[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 11410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04225]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-6-2022]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 43--Battle Creek, Michigan; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Pfizer, Inc. (Nirmatrelvir Active 
Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) for COVID-19 Treatment); Kalamazoo, 
Michigan

    Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board for its facility Kalamazoo, 
Michigan. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on February 22, 2022.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components and 
specific finished product 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 finished 
product and 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 finished product is Nirmatrelvir API (duty rate, 
6.5%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include 
Registered Starter Chemical PF-04349713-01, Registered Starter Chemical 
PF-07321787, Registered Starter Chemical PF-07328614-01, 2-
Hydroxypyridine-N-oxide (HOPO), and Dimethylaminopropylethyl 
carbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC HCI) (duty rates are 3.7% or 6.5%). 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 April 11, 2022.
    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: February 23, 2022.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-04225 Filed 2-28-22; 8:45 am]
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