[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 30517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11549]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-34-2016]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 121--Albany, New York; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Townsend Leather Company, Inc., (Finished 
Upholstery Grade Leather, Cut Parts and Product Samples); Johnstown, 
New York

    The Capital District Regional Planning Commission, grantee of FTZ 
121, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the 
FTZ Board on behalf of Townsend Leather Company, Inc. (Townsend), 
located in Johnstown, New York. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on May 9, 2016.
    The Townsend facility is located within Site 7 of FTZ 121. The 
facility is used to produce finished upholstery grade leather, cut 
parts and product samples. The products are used in aviation/motor 
vehicle/yacht interiors, interior design and fashion accessories. 
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the 
specific foreign-status material 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 Townsend from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, Townsend would be able to choose the 
duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to finished 
upholstery grade leather, cut parts and product samples (duty rates 
range from free to 2.9%) for the foreign-status upholstery grade pearl 
crust leather hides (duty rate, 2.8%). Customs duties also could 
possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
    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 June 27, 2016.
    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: May 10, 2016.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11549 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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