[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12497-12499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04269]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-10-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176--Rockford, Illinois; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; UniCarriers Americas Corporation 
(Forklift Engines and Assemblies); Marengo, Illinois

    UniCarriers Americas Corporation (UniCarriers) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facilities in Marengo, Illinois. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on February 18, 2020.
    UniCarriers already has authority (originally approved as Nissan 
Forklift Corporation North America) to produce forklifts within FTZ 
176. The current request would add finished products and foreign status 
materials/components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), FTZ activity 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 UniCarriers 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, UniCarriers would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to internal combustion engines, 
mast assemblies, and transmission assemblies for forklifts (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 2.5%). UniCarriers 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: Various 
paints (polyester-based; acrylic or vinyl polymer-based); varnishes 
based on acrylic or vinyl polymers; prepared water pigments; adhesives; 
various plastic components (tubes, pipes and hoses (rigid; flexible; 
not reinforced without fittings; reinforced); self-adhesive 
certification and operation labels; lids, caps, plugs and plates; 
bushings and spacers; buttons, clips and ties; covers; seals, washers 
and O-rings; insulators and protectors; handles and knobs; mats and 
pads; shrouds and panels; slippers); various bearings (plastic; ball; 
roller lift ball; sprocket; wheel chain ball; needle roller; 
cylindrical roller; side roller; main); various gaskets (plastic; 
graphite or carbon; copper; cylinder head; combined metal and paper, 
metal and rubber, metal and plastic); various guards (plastic; canvas 
rain; rain; overhead); various housings (plastic; flywheel; thermostat; 
timing chain; oil pump; drive axle; torque converter; motor sensor; 
connector; meter); various vulcanized rubber components (tubes, pipes 
and hoses (not reinforced without fittings; not reinforced with 
fittings); endless transmission belts; transmission belts; kits; water 
seals, insulators, O-rings and washers; gaskets and gasket repair kits; 
oil seals and oil seal repair kits; seals and seal repair kits; 
bellows, dampers and diaphragms; insulation; shock absorbers; boots, 
clips and cups; mats or cushions; mounts; valves, bonnets and covers; 
caps, plugs, grommets, rings and stoppers); various rubber components 
(tubes, pipes and hoses (with fittings reinforced with metal; without 
fittings reinforced with textile materials; without fittings reinforced 
with material other than metal or textiles; with fittings reinforced 
with materials other than metal or textiles); floor mats); various 
tires (new pneumatic; solid or cushion); various tubes (rubber inner; 
engine fluid drain; engine water; engine injection; lift cylinder; 
drive axle; exhaust; suction); cellular rubber pads and seals; various 
gaskets and packing (cork; coated paper or paperboard); not printed 
paper or paperboard labels; various manuals (operational; service; 
printed); tempered safety glass; various mirrors (rear view; framed 
glass); various engine components (insulation; cases and plates; heat 
shields; nozzles and holders); insulators; various assemblies 
(insulation; lock; hinge; caster; engine with drive plates or 
flywheels; air horn; chain tensioner; crankshaft damper; distributor 
support; fuel tube; injection tube; injector holder; jet; liquefied 
petroleum gas adapter; oil filler cap; oil pan; throttle chamber; 
engine nozzle; governor; cylinder head for hydraulic or pneumatic 
engines and motors; cylinder rod; fuel, grease, injection, water, oil, 
gear, charging, hydraulic fluid, orbital steering or roller pump; oil 
pump drive spindle; turbo charger; main catalyst converter; winch; 
radiator baffle; ball screw; battery mounting; bracket; brake; bumper; 
front lower forklift cab; catch; control lever shift; control valve 
lever; duct; floorboard; forklift panel; guard; inching lever; inching 
shaft; pedal link; load wheel; liquefied petroleum gas tube; mast; 
lower, stopping, side,

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locking and axle plate; hydraulic oil pipe; pipe, tube and hose; power 
steering tube; rod; side shift; tie rod socket; steer axle; wheel; 
valve; relief and safety valve; solenoid valve; vaporizer; control 
valve; side roller bearings; camshaft; crankshaft; flange; drive unit; 
gear; torque converter; flywheel; pulley; clutch; yoke; clutch drum; 
final drive; idler shaft; transmission case; armature; holder; stator 
or rotor; charger; converter; rectifier; magnet; battery; distributor; 
ignition coil; glow plug timer; pilot; lamp; lens; turn signal lamp; 
heater; buzzer; flasher unit; horn; display; printed circuit board; 
meter; control; headlamp; LED lamp; camshaft sensor; engine controller 
module; regulator; sensor; battery cable; brush; thermostat switch; oil 
gauge; electrical pressure sensor; airflow meter; indicator; oxygen 
