[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 75025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26556]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-57-2022]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; BMW Manufacturing 
Company, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles), Spartanburg, South Carolina

    BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Spartanburg, South Carolina within Subzone 38A. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 
400.22) was received on November 29, 2022.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) 
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 material(s)/component(s) would be added 
to the production authority that the Board previously approved for the 
operation, as reflected on the Board's website.
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: 
textile floor mats consisting of a blend of manmade fiber yarns fused 
into a plastic backing; roof antennas; vehicle cameras; suppression 
filters; and, trap circuits (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 6.7%). 
The request indicates the 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 January 17, 
2023.
    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: December 1, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26556 Filed 12-6-22; 8:45 am]
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