[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1749-1750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00737]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-2-2026]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 72, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Iwis Drive Systems, LLC; (Customized Parts and Drive System 
Components); Whitestown, Indiana

    Iwis drive systems, LLC submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Whitestown, Indiana within FTZ 72. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
January 9, 2026.
    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: roller chains; articulated 
link chains; roller chain links; stainless steel spacers; steel 
buckets; steel paddles; steel slats; steel bushings; steel retainer 
blocks; steel spindles; steel bars; steel collars; steel cylinder caps; 
steel pins; steel couplers; steel pivot shafts; steel sprockets; and, 
steel shafts (duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: grease 
lubrication; oil lubrication; plastic caps used to provide surface in 
flat top roller chain; plastic caps used in conveyor chain assemblies; 
rubber paddles; wooden reels; stainless steel rods; stainless steel 
round bars; steel roller chains; steel engineered class chains; steel 
articulated link chains; steel roller chain links; steel welded link 
chains; steel threaded bolts; steel threaded nuts; steel washers; steel 
spacers steel cotter pins; steel tweezers; steel spindles; steel bar; 
steel collars; steel cylinder caps; steel pins; steel couplers; steel 
bushings; steel pivot shafts; mechanical chain cutters; mechanical 
crimping tools; steel buckets used with engineered class chains for 
mining industry; steel slats used with engineered class chains for 
mining industry; steel shafts; steel transmission shafts; structural 
steel support shafts; steel feeder slats; ductile iron feeder slats; 
hydraulic crimping tools; steel sprockets; steel gears; roller 
bearings; slip clutches; ductile iron slats; and, steel snap rings 
(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 10.7%). The request indicates that 
certain materials/components are subject to duties under section 
1702(a)(1)(B) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(section 1702), 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 1702, section 232, and 
section 301 decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to 
FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). The request also 
indicates that tapered roller bearings, geogrids of plastics and 
rubber, stainless steel bar, and aluminum extrusions are subject to an 
antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order/investigation if 
imported from certain countries. The Board's regulations (15 CFR 
400.13(c)(2)) require that merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders, or 
items which would be otherwise subject to suspension of liquidation 
under AD/CVD procedures if they entered U.S. customs territory, be 
admitted to the zone 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 February 24, 
2026.
    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 Brian Warnes at 
[email protected].


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    Dated: January 13, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-00737 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
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