[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3175-3176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00912]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-1-2014]


Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Mitsubishi Electric 
Power Products Inc.; Subzone 181B (Circuit Breakers); Sebring, Ohio

    Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI), operator of 
Subzone 181B, submitted a notification of proposed production activity 
for its facility located in Sebring, Ohio. The notification conforming 
to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) 
was received on December 26, 2013.
    The facility is used for the production of high voltage, automatic 
circuit breakers. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status 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 MEPPI from customs 
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, MEPPI would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to high voltage, 
automatic circuit breakers (2.0, 2.7%) 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: Oils; 
greases; glues; silicones; plastic pipes/hoses/fittings/tapes/films/
sheets/containers; rubber pipes/hoses/gaskets/containers; paper labels; 
metal flanges/fittings/casters/name plates; screws; bolts; washers; 
rivets; cotter pins; springs; wire (steel, copper); cabinet hardware; 
copper fittings; aluminum struts/tanks; pumps; compressors; blowers; 
air conditioners; heat exchanger parts; filters; laser tools; portable 
computers and related parts; valves (reducing, transmission, check, 
safety); bearings (ball, roller, needle); universal joints; electric 
(AC/DC) motors and related parts; transformers; converters; inductors; 
parts of power supplies; resistors; capacitors; fuses; relays; 
contactors; connectors; alarm signaling indicators/equipment; 
electrical switches; surge suppressors; circuit and overload 
protectors; control panels; auxiliary switches; circuit breaker parts; 
interrupters; diodes; transistors; light emitting diodes; integrated 
circuit parts; insulated wire; coaxial cable; wiring harnesses; 
conductors; fiber optic cable; carbon electrodes; insulators (glass, 
ceramic); insulating fittings; temperature sensors; thermostats and 
related parts; monostats; voltage regulators; and, metal furniture 
(duty rate ranges from free to 6.7%; 5.25[cent]/bbl).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The closing period for their receipt is February 26, 
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 
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.

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    For further information, contact Pierre Duy at [email protected] 
or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: January 10, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-00912 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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