[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 9667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03070]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-13-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone 50--Long Beach, California; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Panasonic Corporation of North America 
(Kitting of Consumer Electronics); Anaheim, CA

    The Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Port of Long Beach, 
grantee of FTZ 50, submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity on behalf of Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA), 
located in Anaheim, California. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on January 29, 2013.
    The PNA facility is located within Site 31 of FTZ 50. The facility 
is used for the kitting of consumer electronics parts into retail 
packages. Pursuant to 15 CFR Section 400.14(b), 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 PNA from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, PNA would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to camera kits, digital cameras 
with lenses, digital cameras with memory cards, home theater systems 
and camera systems (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 2.1%) 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: SD cards, 
leather camera cases, digital still cameras, camera lenses, home 
theater systems, HDMI cables, quick start guides and dome enclosures 
(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 4.5%).
    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 25, 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 Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: February 4, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-03070 Filed 2-8-13; 8:45 am]
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