[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17771-17772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07018]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-26-2021]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Black & Decker (U.S.), 
Inc. (Production and Kitting of Power Tools and Injection Molded 
Parts); Fort Mill, South Carolina

    Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc. (Black & Decker) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its 
facility in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) 
was received on March 30, 2021.
    Black & Decker already has authority for the production and kitting 
of certain power tools and related components within Subzone 38M. 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 Black & Decker 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, Black & Decker would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to cable tray cutters, pipe 
expanders (PEX), cordless staplers, and

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plastic molded parts (compressor shrouds, mower shrouds and mower 
decks) (duty-free). Black & Decker 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 that may be sourced from abroad include: 
Belt hooks (metal); hex wrenches (metal); tubular rivets (metal); wire 
channels (plastic channel to hold wires); cable cutter parts (metal): 
Moving blocks, cutter heads, cutting blocks; cable cutter parts 
(plastic): Linkage triggers, housing pocket covers; cable cutter 
transmission parts (metal): Cutter holders, head flanges, shear block 
supports; stapler magazine parts (metal): Machined magazines, cores, 
staple pushers, frames, noses, nose covers; stapler magazine hub and 
cylinder assemblies (metal and plastic); stapler parts (metal): Drive 
bolts, boot straps, carriages, drivers, lower spring seats, guide 
rails, U channel lug rails, backdrive pawls, contact trips; stapler 
parts (plastic): Inner rings, cable guides, wire magazine covers; 
stapler transmission assembly parts (metal): Lift wheels, drive shaft 
bushings, front wear plates; PEX expander parts: Expander heads 
(metal), linkages (metal and plastic); PEX transmission parts (metal): 
Support plates, spindle cones, collars; transmission parts (metal): 
Spindle cams, cam and index, piston sleeves; lenses for LED lights; LED 
light assemblies; and, wire harness assemblies (duty rate ranges from 
duty-free to 9%). The request indicates that certain materials/
components are subject to 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 May 17, 2021.
    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].

    Dated: March 31, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-07018 Filed 4-5-21; 8:45 am]
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