Approval of Expansion of Subzone 98A; Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.; Moundville, Vance and Woodstock, Alabama, 73309 [2023-23609]
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Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 26,
Notification of Proposed Production
Activity; Helena Industries, LLC;
(Insecticides); Cordele, Georgia
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Dated: October 20, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board.
[Order No. 2153]
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the requirements of the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby
approves the expansion of Subzone 98A
on behalf of Mercedes-Benz U.S.
International, Inc. in Moundville, Vance
and Woodstock, Alabama, as described
in the application and Federal Register
notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the
Board’s regulations, including section
400.13.
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Helena Industries, LLC, submitted a
notification of proposed production
activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for
its facilities in Cordele, Georgia within
FTZ 26. The notification conforming to
the requirements of the Board’s
regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on October 19, 2023.
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 www.trade.gov/
ftz.
The proposed finished product is
thiamethoxam 240 grams/liter
suspended concentrate (duty rate 5%).
The proposed foreign-status material/
component is thiamethoxam
(insecticide active ingredient) (duty rate
6.5%). The request indicates that
thiamethoxam (insecticide active
ingredient) is subject to duties under
section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974
(section 301), depending on the country
of origin. The applicable 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: ftz@trade.gov. The
closing period for their receipt is
December 4, 2023.
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Approval of Expansion of Subzone
98A; Mercedes-Benz U.S. International,
Inc.; Moundville, Vance and
Woodstock, Alabama
Pursuant to its authority under the
Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,
1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),
the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the
Board) adopts the following Order:
Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones
(FTZ) Act provides for ‘‘. . . the
establishment . . . of foreign-trade
zones in ports of entry of the United
States, to expedite and encourage
foreign commerce, and for other
purposes,’’ and authorizes the ForeignTrade Zones Board to grant to qualified
corporations the privilege of
establishing foreign-trade zones in or
adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection ports of entry;
Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15
CFR part 400) provide for the
establishment of subzones for specific
uses;
Whereas, the City of Birmingham,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 98, has
made application to the Board to
expand Subzone 98A on behalf of
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.
in Moundville, Vance and Woodstock,
Alabama (FTZ Docket B–33–2023,
docketed May 22, 2023);
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment has been given in the Federal
Register (88 FR 34127–34128, May 26,
2023) and the application has been
processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and
the Board’s regulations; and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the
findings and recommendations of the
examiners’ memorandum, and finds that
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Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Dina Zhu, 101 Windsor
Chase Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30043;
Order Relating to Dina Zhu
The Bureau of Industry and Security,
U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘BIS’’),
has notified Dina Zhu, of Lawrenceville,
GA (‘‘Zhu’’), of its intention to initiate
an administrative proceeding against
Zhu pursuant to section 766.3 of the
Export Administration Regulations (the
‘‘Regulations’’),1 through the issuance of
a Proposed Charging Letter to Zhu that
alleges that Zhu committed one
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Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, 50
U.S.C. 4601–4623 (Supp. III 2015) (‘‘the EAA’’),
which lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President,
through Executive Order 13,222 of August 17, 2001
(3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which has been
extended by successive Presidential Notices,
continued the Regulations in full force and effect
under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012)
(‘‘IEEPA’’). On August 13, 2018, the President
signed into law the John S. McCain National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019,
which includes the Export Control Reform Act of
2018, 50 U.S.C. 4801–4852 (‘‘ECRA’’). While section
1766 of ECRA repeals the provisions of the EAA
(except for three sections which are inapplicable
here), section 1768 of ECRA provides, in pertinent
part, that all rules and regulations that were made
or issued under the EAA, including as continued
in effect pursuant to IEEPA, and were in effect as
of ECRA’s date of enactment (August 13, 2018),
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set aside, or revoked through action undertaken
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 2153]
Approval of Expansion of Subzone 98A; Mercedes-Benz U.S.
International, Inc.; Moundville, Vance and Woodstock, Alabama
Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June
18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board
(the Board) adopts the following Order:
Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provides for ``. . . the
establishment . . . of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the
United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for
other purposes,'' and authorizes the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant
to qualified corporations the privilege of establishing foreign-trade
zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of
entry;
Whereas, the Board's regulations (15 CFR part 400) provide for the
establishment of subzones for specific uses;
Whereas, the City of Birmingham, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 98,
has made application to the Board to expand Subzone 98A on behalf of
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. in Moundville, Vance and
Woodstock, Alabama (FTZ Docket B-33-2023, docketed May 22, 2023);
Whereas, notice inviting public comment has been given in the
Federal Register (88 FR 34127-34128, May 26, 2023) and the application
has been processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board's regulations;
and,
Whereas, the Board adopts the findings and recommendations of the
examiners' memorandum, and finds that the requirements of the FTZ Act
and the Board's regulations are satisfied;
Now, therefore, the Board hereby approves the expansion of Subzone
98A on behalf of Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. in Moundville,
Vance and Woodstock, Alabama, as described in the application and
Federal Register notice, subject to the FTZ Act and the Board's
regulations, including section 400.13.
Dated: October 20, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, Alternate Chairman,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-23609 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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