[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 39823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13015]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-40-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 255, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Lenox Corporation; (Kitchenware, Tableware, Home D[eacute]cor 
Sets); Hagerstown, Maryland

    The Board of County Commissioners of Washington County, Maryland, 
grantee of FTZ 255, submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) on behalf of Lenox Corporation, 
located in Hagerstown, Maryland within FTZ 255. 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(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 sets of cookware, 
servingware, dinnerware, organizers, flatware, tableware, drinkware, 
home d[eacute]cor, stemware, cutlery, and kitchenware (duty rate ranges 
from duty-free to 26%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: 
silicone straws; wood cutting boards; wax filled candles; plastic 
cookware; plastic trays; plastic dinnerware; plastic drinkware; wood 
utensil organizers; wood eating utensils; wood tableware caddies; wood 
servingware; wood flatware chests; paperboard gift boxes; thermal 
travel mugs; porcelain dinnerware; porcelain hotel and restaurant 
dinnerware; porcelain servingware; porcelain drinkware; porcelain 
steins; porcelain paper towel holders; ceramic pet bowls; ceramic 
steins; ceramic dinnerware; ceramic restaurant and hotel dinnerware; 
ceramic servingware; ceramic bakeware; ceramic cookie jar; ceramic 
utensil crocks; ceramic teapots; ceramic drinkware; ceramic shaker 
sets; ceramic ornaments; ceramic picture frames; ceramic vases; ceramic 
figurines; glass stemware; crystal flute sets; crystal stemware; 
crystal drinkware; glass drinkware; glass decanters; glass servingware; 
crystal ring holders; glass picture frames; glass figurines; silver 
jewelry boxes; pearl picture frames; stainless steel servingware; 
stainless steel teakettles; stainless steel coated containers; 
stainless steel food storage boxes; copper food storage containers; 
aluminum drinkware; zinc coin banks; stainless steel blade sharpeners; 
stainless steel wine openers; mechanical kitchen appliances; stainless 
steel knives; stainless steel knife sets; stainless steel kitchen 
shears; nonmechanical metal blades; stainless steel kitchenware sets 
including items such as spoons, forks, ladles, skimmers, cake-servers, 
fish-knives, butter-knives, sugar tongs; silver-plated metal 
servingware sets; silver-plated metal flatware sets; stainless steel 
flatware; stainless steel servingware; stainless steel dinnerware; 
silver-plated metal statuettes; silver-plated metal picture frames; 
electric toasters; music boxes; steel display trays; brass candle 
holders; porcelain figurines; stainless steel cake toppers; and, 
stainless steel insulated flasks (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 
28%). 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 July 31, 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: June 13, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13015 Filed 6-16-23; 8:45 am]
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