[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 53945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21123]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-66-2021]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 84--Houston, Texas; Notification of 
Proposed Production Activity; Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (Houston) 
Inc. (Forklifts/Work Trucks and Related Subassemblies/Kits), Houston, 
Texas

    Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (Houston) Inc. (formerly Mitsubishi 
Caterpillar Forklift America, Inc.) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its 
facility in Houston, Texas under FTZ 84. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on September 10, 2021.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components described 
in the submitted notification (summarized below) and subsequently 
authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem from conducting 
production activity under FTZ procedures are explained in the 
background section of the Board's website--accessible via 
www.trade.gov/ftz. The proposed materials/components would be added to 
the production authority that the Board previously approved for the 
operation, as reflected on the Board's website.
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include joint 
temperature and pressure sensors, forklift control terminals, 
pantographs, and USB sticks (duty-free). The request indicates that 
certain materials/components are 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 8, 
2021.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the ``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's 
website.
    For further information, contact Diane Finver at 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 23, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-21123 Filed 9-28-21; 8:45 am]
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