[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 60248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23779]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-88-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 183--Austin, Texas; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Flextronics America, LLC (Automatic Data 
Processing Machines); Austin, Texas

    Flextronics America, LLC (Flextronics) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Austin, Texas. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on September 
20, 2013.
    A separate application for zone status at the Flextronics facility 
will be processed under Section 400.38 of the Board's regulations. The 
facility is used for the machining, assembly, programming, testing, 
packaging, final stage processing and repair of automatic data 
processing machines. 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 Flextronics from 
customs duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Flextronics would be able to choose 
the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to automatic 
data processing machines (duty-free) 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: gaskets; 
input/output assemblies; electromagnetic interference support walls; 
bumpers; adhesives; sleeves; rubber bushings; screws; alignment and 
connector pins; spacers; locking pin screws; springs; clips; shields; 
standoffs; lock clamps; fans; input/output structural wall 
subassemblies; spring latch buttons; exhaust rub rail adhesives; AC 
inlet, busbar, button, cover, mechanism, shielding, CPU stiffener, 
inlet, roof and shroud assemblies; mechanism bases; storage; busbars; 
button dim links; electromagnetic interference fans and fan tops; 
exhaust finishes; heat sinks; upper ring housing gaskets; WiFi flex 
holder finishes; connector brackets; frames; holders; insulators; link 
torsion; manifold exhausts; stiffeners; subassemblies; thermal pads; 
insert mold torsion bars; torsion springs; vapor chambers; power 
supplies; housing magnets; speakers; antenna assemblies; printed 
circuit boards; flexible printed circuit board assemblies; backer, 
switch and button subassemblies; connectors; printed circuit board 
assemblies; WiFi interposers; and, cables (duty rate ranges from duty-
free to 8.6%).
    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 November 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: Elizabeth Whiteman at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0473.

    Dated: September 25, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-23779 Filed 9-30-13; 8:45 am]
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