Notice2024-00306
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; (Passenger Motor Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Published
January 10, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 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: 2024-00306]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-2-2024]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 134, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; (Passenger Motor
Vehicles); Chattanooga, Tennessee
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its
facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee within FTZ 134. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR
400.22) was received on January 4, 2024.
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 components include: high voltage
heating positive coefficient modules; stainless steel exhaust systems
with catalyst; spindle drives; light on detection sensors; and, rain
sensors (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 4.2%). 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 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#7c1a08063c080e1d1819521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0167757b4175736065642f666e77">[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 Christopher Wedderburn at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#783b100a110b562f1d1c1c1d0a1a0d0a16380c0a191c1d561f170e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c6f445e455f027b494848495e4e595e426c585e4d4849024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 4, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-00306 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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