Notice2026-15999
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 39, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Abbott Laboratories; (Diagnostic Medical Devices); Irving, Texas
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August 6, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50753-50756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15999]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-97-2026]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 39, Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Abbott Laboratories; (Diagnostic Medical Devices); Irving,
Texas
Abbott Laboratories submitted a notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in Irving, Texas
within FTZ 39. The notification conforming to the requirements of the
Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on August 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: plastic fitting kits for
waste pump quick connects; plastic fitting kits for buffer dilution
systems; plastic waste containers; stainless steel screws and washers;
indicator assemblies, including LEDs, optical sensors, plastic housing,
wire harness and connectors; aluminum alignment tools; aluminum chute
loaders; cooler assemblies with pumps, including a heat exchanger,
sensors, electric pump, housing, and tubing; barcode scanner kits,
including scanner with cable and connectors; sample wash stations;
linear guides; tensioner assemblies, including tensioning arm, pulleys,
springs, and screws; liner actuator motor assemblies, including motor,
driver, housing, brackets, wire harness and connectors; hoppers; sensor
assemblies, including sensors, molded hosing brackets, cable harness,
and connectors; home sensors; photo-electric sensors and cables; cable
assemblies with connectors; fluid flow level sensor with cable
assemblies; fluid pressure sensor with cable assemblies; conductivity
sensors; fluid variable sensors with cable assemblies; diagnostic
instrument analyzers; aspirate probe support boom arms; barcode scanner
kits, including scanner with cable and connectors; bracket assemblies
including brackets with pin and retaining rings; carrier assemblies,
including carrier arm, frame, brackets and screws; degasser
installation kits, including plastic tubing and connectors; diagnostic
instrument alignment tool; diagnostic instrument cable assemblies;
diagnostic instrument chute loaders; diagnostic instrument timing
pulleys; dilution assemblies for buffer mixing and dilution system,
including pump, tubing and connectors; disk carousel movement and
plastic process path for reaction vessel transport assemblies; diverter
assemblies, including plastic dividers for sample load platforms;
drawer assembly kits, including slides, support brackets, mounting
clips, and screws; electronic motor module assemblies, including motor,
driver board, cables and connectors; encoder boards; fluid regulators;
guide assemblies, including carriage, bushing, and rollers; holder
assemblies, including mounting plate, screws, and washers;
immobilizers; key cap assemblies, molded plastic key cap and stem-fit
posts; latch support kits, including latches and catches for door
panels; lift mechanisms; might control mechanisms; lock kits, including
lock, brackets, and screws; manifold assemblies, including manifold
body, valves, and tubing; mechanical load transport assemblies,
including carriage motor, base plate, guide rails, brackets, load
sensors and screws; metal hopper assemblies for reaction vessels;
monitor arm kits, including arm assembly with base, brackets, and
clamps; mount assemblies, including mounting plate, screws, and
washers; mount kits, including brackets and screws; optical sensor
assemblies, including optical sensor, optical receiver, sensor housing,
cables with connectors; picker arm assemblies, including arm structure,
claw, linkage, motor, brackets, and screws; pinch arm assemblies,
including arm structure, claw, linkage, motor, brackets, and screws;
pinch nut kits, including slotted nuts, washers and screws; pipettor
assemblies, including pipettor tips, tubing, pump mechanism, brackets,
linkage and screws; plug kits, including a silicone cap cover; printed
circuit board assemblies, including printed circuit board, processor,
and connectors; protective cover assemblies, including cover and
fasteners; rail assemblies, including guide rails and screws; reagent
loader nanocarrier; reservoir assemblies, including a basin, tubing and
connectors; rotating assemblies, including plastic disk, gears and
supports; sensor assemblies, including sensors, molded housing,
brackets, cable harness, and connectors; sensor probes; spring
mechanism assemblies, including springs, housing, carriages, and
brackets; stat diverters; storage container assemblies, including
container and brackets; structure assemblies, including metal support
structures, slide rails and brackets; suspension travelers; tubing
