[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15641-15642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05150]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-20-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 155, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Caterpillar Inc.; (Construction and Earth Moving Machines); 
Victoria, Texas

    Caterpillar Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Victoria, 
Texas, within FTZ 155. The notification conforming to the requirements 
of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 6, 
2023.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) and 
specific finished product(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 finished 
product(s) and 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 finished products include front-end shovel loaders, 
landfill compactors, and wheel dozers (duty rates are duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: 
additives (coolant; hydraulic oil); refrigerants; diesel exhaust 
fluids; polyester-based paints; lubricant oils; rust preventative 
coatings; plastic components (seals; tapes; storage envelopes and 
protective covers; knobs; handles; latches; thrust discs; covers for 
connectors; shields for engines; hoses and hose assemblies); rubber 
components (tires; tires with steel rims); paper labels; man-made fiber 
ribbons; nylon protective sleeves for wire harnesses; polyester 
components (protective sleeves for sensors; webbing straps with 
plates); felt filters for water pumps; steel components (gaskets; 
slugs; flanges; couplings; elbows; connectors; cables; chains; wire 
links; fastener block bosses; brackets for wiring; support assemblies; 
angles for frame assemblies; baffles; blocks (for: tanks; hardware; 
arms; fasteners; bumpers; frames of machines); bearing caps; channels 
for frames; columns for frames; covers for valve mountings; drawbars; 
elbows and elbow assemblies for turbo lines; tube fillers and filler

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assemblies for tanks; frames and frame assemblies (for: batteries; 
engines; rippers); grills for radiators; assembly guards (yoke; tilt); 
door gussets; platform gussets; hitches and hitch assemblies; steering 
links for chassis frames; panels and panel assemblies; pins and pin 
assemblies for machines and machine frames; plates and plate assemblies 
(for machines and machine frames; doors; filter mounts; tanks; turn 
stops; valve mounts; ground plate assemblies; pin assemblies); posts 
for guardrails; rails and rail assemblies; screens and screen 
assemblies; clutch sleeves; spacers; tubes and tube assemblies; yokes 
and yoke assemblies; walkway handrails for machine frames; plates for 
adjusters; brackets); ceramic substrates for catalyst filters; mirrors; 
silicone and glass fiber insulation; iron components (slugs; flanges; 
couplings; elbows; connectors; cables; chains); metal components (ring 
seals; rivets); connectors (spring hose; electrical); copper components 
(tubes; insert fasteners; drain plugs); brass insert fasteners; 
taperlock studs; exhaust bellows; pump components (accumulators; 
spacers; sleeves; manifolds; covers); motor mufflers; winches; onboard 
in-cab printers; breaker bars; pneumatic hand-held lubricating pumps; 
balls for ball bearings; transmission shaft axles; shaft joints 
(universal; input); power train generators; antennas for tire 
monitoring systems; digital cameras installed on machines; radar 
detector sensors; capacitors; resistors; electronic controls; LED 
lamps; transistors; wire harnesses; brakes; brake axles; axles; axle 
components (spacers; washers; rings; pinions; retainers; housings; 
gears; cases; brake fluid tubes; drum wheels); radiators; radiator 
components (cores; tanks; sheets); mufflers; exhaust pipes; clutches; 
clutch components (pistons; plates; friction discs; housings); 
assemblies (tube; coupling; push button; core; crossmember; elbow tube 
for water lines; line; mount; platform; shaft; support; diesel exhaust 
fluid manifold; cushion; brush); couplings; adapters; adapter 
components (clutches; hoses); drive bearings; brackets and bracket 
assemblies; bushings; cage bearings; fuel caps and cap assemblies; cast 
iron components (hitch caps; covers for hydraulic tanks); core clutch 
discs; covers for oil lines; aluminum radiator elbows; guards 
(powertrain; radiator); hubs and hub assemblies; hub impellers; 
magnets; rebound pads; steel and iron bearing retainers; stainless 
steel components (rods for adjusters; sheets and sheet assemblies for 
chassis frames and radiators; shields and shield assemblies for exhaust 
and exhaust turbochargers); shafts (powertrain; brake); silicone wire 
heater sleeves; steel and aluminum tanks and tank assemblies; mounting 
components (group wiring; brackets; supports; clamps); frame locks; 
ring magnets; cab seats for machines; control support knobs; plates 
(for: bracket assemblies; machine seats); support arms; pins for 
machines and frames; adjuster controls; and, flood lamps and lights for 
machines (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 7.9%). The request 
indicates that certain materials/components are subject to duties under 
section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (section 232) or section 
301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of 
origin. The applicable section 232 and 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 24, 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 Juanita Chen at 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 8, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-05150 Filed 3-13-23; 8:45 am]
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