[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 66929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23274]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-61-2020]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176--Rockford, Illinois; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity, Tricida Inc. (Pharmaceutical Products), 
Rockford, Illinois

    PCI Pharma Services, an operator within FTZ 176 in Rockford, 
Illinois, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to 
the FTZ Board on behalf of Tricida Inc. (Tricida). The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 
CFR 400.22) was received on October 14, 2020.
    The proposed production facilities are located within FTZ 176. The 
facilities are used for the production of pharmaceutical products. 
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited to the 
specific foreign-status material/component and specific finished 
product described in the submitted notification (as described below) 
and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
    Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Tricida from customs 
duty payments on the foreign-status component used in export 
production. On its domestic sales, for the foreign-status material/
component noted below, Tricida would be able to choose the duty rate 
during customs entry procedures that applies to Veverimer (TRC101)--
medicament in measured doses (duty free). Tricida 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 material/component sourced from abroad is a synthetic polymer 
with an average of at least five monomer units (poly(allylamine-co-
N,N'-diallyl-1,3-diaminopropaneco-1,2-diaminoethane) (duty rate 6.5%). 
The request indicates that the material/component is 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: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is November 30, 
2020.
    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 Chris Wedderburn at 
[email protected] or (202) 482-1963.

    Dated: October 16, 2020.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23274 Filed 10-20-20; 8:45 am]
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