubs) 
include: greases/oils (HTSUS 2710.19), resins (3214.10), plastic/rubber 
washers and seals (3926.90), weather strips (4008.11), hydraulic hoses 
(4009.21, 4009.42), rubber gaskets and o-rings (4016.93), vibration 
dampeners (4016.99), screws/bolts (7318.15), bolt extenders (7318.19), 
springs (7320.20), clamps and brackets (7326.90), support adapters 
(7412.20), base metal mountings/fittings/brackets (8302.49), filters 
(8421.23), grease systems (8479.89), valves (8481.80), bearings 
(8482.10), gears (8483.40), ring modules (8483.90), nozzles (8487.90), 
motors (8501.20), generators (8501.64), plates/guides/cables (8503.00, 
8544.49), slip rings (8535.90), cable glands (8536.90), electrical 
panels/boards (8537.10), lamps (8539.49), and sensors (9031.80) (duty 
rate range: free--9.0%, 1.3[cent]/kg + 5.7%). T/IM authority could be 
granted for a period of up to two years.
    FTZ procedures could exempt Siemens from customs duty payments on 
the foreign components used in export production. On its domestic 
sales, Siemens would be able to choose the duty rates during customs 
entry procedures that apply to wind turbine nacelles and hubs (duty 
rate: free, 2.5%) for the foreign inputs noted above.
    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 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 May 7, 2012.
    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: April 2, 2012.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-8380 Filed 4-5-12; 8:45 am]
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