Notice2025-11751
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 193, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Lithionics Battery, LLC; (Lithium-Ion Battery Systems and Accessories); Clearwater, Florida
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Published
June 26, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 121 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-32-2025]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 193, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Lithionics Battery, LLC; (Lithium-Ion Battery Systems and
Accessories); Clearwater, Florida
Lithionics Battery, LLC (Lithionics) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its
facilities in Clearwater, Florida within Subzone 193C. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR
400.22) was received on June 13, 2025.
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: lithium-ion battery panel
assembly displays, vent enclosure assemblies, chargers, wiring
harnesses, cores, modules, reception apparatuses, data management
systems, heater thermostat kits, combiner boxes, processor and
accessories kits; busbar riser kits; lifting straps with hardware kits;
direct current (DC) converters; and, circuit breaker enclosures (duty
rate ranges from duty-free to 5.8%).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: thermal
pads; thermal foams; bluetooth removable media; steel binding brackets;
threaded mounting adapters; aluminum support rods; aluminum binding
insulators; nylon insulators; aluminum support boards; inverters;
static converters; lithium-ion batteries; lithium-ion battery modules;
alternators; electromagnetic contactors; electrical pin contacts;
backing plates; binding plates; adapters; busbar risers; copper
busbars; compression plates; copper spacers; copper bus strips; copper
shims; nickel plated bus strips; nickel plated busbars; nickel plated
over-grid jumpers; panel plates; protection plates; printed circuit
board assemblies; wire harnesses; terminators; insulator plates;
plastic mounting holders; and, battery cell top support bars (duty rate
ranges from duty-free to 5.3%). The request indicates that certain
materials/components are subject to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B)
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (section 1702),
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 1702, 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#6107151b2115130005044f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2442505e6450564540410a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is August 5, 2025.
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#66250e140f15483103020203140413140826121407020348010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c1f342e352f720b393838392e3e292e321c282e3d3839723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: June 23, 2025.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-11751 Filed 6-25-25; 8:45 am]
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