[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79391-79392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31274]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-108-2013]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 22--Chicago, Illinois, Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity, Electrolux Home Care Products Inc., 
(Kitting of Home Care Products), Minooka, Illinois

    The Illinois International Port District, grantee of FTZ 22, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of Electrolux Home Care Products Inc. (Electrolux), 
located in Minooka, Illinois. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on December 19, 2013.
    The Electrolux facility is located within Site 34 of FTZ 22. The 
facility is used for the distribution and kitting of floor care and 
other small home appliances. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity 
would be limited to the specific foreign-status materials/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 Electrolux from 
customs duty payments on the foreign status materials/components used 
in export production. On its domestic sales, Electrolux would be able 
to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: 
C-clamp packages; elbows; handle bracket bushings; cable clamps; locks; 
belts; O-rings; sealing gaskets; support packages; filter bags; 
disposable bags; assembly bags; dust bags; maintenance packs; paper 
bags; dirt tube kits; paper adaptor bags; filters; zipper bags; 
duracloth steam mop pads; screws; bolt and nut assemblies; handle screw 
assemblies; screw and nut assemblies; hex, lock and push nuts; lock 
washers; spring washers; washer packages; rivets; E-rings; retaining 
rings; quarter turn retainers; catch springs; flap springs; springs; 
torque springs; wire racks; bake pans; pizza pans; coffee water 
filters; water filters; base assemblies; dust cup filters; paper 
filters; filter assemblies; frame and filter assemblies; HEPA filters; 
maintenance packs; rotex nozzles; valves; valves with rings; ball 
bearings; bearing and retainer assemblies; brushroll motors; motors; 
motors and gaskets; motor and gear assemblies; motor and pulley 
assemblies; motor assemblies; motor change kits; motor replacement 
kits; brushroll motor assemblies; drive motors; cartoned motor housing 
assemblies; HEPA motor and shroud assemblies; HEPA motor assemblies; 
powerhead, brushroll and belt assemblies; motor kits; boxed motors; 
powerhead motors; motor mounts; fan and bearing assembly armatures; 
field assemblies; armature replacement kits; washer packages; 
transformers; battery packs; battery/charger replacement kits; central 
vacuums; distribulator assemblies; bag adaptors; airspeed bagged 
modules; clamps; bag covers; bag cover assemblies; bag and exhaust 
cover assemblies; base and cap assemblies; base and idler clamp 
assemblies; brackets; brushes; brushroll powerhead assemblies; buckle 
assemblies; C-clamps; clamp and screw assembly packages; clean out port 
and screws; hose connector assemblies; control panel assemblies; cord 
reel pedals; titanium cord retainer assemblies; cord retainer sets; 
covers; cyclone assemblies; cyclone cover assemblies; carpet nozzles; 
dirt cup assemblies; dirt tube assemblies; dirt tube bases; dispensing 
tank assemblies; disturbulator assemblies; disturbulator repair kits; 
disturbulator replacement kits; dirt receptacles; dust cover 
replacement kits; dust cup assemblies; dust cup lid assemblies; 
packaged dust cups; central vacuum accessories; end caps and cover 
sets; exhaust grills; exhaust extensions; extended reach kits; fan 
chamber replacement kits; filter cover assemblies; floor nozzles; front 
covers; front wheel packages; guards; handle and hose assemblies; 
handle grip assemblies; handle pin packages; handle release/spring 
assemblies handle socket and foot pedal kits; hood and furniture guard 
assemblies; hood and nameplate assemblies; hose and coupling 
assemblies; hose and wand assemblies; hoses; housing assemblies; idler 
and base kits; dirt cup conversion kits; power head base assembly kits; 
latch assemblies; middle covers; motor cover assemblies; necks; outer 
lids; pedal plates; rear housings; recovery tank assemblies; screw 
packages; soleplate assemblies; support and latch assemblies; switch 
pedals; switch pedal assemblies; top covers; tubes; telescopic wands; 
water tank assemblies; wheel and axle assembles; wheel retainer 
assemblies; wheel/bushing packages; rear wheels; blade assemblies; 
blender collars; blender jars; blender pour lids; dustbag lids; hood 
assemblies; boiler assemblies; carafe lids; ceramic pots; coffee 
carafes; crumb trays; drip trays; filter basket holders; goldtone 
coffee filters; grill plates; oven crumb trays; rubber feet; slow 
cooker lids; water filter holders; electromagnetic interference boards; 
switches; sockets; circuit boards; control modules; main control 
boards, PCB panels; power cord and PCB assemblies; remotes; speed 
regulators; rear display boards; cord and terminal assemblies; cord 
reel assemblies; handle sockets and cord kits; wire harnesses; bristle 
strips; brushroll assemblies; bristled combination brushes; dusting 
brushes; floor and wall brushes and elbows; powerbrushes; and, turbo 
nozzle assemblies (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8.5%) for the 
foreign status materials/components noted below. Customs duties also 
could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status production 
equipment.
