[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 28577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-43-2013]


Notification of Proposed Production Activity: Whirlpool 
Corporation Subzone 8I; (Washing Machines): Clyde and Green Springs, 
Ohio

    Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool), operator of Subzone 8I, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board for its facilities located in Clyde and Green Springs, Ohio. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on May 1, 2013.
    The subzone currently has authority to produce standard and high 
capacity washing machines using certain imported components. The 
current request would add subassemblies and other unfinished washing 
machine parts to the list of approved finished products and would also 
add imported components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
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 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: washing 
machine seal and pump assemblies; subassemblies of washing machines; 
transmission and camshafts for washing machines agitators; gears and 
gearing for speed changers related to washing machines; clutch 
assemblies for washing machines; gears and gearing for agitator/washing 
machine transmissions; motor/actuator assemblies for washing machines; 
switch/button assemblies for washing machines; control panels for 
washing machines; control housing assemblies for washing machines; wire 
harness assemblies for washing machines; laundry pedestals; and, 
laundry pedestal subassemblies (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
6.7%) for the foreign status inputs noted below and in the existing 
scope of authority. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or 
reduced on foreign status production equipment.
    The additional components and materials sourced from abroad 
include: Grommets, covers, spacers and gaskets of plastic; rubber 
bumpers and grommets; fiberglass seals; nuts of iron or steel; hinges; 
brackets; refrigeration parts; dishwashing machine parts; drying 
machine parts; water inlet valves; AC/DC fan motors; AC motors; 
stators, rotors and parts of motors; hand mixer parts; microwave parts; 
fixed capacitors; capacitors; RFI filters; thermistor probes; printed 
circuit boards; drum lights; power cords and wire harnesses of copper; 
turbidity sensors; and, sensor--spray arms (duty rate ranges from duty-
free to 6.5%).
    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 June 24, 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: May 9, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-11561 Filed 5-14-13; 8:45 am]
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