[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46315-46318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18433]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-76-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 247--Erie, Pennsylvania, Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity, GE Transportation (Locomotives, Off-
Highway Vehicles and Motors/Engines), Lawrence Park and Grove City, 
Pennsylvania

    GE Transportation submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in Lawrence Park and Grove 
City, Pennsylvania within FTZ 247. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on July 18, 2013.
    Separate applications for subzone status at the GE Transportation 
facilities are currently pending (Dockets S-69-2013 and S-70-2013) 
under Section 400.31 of the Board's regulations. The facilities are 
used for the manufacturing of locomotives; off-highway vehicle wheels, 
inverters and brake systems; components, spare parts and subassemblies 
for locomotives and off-highway vehicles; drill equipment; marine 
equipment; stationary equipment; diesel locomotive engines; engine 
turbo chargers; power assemblies; other engine assemblies; and, engine 
components and spare parts. 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 GE Transportation from 
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, GE Transportation would be able to 
choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: 
pads; sand fill assemblies; hoses; couplings; arm rest assemblies; 
sleeves; tube assemblies; pipe assemblies; caps; elbow assemblies; 
flange assemblies; coupling assemblies; connector assemblies; adapter 
assemblies; chain assemblies; lock pin assemblies; washer assemblies; 
adapters; washer plates; retainers; retainer rings; clevis assemblies; 
adapter plates; plates; cleats; channels; clamps; sheets; angles; 
covers; connection straps; valve assemblies; cable assemblies; clear 
scraper I-beams; barrel bolt assemblies; hinge assemblies; keepers; 
angle assemblies; base assemblies; baffles; brackets; latch assemblies; 
supports; blocks; bracket assemblies; holders; conduit assemblies; 
diesel engines; engines; piping; air inlets; crankcase assemblies; 
cylinder head assemblies; doors; orifices; master rod assemblies; 
piston rod assemblies; piston crowns; piston pin assemblies; power 
assemblies; shaft assemblies; strongbacks; water header assemblies; 
nozzle rings; motors; lube oil pumps; water pump assemblies; pipes; 
support assemblies; air foil fans; blower motor assemblies; fan and 
motor assemblies; gear units; radial fans; rotors; compressor 
assemblies; turbo assemblies; stators and frames; air ducts; barrels; 
blowers; casing; compressors; diffusers; flanges; hubs; impellers; oil 
drains; rotor assemblies; shroud assemblies; turbine assemblies; shelf 
assemblies; bonnet assemblies; core lubes; shell assemblies; cover 
assemblies; strainer assemblies; oil filter assemblies; air filter 
assemblies; screen assemblies; filter assemblies; breather assemblies; 
filter box assemblies; sand trap assemblies; valve stems; brake and 
check valve assemblies; mag valve assemblies; panel assemblies; pipe 
assemblies; valve bodies; bearing housings; bearing caps; arm shafts; 
cam shafts; shafts; crankshafts; drive shafts; roller assemblies; 
bearing assemblies; gear box assemblies; flywheels; coupling 
assemblies; drive end assemblies; fans; adapter rings; collars; 
flingers; gears; pinions; rings; auxiliary generators; blower motors; 
motorized wheels; AC drills; alternators; armatures; bus rings; 
armature coils; coils; commutators; dynamic brakes; exciter coils; 
frame barrels; frame heads; magnetic frames; rewind kits; retainer 
plates; seal rings; stator assemblies; wheel hubs; retarders; panels; 
commutator coils; field coils; stator frame barrels; exciters; strip 
heaters; cards; antenna supports; horn assemblies; capacitor 
assemblies; resistor assemblies; snubber assemblies; potentiometer 
assemblies; braking potentiometer assemblies; resistors; 