assemblies, including tubes and brackets; vacuum accumulator
assemblies, including bottle with tubing and sensors; vacuum upgrade
kits, including vacuum pump and tubing with connectors; vent
assemblies, including metal vents, screws and brackets; vertical stops;
wash station assemblies, including wash basin, spray nozzles, drain
ports, and tubing; waste separators; and, fixture assemblies, including
brackets and rods for casters (duty rate ranges from duty-free to
5.80%).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: accessory
kits, for field service including screws, tubing, wire cables with
connectors, wire clamps; actuators; adaptors; adhesive backing for
baffle mounting; adhesive bottle labels; adhesive label rolls; adhesive
label sheets; air cylinder assemblies, including metal diverter plates
and screws; alignment bearing assemblies, including plastic support
disk, and brackets; alignment fixtures; aluminum adapter bodies;
aluminum adapters; aluminum adapters brackets; aluminum alert arms;
aluminum alert brackets; aluminum alignment tools; aluminum antenna
brackets; aluminum arm loaders; aluminum axis brackets; aluminum base
plate assemblies, including support structure and screws; aluminum
bases; aluminum blocks; aluminum board covers; aluminum bolts; aluminum
bracket mounts; aluminum calibration tools; aluminum caps; aluminum
card cage; aluminum chain guides; aluminum clamp bodies; aluminum
clamps; aluminum collars; aluminum connectors; aluminum dowels;
aluminum frames; aluminum grabbers; aluminum inserts; aluminum latches;
aluminum leadscrews; aluminum loader adapters; aluminum lock bodies;
aluminum locks; aluminum mounting plates; aluminum mounts; aluminum
pins; aluminum sleeves; aluminum strips; aluminum structures;
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aluminum transport assembly, including carrier load plate and mounting
hardware; aluminum washers; antenna assemblies, including antenna, PCB
boards with wire harness and connectors; arm dispensers; arm loader
detectors; arm picker assemblies, including arm structure, claw,
linkage, motor, brackets, and screws; arm probes; arm wash cups; arm,
desk mounts; arm, transport apparatus; aspirate heads; auto loader
assemblies, including metal frame with pump, wire harness and tubing
with fittings; axis hardstop loaders; ball bearing assemblies; ball
bearings; barcode kit, including barcode scanner and cord; barcode
readers; beam assemblies, including x axis support beams and mounting
brackets; bearing carriage; bearing housing; bearing plates; bearing
retainers; bearings; belt tensioners; bezel assemblies, including
brackets; bottle holders; bowl loaders; brackets; brush assemblies,
including a static brush and mounts; buffer pumps; bulk waste
assemblies, including positioning arms, motor, sensors, mounting frames
and wire harness with connectors; bulkhead connectors; cable adapters;
cable guides; cable optics; cable switches; cables; calibration
alignment tools; calibration cups; calibration target assembly,
including a machined probe for location calibration; cam holders; cam
slides; cameras; carousel assemblies, including a plastic disk and
supports; carriage assemblies, including a plastic disk and supports;
carrier sensor assembly, including carrier sensor and mounting
brackets; caster kits, including caster frames, wheels and insert rods;
catches; cellular insulation kits (foam gaskets); cellular plastic
packaging insulation; ceramic valves; check valve bracket assemblies,
including check valve, brackets and plastic tubing; check valves; chute
assemblies, including brackets for reaction vessels; chute drawer
covers; chute loader mechanical assemblies, including brackets for
reaction vessel transfer; clips; close out pumps; coaxial cable
assemblies; coiled steel springs; command modules; compressors;
computer processing assemblies, including computer with mother board,
metal frames and connectors; conductivity sensor assemblies; connector
cable assemblies; connector cable harnesses; connector control module;
connectorized cable sensors; container assemblies, including storage
container and mounting brackets; control center assemblies, including
PCB, frame, mounting hardware, and wire harness with connectors;
control cover panels; controller assemblies, including controller
panel, frame, and mounting hardware; controller board modules;
controller boards; conveyor assemblies, including belt, motor, and
metal frame; coolants; couplers; cover fan mounts; cradle assemblies,
includes a metal drawer frame; customs pack removal tools; cylinder
lens; dampener assemblies, includes backets with alignment rod;
decontamination kits, a field service kit including disinfectant
solutions, wipes, and tubing; disk reader; dispenser; dispenser
sleeves; dispersion drive pinion gears; distance alert printed circuit
