[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 101 (Friday, May 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 31517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12346]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-47-2013]


Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Vestas Nacelles 
America, Inc.; Subzone 123E (Wind Turbines); Brighton, Denver, Pueblo, 
and Windsor, Colorado

    Vestas Nacelles America, Inc. (Vestas), operator of Subzone 123E, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity for its 
facilities in Brighton, Denver, Pueblo, and Windsor, Colorado. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
Foreign-Trade Zones Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on May 3, 2013.
    The subzone currently has authority to produce wind turbines and 
related products (nacelles, hubs, blades, and towers) under FTZ 
procedures using certain foreign inputs. The current request involves 
the use of additional inputs in the production of the finished products 
noted above. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b) 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 Vestas from customs 
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Vestas would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to wind turbines, 
nacelles, hubs, blades, and towers (free, 2.5%) 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: ethyl alcohol 
(denatured); acrylic/poly-based paints; caulking/sealants; liquid 
soaps; degreasers; oils and lubricants; assembly pastes; antifreeze/
coolants; fiberglass plates; plastic pipes/tubes/hoses/tapes/sheeting/
trays/cable supports/covers/bags/plugs/bottles/collectors; rubber 
profiles/strips/sealing lips/hoses/blocks; cardboard containers and 
frames; gloves; oil sampling kits, of glass; exhaust hoses; cover 
plates; steel pipes/fittings/containers/cables/chain/grills/locks; 
fasteners; terminals; bushings; grips; shims; aluminum plates/sleeves/
covers/rivets; pumps; wheel assemblies; guards; dehumidifiers; cooling 
units; condensate heaters; heat exchangers; slip rings; filters; kabi 
sprayers; bearings; shafts; yaw gears; couplings; gaskets; seals; 
actuators; rotors; electrical components (terminals, transformers, 
toroids, coils, cables, insulators); heaters; batteries; lamps/lights; 
valves; consoles; cabinets; lightning conductors; sensors; aspiration 
boxes; torque arm modules; hubs; and, parts of transport units (duty 
rate ranges from free to 12.5%).
    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 July 3, 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 
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Pierre Duy at 
[email protected], or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: May 17, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-12346 Filed 5-23-13; 8:45 am]
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