[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 105 (Friday, June 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 25597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11417]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-37-2017]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 114--Peoria, Illinois; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Bell Sports, Inc.; Subzone 114F; (Sports 
Equipment); Rantoul, Illinois

    Bell Sports, Inc. (Bell Sports) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in 
Rantoul, Illinois, within Subzone 114F. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) 
was received on May 15, 2017.
    Bell Sports already has authority to produce certain sports 
equipment within Subzone 114F. The current request would add foreign 
status materials/components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 
CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited to the 
specific foreign-status materials/components described in the submitted 
notification (as described below) and subsequently authorized by the 
FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Bell Sports from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used 
in export production. On its domestic sales, Bell Sports would be able 
to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to 
bicycle, motorcycle, football and baseball helmets; bicycle baby seats; 
bicycle car carrier racks; and, collectible football helmets (duty 
rates range from free to 10%) for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred 
or reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
    The materials/components sourced from abroad include polypropylene 
webbing for bike helmets, stainless steel pins, aluminum screws, LED 
lights for bike helmets, and knee and elbow pad sets (duty rates range 
from 2.5% to 6.2%). The request indicates that the polypropylene 
webbing for bike helmets (classified under HTSUS 5806.32) will be 
admitted to the subzone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), 
thereby precluding inverted tariff savings on this item.
    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 July 12, 2017.
    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 26, 2017.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-11417 Filed 6-1-17; 8:45 am]
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