Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 71, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Pratt & Whitney, a Division of RTX Corporation; (Aircraft Engines, Engine Modules, and Parts); Middletown, Connecticut

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 203 (Thursday, October 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66676-66679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21552]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-133-2026]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 71, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Pratt & Whitney, a Division of RTX Corporation; (Aircraft 
Engines, Engine Modules, and Parts); Middletown, Connecticut

    Pratt & Whitney, a Division of RTX Corporation submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the 
Board) for its facility in Middletown, Connecticut within FTZ 71. The 
notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations 
(15 CFR 400.22) was received on October 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: aircraft turbines, <25kN; 
aircraft turbines, >25kN; aircraft turbopropellers, >1100 kW; aircraft 
gas turbines, <5000kW; aircraft engine air ducts; aircraft engine 
balances; aircraft engine base assemblies; aircraft engine base metal 
blades; aircraft engine base metal blisks; aircraft engine booster 
assemblies; aircraft engine borescope plugs; aircraft engine clevises; 
aircraft engine combustor diffuser nozzle assemblies; aircraft engine 
connector links; aircraft engine cores; aircraft engine cowl 
assemblies; aircraft engine base metal disks; aircraft engine ducts; 
aircraft engine fairings; aircraft engine fan case assemblies; aircraft 
engine fan cowls; aircraft engine fan stator assemblies; aircraft 
engine front rotating seals; aircraft engine fuel nozzles; aircraft 
engine heat shields; aircraft engine high pressure compressor rotor 
assemblies; aircraft engine nozzle assemblies; aircraft engine turbine 
rotor assemblies; aircraft engine hub assemblies; aircraft engine inlet 
assemblies; aircraft engine interstage seals; aircraft engine 
manifolds; aircraft engine module assemblies; aircraft engine base 
metal nozzles; aircraft engine panels; aircraft engine plugs; aircraft 
engine rear rotating seals; aircraft engine retainer plates; aircraft 
engine retainer tube assemblies; aircraft

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engine rings; aircraft engine seal assemblies; aircraft engine sectors; 
aircraft engine shrouds; aircraft engine spools; aircraft engine spool 
assemblies; aircraft engine base metal thermal blankets; aircraft 
engine tube assemblies; aircraft engine turbine center frame 
assemblies; aircraft engine vane assemblies; aircraft engine weights; 
and aircraft engine gears (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 2.5%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: calcined 
kyanite; jet fuel; lubricating oil; turbine lubricating oil; oil waste; 
silicon dioxide; synthetic silica gel; aluminum oxide; zirconium 
dioxide; calcium silicate; blue dyes; non synthetic polymer-based 
paints; non synthetic polymer-based varnishes; pigments; stamping 
foils; dyes; metal marking inks; anti-smutting additives; cleaners; 
metal processing lubricant containing petroleum oils; high temperature 
grease; waxes; polyvinylsiloxane impression material putties; 
adhesives; epoxy paste adhesives; x-ray films; pickling preparations 
for metal surfaces; masking material solutions; coating material 
solutions; plasma spray powders; injection molding granulates; fan duct 
seals; monofilament; protector guides; plastic hoses; plastic hoses 
without fittings; plastic hoses with fittings; plastic tubes; plastic 
fittings; polyester adhesive decals; plastic storage boxes; plastic 
storage lids; turboprop engine covers; plastic oil collection 
containers; plastic covers; tray foam; plastic name plates; motor 
belts; plastic blocks; plastic bushings; plastic clamps; plastic 
connectors; plastic protective housing covers; plastic dampers; plastic 
gaskets; plastic grommets; plastic isolators; plastic mats; plastic O-
rings; preformed packings; backup rings; shipping covers; tapered 
plugs; vinyl caps; protective caps; guide blocks; cushion blocks; blade 
protectors; insulation blankets; alignment bushings; retainer rings; 
plastic retainers; plastic seal masks; plastic seals; plastic sleeves; 
plastic spacers; plastic straps; plastic strips; plastic washers; 
rubber insulation sleeves; rubber discs; non-reinforced rubber hoses 
without fittings; rubber hoses reinforced with metal fittings; fuel 
supply hoses; fuel return hoses; fuel drain hoses; tank truck 
