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BMW Manufacturing Company, LLC submitted a notification to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board, seeking to expand its production activities at its Spartanburg, South Carolina facility. This proposal involves incorporating a foreign-source component, specifically electronic toll collection systems, into its existing production capabilities. Such an expansion could allow BMW MC to avoid or defer customs duties on these components when they are used for export or become scrap. Interested parties are invited to submit public comments by March 15, 2021.

Corteva Agriscience, LLC, has informed the Foreign-Trade Zones Board about its plans for new production activities at its Valdosta, Georgia facilities, located in Subzone 144A. The planned production involves specific crop protection products like insecticides and fungicides, which will be made using certain foreign materials. The company has described these products in a notification, and they are seeking to add them to their existing production authority. Public comments on this proposal are invited until May 5, 2025, and further details can be found on the Board's website.

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board has approved the creation of a foreign-trade zone in Clallam County, Washington. This approval allows the Port of Port Angeles to establish Foreign-Trade Zone No. 303 as part of an "Alternative Site Framework," which provides certain trade benefits. The decision includes specific conditions such as a 2,000-acre activation limit and a requirement that one of the proposed sites must be activated within five years. This move aims to boost foreign commerce and was finalized on January 10, 2025.

PCI Pharma Services, operating within Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 176 in Rockford, Illinois, submitted a proposal on behalf of Tricida Inc. for production activities. The FTZ Board reviewed the notification under its regulations and invited public comments through the Federal Register. On February 11, 2021, the FTZ Board decided no further review was needed and authorized the proposed production activity. This decision adheres to the regulations of the FTZ Act and specific FTZ Board rules.

An application was submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board by the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, seeking subzone status for Premium Guard, Inc.'s facility in Weirton, West Virginia. The proposed subzone covers 28.6 acres and will not involve any production activity at this stage. Public comments on the application are invited and must be submitted by January 27, 2025, with rebuttals due by February 11, 2025. Interested parties can access a copy of the application on the FTZ Board's website.

Wacker Polysilicon North America, LLC has notified the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board about a proposed production activity at their facility in Charleston, Tennessee. They want to produce hydrophilic fumed silica, which could allow them to avoid customs duties on some foreign materials used for exports. For domestic sales, Wacker could choose to pay lower duty rates for certain components. The public can comment on this proposal until March 24, 2021, by emailing the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary.

Curia New York, Inc., a subsidiary of Curia Global, Inc., has received authorization to carry out production activities in its location in Rensselaer, New York, which is classified as Subzone 121A of the Foreign-Trade Zone. This authorization follows a notification submitted on August 8, 2024, and a public comment period that was announced in the Federal Register. On December 6, 2024, the FTZ Board decided no further review was needed, allowing Curia New York to proceed with their activities according to the regulations of the FTZ Board.