Notice2021-16910
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38-Charleston, South Carolina; Notification of Proposed Production Activity, BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles), Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Published
August 9, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 43520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16910]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-56-2021]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Charleston, South Carolina;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, BMW Manufacturing
Company, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles), Spartanburg, South Carolina
BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC (BMW MC) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility in
Spartanburg, South Carolina. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on July 28, 2021.
BMW MC already has authority to produce gasoline and diesel-powered
motor vehicles, gasoline-powered hybrid plug-in electric motor
vehicles, motor vehicle bodies, stamped body parts, and lithium-ion
batteries within Subzone 38A. The current request would add finished
products and a foreign status component to the scope of authority.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority would be limited
to the specific foreign-status component 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 BMW MC 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, BMW MC
would be able to choose the duty rates during customs entry procedures
that apply to motor vehicle door assemblies and motor vehicle hatch
assemblies (duty rate 2.5%). BMW MC 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 component sourced from abroad is curved thin film transistor
liquid crystal displays (duty-free). The request indicates that the
component may be 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a3c2e201a2e283b3e3f743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7412000e3400061510115a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is September 20,
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 <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8ab809a819bc6bf8d8c8c8d9a8a9d9a86a89c9a898c8dc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f0c273d263c61182a2b2b2a3d2d3a3d210f3b3d2e2b2a61282039">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: August 3, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-16910 Filed 8-6-21; 8:45 am]
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