[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 88 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 37174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09779]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-18-2024]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; PPC Broadband, Inc.; (Fiber Optic Conduit); East Syracuse, 
New York

    PPC Broadband, Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production 
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facilities in East 
Syracuse, New York, within Subzone 90C. 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 
product(s) and 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 finished product is fiber optic conduit (duty rate, 
3.1%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include 
polyester pull cord, copper clad steel wire, polyethylene pellets, and 
polypropylene pellets (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 7.5%). The 
request indicates that polyester pull cord will be admitted to the zone 
in privileged foreign (PF) status (19 CFR 146.41), thereby precluding 
inverted tariff benefits on such items. The request also 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 PF status.
    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 17, 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: May 1, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-09779 Filed 5-3-24; 8:45 am]
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