[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 84302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26620]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-62-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 183, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Flextronics America, LLC; (Automated Data Processing 
Machines); Austin, Texas

    Flextronics America, LLC submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Austin, Texas within Subzone 183C. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
November 28, 2023.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(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 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 foreign-status materials and components include: 
plastic packaging bags, bubble wrap, cushions, and end caps; printed 
paper labels; and, paper and paperboard cardboard packaging cushions 
and dividers (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 3.0%). 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 January 16, 
2024.
    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: November 29, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-26620 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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