Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 18-San Jose, California; Authorization of Production Activity; Bloom Energy Corporation (Commercial Fuel Cells and Related Subassemblies); Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California

On November 15, 2018, the City of San Jose, California, grantee of FTZ 18, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Bloom Energy Corporation, within Subzone 18I, located at sites in Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California.

The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (83 FR 59358-59359, November 23, 2018). On April 24, 2019, the applicant was notified of the FTZ Board's decision that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification was authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board's regulations, including Section 400.14, and further subject to a restriction requiring that textile paper filters be admitted to the subzone in privileged foreign status (19 CFR 146.41).