[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45911-45912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18289]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-75-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina, 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Black & Decker (U.S.) 
Inc., (Power Tools), Fort Mill, South Carolina

    Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc. (Black & Decker) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina within Subzone 38E. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the 
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on July 19, 2013.
    The Black & Decker facility is located within Subzone 38E. The 
facility is used for the manufacturing of power tool parts and 
components, the manufacture and assembly of power tools, the packaging 
and kitting of power tools and the repair and rework of power tools, 
parts and 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 Black & Decker from 
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Black & Decker would be able to 
choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to 
miter saws, drills (with a self-contained motor), saws (with a self-
contained motor), grinders, polishers, sanders, screwdrivers, nut-
runners, impact wrenches, impact drivers, routers, planers, grass and 
weed trimmers/edgers, electro-pneumatic rotary and percussion hammers, 
electric scissors, circle cutters, spindles, gears, sleeve bearings, 
motors (cordless), SA armatures and work lights (duty rate ranges from 
duty-free to 12.5%) 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: Resins 
(colored pigments); paints; inks; grease; adhesives; loctite; 
polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, ABS, acetyl, epoxy powder, 
polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyester, saturated 
polyester, glass filled nylon and polyamide resins; nylon tape; plastic 
hoses; flexible hoses; nameplates; transparent tapes; ID labels; 
plastic labels; tape; film stretch; plastic cases; poly-bags; battery 
caps; blister packs; shrink-heat tubing; plastic handles and knobs; O-
rings; seals; washers; retaining clips; chuck key holders; cord 
protectors; nuts; spacers/fasteners; drive belts; Styrofoam; rubber 
tubing and hoses; backing pads; caps plugs; polisher pads; tool bags; 
kit boxes; wood pallets; wood biscuits; corrugated sheets; corrugated 
cartons; non-corrugated cartons; sleeves; hang tags; labels; fillers; 
gaskets; paper gaskets; seals; corner posts; instruction/owner manuals; 
heat transfer labels; blister cards; advertising flyers; leaflets; 
bulletins; warranty cards; survey cards; slot liners; mower, sander and 
planer filter bags; sander pads; felt washers and seals; grinding 
wheels; sanding discs; iron/metal powder; non-alloyed steel; steel; 
chains; bolts; screws; hardware bag assemblies; lock nuts; nuts; 
rivets; cotters; cotter pins; retaining rings; snap rings; blade locks; 
fastener pins; leaf, helical/coil and other springs; wire forms; 
flanges; backing flanges; rip fences; clips; brass strips; articles of 
aluminum die-casting; magnesium ingots; bandsaw, circular saw, jigsaw, 
cutsaw and other blades; wrenches; chuck keys; socket wrenches; clamps; 
punch/punch & die; drill bits; dies; die kits; loose keys; solders; 
solder wire; prepared solder bars; parts of inflator fans; mobile 
bases; wheels for lawnmowers; drill chucks; circle cutters; clamps for 
stationary tools; parts of work holders; tables and wings for saws; 
base/cutting arms; brackets, handles, knobs and parts of stationary 
tools; guards; parts of tools; parts for pneumatic nailers; actuators; 
bearing plates; bearing retainers; bearing supports; blade clamps; 
button switches; clamps; cord retainers; counterweights; cover plates; 
end caps; handles/switch covers; housings; field cases; lock buttons; 
parts of power tools; circular saw quadrants; shields; jigsaw shoe/
plates; triggers; cord clamps; gear cases; dust shields; thrust 
bearings; ball bearings; needle roller bearings;

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cylindrical bearings; bearing parts; spindles; transmission shafts; 
bearing blocks, plates and housings; bearing retainer housings; bearing 
bushings; bearing sleeves; sintered metal; gear boxes; SA transmission 
assemblies; transmissions; sprockets; pulleys; clutches; gearcase 
covers; pinions; reciprocating shafts; yokes; balls for clutches and 
transmissions; transmission parts; gears; gear blanks; metal seals; 
cordless, corded and single phase motors; commutators; armature shafts; 
armatures; brush assemblies; brush boxes; plates; rings; holders; 
capacitor assemblies; fields; laminations for motors; motor cans; 
transformers; charges; inverters; laminations for transformers; parts 
of chargers; magnets; magnetic chucks; lead-acid, power pack, NiMH and 
lithium ion batteries; SA battery packs; car/hand vacuum filter bags; 
vacuum parts; flashlight lenses; reflector SA for flashlights; 
sensormatic security tags; SA terminal boards; fuses; PC terminal 
boards; switches; terminals/terminations; contacts for switches; 
terminal boards; electronic modules and controls; PC boards; printed 
circuit assemblies/SA modules; paddles; switch parts; flashlight bulbs; 
fluorescent lights/tubes; laser and light-emitting diodes; diodes; 
magnet wires; cordsets; lead wire assemblies; lead wire; brushes; 
ceramic insulators; end fibers; end punching; end rings; insulators; 
insulating tube; mylar paper; wire nuts; coil-wound chokes; ceramic 
insulating fittings; terminal blocks; miter and planer (all mechanical) 
gauges; air pressure gauges; tachometers; levels; miter and scroll saw 
stands; and, brushes for vacuums (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
20%). The request indicates that inputs classified under HTSUS 
Subheadings 4202.92, 5911.90 and 6307.90 will be admitted to the zone 
in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby precluding 
inverted tariff benefits on such items.
    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 September 9, 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: July 24, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-18289 Filed 7-29-13; 8:45 am]
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