Federal Register #B-130-2026

Proposed FTZ Production Activity for Atlantic Veal & Lamb Meat Processing in Ohio

The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Board is reviewing Atlantic Veal & Lamb, LLC’s proposed meat-processing activity in Ohio; this is a regulatory notice, not a product-buying solicitation. - Government entities - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Foreign-Trade Zones Board published the notice. - The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority is the Foreign-Trade Zone 40 grantee and submitted the notification on Atlantic Veal & Lamb, LLC’s behalf. - Company and proposed manufacturer: Atlantic Veal & Lamb, LLC - Proposed facilities are in Creston and Sterling, Ohio, within Foreign-Trade Zone 40, Subzone 40Q. - Proposed finished products - Bovine products: chilled and frozen carcasses and cuts; cured or smoked meat and offal; tallow, fat, and edible bones; veal trim and manufacturing beef; breaded or seasoned raw cuts; prepared meat dishes; ready-to-eat cooked products; meat extracts; and bone broth, stock, and concentrated stock. - Sheep products: tallow, fat, and edible bones; fresh or frozen lamb carcasses and cuts; and seasoned, breaded, or cooked lamb. - Other products: ready-to-cook formulated bovine and pork meat, plus demi-glace, fond, sauce base, and soup base containing meat extract. - Proposed foreign-status inputs include chilled and frozen bovine carcasses and cuts; cured or smoked meat and offal; tallow and fat; edible bones; frozen tongues and offal; veal trim and manufacturing beef; and fresh or frozen lamb carcasses and cuts, tallow, fat, and edible bones. - Notable requirements and rates - Certain inputs may incur Section 301 duties depending on country of origin and would need to enter the zone in privileged foreign status. - Stated duty rates for finished products range from duty-free to 6.4%, or $0.43/kg to $4.40/kg; input rates range from duty-free to 2.3%, or $0.43/kg to $4.40/kg. - The notice invites public comment and does not itself authorize the proposed production activity. - No purchase quantities, part numbers, or contract value are stated.

Description

The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority, grantee of FTZ 40, submitted a notification on behalf of Atlantic Veal & Lamb, LLC for proposed production activity at its facilities in Creston and Sterling, Ohio, within Subzone 40Q. The proposed activity involves meatpacking and processing bovine and sheep products, as well as certain prepared meat products and products containing meat extract. The notification describes the foreign-status materials and proposed finished products covered, with stated duty rates ranging from duty-free to 6.4% and from $0.43/kg to $4.40/kg for finished products. Public comments are invited through December 9, 2026; the notice does not authorize production activity by itself.

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