Notice2024-00202
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 297, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Twin Disc, Inc.; (Power Transmission Products); Lufkin, Texas
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Published
January 9, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00202]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-1-2024]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 297, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Twin Disc, Inc.; (Power Transmission Products); Lufkin, Texas
Twin Disc, Inc. submitted a notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Lufkin, Texas
within Subzone 297A. The notification conforming to the requirements of
the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on December 27,
2023.
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 <a href="http://www.trade.gov/ftz">www.trade.gov/ftz</a>.
The proposed finished products include power take-offs, pump
drives, clutches, and hydrojet engines for marine propulsion (duty rate
ranges from duty-free to 2.8%).
The proposed foreign-status materials and components include:
acrylic polymer seals; plastic plugs; rubber components (shaped blocks;
nitrile O-rings and seals; air bladders); hydraulic hoses with
fittings; paper tags; adhesive labels; owner manuals (printed;
digital); clutch friction plates; alloy steel metal components (tubes;
pipe fittings; pipe plugs; fasteners and fittings; nuts; washers; snap
rings; rivets; cotter pins; freeze plugs; serrated lock washers); cast
iron metal components (pipe fittings; tanks); metal components (screws;
name plates; piston rings); various pins (Clevis; dowel; headed; roll;
tapered); various springs (compression; torsion; wave); brass fittings
and rivets; copper washers; Allen wrenches; hydrojet engine components
(shafts; housings; caps; spacers; bushings; covers; anodes; retainers;
fabricated tunnels); hydraulic pumps; pump parts; heat exchangers;
hydraulic fluid filters; pressure reduction valves; valves; valve
parts; various bearings (ball; tapered roller; spherical roller;
needle; cylindrical roller); steel and roller balls; bearing cups and
housings; transmission components (shafts; backplates; pressure plates;
collars; yokes; brackets; drums; levers; links; sleeves; covers; drive
rings; housings; adapters; keys; slingers; retainers; shims; spacers;
locks); flywheels; shaft couplings; gears; marine propellers; flat
panel displays; wiring harnesses; fluid level gauges; and, electronic
sensors and control modules (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 9.9%).
The request indicates that certain materials/components are 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#afc9dbd5efdbddcecbca81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9afceee0daeee8fbfeffb4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is February 20,
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 Juanita Chen at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#670d1206090e130649040f020927131506030249000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5bfa0b4bbbca1b4fbb6bdb0bb95a1a7b4b1b0fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 3, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-00202 Filed 1-8-24; 8:45 am]
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