[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57844-57845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23606]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-67-2019]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 26--Atlanta, Georgia; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Kubota North America Corporation 
(Agricultural and Specialty Vehicles), Jefferson and Gainesville, 
Georgia

    Kubota North America Corporation (Kubota) submitted a notification 
of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in 
Jefferson and Gainesville, Georgia. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on October 18, 2019.
    Kubota already has authority to produce agricultural and specialty 
vehicles within FTZ 26. The current request would add foreign status 
components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), 
additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific foreign-
status components described in the submitted notification (as described 
below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Kubota from customs

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duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status components 
noted below, Kubota would be able to choose the duty rates during 
customs entry procedures that apply to agricultural and specialty 
vehicles (duty-free). Kubota 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: Bonnet bands; 
radio kits; hour meters; and, air conditioning units (duty rate ranges 
from duty-free to 6.5%). The request indicates that bonnet bands will 
be admitted to the zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41), 
thereby precluding inverted tariff benefits on such items. The request 
also indicates that certain 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 December 9, 
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 Christopher Wedderburn at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: October 24, 2019.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-23606 Filed 10-28-19; 8:45 am]
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