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-137-2026] Metal Container (MCC) LP submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board (the Board) for its facilities in Riverside and Jurupa Valley, California within FTZ 244. The notification conforming to the requirements of the Board's regulations ( 15 CFR 400.22 ) was received on September 30, 2026. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b) , FTZ production activity would be limited to the specific foreign-status material/component and specific finished product 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 are empty beverage cans and aluminum lids for beverage cans (duty rate ranges from 2.6% to 5.7%). The proposed foreign-status materials/components are aluminum body stock and aluminum lid stock (duty rates 3%). 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 ). Public comment is invited from interested par…
Citation: 91 FR 66679
