Notice2026-02773
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 72, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; General Electric Company; (Commercial Aerospace Propulsion Parts and Engine Cores); Lafayette, Indiana
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Published
February 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentForeign-Trade Zones Board
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6186-6187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02773]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-14-2026]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 72, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; General Electric Company; (Commercial Aerospace Propulsion
Parts and Engine Cores); Lafayette, Indiana
General Electric Company submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in
Lafayette, Indiana within FTZ 72. The notification conforming to the
requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on
February 3, 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: aircraft engine cores;
aircraft engine seal assemblies; base metal aircraft engine thermal
blankets; aircraft engine retainer plates; aircraft engine fan stator
assemblies; aircraft engine fan case assemblies; aircraft engine
booster assemblies; aircraft engine hub assemblies; aircraft engine
combustor diffuser nozzle assemblies; aircraft engine high pressure
compressor rotor assemblies; aircraft engine high pressure nozzle
assemblies; base metal aircraft engine blades; base metal aircraft
engine disks; aircraft engine high pressure turbine rotor assemblies;
base metal aircraft engine nozzles; aircraft engine turbine center
frame assemblies; aircraft engine interstage seals; aircraft engine
rear rotating seals; aircraft engine front rotating seals; aircraft
engine heat shields; aircraft engine boroscope plugs; aircraft engine
plugs; base metal aircraft engine blisks; aircraft engine weights;
aircraft engine balances; aircraft engine shrouds; aircraft engine
manifolds; aircraft engine retainer tube assemblies; aircraft engine
rings; aircraft engine connector links; aircraft engine clevises;
aircraft engine tube assemblies; aircraft engine ducts; aircraft engine
cowl assemblies; aircraft engine fuel nozzles; aircraft engine spools;
aircraft engine fairings; aircraft engine panels; aircraft engine air
ducts; aircraft engine sectors; aircraft engine fan cowls; aircraft
engine module assemblies; aircraft engine base assemblies; aircraft
engine spool assemblies; and aircraft engine vane assemblies (duty rate
of duty-free).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: polyester
adhesive decals; plastic washers; plastic o-rings; plastic gaskets;
plastic seals; plastic retainers; plastic blocks; plastic clamps;
plastic bushings; plastic spacers; plastic straps; plastic strips;
plastic sleeves; plastic covers; plastic grommets; plastic isolators;
plastic dampers; plastic connectors; rubber seals; rubber washers;
rubber gaskets; rubber pipe fittings; rubber flange connectors; rubber
grommets; rubber blocks; wood packing boxes; wood packing cases; slag
wool insulation; slag wool shields; carbon fiber bushings; carbon fiber
clamps; carbon fiber gaskets; carbon fiber seals; carbon fiber spacers;
carbon fiber vanes; carbon fibers blades; glass fiber insulation
blankets; glass wool insulation blankets; glass fiber reinforced
fasteners (fiber); glass fiber reinforced fasteners (woven); stainless
steel flanges; stainless steel threaded elbows; stainless steel
threaded couplings; stainless steel threaded bends; stainless steel
threaded sleeves; stainless steel pipe fittings; stainless teel tube
fittings; steel oil tanks; non-stainless alloy threaded fasteners; base
metal threaded fasteners; carbon steel threaded fasteners; stainless
steel threaded fasteners; iron nuts; steel nuts; iron threaded inserts;
steel threaded inserts; steel locking washers; steel spring washers;
steel flat washers; steel rivets; steel cotter pins; steel retaining
rings; steel non threaded hardware; steel springs; steel safety spring
wires; steel connectors for hoses; steel general purpose plugs; steel
general purpose spacers; steel general purpose clamps; steel general
purpose bushings; steel general purpose caps; steel general purpose
sleeves; refined copper wires; copper stranded wires; nickel alloy cold
formed wires; nickel tubes; nickel pipes; nickel tube fittings; nickel
pipe fittings; stranded wire of nickel; nickel screws; nickel bolts;
nickel conduits; nickel couplings; nickel pins; nickel enclosures;
nickel seals; nickel washers; nickel fittings; nickel connectors;
nickel gears; nickel lockwires; nickel lugs; nickel nuts; nickel
joints; nickel rings; nickel rivets; nickel rotors; nickel spacers;
nickel springs; nickel studs; nickel clips; nickel thermocouples;
nickel inserts; nickel tubes; nickel vanes; aluminum screws; aluminum
caps; aluminum pins; aluminum washers; aluminum clamps; aluminum
general purpose spacers; aluminum general purpose plugs; titanium
bolts; titanium screws; titanium pins; titanium seals; titanium
spacers; titanium nuts; titanium washers; titanium connectors; base
metal hinges; base metal mounting fixtures; base metal brackets; steel
flexible tubing; iron flexible tubing; base metal blind rivets; base
metal tubular rivets; base metal bifurcated rivets; base metal
identification plates; power engines spools; power engine nozzle
assemblies; base metal power engine supports; base metal power engines
weights; power engines disks; power engines dampers; base metal power
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engine shims; power engine tube assemblies; power engine shrouds; base
metal power engine sleeves; base metal power engine seals; base metal
power engine segments; base metal power engine rings; base metal power
engine blade retainers; base metal power engine vane retainers; base
metal power engine retainer seals; base metal power engine plugs; power
engine blades; power engine manifolds; power engine fuel nozzle
assemblies; linear acting hydraulic cylinders; pneumatic power engines;
pneumatic power motors; reciprocating positive replacing pumps; axial
fans; centrifugal fans; cooling fan; blower assembly; heat exchangers;
fuel filters; oil separators; fuel separators; engine fluid filters;
oleo hydraulic vales; oleo pneumatic valves; check valves; safety
relief valves; regulator valves; bodies of valves; ball bearings;
spherical roller bearings; cylindrical roller bearings; roller bearing
rings; roller bearing races; ball bearing rings; ball bearing races;
transmission shafts; crank shafts; cam shafts; plain shaft bearings;
aircraft engine gears; gearboxes tubes; gearboxes drains; gearbox
covers; gearbox housings; multilayered metal gaskets; mechanical seals;
base metal sheeting joints; AC alternator generators; motor stator
rings generator stator rings; engine igniters; engine exciters;
electronic engine control software; electrical plugs; junction boxes;
electric terminals; programmable controllers; electrical switching
apparatuses; flight recorders; flight sensors; copper winding wire;
winding wire; coaxial cables; wiring harnesses; electrical cables with
fitting; electrical cables; aircraft nacelles; aircraft thrust
reversers; thermometers; flow meters; electrical pressure meters;
measuring meters; checking meters; liquid heat pressure meters;
pressure probes; measuring probes; checking probes; testing equipment;
vibration sensors; testing probes; hydro-mechanical units; and hydro-
mechanical units sensors (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 15%).
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#2147555b6155534045440f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="096f7d73497d7b686d6c276e667f">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is March 23, 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 Brian Warnes at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#680a1a010906461f091a060d1b281c1a090c0d460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ceacbca7afa0e0b9afbca0abbd8ebabcafaaabe0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 6, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02773 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
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