[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 36753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09659]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-17-2024]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 21, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Patheon API Inc.; (Pharmaceutical Products); Florence, South 
Carolina

    Patheon API Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facilities in Florence, 
South Carolina, within Subzone 21J. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
April 26, 2024.
    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: oseltamivir phosphate--
active pharmaceutical ingredient (API); benserazide hydrochloric acid 
(Parkinson's Disease finished drug); AMG 510 API; capecitabine API; 
MSBA-30K (methyl succinimidyl butanoic acid 30 kilodalton) API; and, 
PEG2-NHS (PEGinterferon with N-hyroxysuccinate) finished drug (duty 
rate ranges from duty-free to 6.5%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: 
resorcinol; ethyl alcohol (specifically denatured alcohol); ethyl 
acetate; hydrogen; hydrochloric acid; silica gel pack; sodium hydroxide 
solid and in solution; sodium hydroxide; copper II sulfate 
pentahydrate; palladium (catalyst); N-heptane; methylene chloride, 
unpreserved; methanol; benzaldehyde; pyrogallolaldehyde; glacial acetic 
acid; N-pentylchloroformate; 2-Bromo-5-hydroxybenzoic acid; DL-serine 
hydrazide hydrochloride; pyridine, 99.5%; aminofuranoside; capecitabine 
API; sodium bicarbonate; fiber drum (cardboard); drum (high density 
polyethylene); drum (steel); and, drum jet ring (steel) (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 5.8%). 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 June 12, 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: April 30, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-09659 Filed 5-2-24; 8:45 am]
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