[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14328-14329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04708]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-16-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 44, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Givaudan Fragrances Corporation; (Fragrance Compounds); Mount 
Olive, Flanders, and Towaco, New Jersey

    Givaudan Fragrances Corporation submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its 
facilities in Mount Olive, Flanders, and Towaco, New Jersey within FTZ 
44. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's 
regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on February 28, 2023.
    Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ production activity would be 
limited to the specific foreign-status material(s)/component(s) 
described in the submitted notification (summarized below) and 
subsequently authorized by the Board. The benefits that may stem

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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 material(s)/component(s) 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 materials include: dibasic ester, 
methyl soyate and, edetate disodium solution (duty rate ranges from 
4.6% to 5%). The request indicates that the materials are 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 April 17, 2023.
    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: March 2, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-04708 Filed 3-7-23; 8:45 am]
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