[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54519-54520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22853]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-58-2015]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 133--Quad-Cities, Iowa/Illinois; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; CNH Industrial America, 
LLC; Subzone 133E, (Agricultural and Construction Equipment, 
Subassemblies and Kits), Burlington and West Burlington, Iowa

    CNH Industrial America, LLC (CNH), operator of Subzone 133E, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board for its facilities located within Subzone 133E at sites in 
Burlington and West Burlington, Iowa. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) 
was received on September 2, 2015.
    The CNH facilities are used for the production and distribution of 
agricultural and construction equipment, subassemblies and kits. 
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 CNH from customs duty 
payments on the foreign-status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, CNH would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to decal kits; toolbox kits; air 
conditioner kits; air conditioner service kits; forklifts; crawler 
dozers; tractor loaders; tractor loader backhoes; tractor loader 
backhoe assemblies and attachments (shafts, hook assemblies, buckets, 
shaft masts); cabs units; forklifts; cab service kits; valve service 
kits; engine hoods; loaders; bucket arms; boom and dipper assemblies; 
link assemblies; crawler dozer frames with tracks; axle assemblies; cab 
assemblies; draper, auger, and corn headers; bucket service kits; 
strippers for combine headers; wheel mount assemblies; combine header 
service kits; combine header arm assemblies, frames, and floors; 
locking tabs; reel tine flap kits; header dividers; hydraulic valve 
kits; valve part kits; beacon kits; relay voltage kits; electrical 
control kits; programmable controller kits; electrical service kits; 
and ignition wire service kits (duty rates range from duty-free to 
5.8%) 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: Articles 
of plastic (hoses; hose assemblies; shields; tubes without fittings; 
non-reinforced tubes, pipes and hoses with fittings; reinforced tubes, 
pipes and hoses with fittings; caution decals; insulators; fuel caps; 
steering wheel knobs; handles; spacers; tool boxes; joints; insulators; 
clamps; clips; retainers; strips; trim; seals; washers; and gaskets); 
articles of rubber (gaskets; insulation; pads; weather strips and 
sheets; weather strip profile shapes; insulation; non-reinforced 
elbows; tubes; and hoses without fittings; metal reinforced hose and 
hose assemblies without fittings; metal reinforced hoses; hose 
assemblies and tubes with fittings; textile reinforced rubber hoses; 
hose assemblies and sleeves without fittings; textile reinforced 
flexible hoses; air conditioner hoses; hose assemblies with fittings; 
reinforced (other materials) air hoses; flexible hoses; hydraulic 
hoses; alternator hoses and hose assemblies without fittings; 
reinforced (other materials) radiator hoses; pipes; flexible hoses with 
fittings; textile reinforced transmission belts; v-belts (60 to 180 cm 
outside circumference); textile reinforced transmission belts and v-
belts (180 to 240 cm outside circumference); other transmission v-
belts; textile reinforced belts; transmission belts; belt assemblies; 
belts; buffers; gaskets; seals; floor mats; liners; o-rings; packing; 
protection caps; glass stops; covers; shifter control lever boots; 
grommets; bellows; bushings; insulator blocks; mounts; pads; bands; 
stoppers and strips); coated paper gaskets and washers; training 
manuals; drawings; schematics; catalogs; rubber canvas radiator seals; 
anti-skid mats and strips; tempered safety glass for cabs of vehicles 
of chapter 87; mirrors and mirror assemblies; cold-rolled steel hollow 
tubes; stainless steel tubes; articles of iron or steel (tubes; 
couplings; connectors; fittings; elbows; stems; adapters; unions; o-
rings; tees; cables; cable assemblies; ropes; wire ropes; roller 
chains; roller chain assemblies; chains; chain kits and assemblies; 
chain links and assemblies; screws; bolts; nuts; plugs; rods; 
retainers; rings; latches; washers; shims; pins; pin assemblies; 
rivets; springs; clamps; brackets; supports; racks; tool boxes; clips; 
and flanges); copper ground straps and cables; washers; and rivets; hex 
wrench sets; hammers; gathering chain tool assemblies; wrenches; 
latches; locks; catches; handles; lock assemblies; locks; lock keys; 
ignition keys; hinges; supports; iron/steel/aluminum/zinc/other base 
metal angles, dampers, brackets, gas struts, shock absorbers, springs, 
supports, plates, and mounts; plugs; radiator caps; covers; dust caps 
of base metal; decals; name plates; identity plates; emblems; engines; 
belt tensioners; hydraulic tubes; hydraulic cylinders; hydraulic motors 
and assemblies; fuel pumps; hydraulic fluid power pumps; hydraulic 
fluid power gear pumps; master cylinders; brake cylinders; pump modules 
