Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 31, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; World Wide Technology; (Networking Racks); Edwardsville, Illinois

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 209 (Friday, October 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 68489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22230]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-131-2026]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 31, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; World Wide Technology; (Networking Racks); Edwardsville, 
Illinois

    The America's Central Port District, grantee of FTZ 31, submitted a 
notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the 
Board) on behalf of World Wide Technology (WWT) for WWT's facilities in 
Edwardsville, Illinois within FTZ 31. The notification conforming to 
the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was 
received on October 5, 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 product is networking racks (duty free).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: hi-speed 
data networking switches, ethernet networking switches; network 
management appliances, direct-attach copper cable assemblies; and, 
optical transceiver modules (duty free).
    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 Secretary and sent to: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e482909ea49096858081ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="492f3d33093d3b282d2c672e263f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. The closing period for their receipt is December 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 Brian Warnes at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93f1e1faf2fdbde4f2e1fdf6e0d3e7e1f2f7f6bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e7c6c777f7030697f6c707b6d5e6a6c7f7a7b30797168">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: October 27, 2026.
Colin Agostisi,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-22230 Filed 10-29-26; 8:45 am]
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