Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 216; Authorization of Production Activity; Essex Laboratories LLC; (Mint Oil Blends); Chehalis, Washington

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 72515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-22935]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-19-2026]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 216; Authorization of Production 
Activity; Essex Laboratories LLC; (Mint Oil Blends); Chehalis, 
Washington

    On February 18, 2026, the Port of Olympia, grantee of FTZ 216, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board on behalf of Essex Laboratories, within FTZ 216, in Chehalis, 
Washington.
    The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations 
of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal 
Register inviting public comment (91 FR 8406, February 23, 2026). On 
November 5, 2026, the applicant was notified of the FTZ Board's 
decision that no further review of the activity is warranted at this 
time. The production activity described in the notification was 
authorized on a limited basis, subject to the FTZ Act and the FTZ 
Board's regulations, including section 400.14, and further subject to 
quantitative limits on the admission of foreign status Mentha Piperita 
Oil, Mentha Spearmint Oil, and Mentha Arvensis Oil. The annual 
quantitative limit for foreign status Mentha Piperita Oil will be equal 
to one-fifth the number of U.S.-origin sourced Mentha Piperita Oil. The 
annual quantitative limit for foreign status Mentha Spearmint Oil and 
Mentha Arvensis will be 45,000 kgs, and 4,000 kgs respectively. Essex 
must provide a single report within one year of approval documenting 
its foreign and domestic sourcing of these components. If Essex fails 
to provide this report, the FTZ Board should review the authorization 
for the importation of the components.

     Dated: November 5, 2026.
Colin Agostisi,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-22935 Filed 11-9-26; 8:45 am]
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