[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 48910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13870]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

(Docket 33-2006)


Foreign-Trade Zone 52 - Suffolk County, New York, Request for 
Manufacturing Authority, (Cosmetic Kits)

    An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board 
(the
    Board) by the Town of Islip (New York), operator of Foreign-Trade 
Zone (FTZ) 52, requesting authority on behalf of TKD Industries, Inc. 
(TKD) for the manufacture of cosmetic kits under FTZ procedures within 
FTZ 52 in Ronkonkoma, New York. The application was submitted pursuant 
to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
81a-81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was 
formally filed on August 10, 2006.
    TKD operates a manufacturing facility (85 employees) within 
proposed FTZ 52 for the production of cosmetic kits. The finished 
products (classifiable as perfumes and toilet waters, lip makeup, eye 
makeup, manicure, powder, make-up treatments, shampoo, and hair-care 
products) would enter the United States duty free. Imported inputs are 
projected to comprise 34 percent of the value of finished products 
produced under FTZ procedures.
    The company indicates that the foreign inputs that may be admitted 
under FTZ procedures are the following: pre-shave/after-shave; 
deodorants/antiperspirants; bath products; plastic boxes; plastic 
bottles; plastic caps; plastic displays; dust covers; glass containers; 
applicators; and re-usable boxes. Duty rates on the proposed imported 
components currently range from 2.5 to 7.0 percent ad valorem.
    This application requests authority for TKD to conduct the activity 
under FTZ procedures, which would allow the company to choose the duty 
rate that applies to finished products for the foreign components noted 
above. TKD also anticipates realizing certain logistical savings. The 
application indicates that FTZ-related savings would help improve the 
facility's international competitiveness.
    In accordance with the Board's regulations, a member of the FTZ 
Staff has been designated examiner to investigate the application and 
report to the Board.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
(original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board's Executive 
Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their 
receipt is October 23, 2006. Rebuttal comments in response to material 
submitted during the forgoing period may be submitted during the 
subsequent 15-day period (to November 6, 2006).
    A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be 
available for public inspection at each of the following locations: the 
New York U.S. Export Assistance Center, 20 Exchange Place, 40th Floor, 
New York, NY 10005; and, Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-
Trade Zones Board, Room 1115, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

    Dated: August 10, 2006.
Andrew McGilvray,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-13870 Filed 8-21-06; 8:45 am]
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