[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20853-20855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07351]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[B-24-2023]


Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 1, Notification of Proposed Production 
Activity; Jos. H Lowenstein & Sons, Inc.; (Dyestuff Chemicals for Hair, 
Fur and, Leather); Brooklyn, New York

    The City of New York, grantee of FTZ 1, submitted a notification of 
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) on behalf of 
Jos. H Lowenstein & Sons, Inc., located in Brooklyn, New York within 
Subzone 1E. The notification conforming to the requirements of the 
Board's regulations (15 CFR 400.22) was received on March 29, 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 products include: dye preparations for hair, 
fur and, leather (various colors); preparations used for leather 
tanning; preparations used to soak, pickle, bait, finish and, lubricate 
leather; auxiliary preparations used to process leather; preparations 
used for leather tanning in the fur tanning and dyeing process; 
preparations used to lubricate the leather of the fur in the fur 
tanning and dyeing process; chelating preparations used in the fur 
tanning and dyeing process; bleach preparations used in the fur tanning 
and dyeing process; preparations used to finish leather in the fur 
tanning and dyeing process; auxiliary preparations used to process furs 
in the fur tanning and dyeing process; stabilizing preparations used to 
manufacture hair dye products; preparations used to thicken hair dye 
products; bleach preparations used to manufacture hair dye products; 
chelating preparations used to manufacture hair dye products; and, 
preparations based on anionic, cationic and, non-ionic surfactants 
(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 6.5%).
    The proposed foreign-status materials and components include: coal 
tar dyes (benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, furan, pyrrole, pyridine, 
indole, indoline, benzofuran, quinoline, imidazole, pyrazole and, 
pyridazine);

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disperse dyes (various colors); acid dyes (various colors); basic dyes 
(various colors); direct dyes (various colors); vat dyes (various 
colors); reactive dyes (various colors); pigment dyes (various colors); 
hemi-cyanine dyes (various colors); food, drug and, cosmetic certified 
dyes (various colors); sulfur dyes (various colors); fluorescent 
brightening agents; color lakes (various colors); aquamarine coloring 
matter pigments; pigments based on iron oxide (various colors); 
thermochromic dyes (various colors); titanium oxides; titanium dioxide 
based pigments >80%; titanium dioxide based pigments <80%; vegetable 
based dyes (sumac, tara, henna, cassia, myrabalan and, caramel); carbon 
black; activated carbon; surfactants based on ethoxylated fatty acids, 
ethoxylated fatty alcohol and their ethers; surfactants based on 
ethoxylated alkylphenols; surfactants based on fatty acids of coconut 
oil; surfactants based on fatty acids of soybean oil; surfactants based 
on N-acyl sarcosinates; surfactants based on ethoxylated tallow amines; 
surfactants based on quaternary ammonium compounds; surfactants based 
on sorbitan; surfactants based on ethoxylated alkyl alcohols (branched 
or unbranched); surfactants based on ethoxylated fatty amines; 
surfactants based on sulfated fatty acid; surfactants based on 
alkylsulfonic acids; surfactants based on alkylaryl and [micro]-olefin 
sulfonates; acrylic acid (polymers, copolymers and, modified acrylic 
polymers); silicones, siloxanes, methicones and, their derivatives; 
chelating agents based on edetic acid, 
hydroxyethylethylenediaminotriacetic acid, 
diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid, glycine, 
N,N-BIS(2-hydroxyethyl)-, sodium and, trimethylenediaminetetraacetic 
acid; 1,3-BIS(hydromethyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoin; 2-(2-
ethoxyethoxy)ethanol; 3-amino-4 ethoxy-acetanilide; 3-aminobenzoic 
