[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 23620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08185]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-26-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 204, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; GSM Engineered Fabrics, LLC; (Industrial Belts); Kingsport, 
Tennessee

    The Tri-Cities Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 204, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the 
Board) on behalf of GSM Engineered Fabrics, LLC, located in Kingsport, 
Tennessee within FTZ 204. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
April 12, 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 products include finished industrial woven 
and spiral link belts (duty rate--3.8%) used in liquid and solid 
separation.
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include rolls 
of woven polyester belt material, rolls of spiral polyphenylene sulfide 
belt material, and adhesive tape (duty rate ranges from 3.8% to 8%). 
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 30, 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 Diane Finver at 
[email protected].

    Dated: April 13, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08185 Filed 4-17-23; 8:45 am]
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