[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 41 (Monday, March 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 11756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04634]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-14-2014]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 104--Savannah, Georgia; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Firth Rixson Forgings LLC (Aerospace and 
Industrial Turbine Engine Parts, Forgings); Midway, Georgia

    The World Trade Center Savannah, LLC, grantee of FTZ 104, submitted 
a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on 
behalf of Firth Rixson Forgings LLC (Firth Rixson), located in Midway, 
Georgia. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on February 
4, 2014.
    The Firth Rixson facility is located within Site 21 of FTZ 104. The 
facility is used for the production of nickel, aluminum, and titanium-
based closed die ISO-thermal forgings and parts of turbine engines 
(e.g., rings and discs) used in aerospace and industrial gas turbine 
applications. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status materials and specific finished 
products described in the submitted notification (as described below) 
and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board. The proposed scope of FTZ 
production authority would not involve inverted tariff benefits on 
foreign titanium inputs (all foreign titanium will be admitted to the 
zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41)).
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Firth Rixson from 
customs duty payments on the foreign status material inputs used in 
export production. On its domestic sales, Firth Rixson would be able to 
defer payment of customs duties on the foreign titanium inputs (duty 
rate--15%). Customs duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced 
on foreign status production equipment.
    The materials sourced from abroad include: Titanium alloy, aluminum 
alloy, and nickel alloy (duty rate ranges from free to 15%).
    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 April 14, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pierre Duy at [email protected] or 
(202) 482-1378.

    Dated: February 20, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-04634 Filed 2-28-14; 8:45 am]
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