[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: 2022-16812]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-29-2022]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 57--Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, Exela Pharma Sciences, 
LLC, (Pharmaceutical Products), Lenoir, North Carolina

    The Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, grantee of FTZ 57, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board (the Board) on behalf of Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC, located in 
Lenoir, North Carolina within Subzone 57D. The notification conforming 
to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on July 28, 2022.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status 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 is a Covid-19 vaccine (duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status components are type 1 borosilicate 
glass vials (2 milliliters) and rubber stoppers for vials (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 2.7%). The request indicates the 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 Christopher Wedderburn at 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 1, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16812 Filed 8-4-22; 8:45 am]
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