[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 83635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23986]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-53-2024]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 196, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas, LLC; (Aircraft Seats); Fort
Worth, Texas
RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas, LLC submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its
facilities in Fort Worth, Texas within FTZ 196. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR
400.22) was received on October 9, 2024.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be
limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components and
specific finished product described in the submitted notification
(summarized below) and subsequently authorized by the Board. The
benefits that may stem from conducting production activity under FTZ
procedures are explained in the background section of the Board's
website--accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
The proposed finished product is aircraft seats (duty rate is duty-
free).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: plastic
components (logos; placards; coat hooks; attachment tapes; bearing
bushings; bezels; table latch plates; bumper panels; bumper strips;
rigid cable conduits; cable plates; cable protection plates; cable
routing plates; in-arm table compartment inserts; connection plates;
seat covers; armrest and tilt finger protection plates; hinge arm cap
covers; literature insert pockets; seat panel covers; electronics
receptacles; seatbelt limiters; actuator sleeves; backrest sliders;
spacers; in-arm table stops; stop plates; stop seatbelt limiters; table
backrests; table retainers; cable bags; armrests; attachment table
arms; handicap armrests; in-arm table panel covers; armrest inserts;
backrest links; armrest reinforcements; seat actuator sliding blocks;
wedges); stainless steel leg springs; steel components (screws; front
studs; nuts; rings; washers; rivets; bolts; flange bushings; pins;
spring pins; spring actuators; springs; in-arm table hinges; anti-twist
cable protections; zinc plated retaining clips; seatbelt shackles;
armrest sleeves); aluminum components (barrel nuts; attachment sheets
for seats; mounting and holding support brackets and hooks; bushings;
base plates; clips to attach seat bottoms; seat connectors; in-arm
table subassemblies; corner baggage bars; housing lids; limiter stops;
backrest attachment bows; stowage attachment brackets; armrest
attachment strips; structural seat beams; clamps; seat bottom
clampings; seat contour sheets; cover sheets protecting seat cables;
seat base frame diagonal bars; disconnect housings; seat footrests;
backrest frames; base frame guides; backrest holders; console holding
plates; armrest holding straps; horizontal seat base bars; video arm
joints; video arm joint halfs; backrest actuator components; leg rests;
seat base frame limitation sheets; headrest limiters; locking plates;
base seat frame plates; seat dividers; seat spreaders that separate
individual airline seats; seat legs; sheet arm cap uppers to protect
cables in seat armrests; in-arm table structural sheets; seat side
panels; armrest side plates; armrest sliders supporting video arms;
aisle-side steps; backrest structures; frames supporting seat
backrests; armrest structure sheets; struts; armrest supports; support
plates; routing cable support sheets; torsion tubes; traverse profiles;
structural armrest web inners and web outers); actuators; static
converter power supplies; radio frequency identification tags;
uncovered aircraft seats; anti-rattle nuts; fold out tables; assemblies
(console; headrest; plastic seatback screen holder; arm cap; steel
backrest couple; guide bearing; housing; aluminum in-arm table; release
mechanism; plastic table arm; plastic in-arm table; aluminum seat
bottom tube; aluminum video arm); latchseat bottoms; life vest
containers; plastic and aluminum components (plug baggage bars;
structure headrests; armrest structures); stop actuators; polyamide
fabric cable bags; dampers; polyester fabric undercover seat backings;
backrests; life vest pouches; combed wool woven fabric seat pockets;
artificial leather (polyurethane-coated polyester fabric) backrest
narrows; flat polyester ribbon life vest container straps; strap life
vests; baggage bars; bearings; bolt actuators; connector housings;
cross struts; leather and woven combed wool fabric seat dress covers;
escutcheons; foam seat cushions; seat kick panels; levers; plain
bearing bushings; retaining springs; seat bottoms; slide rings; spring
clips; spring cotters; spring stops; tilt mechanisms; and, web link
seatbelts (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 8.5%). The request
indicates that certain materials/components are subject to 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 privileged foreign (PF)
status (19 CFR 146.41). The request also indicates that certain leg
springs, aluminum seat dividers, and seat legs are subject to an
antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order/investigation if
imported from certain countries. The Board's regulations (15 CFR
400.13(c)(2)) 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 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 November 26,
2024.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's
website.
For further information, contact Juanita Chen at
[email protected].
Dated: October 11, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-23986 Filed 10-16-24; 8:45 am]
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