BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-37-2024]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 80, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Senior
Operation LLC; (Expansion Joints and Clamshell Bellows); New Braunfels, Texas
Senior Operation LLC submitted a notification of proposed production activity to
the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facility in New Braunfels, Texas within FTZ 80. The
notification conforming to the requirements of the Board’s regulations (15 CFR 400.22)
was received on June 28, 2024.
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: metal expansion joints (stainless and
carbon steel) and clamshell bellows (stainless and alloy steel) (duty rate ranges from
duty-free to 5.5%).
The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: flat rolled stainless
steel (width of 6.35 mm to 50.8 mm) and cold-rolled stainless-steel coils (width of 1.62
mm to 4.554 mm) (duty-free). The request indicates that the materials/components are
subject to duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (section 232)
and section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of
origin. The applicable section 232 and section 301 decisions require subject
merchandise to be admitted to FTZs in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41). 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
privileged foreign status.
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 [INSERT DATE 40 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER].
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: June 28, 2024.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2024-14663 Filed: 7/2/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 7/3/2024]