[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 150 (Friday, August 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 47962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16811]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-32-2022]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 27--Boston, Massachusetts; Notification 
of Proposed Production Activity, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, LLC, (COVID-19 
Vaccine), Andover, Massachusetts

    Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, LLC (Wyeth) submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its 
facility in Andover, Massachusetts within Subzone 27R. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 
400.22) was received on July 27, 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 COVID-19 vaccine (duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include mRNA 
drug substance, PF-07311356 ALC-0315 Lipid, 2-[(Polyethylene Glycol)-
2000]-N,N-Ditetradecylacetamide (PEG Lipid ALC-0159), and 1,2-
Distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocoline (DSPC) (duty rate ranges from 
3.7% 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 September 14, 
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: August 1, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16811 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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