Notice2025-22986

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 45, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Nanoverse Technologies; (Semiconductor Production Equipment); Beaverton, Oregon

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December 16, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58229-58230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22986]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-52-2025]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 45, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Nanoverse Technologies; (Semiconductor Production Equipment); 
Beaverton, Oregon

    Nanoverse Technologies submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Beaverton, Oregon within FTZ 45. The notification conforming to the 
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on 
October 9, 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: laser scribing tool; 
metrology tool; metrology/laser tool; laser scribing tool sub-
assemblies; and, metrology tool sub-assemblies (duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: green and 
ultraviolet lasers (50, 80, and 100 watts); equipment front end 
modules; transfer robots; coat/clean systems; water-cooled temperature-
controlled precision air processors (HEPA filtration); water-cooled 
thermo-chillers; peripheral cabinets; line scan cameras; frame 
grabbers; objective lenses (achromat, plan achromat, fluorite, and 
apochromat, with magnifications from 0.5x-100x); stainless steel 
fabricated brackets, mounting plates, spacers, substrates; cables and 
cable assemblies fitted with connectors, not used for 
telecommunications, under 1,000 volts (USB, RJ45 ethernet, coaxial, 
terminal, and circular connectors); unmounted lenses (plano convex, 
plano concave, cylindrical, and Fresnel); unmounted mirrors (concave, 
convex, spherical, parabolic, and elliptical mirrors); mounted mirrors 
for laser path direction; pellicle beam splitters and polarizers; 
granite slabs (8 inches thick); digital still image video cameras; 
resistance temperature detectors; aluminum fabricated mounting (plates, 
brackets, spacers); coax cable with LED green spotlight; printed 
circuit assemblies for semiconductor manufacturing equipment; lens 
tubes not containing optical elements but, mechanical parts designed to 
hold optics; solenoid valves; high precision flow regulators; mounted 
optical diffusers; precision positioning stages providing motion in X, 
Y and theta/rotational axis; laser scan heads (2 axis galvanometer for 
laser positioning); enterprise rack servers (high performance computing 
systems); servo drives used to control servo motors; power supply unit 
for galvo drives (input 115V AC, output <plus-minus>40V DC); optical 
modulators; touch screen monitors; optical power meters that measure 
laser power; system on modules designed as a component for data 
processing machines; quick connect/disconnect couplings; wafer chuck; 
pneumatic actuators; motor steppers; and, pressure sensors (duty rate 
ranges from duty-free to 6.0%). 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), or 
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#137567695367617277763d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c7a68665c686e7d7879327b736a">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is January 26, 
2026.
    A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection 
in the

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``Online FTZ Information System'' section of the Board's website.
    For further information, contact Christopher Wedderburn at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c2f041e051f423b090808091e0e191e022c181e0d0809420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="52113a203b217c0537363637203027203c1226203336377c353d24">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: December 11, 2025.
Juanita Chen,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-22986 Filed 12-15-25; 8:45 am]
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