potentiometers; EFM mod kits; connector boxes; terminals; contactors; 
brake/switch assemblies; contactor assemblies; relays; braking 
switches; pressure switches; lamp assemblies; light assemblies; 
connection assemblies; receptacles; boxes; connector rings; stator 
kits; PC cards; box assemblies; control groups; controllers; module 
lists; reverser switches; auxiliary groups; case weldments; auxiliary 
weldments; arc chute assemblies; weldments; barrier assemblies; coil 
assemblies; door assemblies; duct assemblies; dynamic brake assemblies; 
finger assemblies; interlock assemblies; tape rails; diodes; speed 
sensors; bearing clamps; sensor

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assemblies; cable assemblies; antenna cables; harness assemblies; motor 
lead assemblies; wire lists; harnesses; jumpers; connector straps; 
brush holder assemblies; insulations; spacer assemblies; resistor 
assemblies; locomotives; auxiliary cable assemblies; truck assemblies; 
axles; shims; sand bracket assemblies; wear plates; air rack welds; tie 
bar assemblies; gussets; manifold assemblies; spacers; air duct 
assemblies; auxiliary cab assemblies; battery box assemblies; blower 
assemblies; cap assemblies; clamp bar assemblies; cleat supports; 
console assemblies; door panel assemblies; engine cab assemblies; floor 
assemblies; frame assemblies; gutter assemblies; handrails; heat shield 
assemblies; hood assemblies; intercoolers; latches; light fab lists; 
linings; mounting plate assemblies; mounting rings; operator cab 
assemblies; posts; radiator cab lists; rain guards; sand boxes; seal 
strips; side sheets; skirts; snubbers; step assemblies; stiffeners; 
straps; strips; traction pins; walkway assemblies; water connectors; 
end plates; air turners; bulkheads; dams; deck plates; pans; air 
diffusers; barrels; torque tubes; transmission assemblies; wheel hub 
assemblies; ring ends; temperature panels; sensor box assemblies; air 
gauges; transducer assemblies; oil gauge pipes; cushion assemblies; arm 
rest assemblies; foot rest assemblies; top plates; and, light box 
assemblies (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 12.8%) 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: hoses; 
hose assemblies; fittings; tapes; decals; labels; indicator plates; 
toilets; USB port plugs; flexible conduits; connectors; elbows; 
reducers; plastic pipes; O-ring flanges; O-rings; seals; spacers; 
studs; plastic washers; gaskets; grommets; T-fittings; Y-fittings; 
stencils; lenses; air ducts; rubber hoses; locomotive parts; rubber 
tubes; fuel inlets; fuel outlets; vents; rubber fuel hoses; starter 
motors; rubber cleats; gaskets; boots; neoprene; rubber seals; air duct 
boots; pads; bushings; flexible couplers; nozzles; sidebearers; cable 
sleeves; support tubes; cable and motor bushings; cable cleats; 
couplers; pipe holders; bumpers; pump inlets; pump outlets; rubber 
pads; mounting pads; nylon bags; tags; locomotive covers; nylon covers; 
mica insulation/tape; fiberglass tape; insulation; windows; 
windshields; unframed windows; mirrors; shroud fans; brazing sticks; 
steel sheet; plate steel; forged rings; pipes; steel bar; tube alloy 
steel; pipe fittings; flanges; Victaulic pipes; steel non-alloy pipes; 
pipe assemblies; steel alloy pipes; cast iron plugs; pipe plugs; plugs; 
adapters; cast iron fittings; stainless steel fittings; flange 
assemblies; pipe flanges; steel flanges; couplings; coupling caps; 
cooling couplings; iron fittings; sleeves; nipples; banjo fittings; 
waste receptacles; water tanks; wrecking cables; water tank assemblies; 
fuse holders; steel ropes; welded chain links; chains; screws; bolts; 
capscrews; socket head screws; fasteners; nuts; plates; weld nuts; 
locknuts; washers; retaining rings; pins; shafts; threaded pins; 
locking plates; cotter pins; locking rings; rings; keys; leaf springs; 
helical spring steel; spring coils; springs; spring valves; alternator 
springs; toilet water tanks; clamps; clevis; hose couplings; steel 
supports; cover assemblies; clamp assemblies; plastic elbows; bronze 