sensor; hour meter; meter housing; thermostat); various wires (zinc-
coated or plated; insulated copper); various iron or steel components 
(fittings with mechanical, push-on or flanged joints; pipe or tube 
adapters, joints or unions; pipe or tube connectors, nipples and 
connector assemblies; threaded adapters, connectors and connector 
assemblies; stranded wire with fittings; stranded wire or cable; roller 
chain; chain; master chain links; leaf chain; lifting chain; threaded 
self-tapping screws; machine screws; screws or bolts; threaded bolts or 
studs; U-bolts; threaded nuts; threaded plugs; spring or lock washers; 
washers; rivets; cotters; splint pins or snap rings; dowel pins; plug 
and pin assemblies; orifice plugs; Woodruff keys; helical springs; 
springs; beams and supports; links and bands; adjuster bars; bushings; 
cable guides; cables for caliper brakes; caps, clamps and clevis pins; 
clips; consoles; hose band assemblies; brake shoes, levers, tie rods 
and pivot pins; retainer plates; rods and rod assemblies); various 
iron, alloy or nonalloy steel components (threaded couplings or elbows; 
adapters, connectors, nipples and connector assemblies); various 
heaters (non-electric air; water and immersion; electric for forklift 
cab use); steel balls for port plugging; various copper components 
(washers; seals and plugs; insulated cable); various aluminum 
components (tubes and pipes; clips, pins, seals and washers; 
connectors); zinc clips and pins; lock cylinders and keys; locks; 
ignition keys; hinges; swivel casters; various iron, steel, aluminum or 
zinc components (gas spring cylinders; stay assemblies; brackets); 
various plates (base metal; camshaft; fuel pump cover; fuel receiver; 
brake backing; mounting, retaining, baffle, cover and backing; lower, 
stopping, side, locking and axle; battery, step, guide, tilt, chain, 
anchor and lever; drive; contact); various engines (spark ignition; 
diesel); various plugs (ball and blind; taper; Welch; sill body; vent; 
drain or oil; spark; glow and glow sets); carburetors; various 
components for use on spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines 
(assemblies (connecting rod; cylinder block; cylinder head; valve 
rocker cover; valve rocker shaft; water outlet); exhaust manifolds; 
exhaust valves; fan and air horn spacers; intake manifolds; intake 
valves; piston pins, rings and sets; push rods; vacuum connectors; 
water bypass connectors; water pump connectors); various covers 
(exhaust manifold; engine front; engine upper; battery; air pipe, fuse 
box, relay box, steering column, tilt cylinder, radiator, control level 
and step; seal; clutch housing; transmission/gearbox components; motor 
brush, front and bearing; sensor); carburetor fuel bowl floats; various 
spacers (fuel pump; crankshaft; fan; bevel pinion; lift cylinder; 
forklift; suction filter; main shaft; pinion; spacers); various cases 
(gear; battery; air cleaner; front cover; print board); main air 
bleeders; various yokes (manifold; steering linkage; yoke); oil pump 
adapters; oil throwers; various retainers (oil seal; valve spring; 
battery; forklift); various levers (throttle; inching; parking); 
various valve components (collets, lifters and rocker arms; spring 
seats; guides; hydraulic fluid; oleohydraulic or pneumatic 
transmission; valves; PVC; magnets); various components for use on 
diesel engines (assemblies (connecting rod; cylinder block; cylinder 
head; valve rocker cover; valve rocker shaft; water outlet); exhaust 
manifolds; exhaust valves; intake manifolds; intake valves and valve 
guides; piston pins, rings and sets; push rods; vacuum connectors; 
water bypass connectors; water pump connectors); various cylinder 
components (liners; caps; slave cylinders; supports); flywheel to 
torque converter pilots; hydraulic linear acting engines and motors; 
pistons; various pumps (fuel, grease, injection, water, oil or gear; 
charging, hydraulic fluid, orbital steering or roller; vacuum); pump 
couplings, impellers, rods and steel balls; cooling fans; compressors; 
turbo chargers; breathers and mufflers; fan blades; various vacuum 
components (pump mufflers; tanks; controls); air conditioners and their 
various components (motors and fans; valve expansions; condensers); 
hydraulic fluid and transmission oil filters and filter elements of 
pleated paper; intake air filters and air filter elements of pleated 
paper for internal combustion engines; oil strainers; weighing 
machinery components; scales or weighing machinery; fire extinguishers; 
winches; various forklift components (hydraulic jacks; adapters and 
adjusters; base tilt gauges; bulkheads; mast mounting caps; frames; 
inner mast beams; lower finger bars; mast beams; ribs; seals; shafts; 
steps; stiffeners; stoppers; upper finger bars; keyboards); various 
forklifts (battery powered; self-propelled rider type; operator riding 
electrical); accelerator, clutch and brake pedals; axle shafts; axle 
weldments; various shims (metal; lift cylinder; lift roller; forklift); 
ball joints; fork, mast and material handling adjusting bars and 
guides; torsion and guide bars; battery trays; battery rollers and 
stoppers; bell cranks; body panels; bogie wheel frames; bosses for 
joining or mating; book cover, fuse and switch boxes; bracket assembly 
carriages; brake boosters, chambers, drums and shoes; calipers; various 
collars (bolt and pin; engine mount and exhaust mounting; shaft and 
