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The FTZ Board is correcting its June 23, 2026 Federal Register notice (docket B-49-2025) that denied Catalina Components, Inc. authorization to conduct vehicle parts production activity within Foreign-Trade Zone 75 in Chandler, Arizona. The correction does not alter the underlying denial determination but amends administrative details in the original notice.
The correction notice is a routine administrative step following identification of clerical or administrative errors in the original June 23, 2026 denial notice (docket B-49-2025). The FTZ Board issues corrections to ensure the Federal Register record is accurate before the denial becomes the operative final agency action for appeal purposes.
FTZ production authority denials typically reflect a determination that the proposed activity does not meet the net economic benefit standard or procedural requirements under the FTZ Act. There is no identifiable congressional or industry coalition pressure apparent from the record; this is an administrative adjudication rather than a politically driven action.
FTZ production denials affect the competitive cost structure of domestic manufacturers seeking duty deferral or inversion benefits on imported inputs, but carry no direct WTO or partner-country implications. The vehicle parts sector (HS chapter 87) is a focus of broader Section 232 and tariff policy, making FTZ access determinations more commercially significant than in prior periods.