[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 47240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19419]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-54-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 78--Nashville, Tennessee; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Lasko Products, LLC (Small Consumer 
Appliances--Fans, Heaters, Humidifiers); Franklin, Tennessee

    Lasko Products, LLC (Lasko), submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in Franklin, 
Tennessee. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 21, 
2019.
    The applicant will be submitting a separate application for FTZ 
designation at the company's facilities under FTZ 78. The facilities 
are used for the production of small consumer appliances. 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 Lasko 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, Lasko would be able to choose the duty rates 
during customs entry procedures that apply to box fans, pedestal fans, 
window fans, fan blowers, floor and wall heaters, evaporative 
humidifiers, and, furnace humidifiers (duty rate ranges between 2% and 
4.7%). Lasko 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 components and materials sourced from abroad include: Fan 
motors; plastic fan handles; metal or plastic fan guards; copper wire 
harnesses; copper wire cordsets; plastic fan knobs; steel screws; 
humidifier springwire clamps; humidifier orifice inserts; humidifier 
water nozzles; furnace humidifiers; transmitters; fridge ionizers; 
humidistats with rocker switches; humidifier box assemblies; capacitors 
for electronic transformers; fan ionizers; transformers; plastic fan 
ornaments; plastic box fan feet sets; aluminum name plates; plastic 
water pans; plastic valves; lower pumps; humidistat kits; humidifier 
kits; and, speed controllers (duty rate ranges from duty free to 6.7%). 
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 and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is October 21, 
2019.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
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: September 3, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19419 Filed 9-6-19; 8:45 am]
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