[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 7395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02204]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-8-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone 129--Bellingham, WA; Notification of Proposed 
Production Activity; T.C. Trading Company, Inc. (Eyeglass Assembly and 
Kitting); Blaine, WA

    The Port of Bellingham, grantee of FTZ 129, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity on behalf of T.C. Trading 
Company, Inc. (T.C. Trading), located in Blaine, Washington. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on January 17, 2013.
    A separate application for subzone status at the company facility 
was submitted and will be processed under Section 400.31 of the Board's 
regulations. The facility is used for the assembly and kitting of 
eyeglasses and eyeglass products. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b)4 of the 
regulations, FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-
status materials and components and specific finished products 
described in the submitted notification (as described below) and 
subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt T.C. Trading from 
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, T.C. Trading would be able to choose 
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to eyeglasses 
(duty rate 2.5%) for the foreign status inputs noted below. Customs 
duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status 
production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include plastic 
eyeglass lenses, plastic eyeglass frames, metal eyeglass frames, 
eyeglass repair kits and plastic eyeglass cases (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 March 13, 2013.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, 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: January 25, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-02204 Filed 1-31-13; 8:45 am]
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