Commerce Department, Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B-5-2026] The New River Valley Economic Development Alliance, Inc., grantee of FTZ 238, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) on behalf of Celanese Acetate LLC (Celanese) for Celanese's facility in Narrows, Virginia within Subzone 238E. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations ( 15 CFR 400.22 ) was received on January 14, 2026. 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: Cellulose Acetate Tow Filament Yarn; Cellulose Acetate Tow Filament; and Nonplasticized Cellulose Acetate Flakes (duty rate ranges from 5.6% to 8.8%). The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: High-Purity Wood Pulp (duty free). The request indicates that certain materials/components are subject to duties under section 1702(a)(1)(B) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (section 1702) or section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (section 301), depending on the country of origin. The applicable section 1702 and se…
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Citation: 91 FR 2519