acid; 4-methyl-7-diethylaminocoumarin; 4-nonylphenol polyethylene 
glycol ether in phenethyl alcohol; 8-hydroxyquinoline; acetic acid; 
adipic acid; alkyl(c10-16)benzenesulfonic acid; aluminum sulfate; 
aluminum triformate; amino ethyl ethanolamine; amino methyl propanol; 
ammonium acetate; ammonium alum; ammonium bicarbonate; ammonium 
bifluoride; ammonium persulfate; ammonium phosphate; ammonium sulfate; 
ammonium sulfite; ammonium thioglycolate; anthranilic acid; aqua 
ammonia; barium chloride; behenic acid; behenyl alcohol; bentonite; 
benzaledhyde synthetic; benzyl alcohol; bismuth citrate; blend of 
2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyne-4,7-diol; blend of acid protease and 
pepsin; blend of benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate and potassium 
sorbate in water; blend of BIS-lauryl cocaminopropylamine/hexamethylene 
diisocyanate/polyethylene glycol-100 copolymer and butylene glycol; 
blend of cetearyl alcohol, dicetyl phosphate and, ceteth-10 phosphate; 
blend of coco amides and caprylate amides; blend of cottonseed oil, 
castor oil and, paraffin waxes; blend of D-glucose, decyl octyl ethers 
and, (C10-16)alkyl D-glycopyranoside; blend of hydroxypropyltrimonium 
honey and water; blend of lecithins and parrafin waxes; blend of 
polyethylene glycol-6 and polyethylene glycol-32; blend of 
polyglyceryl-10 oleate and polyglyceryl-3 oleate; blend of 
polyglyceryl-4 laurate/succinate; blend of sodium naphthalenesulfonic 
acid-formaldehyde and phenolsulfonic acid-formaldehyde-urea polymer; 
blend of sulfurous acid, monosodium salt, reaction products with 
formaldehyde and 4,4'-sulfonylbis[phenol] and benzenesulfonic acid, 
hydroxy-, reaction products with formaldehyde and urea, ammonium salts; 
blend of tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)-phosphonium sulfate; blend of whey 
protein concentrate and soy lecithin; blend of cetyl-stearyl alcohol; 
blends containing polyquaternium-37 and propylene glycol dicaprylate-1 
trideceth-6; boric acid; bromamine acid; C12-C15 alkyl benzoate; 
calcined kaolin; calcium carbonate; calcium hypochlorite; calcium 
silicate; ceateryl alcohol; cetyl alcohol; cetyl trimethyl ammonium 
bromide; chalk; cherry fragrance; chloramine black; chrome potassium 
alum; chromium (III) sulfate; citric acid; cobalt acetate; cocamide 
diisopropanolamide; cocamide monoethanolamide; cochin coconut oil; 
copper acetate; copper sulfate; cuprous chloride; cyclohexanol; degras; 
dextrin; dialdehyde starch; diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr; dibutyl 
adipate; diethanolamine; diethylene glycol; diethylene glycol monoethyl 
ether; diisodecyl adipate; dimethylol urea; dipropylene glycol 
monoethyl ether; disodium phosphate; distillates (petroleum), 
hydrotreated light; D-mannitol; dolomite; ethylene chlorhydrin; 
ethylene glycol; ethylene glycol monohexyl ether; ethylene glycol 
monostearate; formaldehyde; formic acid; fumaric acid; gallic acid; 
gluconic acid; glutaraldehyde; glycerine; glyceryl monooleate; glycine; 
glycol distearate; glyoxal; glyoxalic acid; guanidine carbonate; gum 
arabic; gum ghatti; gum karaya; gum tragacanth; haematine; 
hexamethylene tetramine; hexylene glycol; hydroabietyl alcohol; 
hydrogenated castor oil-sebacic acid copolymer; hydrolyzed collagen; 
hydrolyzed wheat protein; hydrotreated light distillate; hydroxyacetic 
acid; hydroxyethyl cellulose; hydroxylamine sulfate; hydroxylpropyl 
methylcellulose; hydroxypropyltrimonium hydrolyzed collagen; iron (II) 
sulfate; iron (III) sulfate; iron oxide red; iron oxide yellow; 
isoascorbic acid; kaolinite; lactic acid; lanolin; lard; lard oil; 
lauryl alcohol; l-cysteine; lead acetate; lipase; logwood powder; 
magnesium oxide; magnesium stearate; M-aminophenyl urea HCL; manganese 
sulfate; methacrylamide; methyl ester, soybean oil; methyl isobutyl 
ketone; methyl papaben; mineral spirits odorless; monoethanolamine; 
monoisopropanolamine; muriatic acid; N-alkyldimethyl benzyl ammonium 
