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-105-2026] Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facilities in Sparks, Nevada within Subzone 126H. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations ( 15 CFR 400.22 ) was received on August 6, 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: Finished Lithium-Ion Battery Cells (duty rate ranges from 3.4%). ( printed page 55078) The proposed foreign-status materials/components include: Natural Graphite; Sealants (Ingredients: Conjugated diene type polymer, Carbon Black, Xylene [Dimethyl benzene], Ethyl benzene); Sealants; SiC (Silicon Carbide); N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP); NMP Conductive Paste (FT6810, NMP, Polyvinylpyrrolidone); Artificial Graphite; NCMA (Aluminum- and yttrium- and zirconium-doped, Cobalt lithium manganese nickel oxide); NCMA (Cobalt lithium manganese nickel oxide, Aluminum- and titanium- and zirconium-doped); Silicon Composite Material (S…
Citation: 91 FR 55077