board systems; distance sensors; diverters; dividers; door catches;
door hinge assemblies, including hinges and screws; drawer slides;
drawer transport assemblies, including drawer, rails, brackets, rail
stops, and screws; drive assemblies, including gears and mounts; drive
pulleys; dual spring assemblies, including a spring-loaded carriage;
DVD/CD rom kits, disk reader; electrical alert devices; electrical
connector socket switch component; electrical connectors; electrical
sensor modules; electrical switches; electrical switching component;
electronic cable sensor monitors; electronic display plates; electronic
keys; electronic relays; electronic tube assemblies; enclosures; end
caps; engines; epoxy adhesives; epoxy resin adhesives; epoxy tools;
ethernet hub modules; ethernet interface ports; ethernet switches; fan
motor assemblies, including fans and mounting frames; fan mounting
assemblies, including fans and mounting frames; fan panel; ferrite
electrical components; ferrite inductor cores; ferrite insulating
sleeves; ferrite magnet components; ferrites; filler; filter
assemblies, including membrane filter and housing support structure;
filter maintenance kits, including various filters; filter upgrade kit,
including membrane filter and housing support structure; firewalls;
fitting kits, including coupling body and inserts; fitting kits,
including tubing and connectors; flag alert indicators; flange rollers;
flex carrier chains; flex chain assemblies, including flex chains with
wire and tubing harness with connectors; flex chain cables; flex chain
tubing; flexible plastic tubes; flexible plastic tubing with fittings;
flexible plastic tubing without fittings; flexible reservoir tubing;
flow cell assemblies, including a silica bracket and base plate; fluid
cleaners; fluid intake interface; fluid vacuum pump assemblies,
including vacuum pump, tubing and fittings; fluidic dispenser
assemblies, including stepper motor, gears and frames with bearings;
fluidic diverters; fluidic regulator; fluidic selection apparatus; foam
protectors; foam sheets; foam support inserts; foam supports; foot
supports; fuse kits, including various fuses; gear assemblies,
including gears and shafts; gear pinches; gear pump; grounding cables;
guide rails; guide rods; guides; hamlin sensors; harnesses; HDMI
cables; heating assemblies, including a heating element with adhesive
wrapping; heating elements; hinges; holder assemblies, including
holding bracket for plastic bottle and mounting hardware; home display
sensors; hoppers; housing assemblies, including housing and brackets;
immunoassay readers; in vitro test assemblies, including stepper
motors, metal cup and shaft; indicator assemblies, including brackets
and mounting hardware for indicator sensors; indicator robot
notification mechanism; ink cartridges; inserts; instrument handle
brackets; instrument reflectors; instrument support frames; instrument
supports; instrument vortexers; instrument weights; instrument
weldment; insulated cable assemblies; insulated cable harnesses;
insulation kits (foam gaskets); instrument spacers; integrated computer
assemblies, including computer with mother board, metal frames and
connectors; ITV assemblies, including stepper motor, metal cup and
shaft; key cap; key gears; keyboards; keys; label kits for regulatory
labeling of finished machines; labels; laser; laser kits, including
laser module, lens and housings; laser tools; latch blocks; latch
carriers; latch transports; leadscrew assemblies, including custom
thread metal lead screw with nut; leadscrews with motors; lens;
leveling pads; lifting mechanisms; light control mechanism assemblies,
including metal shutter mechanism and screws; linear actuator nema
motors; linear bearing assemblies, including a spring-loaded bearing;
linear bearing rail assemblies, including metal linear high precision
rail and carriage assembly; linear guide assemblies, including metal
linear high precision rail and carriage assembly; linear guide carriage
assemblies, including metal linear high precision rail and carriage
assembly; linear support queues, including support arms and brackets;
liquid dye; liquid level sensors; liquid level sensors assemblies,
including wire harness and connectors; load assemblies, including
plastic carrier platform, brackets and screws; loader guides; lock
kits; locks; louver fans; lubricating protective touchup paints;
machine identification label; magnet; magnet holder; magnetic catches;
magnetic switches; maintenance kits for field service
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including screw drivers, wrenches, fuses and tweezers; maintenance
logs; manifold assemblies, including plastic fluid manifold with
fittings; manuals; measurement shim plates; mechanical cable
assemblies; metal cage; metal cases; metal drawer slides; metal
latches; metal picker finger; metal shields; metal timing pullies;