thrust washers; copper washers; sealing washers; motor end ring cables; 
copper sealing rings; nickel alloy hex head bolts; aluminum alloy tubes 
and elbows; aluminum flanges; aluminum fittings and adapters; door lock 
cylinders; lock assemblies; side bolts; hinges; mounting flanges; 
casting; bracket assemblies; support assemblies; brackets; blocks; 
mounting brackets; door latches; grab handles; handrails; latches; 
latch assemblies; locking microwave oven bases; tap blocks; bracket 
assemblies; bracket weldments; bracket castings; flag racks; tissue 
holders; towel holders; staples; rivets; brazing alloys; diesel 
engines; frame assemblies; air inlets; filter box air nozzles; end 
rings; retainer rings; piston rings; fuel lines; exhaust stack outlets; 
push rods; guide valves; roller pin assemblies; covers; exhaust 
manifolds; cylinder liners; manifolds; liners; oil pans; connecting 
rods; piston pins; forgings; oil fill assemblies; cylinder heads; 
bellows; jacket cylinders; crank cases; water returns; valves; spring 
seats; clamp rings; valve guides; piston crowns; piston skirts; 
shrouds; cylinder head gaskets; strongbacks; rockers; master rods; 
exhaust valves; caps; axles; rocker arms; inlets; forward end castings; 
fuel lines; jumper lines; pumps; outlet elbows; jumper adapter; 
inserts; cam followers; fuel pumps; exhaust elbows; piston ring sets; 
water pumps; wind hydraulic system manifolds; hose fittings; oil pumps; 
hydraulic system manifolds; housings; impellers; casings; oil pump 
manifolds; steel rings back plates; adjustment rings; oil pump elbows; 
water assemblies; water pump housings; water discharge assemblies; 
blower assemblies; axial fan assemblies; air to air assemblies; fans; 
blowers; intercooler fans and motor assemblies; air compressors; air 
inlet blowers; fan supports; fan guards; housing assemblies; hubs; 
inlet blowers; turbo tubes; turbochargers; transition sections; inlet 
flange assemblies; seal rings; discs; turbocharger air inlets; cooling 
tubes; seal blowers; diffusers; inlet flanges; rotor shafts; air inlet 
blower castings/casings; shroud castings; intercooler assemblies; oil 
coolers; contravanes; blower inlets; fan shroud supports; hub fans; 
HVAC units; screen guards; refrigerators; fuel heaters; heat 
exchangers; exhaust gas coolers; warming ovens; baffles; bonnet lube 
oil coolers; tubes; oil filters; fuel filters; oil filter assemblies; 
fuel fill assemblies; fuel filter assemblies; paper inserts; air intake 
filter boxes; element assemblies; screen assemblies; air intake filter 
elements; air filters; air cleaners; air filter assemblies; screen 
filters; filter box assemblies; guards; basket filter assemblies; air 
filter covers; canister assemblies; filter oil weldments; coalescers; 
fire extinguishers; fire suppression nozzle fittings; fire suppression 
nozzles; snow plow assemblies; brake valve assemblies; controllers; 
pneumatic systems; check valves; relief valves; wiper needle valves; 
cut out cocks; manual valves; brake valves; top shutters; cut off 
cocks; shutter assemblies; univalves; injectors; pressure valves; drain 
valves; fuel injectors; cock valve handles; fuel injector nozzles; 
bearings; tapered roller bearings; cylindrical roller bearings; cam 
roller skirts; bearing caps; bearing spacers; frame heads; frame head 
motors; crankcase thrust rings; camshafts; driveshaft fans; crankcases; 
journal camshafts; thrust collars; transmission parts; journal 
bearings; journals; gear boxes; axle bearing assembly kits; bearing 
housings; carriers; gears; generator gearboxes; flywheel flanges; 
conical sleeves; coupling shafts; gear cases; gear covers; connecting 
rod bearings; camshaft sections; drive shaft couplings; carrier 
assemblies; gear show assemblies; gear cases; bridge caps; collars; 
flingers; ductile iron gaskets; pinion gears; planet gears; spur gears; 
brush holders; pinion shafts; ring gears; spiders; bolting rings; crank 
assemblies; support paddles; pump rings; steel gaskets; turbine end 
