Notice2023-12690
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 163, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Puerto Rico Steel Products Corporation; (Construction and Fencing Products); Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico
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Published
June 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38811-38812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12690]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-38-2023]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 163, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Puerto Rico Steel Products Corporation; (Construction and
Fencing Products); Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Steel Products Corporation submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its
facility in Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico within Subzone 163L. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations
(15 CFR 400.22) was received on June 8, 2023.
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be
limited to the specific foreign-status material/component and specific
finished product 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 finished product and material/
component 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 galvanized chain link fence with
PVC coating (duty rate is duty-free).
The proposed foreign-status material/component is galvanized wire
with PVC coating (duty rate is duty-free). The request indicates that
the material/component is 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:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593f2d23192d2b383d3c773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3452404e7440465550511a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is July 24, 2023.
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 Juanita Chen at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#18726d7976716c79367b707d76586c6a797c7d367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="422837232c2b36236c212a272c0236302326276c252d34">[email protected]</span></a>.
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Dated: June 8, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12690 Filed 6-13-23; 8:45 am]
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