metering pumps; mineral-oil grease lubricants; mixer; mixing
assemblies, including motor, arm probes, manifold for liquid rotating,
tubing and sensors; mixing chamber; molded plastic bushings; molded
plastic clamp; molded plastic connectors; molded plastic holder
component; molded plastic manifold body; molded plastic plugs; monitor
arms; monitors; motion prevention apparatus; motor assemblies,
including motor and mounting brackets; motor assemblies, including
motor, brake, transport arms and mounting hardware; motor assemblies,
including motor, transport arms, pipettor, and mounting hardware; motor
controller; motor covers; motor driver boards; motor gear components;
motor lift mechanism; motor mounting brackets; motor pulleys; motor
sensors; motor wire assemblies; motorized cable sensors; motorized
leadscrew assemblies; mounting brackets; mounting tensioners; mounts;
mouse; muffler assemblies, including foam, housing, air outlet fitting
and mounting brackets; nozzles; optical assemblies, including optical
switch, wire harness with connectors and sensors; optical sensors;
optical switch assemblies, including optical sensor, wire harness and
connectors; optics bench; optics light controller; O-rings; packaging
foams; paddles; pans; peristal pumps; photoelectric cable sensor;
photoelectric cable sensors; photoelectric home sensors; photoelectric
sensors; pick arm assemblies, including pulley, guide rails, sensors
and wire harness with connectors; pick head alert systems; picker
sensors; piercing assemblies, including piercing needles, guides and
mounting brackets; piercing needles; pin connectors; pinion gears;
pinion shafts; pipe assemblies, including lengths of threaded piping;
pipettor assemblies, including stepper motors, pulley, guide rails and
wire harness with connectors; pipettor tubing kits, including tubing
and connectors; plastic adapters; plastic alert mechanisms; plastic
antenna mounts; plastic antistatic covers; plastic axis brackets;
plastic bags; plastic bar blocks; plastic base plate assemblies,
including tray and mounting brackets; plastic bottles; plastic bracket;
plastic cable tie; plastic cable ties; plastic caps; plastic cases;
plastic clamps; plastic closure fittings; plastic closure plugs;
plastic connectors; plastic fittings; plastic fluid reservoirs; plastic
holders; plastic label films; plastic manifold fitting assemblies,
including a plastic fluid manifold and fittings; plastic manifold
fitting assemblies, including plastic fluid manifold with fittings;
plastic nuts; plastic packaging; plastic packaging case; plastic
packaging insulations; plastic packaging wraps; plastic pads; plastic
plugs; plastic probe tubing; plastic reagent bottles; plastic
reservoirs; plastic retaining nuts; plastic seals; plastic strapping;
plastic tags; plastic tape strips; plastic tube bushing fittings;
plastic tube clamp fittings; plastic tube connectors; plastic tube
fittings; plastic tube manifolds; plastic tubing; plastic tubing
assemblies, including plastic tubing; and connectors; plastic valve
components; plastic valve fittings; plastic valve manifold assemblies;
plastic valve manifold assemblies, including a plastic fluid manifold
and fittings; plastic valve manifold assemblies, including plastic
fluid manifold with fittings; plastic water-filter bags; plug connector
assemblies; plug transport mechanisms; plugs; plunger; polycarbonate
packaging films; polyethylene bubble wrap pouches; polyethylene bubble
wrap sheets; polyethylene plastic bags; polyethylene sheet-style
plastic holders; polymer-based touchup paints; polypropylene packaging
films; populated controller boards; post assemblies, including machined
posts for probe calibration; power supplies; pre trigger pumps; present
switch sensors with wire harness and connectors; pressure monitor
boards; pressure regulators; pressure switches; primer activators for
adhesives; printed circuit board assemblies; printers; probes; process
assemblies, including cover, printed circuit board and mounts;
protective covers; protective sleeve; protective switch covers; puller
tools; pulley bearings; pulley tensioner assemblies; pump assemblies,
including a vacuum pump with tubing and fittings; pump assemblies,
including metal tray with vacuum pump, tubing and fittings; pump
drawers; pump frames; pump heads; pump tools; push button assemblies,
including button and molded push rod; PVC plastic tubing; racks; rail
assemblies, including guide rails and backets; ramps; reagent cooler
assemblies, including fans and metal frames; reagent cooler metal air
filters; rebuild kits; reticle assemblies, including half liter
reservoir and mounting brackets; reducer fittings; refrigerated reagent
cooler assemblies, including fans and metal frames; regulator
assemblies, including liquid pressure sensor and wire harness with
connectors; release mechanisms; release tools; removal apparatus;
remover assemblies, including ejector mechanism and mounting brackets;
