Notice2026-01388
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 70, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; IMRA America Inc.; (Femtosecond Fiber Laser Systems); Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Published
January 26, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2026)]
[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: 2026-01388]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-9-2026]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 70, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; IMRA America Inc.; (Femtosecond Fiber Laser Systems); Ann
Arbor, Michigan
The Greater Detroit Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 70,
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ
Board (the Board) on behalf of IMRA America Inc. (IMRA) for IMRA's
facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan within FTZ 70.The notification
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR
400.22) was received on January 19, 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: Pre-Amplified Light
Emitters; Power Amplifiers; and Oscillator Modules (duty free).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: Optical
Glass Fiber; Gallium Arsenide-Compound Wafers (2mm x 2mm to 4 inch x 4
inch); Laser Diodes; Highly reflective Coated Mirrors; Optical Grating;
Tunable Optical Filters in Aluminum Housing; Optical Glass Fiber in
Aluminum Housing; Fiber Grating; Glass Optical Dichroic Lenses; Glass
Diced Mirrors; Glass Diced Windows; Optical Glass Lenses Mounted in
Stainless Steel; Acousto-Optic Modulator Drivers; Fiber Acousto-Optic
Modulators; Glass Windows; Silicon and Aluminum Alloy Mounts; Glass
Optical Isolators in Aluminum Housing; Fiber Acousto-Optic Modulators
with Gold-Plated Stainless-Steel Housing; Stainless Steel Mounts;
Stainless Steel Cylinders; Pre-Amplified Light Emitters; Power
Amplifiers to Femtosecond Laser; Oscillator Modules to Create
Femtosecond Pulses; Aluminum Adapter Plates; Aluminum Fiber Saddles;
and Copper Mounts (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 4.5%).
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#0563717f4571776461602b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abcddfd1ebdfd9cacfce85ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is March 9, 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#177d787f793971656e7257636576737239707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1d77727573337b6f64785d696f7c7978337a726b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: January 21, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01388 Filed 1-23-26; 8:45 am]
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