[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38811-38812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12690]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-38-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 163, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Puerto Rico Steel Products Corporation; (Construction and 
Fencing Products); Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico Steel Products Corporation submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its 
facility in Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico within Subzone 163L. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations 
(15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 8, 2023.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material/component 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 material/
component 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 galvanized chain link fence with 
PVC coating (duty rate is duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status material/component is galvanized wire 
with PVC coating (duty rate is duty-free). The request indicates that 
the material/component is 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 July 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].


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    Dated: June 8, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12690 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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