seals; traction motors; DC traction motors; fuel filter motors; AC 
motors; blower motors; AC generators; alternators; AC generator sets; 
air baffle DC motors; air deflectors; armature coils; frames; armature 
shafts; brush holder assemblies; fab frame assemblies; field coil 
assemblies; frame head assemblies; axle caps; mounting bars; barrels; 
bobbins; retarder brackets;

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traction motor cases; case weldments; stator coils; commutators; 
exciter coils; end plates; equalizer coils; field coils; coil frames; 
air outlet housings; air inlet housings; louver assemblies; mica cones; 
mounting blocks; poles; commutator shells; stators; supports; U-pieces; 
U-tubes; wear plates; balance weights; weldments; rotor yokes; bail 
caps; ties; locks; ballast assemblies; transformers; boards; cards; 
battery chargers; converters; inverters; power supplies; radio charger 
assemblies; power dividers; ABP panels; inductor irons; 3-phase 
reactors; inverter cover weldments; heat sink power supply modules; 
heat sinks; voltage and current monitoring; coils; coil contactors; 
batteries; battery acid; lead acid batteries; rotor assemblies; spider 
castings; ring forgings; tie rings; stator hubs; heaters; hot plates; 
antennas; Ethernet switch boards; switch boards; modems; radios; 
panels; modules; antenna networks; antenna satellite phones; pick-up 
coil assemblies; receiver connection boxes; arcnet equipment lockers; 
serial box weldments; microphones; speakers; operator handsets; radio 
handsets; antenna diplexer; transceiver radio; satellite phone; 
receiver unit; cab radio; GPS receiver; antenna mount; alarm indicator; 
alarm panel; LED display; display module; indicator panel; lamp 
repeater panel; alarm; event recorder; LED headlight; horn; current 
indicator; LED tail light; displat; LED module; silicone keypads; 
capacitors; aluminum electrolytic capacitor; fixed paper dialectric 
capacitor; fixed capacitor; plastic capacitor cover; resistors; dynamic 
brake resistor grids; resistor modules; resistor panels; shunts; 
resistor tubes; potentiometer; bases; stop kits; switch knives; bus bar 
assemblies; transfer switch assemblies; bus bars; switch assemblies; 
switches; fuses; circuit breakers; current stabilizers; contactors; 
relays; pushbuttons; lifting lugs; receptacles; rotor rings; inverter 
sockets; connection strips; connector kits; copper bars; junction 
boxes; terminal boxes; connection rings; terminals; diodes; dynamic 
brake assembly kits; backplane assemblies; backplane panels; cabinets; 
control boards; wire boards; control radio heads; master controllers; 
display panels; engine control unit panels; printed wire board 
assemblies; fire control stations; integrated digital interface 
operator systems; control units; electric equipment lockers; control 
group assemblies; panel assemblies; integrated gate driver bi-polar 
transistors (IGBT); panel covers; case weldments; control weldments; 
inverter weldments; alcove frame assemblies; angles; doors; armatures; 
arc chute assemblies; blowout coil assemblies; cleat assemblies; door 
assemblies; PWB assemblies; channels; cleat cables; PCB input/output/
control/CPU; tape rails; roofs; piston rods; voltage attenuator; 
frequency input boards; remote digital output module; consoles; rails; 
hinge blocks; enclosures; indicator lenses; shields; plate assemblies; 
module inputs; module outputs; headlights; rectifiers; suppression 
modules; gate drivers; thyristors; light assemblies; IGBT housings; 
trays; erasable programmable read-only memory; flash buttons; pulse 
generator axles; auxiliary power units; tachometers; speed sensors; 
event recorders; input/output modules; reactors; engine control units; 
automatic brake manipulator units; transponders; oil mist detector 
systems; data logger; winding wires; cables; cable harnesses; jumper 
cables; speedometers; harnesses; cabling trays; cable assemblies; 
copper bus bars; copper cables; carbon brushes; insulators; insulated 
