[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 10032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05139]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-13-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 70--Detroit, Michigan; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Detroit Bikes LLC (Electric and Non-
Electric Cycles), Detroit, Michigan

    Greater Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 70, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of Detroit Bikes LLC (Detroit Bikes), located in 
Detroit, Michigan. The notification conforming to the requirements of 
the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 
11, 2019.
    The Detroit Bikes facility is located within Site 76 of FTZ 70. The 
facility is used for production of bicycles, tricycles, and 
quadracycles. 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 Detroit Bikes from 
customs duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below, Detroit Bikes would be able to choose the duty 
rates during customs entry procedures that apply to bicycles (including 
electric, children's, folding, and road racing), mountain bikes, 
tricycles, and quadracycles (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 11.0%). 
Detroit Bikes would be able to avoid duty on foreign-status components 
that become scrap/waste. Customs duties also could possibly be deferred 
or reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
    The components and materials sourced from abroad include: Plastic 
water bottles; derailleur cables; handlebar tape (plastic, rubber, 
leather, or suede); bicycle tires; rim strips (natural or synthetic 
rubber); bicycle inner tubes; baskets (woven or steel wire); glass 
mirrors; bicycle chains; brake cables; carriers (steel or aluminum); 
non-electric bells; electric bike motors; lithium ion batteries; 
lighting (battery or generator powered); complete frames (valued over 
$600); front forks (for mountain, road, BMX, or children's bicycles); 
small parts for frame building; rims; spokes; hubs (quick release 
aluminum, two-speed, three-speed, more than three-speed, or made of 
steel or composites); multi-speed freewheel sprockets; single speed 
freewheels; caliper and cantilever brake levers; brakes (caliper and 
cantilever style, hub type, or disk and linear pull); saddles; pedals; 
cotterless cranks; click style shift levers; twist grip shifters; 
derailleurs; derailleur levers; handlebar stems; shifters for three-
speed hubs; front and rear carriers and racks; fenders; handlebars; 
kickstands; rear suspension shocks; chain guards; chain tension 
adjustors; headsets; wide-angle reflectors; seat posts; chain 
tensioners; and, pre-cut sets of tubing for welding into frames (duty 
rate ranges from duty-free to 20.0%). The request indicates that 
certain materials/components are subject to special duties under 
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on the 
country of origin. The applicable Section 301 decisions require subject 
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs 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 April 29, 2019.
    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 Juanita Chen at 
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.

    Dated: March 13, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-05139 Filed 3-18-19; 8:45 am]
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