[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 56589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17813]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-48-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 164, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Vallourec Star, LP; (Semi-Finished Steel Casing); Muskogee, 
Oklahoma

    Vallourec Star, LP submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Muskogee, 
Oklahoma within Subzone 164A. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
August 11, 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 seamless carbon steel casing 
and seamless alloy steel casing (duty rate is duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include 
seamless carbon steel casing and seamless alloy steel casing (duty rate 
is duty-free). The request indicates that certain materials/components 
are subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 
1962 (section 232) depending on the country of origin. The applicable 
section 232 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 September 27, 
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: August 14, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-17813 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
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