control level); control lever knobs and bellows; control valve rods; 
counterweight hooks; steel couplers; various shrouds (air pipe, 
battery, fuse box, relay box, steering column, tilt cylinder, radiator, 
control level and step; engine and fan); cross members; dashboards; 
drag links; drag rods; drive axle hubs; drive axle mounting brackets; 
eccentric discs or wheels; parking brake equalizers; fenders; front and 
rear overhead guard pillars; spring, pin, hose, tube and cable guides; 
left hand, right hand and lock pin handles; various holders (air duct, 
battery, lever, shrink wrap, bushing, switch and lamp; air guide, mast 
side and fork side; holders; fuse); hood hinges and lock bases; hood 
panels; hose pulley shafts; hub caps; level, pressure and air balance 
pump controllers; inching level bushings; jaw sideshifts; various pins 
(pedal, link, drawbar, guide, traction, bell crank and king; pivot, 
locking, hinge, lifting link, tie rod, side cover, trunnion, bell crank 
and anchor); load backrests; mast rail liners; various kits (mini 
steering wheel rebuild; ignition; electronic ignition pick up; 
diagnostic; seat cushion assembly); radiator, control handle and tiller 
arm pivot mounts; mufflers; reinforcement patches; Pitman arms; 
pressure lift bars; propeller shafts; various protectors (head lamp and 
rear lamp; chain hose, hose pulley and control lever; voltage 
overload); pull/push bars; pulley shafts; radiator screens; radiators; 
relay brackets; reservoir tanks; various wheel components (rims; 
brackets; forks); various rings (locking, hub, side and

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spacer; tolerance); roller guides; dust screens; spindle knuckles; 
stabilizing arms; steer axle hubs; steering columns; steering wheels; 
hood latch and door strikers; struts; axle and mast supports; tail 
pipes; tapped mast rail boss; steering connecting tie rods; tiller 
arms; hydraulic accumulators; mast side rollers; tapered roller 
bearings, cones and cups; bearing balls and needles; bearing cones and 
cups; camshafts; crankshafts; metal bushings; connecting rod, 
crankshaft and flange rod bearings; sprockets; gears, pinions and 
gearing; transmissions; flywheels; pulleys; clutches; universal joints; 
control valve packing; sleeves and sprockets; mechanical seals; various 
motors (electric under 18.65W; AD/DC; DC to an output of 750W; DC of an 
output from 750W to 75kW; AC multi-phase; starter; wiper); armatures; 
spring brushes; stators and rotors; inverter unit drives; power 
supplies, inverters and rectifiers; magnets; various sensors (magnet 
input; crank angle; pressure; sensors; speed; temperature; water 
temperature; fuel; meter); electromagnetic couplings, clutches and 
brakes; lead-acid storage batteries; starter generators; alternators 
and generators; igniters; pilots; voltage and voltage current 
regulators; voltage advancers; condensers; distributor contact sets; 
distributor caps and shafts; rotors; lamps; rear drive lights; rotating 
beacons; work lamps; windshield wipers; wiper arms and blades; light 
bulbs; lenses; television cameras; monitors; combination meters and 
meter panels; various resistors (pilot lamp; fixed; variable); 
potentiometers; rheostats; transistor cards; logic and traction cards; 
printed circuit boards; meters; various switches (isolating or make-
and-break; push button; knife; rotary; snap-action; slide; limit; 
electronic); lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge 
suppressors; various connectors (sensor; electrical; battery or 
charger); snap plug receptacles; male and female bullet terminals; 
fuses; contactors and relays for a voltage up to 60V; contactors and 
relays for a voltage over 60V; motor starters; bus bars; terminal 
boards; electrical panel insulators; boards, panels, modules and 
controllers; contact tips; contactor bases; headlamps; lamps for a 
voltage of 100V or lower; LED lamps; thyristors; LED diodes; 
transistors; speed controls; drive motor, pump motor and electrical 
power cables; various wire harnesses (body; engine subassembly; light); 
brushes; thermometers; dipsticks; flow meters; water gauges; oil gauge 
guides; tube guides for measurement instruments; revolution counters; 
hour meters; speedometers and tachometers; upholstered metal frame 
seats; cloth seat backs, cushions, frames and seating; and, seat 
cushions (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 9.0%). The request 
indicates that certain new pneumatic tires, lock washers, and tapered 
roller bearings and parts are subject to antidumping/countervailing 
duty (AD/CVD) orders if 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 (PF) 
status (19 CFR 146.41). The request also indicates that certain 
materials/components are subject to special duties under Section 232 of 
the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) or Section 301 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301), depending on the country of origin. 
The applicable Section 232 and Section 301 decisions require subject 
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in PF status.
    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 April 13, 2020.
    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 Juanita Chen at 
[email protected] or 202-482-1378.

    Dated: February 25, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04269 Filed 3-2-20; 8:45 am]
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