[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 28851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11885]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-37-2012]


Foreign-Trade Zone 126--Reno, NV; Notification of Proposed 
Production Activity; Brightpoint North America L.P. (Cell Phone Kitting 
and Distribution); Reno, NV

    The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, grantee of 
FTZ 126, submitted a notification of proposed production activity on 
behalf of Brightpoint North America L.P (Brightpoint), located in Reno, 
Nevada. The Brightpoint facility is located within Site 23 of FTZ 126. 
The facility is used for cell phone kitting, warehousing and 
distribution operations.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Brightpoint from 
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Brightpoint would be able to choose 
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to cell phone 
kits (duty free) for the foreign status inputs noted below. Customs 
duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status 
production equipment.
    Components and materials sourced from abroad include: Power 
supplies; nicad batteries; lithium batteries; cellular phone sets; 
video phones; base stations; voice, data and image regeneration 
machines; microphones; answering machines; video recorders; answering 
machine and video recorder components; transceivers, monitors and 
projectors; transceiver, monitor and projector parts and accessories; 
thermionic, cathode and photocathode tubes; cables; connectors and 
plugs; decals; plastic holsters; leather carrying cases; leather 
pouches; plastic carrying cases; leather straps; wrist straps; key pads 
with connectors; external speaker sets; headsets with microphones; and, 
hands-free speaker kits (duty rate ranges from free to 20%).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address 
below. The closing period for their receipt is June 25, 2012.
    A copy of the notification 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 Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: May 10, 2012.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-11885 Filed 5-15-12; 8:45 am]
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