[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 38 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10808-10809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03177]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-10-2025]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 40, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Eagle Electronics; (Cellular Modules); Solon, Ohio

    The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 40, 
submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ 
Board (the Board) on behalf of Eagle Electronics, in conjunction with 
the CO-AX Technology Inc. (CO-AX) facility in Solon, Ohio within FTZ 
40. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's 
regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on February 21, 2025.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status materials/components and 
specific finished product 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

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website--accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
    The proposed finished product is cellular modules (duty rate is 
duty-free).
    The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: silica 
gel desiccants; polyethylene packing bags; polystyrene carrier tape; 
plastic packing plates; paper components (cartons; non-adhesive 
labels); humidity cards; thermal conductivity adhesives; polyimide 
labels; inductors; duplexers; capacitors; resistors; thermistors; 
printed circuit boards; diodes; transistors; crystal oscillators; 
integrated circuits; ferrite beads; wave filters; steel alloy 
components (shields; shielding covers; shielding frames); printed 
circuit connectors; and, quadruplexers (duty rate ranges from duty-free 
to 6.5%). The request indicates that certain materials/components are 
subject to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B) of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (section 1702) and section 301 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. 
The applicable section 1702 and section 301 decisions require subject 
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign (PF) status 
(19 CFR 146.41). The request also indicates that polyethylene packing 
bags are subject to an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) order 
on polyethylene retail carrier bags if imported from certain countries. 
The Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.13(c)(2)) require that merchandise 
subject to AD/CVD orders, or items which would be otherwise subject to 
suspension of liquidation under AD/CVD procedures if they entered U.S. 
customs territory, be admitted to the zone in PF status.
    Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions 
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: 
[email protected]. The closing period for their receipt is April 8, 2025.
    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 Juanita Chen at 
[email protected].

    Dated: February 24, 2025.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03177 Filed 2-26-25; 8:45 am]
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