[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39707-39708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15891]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-68-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 32--Miami, Florida; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Brightstar Corporation; (Cell Phone 
Kitting); Miami, Florida

    The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, grantee of FTZ 32,

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submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of Brightstar Corporation (Brightstar), located in 
Miami, Florida. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 26, 
2013.
    The Brightstar facility is located within Site 6 of FTZ 32. The 
facility is used for the kitting of cell phones and cell phone 
accessories. 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 Brightstar from 
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Brightstar would be able to choose 
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to cell 
phones (duty rate 0%) 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: decals; 
plastic holsters; leather carrying cases; leather pouches; plastic 
carrying cases; leather straps; wrist straps; power supplies; lithium 
batteries; nicad batteries; line telephone sets; video phones; bases 
stations; voice reception, conversion, regeneration and transmission 
machinery; microphones and stands; external speaker sets; headsets with 
microphones; hands-free speaker kits; telephone answering machines and 
associated parts and accessories; video recorders and associated parts 
and accessories; transceivers and associated parts and accessories; 
monitors and projectors and associated parts and accessories; 
connectors and plugs; key pads with connectors; thermionic, cold 
cathode and photocathode tubes; and, cables (duty rate ranges from 0 to 
17.6%).
    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 August 12, 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: June 26, 2013.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-15891 Filed 7-1-13; 8:45 am]
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