Notice2022-21280
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134-Chattanooga, Tennessee; Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America-Chattanooga Operations, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee
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September 30, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59395-59396]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21280]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-45-2022]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134--Chattanooga, Tennessee;
Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of
America--Chattanooga Operations, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles);
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Volkswagen Group of America--Chattanooga Operations, LLC submitted
a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the
Board) for its facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee under FTZ 134. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations
(15 CFR 400.22) was received on September 26, 2022.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(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
<a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>. The proposed 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 foreign-status materials and components include: USB
port for infotainment system; driver assistance (device that reads the
sensors on the vehicle and relays information through the radio);
camera systems; and, windshields (duty rate ranges from duty-free to
2.5%). The request indicates that certain materials/components are
subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962
(section 232) and section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301),
depending on the country of origin. The
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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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#026476784276706366672c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="187e6c62586c6a797c7d367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is November 9,
2022.
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 Christopher Wedderburn at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f3c170d160c51281a1b1b1a0d1d0a0d113f0b0d1e1b1a51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6122091308124f3604050504130314130f2115130005044f060e17">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: September 27, 2022.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-21280 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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