resistive sensor tubing; retainer sleeves; retainer tubing; rigid
plastic tubing; rigid PVC plastic holders; roller guides; rollers;
rotary buffer pumps; rotating assemblies, including plastic disk for
reaction vessels; routing clip assemblies, including clips and
mountings for cable routing; rubber bumper; rubber bushings; rubber
dampener pads; rubber silencers; sample cups; sample handler carrier
assemblies (the carrier assembly is the mechanical part to move
samples); screw drivers; seals; self-adhesive plastic bags; self-
adhesive plastic pads; self-adhesive plastic seals; self-adhesive tape
rolls; sensor arms; shafts; shafts with flanges; shelf assemblies,
including metal shelves and braces; shock absorbers; shut off valves;
silicone foam insulation pads; silicone lubricants; sliding mounts;
small electric motors; solenoid assemblies, including solenoid valve
and wire harness with connectors; solenoid pusher assemblies, including
pusher solenoid and wire harness with connectors; solenoid valves;
spacers; spline balls; spring assemblies, metal brackets with pulley
wheel and compression springs; spring pins; spring plates; spur gears;
stainless flat washers; stainless spring washers; stainless steel
coils; stainless steel washers; steel adapters; steel alert arms; steel
alert mechanisms; steel alignment tools; steel antenna brackets; steel
arm loaders; steel axis brackets; steel base plate; steel base plate
assemblies, including tray and mounting brackets; steel bases; steel
bearing rings; steel blocks; steel board covers; steel bolt fasteners;
steel bracket mounts; steel cables brackets; steel calibration arms;
steel calibration tools; steel caps; steel card cages; steel clamps;
steel connectors; steel dowels; steel flat washers; steel indicators;
steel insert kits, including steel threaded inserts, brackets and
mounting hardware; steel instrument frames; steel leadscrew shaft;
steel load pushers; steel locating pins; steel locks; steel mount
plates; steel nut fasteners; steel O-rings; steel pins; steel push
loaders; steel retainer assemblies, including metal retainer plate and
mounting brackets; steel retainer rings; steel retaining rings; steel
screws; steel screws and washers; steel shim plates; steel spacers;
steel spaces; steel spring washers; steel springs; steel standoff;
steel strapping; steel structures; steel studs; steel supports;
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steel tensioners; steel threaded nuts; steel transport assemblies,
including machined part with processing pathways for reaction vessel;
steel tray; steel wiring duct; stepper motor assemblies, including
cable harness and connectors; stoppers; storage containers; stranded
steel cables; support brackets; suspension mechanism; switch sensor
components; synthetic grease lubricants; syringe assemblies, including
motor, lead screw, pistons, syringe function, printed circuit boards
and wire harness; system control modules; tapes; targets; teflon
lubricants; temperature probes; thermistors; transfer pumps; transport
rollers; transport wheels; tray loaders; trays; trigger assemblies,
including stepper motors, driving pistons and mounting brackets; tube
director assemblies, mounting backets for tube management; tweezers;
unloader transport assemblies, including steel component of reaction
vessel unloading mechanism; USB couplers; USB flash drives; vacuum pump
assemblies, including vacuum pump, tubing and fittings; vacuum upgrade
kit, including vacuum pump, tubing and fittings; valve assemblies,
including manifold with diaphragm valve and wire harness with
connectors; variable resistor sensors; wash chamber; wash cup
assemblies, including dispense verification module with printed circuit
boards, metal frames and wire harness; washer inserts; waste bins;
waste line connection; water regulators; wheel assemblies, including
caster frames, insert rods and wheels; wired loader assemblies,
including metal frame with pump, wire harness and tubing with fittings;
and, wrenches (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 12.50%).
The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject
to duties under 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 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#0660727c46727467626328616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7d1b09073d090f1c1918531a120b">[email protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is September 15,
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#3a5848535b54144d5b48545f497a4e485b5e5f145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30524259515e1e4751425e55437044425154551e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>.
Dated: August 3, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-15999 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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