[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 61756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24305]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-71-2021]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Swafford Warehousing, 
Inc. (Medical Kits); Greer, South Carolina

    The South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 38, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board (the Board) on behalf of Swafford Warehousing, Inc., located in 
Greer, South Carolina under FTZ 38. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
November 1, 2021.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components and 
specific finished product, medical kits (duty-free), 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 foreign-status materials and components include: 
Lubricating jelly; catheters; alcohol-free sanitizing wipe sachets; 
burn film cling roll, plastic; chest drain kit (includes: Sutures, 
blunt forceps, chest drainage bag); hypodermic needles; sterile 
sutures; bandages, cotton adhesive; procedure masks; retractors; pocket 
bougies, endotracheal tubes; shielded intravenous (IV) catheters; 
instant ice packs; syringes; nasal cannulas; kinesiology tape; oxygen 
masks; gauze, sterile wound dressing, cotton mesh with paraffin wax 
blend; hygienic hand sanitizer; quick release tourniquets; sharpsafe 
boxes; sterile IV giving set for parenteral administration of infusions 
(IV fluids); forceps; film ported cannulas; glucometers; paper utility 
drapes; latex gloves; surgical cricothyrotomy sets (includes: Scalpels; 
syringes; tracheal tubes; extension tubing; tracheal hooks and neck 
tape); plastic nasal airway tubes with adjustable flange, latex-free; 
and, scalpels (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 5.3%). 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 December 20, 
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: November 2, 2021.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24305 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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