Federal Register #B-25-2026

Foreign-Trade Zones Board Notices on Proposed Networking, Battery-Component, and Cosmetic-Product Manufacturing

The Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board notices cover proposed manufacturing activities, not a government purchase. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Commerce, Foreign-Trade Zones Board. No procurement buyer or purchasing office is identified. - Companies and proposed activities: - World Wide Technology (WWT): Proposed production of networking racks at its Edwardsville, Illinois facility in FTZ 31. - ElringKlinger South Carolina: Proposed production of automotive battery subassemblies at its Easley, South Carolina facility in FTZ 38. - Aprinnova LLC: Its proposed cosmetic-products production activity in Leland, North Carolina was not authorized; further review was warranted, and it would need to apply for production authority to seek authorization. - Products and inputs described: Networking racks; battery cell interconnection assemblies; battery distribution and sensing assemblies; flexible printed circuits; and manufacturing inputs including switches, network management appliances, cable assemblies, optical transceiver modules, and unspecified plastic, metal, and electrical components. - No quantities, part numbers, contract value, or procurement services are identified. The notices concern proposed FTZ production activity, not products or services being purchased by the government.

Description

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board notified Aprinnova LLC that further review of its proposed production activity at its facility in FTZ 214 in Leland, North Carolina, is warranted. The proposed production activity was not authorized. The notice states that Aprinnova LLC must submit an application for production authority if it wishes to seek authorization. The Federal Register entry also invites public comments, due December 9, 2026.

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