[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 161 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42108-42109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17910]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-50-2018]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 41--Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Generac Power Systems, Inc.; (Outdoor 
Power, Pumps, and Lawn and Garden Equipment); Jefferson and Whitewater, 
Wisconsin

    Generac Power Systems, Inc. (Generac) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in 
Jefferson and Whitewater, Wisconsin. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on August 6, 2018.
    Generac already has authority to produce generators, pressure 
washers, engines and related components within Subzone 41J. The current 
request would add finished products and 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 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 Generac from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below and in the existing scope of authority, Generac 
would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures 
that apply to burn cages (for yard debris); steel hot air distributors; 
firewood racks; earth boring tools; diaphragm pumps; reciprocating 
positive displacement pumps; rotary positive displacement pumps; 
centrifugal pumps; single stage pumps with discharge outlet; leaf 
blowers; electric power graders; trenchers; backhoes; snow blower 
attachments; snow blowers; power trenchers; ground graders; grade 
blades; front end loader forks; backhoe attachments; tillers; leaf and 
lawn vacuums; electric rotary mowers; rotary mowers; self-propelled 
mowers gas powered; pull behind rotary mowers; pull behind mowers non-
rotary; field and brush mowers/trimmers; stump grinders-forest 
machinery; portable sawmill machines; log splitters; chippers; chain 
saws; electric trimmers; electric fence trimmers; earth augers; gas 
power trimmers; portable outdoor heaters; transfer switch panels; self-
propelled wheelbarrows; light towers; and, power brush attachments 
(duty rates range from duty free to 6%). Generac would be able to avoid 
duty on foreign-status components which become scrap/waste. Customs 
duties also could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status 
production equipment.
    The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Wash 
preparations/agents; cleaning preparations/agents; monofilament trimmer 
cord; polyurethane foam insulation; plastic covers for outdoor 
equipment; plastic handles/knobs; plastic washers; plastic shrouds for 
generators; molded plastic buckets; molded rubber housings/bushings; 
inner tubes; plywood packaging cases or boxes for shipping; rough cut 
wood posts and rails for packaging; packing paper for shipping; 
cardboard cartons; printed warranty cards; disposable textile bag 
liners (for outdoor power equipment); carbon fiber covers for lawn and 
garden equipment; stainless rope/cable with fittings; iron ductile 
fittings; stainless steel fittings; iron threaded elbows; stainless 
steel burn cages (for yard debris); stainless steel wire with fittings; 
steel stranded wire, ropes, cables; woven steel mesh; steel roller 
chains; steel skid chains; steel welded linked chains; stainless steel 
burn cage bases; iron or steel wire; copper bus bars; aluminum 
fasteners/hardware; chain saw blades; earth boring tools; lawnmower 
blades; replacement mower blades, long reach; pneumatic cylinders; 
steel brackets (for generators and outdoor power equipment); steel 
bracket component plates; stainless steel hoses; spark-ignited engine 
powerheads; telescoping linear engines; power engines; governor 
linkages; diaphragm pumps; reciprocating positive displacement pumps; 
rotary positive displacement pumps; centrifugal pumps; single stage 
pumps with discharge outlet; winches; jacks; electric power graders; 
snow blower attachments; jack housings; winch housings; pallet jack 
lifters; powered pallet jack levers; manual pallet jack beds; backhoe 
shovels; backhoe arms; snow blower chutes; plow shoes; gravel scrapers; 
self-propelled mowers, gas powered; brush trimmer wheels; brush trimmer 
housings; mower handles; wood splitter bases; multi-sharpeners; wood 
chipper heads; wood chipper cast-iron housings; saw guides; wood 
splitter engine mounts; chain saw housings; gas trimmer shafts; trimmer 
handles; control or adapter units; transmission shafts- rotor shafts; 
housed bearings incorporating ball bearings; AC alternators 375-750 kw; 
AC alternators exceeding 750 kw; ballasts; battery chargers; power 
plugs; bridge rectifiers; inverters; power supplies; power supply 
housings; flexible magnets composite; un-magnetized magnets composite; 
sealed lead acid batteries; nickel-cadmium sealed batteries; lead acid 
batteries; lithium-ion batteries; battery housings; leaf vacuum bases; 
distributors; light reflectors; transmitters/receivers; transmitter 
cases; fixed resistors; fuse holders/circuit protecting; junction 
boxes; switch circuit boxes; lamps; lamp bulbs; metal halide lamp 
bulbs; indicator lights; electric synchros/transducers; electrical 
conductors; mufflers; self-propelled wheelbarrow tires; self-propelled 
wheelbarrow frames; trailers with tanks; car trailers; generator 
trailers; trailer wheels; hydrometer bases; fluid level measuring 
devices; pressure switches; sensors; resistance measuring instruments; 
light towers without outlets; plastic lamp hoods; light tower risers; 
and, lamp bases (duty rates range from duty free to 10.7%).
    The request indicates that disposable textile bag liners and 
lithium-ion batteries will be admitted to the zone in privileged 
foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby precluding inverted tariff 
benefits on such items. The request indicates that iron ductile 
fittings are subject to an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) 
order if

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imported from certain countries. The FTZ Board's regulations (15 CFR 
400.14(e)) require that merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders, or items 
which would be otherwise subject to suspension of liquidation under AD/
CVD procedures if they entered U.S. customs territory, be admitted to 
the zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). The request also 
indicates that certain materials/components may be subject to special 
duties under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, if imported from 
China. The determination of Section 301 duties requires that such 
merchandise be admitted to the zone in privileged foreign status (19 
CFR 146.41).
    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 1, 2018.
    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 website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Diane Finver at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1367.

    Dated: August 14, 2018.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-17910 Filed 8-17-18; 8:45 am]
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