[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: 2023-26621]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-61-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 26, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Mohawk Carpet Distribution, LLC; (Machine-Made Woven and 
Tufted Rugs of Polypropylene); Calhoun and Sugar Valley, Georgia

    Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the 
Board) on behalf of Mohawk Carpet Distribution, LLC (Mohawk), located 
in Calhoun and Sugar Valley, Georgia, within FTZ 26. 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) 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 machine-made rugs of 
polypropylene (woven with pile, woven without pile, and tufted) (duty 
rate ranges from duty-free to 6%).
    The proposed foreign-status material/component is continuous 
filament polypropylene (CFPP) yarn (single-ply and multi-ply (twisted 
or cabled)) (duty rate is 8.8% and 8%, respectively). The request 
indicates that the material/component is 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). As requested, FTZ authority would be subject to the following 
restrictions: (1) the annual volume of CFPP yarn that Mohawk may admit 
into the proposed subzone under NPF status be limited to 2.9 million 
kilograms, and (2) any approval be limited to five years.
    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 Diane Finver at 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 29, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-26621 Filed 12-4-23; 8:45 am]
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