[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 69636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28669]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-71-2015]


Notification of Proposed Production Activity ASA Electronics, LLC 
Subzone 125D (Motor Vehicle Audio-Visual Products) Elkhart, Indiana

    The St. Joseph County Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 125, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of ASA Electronics, LLC (ASA), operator of Subzone 
125D, for ASA's facility located in Elkhart, Indiana. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on October 21, 2015.
    ASA already has authority to produce motor vehicle radio/cassette 
players, radio/compact disc players, compact disc players, speakers, 
video observation systems, TV/video cassette recorder/digital video 
disk entertainment systems, and flip down video screens within Subzone 
125D. The current request would add new finished products and foreign-
status materials and components to the scope of authority. 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 ASA from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status materials and components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, ASA would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to: Microphones; audio 
speakers; amplifiers; digital video disk (DVD) players; observation 
cameras; radios; liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors; television 
antennas; radar/navigation antennas; power control systems; camera 
switchers; public address systems; insulated coaxial cables; and, wire 
harnesses (duty rate ranges from free to 5.3%) for the foreign-status 
inputs noted below and in the existing scope of authority. Customs 
duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign status 
production equipment.
    The components sourced from abroad include: plastic bags/packaging; 
foam packaging; plastic radio housings/TV cabinets/speaker grills; 
rubber gaskets; paper insert packaging/retail box packaging/manuals; 
steel bolts/screws; zinc camera housings; metal brackets/sleeves; 
camera receivers-wireless; microphones; audio speakers/amplifiers; 
subwoofer speakers; speaker grills; DVD players; memory cards-SD; 
wireless transmitters; observation cameras; radios; rear view mirror 
monitors; LCD monitors; TV antennas; radar/navigation antennas; printed 
circuit boards; TV tuners; fuses; power filters; bulkhead coaxial 
camera connectors; power control systems; camera switchers; diodes and 
light emitting diodes; public address systems; insulated coaxial 
cables; and, wire harnesses (duty rate ranges from free to 5.5%).
    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 December 21, 
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 Pierre Duy at [email protected] 
or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: November 3, 2015.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28669 Filed 11-9-15; 8:45 am]
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