Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 167--Brown County, Wisconsin, Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Polaris Industries, Inc., (Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engines), Osceola, Wisconsin

Topics:  Polaris

Andrew McGilvray
Department of Commerce
14 April 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 71 (Friday, April 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17968-17969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07579]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-22-2017]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 167--Brown County, Wisconsin, 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Polaris Industries, Inc., 
(Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engines), Osceola, Wisconsin

    Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris), operator of Subzone 167B, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board for its facility in Osceola, Wisconsin. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on April 4, 2017.
    Polaris already has authority to produce spark-ignition internal 
combustion engines to equip snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and 
motorcycles within Subzone 167B. The current request would add finished 
spark-ignition internal combustion engines for on-road vehicles and 
foreign status components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status 
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 Polaris from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status components used in export 
production.

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On its domestic sales, Polaris would be able to choose the duty rates 
during customs entry procedures that apply to spark-ignition internal 
combustion engines for snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles 
and on-road vehicles (duty rate 2.5%) for the foreign-status inputs 
noted below and in the existing scope of authority. Customs duties also 
could possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production 
equipment.
    The components sourced from abroad include: Engine housings/covers; 
covers for crankcases; valve parts; oil sump covers; valve covers; oil 
pans; tensioners; oil inlets; pump shaft gears; shafts; pump covers; 
oil inlet screens; torque limiter gears; starter assembly components; 
rotary switches; motorcycle sprockets; cam chain guides; motorcycle 
assembly covers; rotors; sprockets; screws of steel; gaskets of steel; 
gears for engines; switches; seals of plastic; gaskets of rubber; 
chains; bolts of steel; nuts of steel; brackets/mountings/fittings; 
valves; adapter hubs; oil pump caps; rocker covers; cam drives; cam 
drive blades; cam drive covers; oil pumps; water pump covers; oil pump 
parts; water pump parts; air box assemblies; oil filter adapters; air 
box adapters; engine thermostats; thermostat housings; needle roller 
bearings; camshafts; engine shafts; rod bearings; gears; flywheels; 
stator assemblies; chain sprockets; crankshaft sleeves; seals; 
alternators; alternator parts; fixed guides; thermostat covers; cam 
drive kits; brand emblems; clutch spacers; and, actuators (duty rate 
ranges from free to 8.5%).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address 
below. The closing period for their receipt is May 24, 2017.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, 
Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the 
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at 
Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: April 10, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-07579 Filed 4-13-17; 8:45 am]
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