Federal Register #B-129-2026

Norman Noble proposed production of implantable medical devices in FTZ 40

This Foreign-Trade Zones Board notice concerns proposed medical-device production by Norman Noble Company Inc. in Highland Heights, Ohio; it is not a solicitation for products or services. - Government buyer and parties - U.S. Department of Commerce — Foreign-Trade Zones Board, which received the notice. - Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 40 and submitting party. - Norman Noble Company Inc., the company proposing production at its facility in Subzone 40R. - Proposed finished products - Stents: abdominal aortic aneurysm, cardiac, carotid, neurovascular, peripheral below-the-knee, superficial femoral artery, and venous. - Atherectomy and clot-removal tips; atrial fibrillation frame bars; extremity and maxillofacial plates and screws; heart pump cannulas; ligament-repair and extremity-suture anchors. - Spinal implant and multi-leaf collimator assemblies; vessel closure implants; extremity staples; and vena cava filters. - Proposed foreign-status materials and components - Tungsten plates, nitinol tubes, and stainless steel tubes. - Notable requirements and limits - No quantities or part numbers are provided. Production activity would be limited to the materials and finished products described in the notice and later authorized by the Board. - Certain materials may be subject to Section 232 or Section 301 duties depending on country of origin and would need to be admitted in privileged foreign status. The notice identifies vena cava filters as duty-free. - Procurement status - This is a notice of proposed Foreign-Trade Zone production activity, not a request for bids or a purchase of goods or services.

Description

The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 40, submitted a notification on behalf of Norman Noble Company Inc. for proposed production activity at its facilities in Highland Heights, Ohio, within Subzone 40R. The proposed finished products include implantable medical devices such as stents, tips, plates, screws, heart pump cannulas, anchors, vessel closure implants, staples, and vena cava filters. Proposed foreign-status materials and components include tungsten plates, nitinol tubes, and stainless steel tubes. Public comments are invited through November 18, 2026; the activity would be limited to materials and products described in the notification and subsequently authorized by the Board.

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