Notice2026-02774
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 93, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; General Electric Company; (Commercial Aerospace Propulsion Parts and Engine Cores); Durham, North Carolina
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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 6187-6188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02774]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-15-2026]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 93, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; General Electric Company; (Commercial Aerospace Propulsion
Parts and Engine Cores); Durham, North Carolina
General Electric Company submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in
Durham, North Carolina within FTZ 93. 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;
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 inlet
assemblies; aircraft engine module assemblies; aircraft engine base
assemblies; aircraft engine spool assemblies; and, aircraft engine vane
assemblies (duty rate is duty-free).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: plastic
tubing, plastic pipes; plastic hoses; polyester adhesive decals;
plastic caps; plastic stoppers; plastic handles; plastic knobs; plastic
washers; plastic o-rings; 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 blankets; 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; graphite gaskets; graphite
vanes; glass fiber insulation blankets; glass wool insulation blankets;
glass fiber reinforced fasteners (fiber), glass fiber reinforced
fasteners (woven), stainless steel rods; stainless steel bars;
stainless steel threaded elbows; stainless steel threaded couplings;
stainless steel threaded bends; stainless steel threaded sleeves;
stainless steel pipe fittings; stainless steel tube fittings; steel oil
tanks; 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
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;
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nickel alloy cold formed wires; nickel tubes; nickel pipes; nickel tube
fittings; nickel pipe fittings; nickel stranded wires; nickel screws;
nickel bolts; nickel conduits; nickel couplings; nickel pins; nickel
enclosures; nickel seals; nickel washers; nickel fittings; nickel
connectors; nickel gears; nickel lockwire; 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
tube fittings; aluminum pipe fittings; aluminum oil tank; aluminum box;
aluminum container; aluminum screws; aluminum caps; aluminum pins;
aluminum washers; aluminum clamps; aluminum general purpose spacers;
aluminum general purpose plugs; cobalt bolts; cobalt screws; cobalt
pins; cobalt seals; cobalt spacers; 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 pools; power engine nozzle assemblies; base metal power engine
supports; base metal power engine weights; power engines disks; power
engines dampers; base metal power 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 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; rotary power replacement pumps; pump housings; pump
covers; pump bodies; axial fans; centrifugal fans; cooling fans; blower
assemblies; heat exchangers; fuel filters; oil separators; fuel
separators; engine fluid filters; air filters; filter bodies; filter
elements; filter cartridges; filter strainers; filter housings; lifting
machine rings; lifting machine hooks; mechanical machines; oleo
hydraulic valves; 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 drain; gearbox
covers; gearbox housings; multilayered metal gaskets; mechanical seals;
base metal sheeting joints; electric motors; torque motors; torque
generators; AC alternator generators; moto stator rings; generator
stator rings; engine igniters; starter generators; electric fire
alarms; electric smoke alarms; electronic engine control software;
electrical circuit protectors; electrical switches; electrical plugs;
junction boxes; electric terminals; programmable controllers;
electrical switching apparatuses; flight recorders; flight sensors;
flight recorders speed sensors; copper winding wires; coaxial cables;
wiring harnesses; electrical cable with fitting; electrical cables;
plastic insulating fittings; aircraft nacelles; aircraft thrust
reversers; boroscope plugs; boroscope inspection tools; borescopes;
navigation equipment; thermometers; flow meters; electrical pressure
meters; measuring meters; checking meters; liquid heat pressure meters;
pressure probes; measuring probes; checking probes; aircraft engine
speedometers; aircraft engine tachometers; testing equipment; vibration
sensors; testing probes automatic regulating instruments; controlling
instruments; 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#1771636d57636576737239707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0d6c4caf0c4c2d1d4d59ed7dfc6">[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#a9cbdbc0c8c787dec8dbc7ccdae9dddbc8cdcc87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa9888939b94d48d9b88949f89ba8e889b9e9fd49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: February 6, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-02774 Filed 2-10-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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