[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 46024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18915]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-55-2012]


Foreign-Trade Zone 8--Toledo, OH; Notification of Proposed 
Production Activity, Whirlpool Corporation (Washing Machines), Clyde 
and Green Springs, OH

    The Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 8, submitted 
a notification of proposed production activity on behalf of Whirlpool 
Corporation (Whirlpool), located in Clyde and Green Springs, Ohio. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on July 20, 2012.
    The Whirlpool facility consists of three sites in Clyde and Green 
Springs, Ohio, and is designated as Subzone 8I. The facility is used 
for the manufacturing and distribution of washing machines. Production 
under FTZ procedures could exempt Whirlpool from customs duty payments 
on the foreign status components used in export production. On its 
domestic sales, Whirlpool would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to finished standard and high 
capacity washing machines (duty rate 1.0-1.4%) 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: reinforced 
rubber hoses, rubber seals and bellows, rotary displacement pumps, 
centrifugal pumps, drain pumps, washing machine parts, bearing 
assemblies, transmission parts, shift actuators, AC motors, power 
supplies, heater tubs, LED light assemblies, triple level and push 
button switches, control panels, printed circuit boards, power cords, 
wire harnesses, EMI filters, pressure sensors, pressure switches, slide 
assemblies and light assemblies (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
9%).
    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 September 11, 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: Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: July 26, 2012.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-18915 Filed 8-1-12; 8:45 am]
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