Topics:  BMW

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 3761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01394]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-01-2022]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 38--Spartanburg County, South Carolina; 
Notification of Proposed Production Activity, BMW Manufacturing 
Company, LLC (Passenger Motor Vehicles), Spartanburg, South Carolina

    BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC submitted a notification of proposed 
production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in 
Spartanburg, South Carolina within Subzone 38A. The notification 
conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations (15 CFR 
400.22) was received on January 13, 2022.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status component 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 
component would be added to the production authority that the Board 
previously approved for the operation, as reflected on the Board's 
website.
    The proposed foreign-status component is plastic terminal battery 
caps (duty-free). The request indicates that the component 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 March 7, 2022.
    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 Christopher Wedderburn at 
Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov.

    Dated: January 20, 2022.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-01394 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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