[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 15911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05810]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-8-2022]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 43--Battle Creek, Michigan; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity; Pfizer, Inc. (Lipid Active 
Pharmaceutical Ingredients), Kalamazoo, Michigan

    Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer) submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Kalamazoo, Michigan within Subzone 43E. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on March 11, 2022.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components and 
specific finished products 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 
products 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 products include active pharmaceutical 
ingredients for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine--Lipid ALC-0159 K Finished 
and Lipid ALC-0315 Crude (duty rate is 3.7% or 6.5%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: 
Methoxy Polyethylene Glycol (MPEG) Acid; Enzyme CDX-616; Registered 
Starter Chemical PF-07321332; 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-Oxyl; 1-
Propanephosphonic Acid Cyclic Andydrid; 4-Amino-1-Butanol; Tetamine NS 
Succinate Salt; and, 2-Hexyldecanoic Acid (duty rate ranges from duty 
free to 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 May 2, 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: March 15, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-05810 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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