and related parts (pump cores, covers, diaphragms, filters, gear sets, 
housings, impellers, repair kits, nozzles, pistons and plates); fans 
and fan assemblies; blowers and blower assemblies; turbochargers; 
compressors and compressor kits; heater cores; air conditioners; 
evaporator core assemblies; condensers; receiver-dryer assemblies; 
water filters; water screens; water strainers; oil filters; fuel 
filters; filter elements; hydraulic filters; filter receiver dryers; 
heaters; thermostats; filter cartridges; filter elements; filter 
strainers; air filters; air cleaners and assemblies; catalytic 
converters; cab filters; air dryer assemblies; receiver dryer 
assemblies; air cleaner manifolds and housing; oil and fuel filter 
elements; strainer assemblies; sprayer parts (tips, tubes, nozzles, 
tanks, supports, sprays, spindles, spacers, retainers, reservoirs for 
sprayers); jacks; lift cylinders; counterweights; mufflers; valve 
plates; buckets and bucket attachments; channels; wrist rest 
assemblies; bezels, brackets, bushings, dippers and arms for buckets; 
link blocks; frames; support brackets; elbows; cabs; shovel brackets; 
baffles; shovel discs; mounts; auger floor troughs; caps; door panels; 
tank ducts; fuel tanks; air intake tubes; header frames; cutterbars; 
conversion kits; accumulators; rotary brush attachments; wipers; 
straps; wiper blades and assemblies; hydraulic valves; center joints; 
swivel joints; joysticks; copper, iron or steel check valves; aspirator 
kits; breathers; plugs; poppets; copper/iron/steel shut-off valves, 
control valves, drain cocks and assemblies, quick couplings, valve 
fittings, and stop valves; copper/iron/steel connecting and coupling 
blocks, cylinder caps, cartridges, coils, control blocks, hydraulic 
manifolds, plugs, pistons, plug covers, control and hydraulic valves 
for non-hand operated valves; ball bearings; bearings and bearing 
assemblies; roller bearings; bearing cups; shims; spacers; tapered 
bearings; thrust washers; balls; collars; rings; races; transmission 
shafts; drive shafts and shaft assemblies; bearing housings; bearing 
carriers; bearing supports; torque converters; transmissions; drive 
assemblies; gear reduction units; reducers; final drive housings; swing

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reduction assemblies; gear pump drives; slewing rings; pulleys and 
pulley idlers; flywheels; adapters; bushings; clutches; couplings and 
coupling assemblies; universal joints; gears; gear shifter forks; 
sprockets; exhaust seals; engine gaskets and kits; seal kits; oil 
seals; seal repair kits; dust seals; taper fasteners; oil seals; lube 
nipples; actuators; electric motors; wiper motors; DC converters; 
printed circuit boards; magnets; magnetic rings; solenoids; coils; wet 
batteries; dry batteries; starter motors; alternators; visual signaling 
equipment; working lights; floodlights; alarms; horns; buzzers; welding 
orifices; wire feeders; cable units; encoder cables; welding torches; 
welding power sources; conductive metals; tip bodies; block heaters; 
heater assemblies; heating elements; fluid heaters; heaters; heater 
blocks; wireless network sensors; speakers; software on CD-Rom; video 
cameras; radars; true ground sensors; radios; radio parts; radio 
antennas; beacons; indicator lights; monitors; light kits; control 
levers; potentiometers; sensors; powertrain sensors; resistors; fuses; 
electrical timers; relays; switch assemblies; electrical shift lever 
buttons; electrical control units; handle assemblies; electrical 
connectors; wire harnesses; sockets; terminal cables; clamps; 
electrical connectors; lugs; terminal connectors; relay assemblies; 
electrical connectors; electrical control units; switch assemblies; 
modules; panel assemblies; electrical connectors; wire connectors; 
housing contacts; lamps; headlamps; bulbs; diodes; pressure, humidity 
and shaft speed sensors; transmitters; cables; ground cables; 
electrical wires; wire assemblies; wire harnesses; electrical cables; 
antenna cables; safety belts; buckles; trim panels and assemblies; air 
ducts; head and roof liners; mounts; brake pipes; gearbox covers; 
axles; axle bushings; wheel weights; shock absorbers; arms, housings 
and castings for shock absorbers; radiators; exhaust system pipes and 
tubes; ball joints; tie rods; steering columns and wheels; track rod 
assemblies; display mounts; trailer hitch hammer straps; drawbar hammer 
straps; coolant reservoirs; wiper tank fixing brackets; washers; 
temperature sensors; thermostatic switches; fuel sender units; pressure 
gauges; indicators; pressure switches; hourmeters; instrument clusters; 
tachometers; instrument panels; gauge clusters; cold start units; 
environmental control units; and seats (duty rates range from free to 
9.9%).
    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 October 20, 
2015.
    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: Diane Finver at [email protected] 
or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: September 3, 2015.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-22853 Filed 9-9-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P