    The materials/components sourced from abroad include: C-clamps; 
foam filters; polystyrene packs; handle bracket bushings; cable clamps; 
gaskets; locks; belts; blender sealing gaskets;

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bushings; O-rings; boot seals; caps; rubber motor supports; cartons; 
disposable, dust and paper bags; UPC labels; felt bases; filters; 
assembly bags; anti-allergy bags; dirt cup assemblies; synthetic bag 
packages; duracloth mop pads; drycloth mop pads; odor-absorbing pads; 
motor, shoulder, tapping, machine, and round head Phillips screws; 
screw assemblies; hex and lock nuts; spring washers; lock washers; 
washers; shoulder rivets; cotter pins; E-rings; latch, pedal, coil and 
torque springs; wire racks; bake pans; retaining rings; bushing axles; 
pizza pans; water filters; filter and frame assemblies; HEPA filters; 
washable filters; filter cover and graphics assemblies; cap and bearing 
assemblies; retainer, bearing and washer assemblies; fan units with 
suspension; motors; motor assemblies; nozzle motors; suction motors; 
motor and pulley assemblies; motor housing assemblies; HEPA motor 
assemblies; armature fan and bearing assemblies; fan washers; field 
assemblies; battery chargers; battery packs; motor adapters; air tubes; 
axles; bag adapter assemblies; bag cover assemblies; bases; bearing 
hubs; brushroll assemblies; clean out ports; combination tool 
assemblies; hose connector assemblies; cover assemblies; cyclone 
assemblies; deluxe carpet nozzles; dirt cup assemblies; dirt tube and 
overmold assemblies; dispensing tank assemblies; disturbulator 
assemblies; dust cups; electric hose assemblies; exhaust grill 
assemblies; extension hoses; filter baskets; floor nozzles; front 
covers; front wheels; carrier and graphics assembly guards; handle 
assemblies; hoods; hose assemblies; housing assemblies; power head base 
assemblies; rotor knobs; lower blow hoses; lower cord wraps; lower hose 
hooks; lower nozzle assemblies; machine covers; motor covers; nesting 
wand assemblies; control panels; foot pedals; powerhead assemblies; 
rear handle pivots; retainer cords; roll assemblies; separator 
assemblies; soleplate assemblies; squeegees; dirt cup support and latch 
assemblies; switch pedals; upper nozzle assemblies; water tank 
assemblies; wheels; blender replacements; ceramic tanks; coffee 
carafes; coffee filters; complete boiler assemblies; crumb trays; left 
grill plates; lid assemblies; press drip trays; rubber feet; 240 volt 
EMI boards; thermostats; switch assemblies; lamp sockets; circuit 
boards; power cord and PCB assemblies; speed regulators; actuators-
plungers; lamps-headlights; rear display boards; cord and plug 
assemblies; handle sockets and cord kits; motor brush assemblies; 
bristle strip assemblies; nozzles; and, powerbrushes (duty rate ranges 
from duty-free to 8.5%). The request indicates that spring washers 
(HTSUS 7318.21.0030) are subject to an antidumping/countervailing duty 
(AD/CVD) order. The FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.14(e)) require 
that merchandise subject to AD/CVD actions be admitted to the zone in 
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).
    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 February 10, 2014.
    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: December 23, 2013.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-31274 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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