U-piece fittings; trucks; truck assemblies; equalizer arms; A-frame 
assemblies; journal box adapters; bell crank assemblies; bolster 
assemblies; crank chain assemblies; pilot guide assemblies; U-tube 
assemblies; truck frame assemblies; wing plate shear pad assemblies; 
tees; axle bearings; bogies; axle boxes; journal boxes; traction cap 
assemblies; center links; center pins; cleat collars; dampers; 
steerable truck links; suspension mounts; pedestal liners; cover 
plates; clamping pins; plungers; retainer bushings; sand brackets; 
shear pads; hydraulic shocks; suspension links; tie rod wheelsets; 
traction links; wheel axle tubes; wheels; wheelset retaining blocks; 
yaw dampers; seat springs; slack adjusters; brake racks; choke blocks; 
brake cylinder mounts; brake--parking/air/lever/service; air brake 
guard; hanger brake; air brake hook; brake rigging; air brake 
manifolds; air brake reservoirs; brake shoes; air brake tubes; tread 
brake units; brake lever wear pads; air brake weldments; hand brakes; 
hand brake mounts; uncoupling lever bracket; buffers; machined 
castings; uncoupling levers; automatic diesel fueling adapters; 
anticlimbers; reservoir vacuum arrangements; ash trays; rad rack 
assemblies; cab assemblies; cab bracket assemblies; operator cabs; 
channel assemblies; end sheet assemblies; sand fill assemblies; screen 
frame assemblies; rain guard assemblies; hose assemblies; rad cab 
assemblies; sand bracket assemblies; return tube assemblies; spouts; 
step plate assemblies; ridge support beams; angle bases; steel bases; 
bell cranks; evo cabs; fuel drain bosses; rad cab filter boxes; 
auxiliary cabs; radiator cabs; caps; cow catchers; steel clips; air 
brake compartments; sinks; corner sheets; snow dams; obstacle 
deflectors; fuel tank drain plugs; toilet enclosers; end sheets; engine 
cabs; floors; handrail feet; foot rests; steel feet; cab frames; posts; 
screens; gussets; handles; headliners; lift hatches; first aid kit 
holders; paper cup holders; fuel tank inserts; woven fiberglass 
insulation; inverter roofs; stepladders; shock brackets; locking bars; 
suspension links; lifting lugs; bolster mounts; mounts; mufflers; main 
cabs; racks; radiators; reservoirs; retention tanks; ring covers; 
sheets; shocks; skid weldments; sliding windows; steps; door stops; 
seal strips; sun visors; fuel tanks; tool boxes; helper's consoles; 
traction pins; tie bars; fuel accumulators; intercoolers; oil pans; 
exhaust tees; damper mounts; main frames; connections; Teflon[supreg] 
hoses; support brackets; torque tube barrels; retarders; brake 
retarders; castings; planet pinion gears; housings; pinions; wheel 
hubs; carrier castings; steel doors; drive shaft plugs; torque tube 
rings; optical pulse generators; digital tachometers; temperature 
probes; fuel temperature sensors; oil temperature sensors; water 
temperature sensors; air temperature sensors; exhaust gas temperature 
sensors; fire sensors; temperature sensor kits; fuel sensors; sensors; 
water sensors; thermowell couplings; electronic fuel monitor sensors; 
oil pressure gauges; air pressure sensors; transducers; gauge panels; 
fuel gauge covers; bridge panels; speed indicators; axle generators; 
isolation amplifier panels; ground current measuring monitors; voltage 
sensors; printed wire boards; test train units; camshaft timing rings; 
thermostat remotes; input/output controls; digital voltage regulators; 
regulators; speed controls; current stabilizers; hour meters; seats; 
seat foot rests; pivotal supports; seat pads; headlight assemblies; LED 
lights; and, fixture strobe lights (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
20%). The request indicates that inputs classified under HTSUS 
Subheadings 4202.92, 5911.90 and 6306.12 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.

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    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 25, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-18433 Filed 7-30-13; 8:45 am]
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