chloride; naphtha(petroleum), hydrotreated heavy; napthenic oil; 
neatsfoot monoglyceride; neatsfoot oil; N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinone; nickel 
sulfate; nitric acid; nutgalls; oleamidopropyl dimethylamine; oleic 
acid; oleic acid monoisopropanolamide; oleyl alcohol; oxalic acid; P-
amino acetanilide; pancreatin; polyethylene glycol 100 stearate; 
polyethylene glycol copolymer; polyethylene glycol-100 stearyl ether 
dimer; polyethylene glycol-12 oleate; polyethylene glycol-150 
distearate; polyethylene glycol-18 glyceryl oleate/cocoate; 
polyethylene glycol-400 monostearate; polyethylene glycol-50 tallow 
amide; polyethylene glycol-75; pepsin; perchloroethylene; petroleum, 
hydrotreated heavy naphthenic; phenacetin; phosphoric acid; pine oil; 
polyphosphoric acid; polyquaternium-10; polyquaternium-11; 
polyquaternium-6; polyvinyl pyrrolidone; potasium bitartrate; potasium 
persulfate; potassium alum; potassium carbonate; potassium dichromate; 
potassium ferricyanide; potassium hydroxide; potassium permanganate; 
propyl paraben; propylene glycol; protease; pyrogallic acid; quebracho 
extract; quebracho solid; reaction products of hydrolyzed wheat protein 
and lauryl chloride; sal ammoniac; silicone dioxide; silk amino acids; 
sodium 2,2'-([1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyldi-2,1-ethenediyl)bis-
benzenesulfonic acid; sodium acetate; sodium alkyl benzenesulfonic 
acid; sodium ascorbate; sodium benzenesulfonic acid, mono-c10-16-alkyl 
derivatives; sodium bicarbonate; sodium bisulfate; sodium carbonate; 
sodium carbonate peroxide; sodium carboxymethylcellulose <90%; sodium

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carboxymethylcellulose >90%; sodium chloride; sodium citrate; sodium 
coco hydrolyzed animal protein; sodium dichromate; sodium dioctyl 
sulfosuccinate; sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate; sodium formaldehyde 
sulfoxylate; sodium formate; sodium gluconate; sodium 
hexametaphosphate; sodium hydrosulfite; sodium hydroxide; sodium 
hydroxymethanesulphinate; sodium hypophosphite; sodium isoascorbate; 
sodium lauryl sulfate; sodium lauryl sulfoacetate; sodium 
lignosulfonate; sodium l-pyrrolidonecarboxylate; sodium metabisulfite; 
sodium metasilicate; sodium methyl oleoyl taurate; sodium 
naphthalenesulfonic acid; sodium naphthalenesulfonic acid-formaldehyde 
copolymer; sodium napthionate; sodium O-phenylphenate; sodium 
perborate; sodium percarbonate; sodium persulfate; sodium phosphate; 
sodium silicate; sodium stannate; sodium stearate; sodium sulfate; 
sodium sulfide; sodium sulfite; sodium tetraborate; sodium thiosulfate; 
sodium triphosphate; solvent naptha(petroleum), light aromatic; 
sorbitan monooleate; soy lecithin; stannous chloride; starch (corn and 
wheat); steardimonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed wheat protein; stearic 
acid; stearyl alcohol; sulfamic acid; sulfonated castor oil; sulfonated 
neatsfoot oil; sulfur; sulfuric acid; tall oil fatty acids; tallow; 
tannic acid; tartar emetic; tartaric acid; 
tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate; tetrasodium pyrophosphate; 
thioglycolic acid; thiourea dioxide; toluene sulfonic acid; tributyl 
phosphate; triethanolamine; tripropylene glycol methyl ether; trisodium 
citrate; trisodium phosphate; urea; vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate 
copolymer; vinylpyrrolidone/dimethylamino propylacrylamide copolymer; 
wattle extract powder; wattle solid; white mineral oil; white 
petrolatum; wool grease; xanthan gum; zinc formaldehyde sulfoxylate; 
zinc hydrosulfite; zinc oxide; zinc sulfate; and, zirconium sulfate 
(duty rate ranges from duty-free to 6.5%). The request indicates that 
certain materials/components 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 May 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: April 4, 2023.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Acting Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-07351 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P