corrugated fuel hoses; oil scavenge hoses; oil drain hoses; oil cooler 
hoses; compressor deflector hoses; cooling air hoses; precooler air 
inlet hoses; hydraulic supply hoses; hydraulic return hoses; case drain 
hoses; army navy fitting reinforced hoses; hoses with reinforced 
fittings; timing belts; rubber inner tubes; rubber gaskets; rubber oil 
seals; rubber O-rings; rubber seals; rubber washers; rubber blocks; 
rubber covers; rubber flange connectors; rubber grommets; rubber 
insulators; rubber mounts; rubber pipe fittings; transport boxes; 
insulated shipping case; non-insulated shipping case; fully enclosed 
shipping crates; open construction shipping crates; fiber gaskets; 
printed diagrams; printed manuals; stickers; labels; yarn filaments; 
monofilaments; fabric filters; mineral heat shields; mineral wool 
insulation blankets; insulation; slag wool insulation; slag wool 
shields; insulating gaskets; insulating bushings; carbon fiber 
assemblies; carbon fiber bushings; carbon fiber clamps; carbon fiber 
gaskets; carbon fiber seals; carbon fiber spacers; carbon fiber vanes; 
carbon fibers blades; carbon seals; graphite seals; mineral gaskets; 
mineral covers; ceramic Berl saddles; ceramic insulation blankets; 
ceramic plates for technical uses; ceramic wares for technical uses; 
ceramic heat shields; insulation blankets, glass fiber; open fabric 
insulation blankets; glass wool insulation blankets; fiberglass cloths; 
fiberglass tapes; glass fiber reinforced fasteners (fiber); glass fiber 
reinforced fasteners (woven); glass fiber heat shields; observation 
windows for oil tanks; stainless steel scrap; steel alloy scrap; 
ferrous scrap; iron coated plates; non-alloy steel coated plates; 
stainless steel plates; stainless steel round wire; stainless steel 
wire; non-cold formed bars; non-cold formed rods; stainless steel tube 
assemblies; capillary tubes; pressure test pipes; stainless steel tube 
assemblies, wall thickness greater than 1.65 mm; steel oil tubes; steel 
fittings; stainless steel flanges; steel flanges; steel couplings; 
steel elbows; stainless steel threaded bends; stainless steel threaded 
couplings; stainless steel threaded elbows; stainless steel threaded 
sleeves; reducer body tubes; iron pipe fittings; iron tube fittings; 
stainless steel pipe fittings; stainless steel tube fittings; steel 
flange assemblies; alloy steel flanges; alloy steel sleeves; steel 
threaded elbows; steel drains; steel bushings; steel connectors; oil 
drainage tanks; steel oil tanks; tank assemblies; cables; steel control 
cables; stranded wire lanyards; steel threaded fasteners; carbon steel 
threaded fasteners; non-stainless alloy threaded fasteners; steel 
screws, threads with a diameter less than 6mm; steel bolts, threads 
with a diameter less than 6mm; steel screws, threads with a diameter of 
6mm or more; steel bolts, threads with a diameter of 6mm or more; steel 
studs; steel machine screws; stainless steel threaded fasteners; iron 
nuts; steel nuts; iron threaded insert; steel threaded insert; iron 
lock nuts; steel lock nuts; iron connector pins; steel connector pins; 
steel locking washers; steel spring washers; steel washer; steel flat 
washer; steel rivets; steel cotters; steel cotter pins; steel retaining 
rings; steel pins; steel non threaded hardware; needles; springs; steel 
helical springs; steel springs; retention springs; control mechanism 
springs; adjustment springs; vibration isolator springs; compression 
springs; hand knobs; steel wire rings; steel safety spring wire; steel 
ring seals; steel connectors for hoses; steel general purpose bushings; 
steel general purpose caps; steel general purpose clamps; steel general 
purpose plugs; steel general purpose sleeves; steel general purpose 
spacers; refined copper wire; copper wire; copper stranded wire; copper 
wire, with fittings; copper washers; copper pins; copper rings; copper 
wood screws; copper screws; copper nuts; copper bolts; copper gaskets; 
copper bushings; copper gear pump seals; nickel alloy; nickel scrap; 
nickel powder; cold formed nickel alloy bars; nickel alloy bars, not 
cold formed; nickel alloy cold formed wire; nickel retaining bolt ring; 
nickel plates; nickel pipes; nickel tubes, not alloyed; nickel pipe 
fittings; nickel tube fittings; nickel bolts; nickel clips; nickel 
conduit; nickel connectors; nickel couplings; nickel enclosures; nickel 
fittings; nickel gears; nickel inserts; nickel joints; nickel lockwire; 
nickel lugs; nickel nuts; nickel pins; nickel rings; nickel rivets; 
nickel rotors; nickel screws; nickel seals; nickel spacers; nickel 
springs; nickel studs; nickel thermocouples; nickel mesh tubes; nickel 
vanes; nickel washers; stranded wire of nickel; aluminum powder; 
