Notice2024-11220

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 207, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Voestalpine High Performance Metals LLC; (Wire Rod), South Boston, Virginia

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Published
May 22, 2024

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Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 44959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11220]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-23-2024]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 207, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Voestalpine High Performance Metals LLC; (Wire Rod), South 
Boston, Virginia

    Voestalpine High Performance Metals LLC (voestalpine) submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the 
Board) for its facility in South Boston, Virginia within Subzone 207E. 
The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's 
regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on May 15, 2024.
    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 
product(s) and 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 finished products include: wire rod (duty rate ranges 
from 2.6 to 3%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: hot and 
cold formed wire (duty rate ranges from 2.5 to 3%). The request 
indicates that certain materials/components may be 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#2640525c66525447424308414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3859799a39791828786cd848c95">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is July 1, 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 Kolade Osho at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da91b5b6bbbebff495a9b2b59aaea8bbbebff4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cd7f3f0fdf8f9b2d3eff4f3dce8eefdf8f9b2fbf3ea">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: May 17, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11220 Filed 5-21-24; 8:45 am]
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