[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12823-12824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03377]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-8-2024]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 182, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Valbruna Slater Stainless Inc.; (Metal Ingots); Fort Wayne, 
Indiana

    Valbruna Slater Stainless Inc. submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Fort Wayne, Indiana within Subzone 182A. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on February 12, 2024.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/

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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 stainless steel ingots and 
nickel ingots (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 3.0%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include 
stainless steel ingots and nickel ingots (duty rate ranges from duty-
free to 3.0%). The request indicates that certain materials/components 
are 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 April 1, 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: February 13, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-03377 Filed 2-16-24; 8:45 am]
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