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  • 2025-00188 — Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 265, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Unimacts Company; (Steel Products); Conroe, Texas
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 1435
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The City of Conroe, Texas, has submitted a request to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board on behalf of Unimacts Company for production activities involving steel products at their facility in Conroe, Texas, within FTZ 265. The proposed activities include handling various types of flat-rolled steel and adding them to the company's existing production authority. Some of the materials may be subject to duties under specific trade laws, requiring specific status in the FTZ. The public is invited to comment on this proposal by February 18, 2025, and more information is available on the Board's website.

    Simple Explanation

    The City of Conroe in Texas wants permission for a company called Unimacts to use special rules to make things out of steel without paying some taxes, and people have until February 18, 2025, to say what they think about it.

  • 2021-03785 — Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 279-Houma, Louisiana; Authorization of Limited Production Activity; Deepwater Riser Services (Offshore Drilling Riser Systems and Equipment), Houma, Louisiana
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11222
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    Deepwater Riser Services submitted a proposal for production activities at its facility in Houma, Louisiana, which is part of Foreign-Trade Zone 279. The Foreign-Trade Zones Board reviewed the proposal, allowing some activities to proceed but requiring additional review for others. The Board authorized limited production, imposing conditions such as the requirement that Kevlar straps for fins be admitted under a specific status. This decision was processed according to relevant regulations and announced in the Federal Register on February 19, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    Deepwater Riser Services wants to build special equipment for helping oil rigs in the ocean, and they asked for permission to do this in a special area where certain rules make it easier to work with foreign materials. The big bosses said they can start making some things, but they have to follow some special rules, especially for the special straps they use.

  • 2021-02822 — Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 90-Syracuse, New York, Authorization of Limited Production Activity, PPC Broadband, Inc. (Fiber Optic Cables); Dewitt, New York
    Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 9051
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    PPC Broadband, Inc. requested approval from the Foreign-Trade Zones Board to conduct production activities at its facility in Dewitt, New York, which is within Foreign-Trade Zone 90. The Board reviewed the proposal and permitted limited production activities under certain conditions. Specifically, the materials used in production, such as foreign-status tight buffered fiber, must have certain legal statuses regulated by the FTZ rules. The decision was announced on February 5, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    PPC Broadband got approval to do some work making fiber optic cables at its plant in New York, but they have to follow special rules about what kinds of materials they can use and where those materials come from. The rules are a bit tricky and don't explain why or what the limits are, which might make it hard for people to understand the details.

  • 2025-06229 — Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 196, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas, LLC; (Aircraft Seats); Fort Worth, Texas
    Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 15434
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas, LLC has informed the Foreign-Trade Zones Board of its plans to start a new production activity at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas, within Foreign-Trade Zone 196. This activity would involve using certain foreign materials like gas generators for airbag belts and electric storage batteries, and it has to follow specific regulations due to import duties. Public comments are invited until May 21, 2025, and the notification can be inspected online. For more information, one can contact Juanita Chen at the provided email address.

    Simple Explanation

    RECARO Aircraft Seating Americas wants to make airplane seats in a special part of Texas where it costs less to bring in materials from other countries, and people are asked to share their thoughts about this plan.