[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 52630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21111]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-61-2014]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 82--Mobile, Alabama; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Airbus Americas, Inc., (Commercial 
Passenger Aircraft); Mobile, AL

    The City of Mobile, grantee of FTZ 82, submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Airbus 
Americas, Inc. (Airbus), located in Mobile, Alabama. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on August 21, 2014.
    The Airbus facility is located within Site 1 of FTZ 82. The 
facility is used for the manufacture of commercial passenger aircraft. 
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 Airbus from customs 
duty payments on the foreign status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Airbus would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to commercial 
passenger aircraft (duty rate 0%) 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: plastic 
handles and knobs; plastic washers; hex-head screws; lock washers; 
steel cotter pins; steel pins; aluminum rivets, pins, nuts and washers; 
plates, shims and other aircraft parts made of aluminum; metal 
mountings and brackets; check valves; safety valves; copper and steel 
thermostat valves; electric motors and generators; transformers; 
microphones; loudspeakers; electrical overload protectors; electrical 
switches; electrical connectors; wiring harnesses; wires with 
connectors; electrical cables; optical navigational equipment and 
autopilots; first aid kits; food and beverage preparation equipment; 
fire extinguishers; aircraft assemblies and parts; aircraft seats; and, 
trolleys (duty rate ranges from 0% to 8.5%).
    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 October 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 
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Christopher Kemp at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-0862.

    Dated: August 28, 2014.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-21111 Filed 9-3-14; 8:45 am]
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