aluminum plates, clad; aluminum plates, not clad; aluminum foil tape; 
aluminum tube assemblies; aluminum tube; aluminum tanks; aluminum caps; 
aluminum pins; aluminum screws; aluminum washers; aluminum threaded 
fasteners; aluminum fasteners with rivets; aluminum fasteners over 6 mm 
in diameter; aluminum clamps; aluminum general purpose plug; aluminum 
general purpose spacers; aluminum supports; lead seals; molybdenum 
scrap; molybdenum bars; molybdenum rods; molybdenum nuts; molybdenum 
bolts; molybdenum washers; molybdenum powder; cobalt nuts; cobalt 
bolts; cobalt washers; cobalt seals; titanium powder; titanium scrap; 
titanium bars; titanium rods; titanium wire; titanium sheet bars; 
titanium slabs; titanium plates; titanium foil; titanium strips; 
titanium bolts; titanium castings, test material; titanium connectors; 
titanium nuts; titanium pins; titanium screws; titanium seals;

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titanium spacers; titanium washers; titanium tubes; titanium pipes; 
titanium shoulder stud; chromium-aluminum powder; rhenium unwrought 
powder; compressor blades lock assemblies; compressor vanes lock 
assemblies; keys; base metal hinges; pressure relief door hinge; base 
metal door hinges; general aircraft mountings; general aircraft 
fittings; base metal aircraft mountings; base metal aircraft fittings; 
iron fitting for aircrafts; steel fitting for aircrafts; base metal 
brackets; base metal mounting fixtures; non-steel bracket assemblies; 
copper fitting for aircrafts; bracket assemblies; steel flexible tubing 
with fittings; iron flexible tubing; steel flexible tubing; flexible 
tubing with fittings; flexible tubing without fittings; base metal 
bifurcated rivets; base metal blind rivets; base metal tubular rivets; 
rivets; plugs; base metal stoppers; base metal caps; base metal 
identification plates; identification plates; aircraft turbines, <25kn; 
aircraft turbines, >25kn; aircraft turbopropellers, >1100kw; aircraft 
gas turbines, <5000kw; aircraft engine air duct; aircraft engine 
balance; aircraft engine base assemblies; base metal aircraft engine 
blades; base metal aircraft engine blisks; aircraft engine booster 
assemblies; aircraft engine borescope plugs; aircraft engine clevis; 
aircraft engine combustor diffuser nozzle assemblies; aircraft engine 
connector links; aircraft engine cores; aircraft engine cowl 
assemblies; base metal aircraft engine disks; aircraft engine ducts; 
aircraft engine fairings; aircraft engine fan case assemblies; aircraft 
engine fan cowls; aircraft engine fan stator assemblies; aircraft 
engine front rotating seals; aircraft engine fuel nozzles; aircraft 
engine heat shields; aircraft engine high pressure compressor rotor 
assemblies; aircraft engine high pressure nozzle assemblies; aircraft 
engine high pressure turbine rotor assemblies; aircraft engine hub 
assemblies; aircraft engine inlet assemblies; aircraft engine 
interstage seals; aircraft engine manifolds; aircraft engine module 
assemblies; base metal aircraft engine nozzles; aircraft engine panels; 
aircraft engine plugs; aircraft engine rear rotating seals; aircraft 
engine retainer plates; aircraft engine retainer tube assemblies; 
aircraft engine rings; aircraft engine seal assemblies; aircraft engine 
sectors; aircraft engine shrouds; aircraft engine spools; aircraft 
engine spool assemblies; base metal aircraft engine thermal blankets; 
tube assemblies for turbojets; aircraft engine turbine center frame 
assemblies; aircraft engine vane assemblies; aircraft engine weights; 
base metal aircraft engine blade retainers; aircraft engine blades; 
aircraft engine fuel nozzle assemblies; aircraft engine manifolds; 
aircraft engine nozzle assemblies; base metal aircraft engine plugs; 
base metal aircraft engine retainer seals; base metal aircraft engine 
rings; base metal aircraft engine seals; base metal aircraft engine 
segments; base metal aircraft engine shims; aircraft engine shrouds; 
base metal aircraft engine supports; non-turboprop engine tube 
assemblies; base metal aircraft engine vane retainers; aircraft engines 
damper; aircraft engines disks; base metal aircraft engines sleeves; 
aircraft engines spools; base metal aircraft engines weights; bracket 
assembly of turbojets; bracket assembly of turbo-propellers; bracket 
assembly of gas turbines; air seal rings; knife-edge seals; vane air-
seal masks; fan exit fairing shields; inlet case shields; bearing 
housing; disk protectors; combustor liners; combustor shields; diffuser 
case marks; blade root masks; blade protectors; rotor alignment 
fixtures; thermal management sleeves; actuator sleeves; rotor 
