Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC; Subzone 222A (Motor Vehicles); Montgomery, Alabama

Topics:  Hyundai

Elizabeth Whiteman
Department of Commerce
July 2, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 127 (Thursday, July 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 38173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16372]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-44-2015]


Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Hyundai Motor 
Manufacturing Alabama, LLC; Subzone 222A (Motor Vehicles); Montgomery, 
Alabama

    The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, grantee of FTZ 222, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC (HMMA), 
operator of Subzone 222A, for HMMA's facility located in Montgomery, 
Alabama. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 5, 
2015.
    HMMA already has authority to produce light-duty passenger sedans, 
sport utility vehicles, minivans and related engines within Subzone 
222A. The current request would add certain 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 HMMA from customs duty 
payments on the foreign status components used in export production. On 
its domestic sales, HMMA would be able to choose the duty rate during 
customs entry procedures that applies to passenger motor vehicles and 
spark ignition and diesel engines (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: Plastic tape/bags/caps; 
rubber hoses; owner's manuals; roller chains; screwdrivers; spark-
ignition engines; hydraulic motors; vacuum pumps; pump parts; 
turbochargers; heat exchangers; electrical motors (DC); spark plugs; 
ignition coils; lighting equipment parts; audio speakers/amplifiers; 
video cameras; radar apparatus unit assemblies; remote control 
apparatus; capacitors; electrical switches; fuse boxes; computer/
bracket assemblies; coaxial cables; coils; brakes; brake parts; 
clutches; clutch parts; electrical sensors; and, seat parts (duty rate 
ranges from free to 6.2%).
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary at the 
address below. The closing period for their receipt is August 11, 2015.
    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 
FTZ Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    For further information, contact Pierre Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov 
or (202) 482-1378.

    Dated: June 22, 2015.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-16372 Filed 7-1-15; 8:45 am]
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