Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 238 Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Celanese Acetate LLC; (Cellulose Acetate Tow and Flake); Narrows, Virginia

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January 21, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2519-2520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01087]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-5-2026]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 238 Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Celanese Acetate LLC; (Cellulose Acetate Tow and Flake); 
Narrows, Virginia

    The New River Valley Economic Development Alliance, Inc., grantee 
of FTZ 238, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to 
the FTZ Board (the Board) on behalf of Celanese Acetate LLC (Celanese) 
for Celanese's facility in Narrows, Virginia within Subzone 238E. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations 
(15 CFR 400.22) was received on January 14, 2026.
    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: Cellulose Acetate Tow 
Filament Yarn; Cellulose Acetate Tow Filament; and Nonplasticized 
Cellulose Acetate Flakes (duty rate ranges from 5.6% to 8.8%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: High-
Purity Wood Pulp (duty free). 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) or 
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the 
country of origin. The applicable section 1702 and section 301 
decisions require subject merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in 
privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). The request also indicates 
that high purity wood pulp may be subject to an antidumping/
countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order/investigation if imported from 
certain countries. The Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.13(c)(2)) 
require that merchandise subject to AD/CVD orders, or items which would 
be otherwise subject to suspension of liquidation under AD/CVD 
procedures if they entered U.S. customs territory, be admitted to the 
zone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).

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    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#87e1f3fdc7f3f5e6e3e2a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b6d7f714b7f796a6f6e256c647d">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is March 2, 2026.
    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 John Frye at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3b9bcbbbdfdb5a1aab693a7a1b2b7b6fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7a10151214541c08031f3a0e081b1e1f541d150c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

     Dated: January 15, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01087 Filed 1-20-26; 8:45 am]
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