assemblies of non-aircraft turbines; spindle assemblies of non-aircraft 
turbines; convergent nozzle actuators; hydraulic powered actuators; 
linear acting hydraulic cylinders; non-linear acting hydraulics; linear 
acting cylinders for pneumatic motors; pneumatic power engines; 
pneumatic power motors; actuator assemblies; actuator sleeves; linear 
motion bushings; actuator interface seals; high-pressure O-rings; 
actuator face seals; actuator gaskets; valve retainers; valve alignment 
bushings; heat shield housings; Vickers hydraulic pumps; hand pumps; 
hydraulic pumps, reciprocating positive displacement; pump; 
reciprocating positive replacing pumps; hydraulic pumps, rotary 
positive displacement; centrifugal pumps; fuel pumps; adapter rings; 
pump O-rings; pump face seals; pump backup rings; pump inlet gaskets; 
pump outlet seals; pump shaft retainers; manifold seal rings; vacuum 
pumps; fan; axial fan; blower assembly; centrifugal fans; cooling fan 
for turbochargers; fan exit fairing shields; fan case liner gaskets; 
fan exit liner case seals; vane grommets; inlet cone seals; cooling 
duct seals; air cooler duct seals; oil cooler duct seals; cryocoolers; 
Stirling cryo-generators; oil-fuel cooled, brazed aluminum plate-fin 
heat exchangers; heat exchangers; heating mantles; heater housing 
seals; high-temperature O-rings; thermal blankets; heat-shield covers; 
temperature-control duct; oil cooler manifold seals; heat exchangers; 
water filters; fuel filters; oil filter; engine fluid filters; 
filtering machinery for liquids; fuel separators; hydraulic case drain 
filter; ring rotating deoilers; oil filter pressure elements; oil 
filter scavenge elements; oil pressure valves; oleo hydraulic valves; 
oleo pneumatic valves; check valves; safety relief valves; regulator 
valves; bodies of valves; ball bearings; tapered roller bearings; 
spherical roller bearings; cylindrical roller bearings; ball bearing 
races; ball bearing rings; roller bearing races; roller bearing rings; 
cam shafts; crank shafts; transmission shafts; plain shaft bearings; 
aircraft engine gears; shaft coupling assemblies; gearbox covers; 
gearbox housings; gearboxes drains; gearboxes tubes; multilayered metal 
gaskets; mechanical seals; base metal sheeting joints; alternating 
current generators; generator stator rings; motor stator rings; engine 
igniters; starter motor; engine exciters; ignition exciter; ignition 
exciter shroudings; inductors; inductor coils; computer antennas; 
electronic engine control software; solid state storage; transceivers; 
global positioning system tracking devices; thermistors; electrical 
fuses; circuit breakers; grounding straps; relay units; pressure 
switches; electrical plugs; electric terminals; junction boxes; 
programmable controllers; electrical switching apparatus; light 
emitting diodes; signal generators; flight recorders; flight sensors; 
transducers, motional pickup; copper winding wire; winding wire; 
coaxial cables; wiring harnesses; electrical cables with fitting; 
electrical cables; electrical insulation sleeves; electrical insulation 
fittings; noise suppression filters; shipping containers; engine 
stands; trailers; engine shipping mounts; engine shipping supports; 
aircraft nacelles; aircraft thrust reversers; collimators; flame 
detectors; flame borescopes; thermometers; flow meters; electrical 
pressure meters; checking meters; liquid heat pressure meters; 
measuring meters; checking probes; measuring probes; pressure probes; 
speed sensors; fan current sensors; testing equipment; testing probes; 
vibration sensors; hydro-mechanical units; hydro-mechanical unit 
sensors; and, quality stamps (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 20%).
    The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject 
to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 or 
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 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

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Secretary and sent to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb8d9f91ab9f998a8f8ec58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3056444a7044425154551e575f46">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their 
receipt is December 1, 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#8fedfde6eee1a1f8eefde1eafccffbfdeeebeaa1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51332338303f7f2630233f34221125233035347f363e27">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: October 16, 2026.
Colin Agostisi,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-21552 Filed 10-21-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P


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