[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67061-67062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18515]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-46-2024]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 84, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; voestalpine High Performance Metals LLC d/b/a voestalpine 
Specialty Metals; (Specialty Metal Products); Houston, Texas

    voestalpine High Performance Metals LLC submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its 
facilities in Houston, Texas within FTZ 84. The notification conforming 
to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on August 12, 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: cold-formed steel shapes; 
hot-rolled steel; steel bar; drilled and honed seamless copper tube; 
bars of nickel and nickel alloy, drilled and honed seamless steel and 
nickel tube; and copper bars, rods and profiles (duty rate ranges from 
duty-free to 3%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: cold-
formed steel shapes; hot-rolled steel; steel bar; bars of nickel and 
nickel alloy, drilled and honed seamless steel and nickel tube; and 
copper bars, rods and profiles (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 3%). 
The request indicates that certain materials/components may be 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 September 30, 
2024.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the

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``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's website.
    For further information, contact Kolade Osho at 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 14, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-18515 Filed 8-16-24; 8:45 am]
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