Department of Commerce
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
- [S-390-2026]
An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, grantee of FTZ 57, requesting subzone status for the facilities of AUMOVIO Systems, Inc., located in Morganton, North Carolina. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), and the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on July 30, 2026.
The proposed subzone would consist of the following sites: Site 1 (18.15 acres) 1103 Jamestown Road, Morganton; and Site 2 (7.6 acres) 705 Jamestown Road, Morganton. A notification of proposed production activity has been submitted and will be published separately for public comment. The proposed subzone would be subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 57.
In accordance with the FTZ Board's regulations, Juanita Chen of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the Executive Secretary.
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board's Executive Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The closing period for their receipt is September 14, 2026. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted through September 28, 2026.
A copy of the application will be available for public inspection in the “Online FTZ Information Section” section of the FTZ Board's website, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov.
Dated: July 30, 2026.
Elizabeth Whiteman,
Executive Secretary.